Worth knowing
Moremi blends exclusive concession camps with public 4x4 areas, so the experience ranges from private and fly-in to more self-sufficient overland — we match you to the right side of it.
Getting there
Fly-in to the camps, or 4x4 from Maun into the reserve
Best for
The Delta's richest mix of water and land game, in its protected core
The land
The officially protected eastern heart of the Okavango Delta
Good to know
The Delta's only formal reserve; mixes public 4x4 access and concessions
What it is
Moremi is the protected core of the Okavango — where the Delta's water and land wildlife come together at their richest.
Moremi is the only officially protected reserve within the Okavango Delta — and its wildlife heart. Covering the Delta's eastern side, it protects a superb mix of permanent water and dry land: lagoons and channels alongside mopane forest, floodplain and savanna, holding the full cast of big game — elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, hippo, wild dog and the Delta's red lechwe. That blend of habitats makes Moremi one of the richest game areas in the whole Delta, accessible both through fly-in camps and, unusually for the Okavango, by self-drive 4x4. It is the protected, game-rich essence of the Delta.
The reason to come
The Delta's richest core
Moremi concentrates the best of the Okavango — the meeting of water and land that makes the Delta so productive, protected in its only formal reserve. The result is exceptional game across varied habitats, from leopard in the forests to wild dog on the plains and elephant at the water, in the very heart of the wilderness.
Water and land together
Lagoons, channels, forest and floodplain in one reserve — the habitat mix that makes the game so rich.
The full big game
Elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, hippo, wild dog and red lechwe — the Delta's wildlife at its fullest.
Protected and accessible
The Delta's only formal reserve, reached by fly-in camp or, unusually, by self-drive 4x4.
The protected heart
Why Moremi delivers.
Moremi is where the Delta's productivity is concentrated and protected. The meeting of permanent water and dry land packs in an exceptional range and density of game, from the Okavango's signature wild dog and lechwe to its big cats and elephant. As the Delta's only reserve, it is the wilderness at its richest and most protected.
When to come — honestly
Best in the dry winter.
May – October
Best
Dry winter — the prime season, with the flood high, game concentrated at the water and sparse bush for superb viewing.
November – April
Good
Green season — lush, birdy and dramatic, with newborns and receding water making the reserve more land-based and quieter.
Moremi follows the Delta's rhythm — the dry winter, with the flood high and game at the water, is prime for both water and land safari, while the green season is lusher, birdier, more land-based and quieter.
The Delta's only reserve
Protected by community and state
Moremi has a notable history as one of the first protected areas in Africa established by a local community — the Batawana people — to safeguard their wildlife, and it remains the only formally protected reserve within the Okavango. That heritage of community-led conservation is part of its story.
It anchors the broader Okavango system of surrounding private concessions, with which it shares an unfenced, free-ranging wildlife population across the greater Delta.
We place you for the right Moremi — exclusive fly-in concession camps for privacy, or the more accessible reserve for a different style — within a wider Delta itinerary.
Beyond the obvious
Three ways to read Moremi.
Water-and-land game
The rich mix of habitats and big game in the Delta's protected core.
Big cats and wild dog
Leopard in the forests, wild dog on the plains, lion at the water.
Fly-in or 4x4
Exclusive camps or, unusually for the Delta, self-drive overland access.
Why Wild Voyager
We match you to the right camp and concession.
Botswana runs a deliberate high-cost, low-volume safari — exclusive concessions, fly-in camps, water and land. In Moremi Game Reserve that means placing you for the right Moremi — exclusive fly-in camps or the more accessible reserve — within a wider Delta itinerary.
We pick the camp and concession, not the cheapest bed
Botswana lives or dies on the concession and the camp — the traversing, the water, the exclusivity. We match you to the right one, and time it to the flood and the season.
We base you in the right place
Moremi mixes private concession camps with public 4x4 areas, very different in style and price. We match you to the right side of it and weave it into a fuller Delta route.
We guide for wildlife, not a checklist
Our guides work the water, the terrain and the light for real encounters — they would rather earn you one great sighting than rush a list.
Journeys
Trips through Moremi Game Reserve
Where to stay
Where you’ll stay in Moremi Game Reserve
Signature Collection
Luxury Collection
PhotoXakanaxa Camp
Luxury
Xakanaxa Camp
Long-established camp on Moremi's permanent waterways.
PhotoCamp Okavango
Luxury
Camp Okavango
Water-focused camp on Nxaragha Island deep in the Delta.
Classic Collection
Safari the Delta's
protected heart.
Moremi is the only reserve in the Okavango and some of its richest game. We place you in the right camp and build it into a wider Delta trip.
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