Caprivi
Tropical part of Namibia
Okavango, Kwando, Linyanti, Zambezi Rivers
Highest concentration of game after Etosha NP
Four large rivers define Caprivi: the Okavango to the east, the Kwando and Linyanti, which mark the southern border with Botswana, and the great Zambezi. Safari-goers visit one of the four parks Mahango, Bwabwata, Mudumo and Mamili.
The long, narrow strip of land known as Caprivi owes its form to the typical treaties of colonial times. The territory was transferred from the Brits to the Germans, who in exchange gave up their interest in Zanzibar to the Brits. The Germans wanted to create a west-east link between their Namibian and Tanzanian territories, but it never worked.
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The administrative region was renamed Zambezi in 2013, but it is still widely known as Caprivi. Apart from its capital, Katima Mulilo, there are no other large settlements here. Separatist movements and guerrilla forces from Angola made it very difficult to access the region for years, but this problem has now been solved.
A visit to Caprivi requires a good, deep breath, as the route from Etosha through Caprivi to Victoria Falls is long. For this reason, we recommend breaking your trip with visits to several game reserves along the way. There are a number of parks here that are the counter part of those in the Linyanti region of Botswana. It is a kind of Okavango Delta experience, but with camps and safaris that are not quite on a par with those in Botswana but considerably less expensive.
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