Monday, November 26, 2012

The Okavango, Okavango Delta (3)

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Flooding in the Okavango is not a violent process.
The waters spread gently down the channels and across the plains.

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The slow movement means a low sediment load, hence the clarity and purity of the Okavango's water, for which it is renowned.
The total fall in height from one end of the Delta to the other is only 62 m, and that over a distance of some 250 km !

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One of the world's few inland deltas, the Okavango adds enormously to the variety of experiences open to the visitor.

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Fishing is an obvious attraction, but there's also game viewing, if not always on the same scala as in Chobe and Savute.
One can take to the waters of this magic word of islands and lagoons by traditional canoe - mokoro - or powerboat.

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Aircraft can be hired, and a flight across the Delta is a memorable experience.
So, too, is a helicopter trip - but it's expensive one.

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The most fantastic way to view the Delta and its game is from the back of one of Randall Moore's trained African elephants at Elephant Back Safaris.
It is, however, difficult to enjoy the Okavango without using the services of professional safari people.
The most important reason is that so-called photographic and hunting concessions now blanket the whole area, and concession owners will not welcome casual visitors.

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Moreover, although the Delta itself is mapped, no practical map can hope to show the intricacies of the myriad, ever-changing channels.
Indeed, many channels cannot be easily at all as they are overgrown with reeds.

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In order to find your way around successfully you will need a guide and some kind of craft.
All the services that you require can be arranged by any of the numerous safari camps, concession owners and businesses operating in Maun and elsewhere in the Delta, and it is best to make the necessary arrangements through them.

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