Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana. This is one of the Okavango Delta’s most remote and unspoiled regions with a great selection of luxury lodges and camps with Mokoro safaris and excellent game viewing.
Moremi Game Reserve lies peacefully in the heart of the Okavango Delta, the ultimate African destination for luxury Botswana safaris. A dream holiday to what’s considered to be the most beautiful wildlife sanctuary in Africa can be part of special multi-country itineraries. Voted Best Game Reserve in Africa in 2008, this biodiversity hotspot is also the only officially protected area of the Okavango Delta.
It’s here where intimate eco-camps take cover beneath tall statuesque trees signifying a safari like no other in all of Botswana. Community guides paddle traditional canoes up secret channels in pursuit of Pels Fishing Owls on your journey of a lifetime to Moremi.
The Moremi Game Reserve spans nearly 40% of the Okavango Delta, a unique ecosystem fed by the Okavango River, flowing from Angola before vanishing into the Kalahari Desert without reaching the Indian Ocean. Renowned for its diverse habitats and thriving wildlife, Moremi is a biodiversity masterpiece and a true safari paradise.
Moremi was the first reserve in Africa to be established by local residents in 1963. Mrs Moremi, the wife of deceased Chief Moremi lll, supported the Batawana initiative to protect the wildlife in their ancestral lands from uncontrolled hunting and cattle encroachment. In the 1970s, Chief’s Island was added to the game reserve, having previously been the chief’s hunting grounds. The reserve is a tribute to these tribal members for their foresight.
The Khwai Concession spans 1,800 km on Moremi’s border and has been transformed from a hunting concession to an actively managed conservation area. The Khwai Development Trust runs the show on behalf of the Khwai Village community offering popular rustic eco-camps with mokoro and boat excursions, walking, and cultural tours. Meanwhile, Khwai Private Reserve embraces an astonishing 200,000 hectares of untamed wilderness on the edge of the Delta, tucked between Moremi, Chobe, and the Kwara concession to the west. The Khwai River is the central feature.