Camp Okavango, Botswana

“Delta" John Carter, a local legend for his knowledge and wisdom drawn from growing up in a village along the Okavango Delta. He served as one of our guides, including on this late afternoon paddle along the slowly rising network of waterways just outside Camp Okavango. A remarkable experience all its own, but astonishing when you consider the ecology and cycle that sees the annual filling of these channels, then absorption of the water into the sands of the Kalahari Desert. In the current season, in only a few days, once dry patches turn to lagoon as the flood waters arrive. It gave us a sense of what the same land looks like flush with water…and without. via Instagram http://ift.tt/1Qdq1sS

Okavango Delta from Above - Botswana

Okavango Delta, Botswana from the wing of a bush plane. Two stories worth noting here: 1) the remarkable and thrilling system of 5- and 12-passenger bush planes and airstrips required to hop from camp to camp in and around the delta, and 2) the delta itself, one of the world's largest. As Botswana heads into its dry season, the Okavango Delta gets an annual filling from the waters of the Angolan highlands. It takes approximately six months for the waters to reach the southernmost areas of the delta where it eventually evaporates into the sands of the Kalahari Desert. via Instagram http://ift.tt/23dNL2j

Dan and Kops in a Mokoro (Canoe) - Camp Okavango, Botswana

Dan takes a ride on the Okavango Delta in a mokoro (dugout canoe). Camp Okavango, Botswana.

Walking Safari - Camp Okavango, Botswana

We take off on foot with Kops and John Carter for a walking safari on an island near Camp Okavango, Botswana.

Dan in a Mokoro (Dugout Canoe) - Camp Okavango, Botswana

Dan enjoys a Mokoro (dugout canoe) ride on the Okavango Delta, Botswana.

John Carter, Legendary Guide at Camp Okavango, Botswana

John Carter of the Okavango Delta, legendary guide at Camp Okavango, Botswana.

Crocodile Smile - Camp Okavango, Botswana

A well-fed crocodile suns himself in the early morning light at Camp Okavango along the Okavango Delta in Botswana.

Flying Over Okavango Delta, Botswana

Flying over the Okavango Delta, Camp Xakanaxa to Camp Okavango - Botswana.

View of Okavango Delta from Above - Botswana

View from the air of Okavango Delta - Botswana.

Safari Air Takes Us from Camp to Camp in Botswana

Our charriot in the air takes us from camp to camp in Botswana's Okavango Delta.

Okavango Delta by Mokoro - Camp Okavango, Botswana

Experiencing the Okavango Delta up close in a mokoro (dugout canoe). Camp Okavango, Botswana.

Mokoro Ride, Camp Okavango - Botswana

Mokoro ride (dugout canoe) in the Okavango Delta. An activity at Camp Okavango, Botswana.

John Carter (aka, The Legend) - Camp Okavango, Botswana

Mokoro (dugout canoe) ride with guide John Carter on the Okavango Delta. An activity with Camp Okavango, Botswana.

Camp Okavango Staff Romance - Botswana

Husband and wife working together at Camp Okavango, Botswana.