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Okavango Houseboat Rental

The houseboats operate on the Okavango delta panhandle (main river) near Seronga where fishing is excellent, and includes the famous tiger fish

Maps

Botswana

Caprivi

Okavango

The panhandle is accessible by road, making it the ideal stopover for 4x4 enthusiasts.

Explore the panhandle area of the Okavango Delta on a houseboat for a few days.

The panhandle has permanent water all year round

river

You don't have to be an angler to enjoy the Okavango, or even a wildlife enthusiast. There is something about calm blue water that is conducive to serenity in the human soul

Houseboats at Sepopa, Seronga and Shakawe

Ngwesi

a 40ftx20ft Houseboat on pontoons and accommodates 4people in cabins,6 on deck & 2 x en-suites

Inyankuni

a 50ftx20ft Houseboat on pontoons and accommodates 6 in cabins,14 on deck & 2x en-suite

Inkwazi

40ft x 17ft Houseboat on pontoons and accommodates 4 people in cabins, 12 on deck

Kubu Queen

exclusive fishing safari in the rich fishing grounds of the Okavango delta - Botswana

The boat trip is amazing in itself - you can sit up high on the roof and so see over the long grass to where the giraffe, elephant and antelope are, but the best thing is the variety of bird life.

Overnighting on a small island in the middle of the waterways is an incredibly wild and unique experience

You are surrounded by grunting hippos, baboons in the trees, hear elephants drinking and trumpeting at night from the safety of your houseboat.

Although the dry season is usually the recommended time of year to visit the delta for game viewing, the region is still an attraction for bird lovers who do not mind the long grass and abundance of water in summer.

Fishing in the Okavango

There is marvellous tiger-fishing, and bream that make superb eating, not to mention pike, catfish and other species.

Each year, just before the floods when the water is low, thousands of catfish migrate up the main channel of the Delta (where they will later spawn) and embark on a mass, concerted feeding frenzy.

"The 'Catfish Run' is a strange phenomenon. They hunt on the surface along the banks of papyrus, where they thrash their bodies against the plants and frighten the hiding fish out into the main river. The frenzied activity of this 'pack hunting' can be seen from far away as the water seems to boil. The activity attracts huge flocks of fish-eating birds such as fish eagles, cormorants, darters, herons, kingfishers and egrets".

Mokoro canoe safaris

Traditionally Mokoros, similar in shape to a canoe but longer, were made from leadwood tree trunks but nowadays incentive schemes to preserve the country's environment, the boats are manufactured from fibreglass. Each poler is highly experienced on the water and knows the 'highways and byways' of the channels as you know the streets of your hometown