Moremi Game Reserve

     Acknowledged as the most successful, stable and peaceful of African Countries, Botswana is home to the Okavango Delta, Kalahari Desert, Chobe National Park and the beautiful and diverse Moremi Game Reserve – which was set-aside in 1963, by the local Batawana community and is named after Chief Moremi. It was then designated a Game Reserve in 1965, and Chief's Island was added in 1976. The Reserve, now run by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks, was further extended in 1992, and the boundaries now include some 20% of the Okavango Delta itself.

     The Moremi Game Reserve covers much of the eastern side of the Delta, and combines permanent water, with drier areas – making for some startling, and unexpected contrasts. In the Moremi you can experience excellent savannah game viewing by 4x4, as well as bird-watching on the lagoons. There are also thickly wooded areas, which are home to the shy, and rare, Leopard. To the north-east lies the Chobe National Park which borders directly on to the Moremi Game Reserve.