Anthony is a renowned travel journalist and guidebook author and is one of the world's leading authorities on Africa safari, wildlife and conservation. He has been travelling to Africa for more than two decades to research Africa safari guidebooks for Lonely Planet. He is widely published in The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, The Monthly, Virginia Quarterly Review (VQR), National Geographic Traveler, BBC Wildlife, Lonely Planet Traveller, Africa Geographic, The Independent, Travel Africa, among many others.
Birding in the Okavango Panhandle
Although not a big game destination, the broad and meandering Okavango River in the northwest of the country is a birder’s paradise, with over 350 recorded species including several iconic Okavango specialties. It is also popular among anglers, particularly around September, when the receding flood waters concentrate huge shoals of baitfish, attracting a melee of catfish, tiger fish, bream and birds. Activities are mostly by boat or on foot.
Other wildlife is far less common, and you’d be lucky to see much more than a crocodile or hippo in the river’s waters.
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Okavango Panhandle
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SafariRelated Guides
Botswana
Discover Botswana Safari
Explore the Okavango Delta, Kwando, the Kalahari and Chobe
9 days From $3,300 pp
