Moremi Game Reserve

The Moremi Game Reserve is situated north-east of Maun in the Okavango Delta and covers nearly 5000 sq km, approximately 30% of the Okavango Delta. The habitats vary from open grasslands, isolated island sanctuaries and papyrus-fringed channels to low sandy islands and dry land on which wildlife and plants thrive.

The most prominent of Moremi's several distinctive components is Chief's Island, an enormous game-rich expanse of forest and savanna between the Boro and Santantadibe rivers to the west. Roughly 1,000 sq km in size, it is the largest expanse of solid ground within the Okavango Delta. A safari to Moremi Game reserve will give safari goers a ring side seat to all the action that can be found on a Big 5 safari.

There are no fences around the reserve, allowing the animals to migrate freely to and from the Chobe Park to the north. Massive tracts of pristine parkland and privacy can be found here, encountered in very few places in Africa. The limited amount of guests plays a major role in the reserve's exclusivity and the preservation of its biodiversity.

The vast numbers and diversity of wildlife found in this area all year round is magnificent, from herds of buffalo to tiny steenbok. Elephant, impala, spotted hyaena, lion, leopard and cheetah are all found here, plus, small predators like serval and side-striped jackal are occasionally seen.

Birdlife is prolific, with water birds like African Jacana, Pygmy-Goose, Goliath Heron, as well as migrant waders in summer, which are particularly common.

When the masses of water arrives in the area between March and May each year, large mammals are able to move into the Chief's Island area. The wetlands are fringed by large hardwood trees, containing shade, cover, nesting areas, and food, for a wide variety of mammals and birds.

By September and October the wetlands have started to recede leaving behind vast floodplains of short, green grass when the rest of the large islands are at their driest.