The Linyanti River, which is known downstream as the Chobe River, forms a natural border between Botswana and Namibia. On its southern side in Botswana are the picturesque lagoons, flowing rivers, open grasslands, riverine forests, and inland forests of the Linyanti—an environment where wildlife abounds. The Linyanti River forms a swampland of about 559 miles with similar papyrus-lined waterways of the Okavango on a smaller scale. It is here that the last stretches of Africa’s Great Rift Valley divide the forests from the river floodplains. Because of its remote location between the Selinda Reserve in the west and Namibia’s remote Nkasa Rupara National Park on the northern bank of the Kwando River, Linyanti is a favorite safari destination away from the crowds.
Linyanti is well-known for its large concentrations of game animals. Especially in Botswana’s dry winter months, herds of Africa’s large land mammals congregate at the Linyanti’s rivers and lagoons. Zebra, antelope, red lechwe, and sitatunga migrated through these wetlands, always followed closely by lions, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, and hyena. Hippo and elephant also roam these lands. And of course, this oasis is also home to hundreds of bird species.
There are plenty of exciting adventures to choose from in the Linyanti region. Most of the local safari camps and lodges offer daily game drives in custom 4×4 vehicles. A night drive is the best way to see such nocturnal animals as leopards, civet, genet, porcupine, scrub hare, and bush-baby. Nature walks with an armed guard and expert tracker give a more intimate and detailed look at the floodplains and riverine forest.
Seasonal barge and boat cruises are dependent on the water levels of the Linyanti but take in the hippos, crocodiles, as well as kudu, zebra, buffalo, waterbuck, impala, and an ample supply of bird-life along the riverbanks. For a more traditional cruise, visitors can enjoy a mokoro ride in a traditional dug-out canoe steered by long poles, Botswana’s answer to the Venetian gondola. Access to Linyanti can be restricted and have to get to without a 4WD which makes it better to stay at a nearby camp with access and game drives.
- Atzaro Okavango
- Baines’ Camp
- Camp Kalahari
- Camp Moremi
- Camp Okavango
- Camp Xakanaxa
- Chief’s Camp
- Chitabe Camp
- Chitabe Lediba Camp
- Chobe Chilwero
- Chobe Game Lodge
- Chobe Under Canvas
- Dinaka
- Duba Explorers Camp
- Duba Plains Camp
- Duke’s Camp
- DumaTau Camp
- Eagle Island Lodge
- Gomoti Plains Camp
- Gomoti Private
- Gunn’s Camp
- Hyena Pan
- Jacana Camp
- Jack’s Camp
- Jao Camp
- Kalahari Plains Camp
- Kanana
- Karangoma
- Khwai Leadwood
- Khwai Lediba
- King’s Pool Camp
- Kiri Camp
- Kubu Lodge
- Kwara Camp
- Kwetsani Camp
- Lagoon Camp
- Lebala Camp
- Leroo La Tau
- Linyanti Bush Camp
- Linyanti Ebony
- Linyanti Tented Camp
- Little DumaTau
- Little Kwara Camp
- Little Machaba
- Little Mombo Camp
- Little Sable
- Little Tubu Camp
- Little Vumbura Camp
- Machaba Camp
- Mashatu Euphorbia Villas
- Mashatu Lodge
- Mashatu Tented Camp
- Mbamba
- Meno A Kwena
- Migration Expeditions
- Mokete Camp
- Mokolwane
- Mombo Camp
- Monachira Camp
- Moremi Crossing
- Muchenje Safari Lodge
- Ngoma Safari Lodge
- North Island Okavango
- Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp
- Nxai Pan Camp
- Nxamaseri Island Lodge
- Okavango Explorers Camp
- Okuti
- Pelo Camp
- Planet Baobab
- Pom Pom Camp
- Qorokwe Camp
- Sable Alley
- San Camp
- Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge
- Savute Elephant Lodge
- Savute Safari Lodge
- Savute Under Canvas
- Savuti Camp
- Selinda Camp
- Selinda Explorers Camp
- Shinde
- Shinde Enclave
- Sitatunga Private Island Camp
- Skybeds
- Splash Camp
- Stanley’s Camp
- Tau Pan Camp
- Tawana
- Thamo Telele
- Tubu Tree Camp
- Tuli Safari Lodge
- Tuludi
- Vumbura Plains Camp
- Xaranna Camp
- Xigera Safari Lodge
- Xudum Okavango Delta Lodge
- Xugana Island Lodge
- Zarafa Camp
Coming soon!
- Atzaro Okavango
- Baines’ Camp
- Camp Kalahari
- Camp Moremi
- Camp Okavango
- Camp Xakanaxa
- Chief’s Camp
- Chitabe Camp
- Chitabe Lediba Camp
- Chobe Chilwero
- Chobe Game Lodge
- Chobe Under Canvas
- Dinaka
- Duba Explorers Camp
- Duba Plains Camp
- Duke’s Camp
- DumaTau Camp
- Eagle Island Lodge
- Gomoti Plains Camp
- Gomoti Private
- Gunn’s Camp
- Hyena Pan
- Jacana Camp
- Jack’s Camp
- Jao Camp
- Kalahari Plains Camp
- Kanana
- Karangoma
- Khwai Leadwood
- Khwai Lediba
- King’s Pool Camp
- Kiri Camp
- Kubu Lodge
- Kwara Camp
- Kwetsani Camp
- Lagoon Camp
- Lebala Camp
- Leroo La Tau
- Linyanti Bush Camp
- Linyanti Ebony
- Linyanti Tented Camp
- Little DumaTau
- Little Kwara Camp
- Little Machaba
- Little Mombo Camp
- Little Sable
- Little Tubu Camp
- Little Vumbura Camp
- Machaba Camp
- Mashatu Euphorbia Villas
- Mashatu Lodge
- Mashatu Tented Camp
- Mbamba
- Meno A Kwena
- Migration Expeditions
- Mokete Camp
- Mokolwane
- Mombo Camp
- Monachira Camp
- Moremi Crossing
- Muchenje Safari Lodge
- Ngoma Safari Lodge
- North Island Okavango
- Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp
- Nxai Pan Camp
- Nxamaseri Island Lodge
- Okavango Explorers Camp
- Okuti
- Pelo Camp
- Planet Baobab
- Pom Pom Camp
- Qorokwe Camp
- Sable Alley
- San Camp
- Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge
- Savute Elephant Lodge
- Savute Safari Lodge
- Savute Under Canvas
- Savuti Camp
- Selinda Camp
- Selinda Explorers Camp
- Shinde
- Shinde Enclave
- Sitatunga Private Island Camp
- Skybeds
- Splash Camp
- Stanley’s Camp
- Tau Pan Camp
- Tawana
- Thamo Telele
- Tubu Tree Camp
- Tuli Safari Lodge
- Tuludi
- Vumbura Plains Camp
- Xaranna Camp
- Xigera Safari Lodge
- Xudum Okavango Delta Lodge
- Xugana Island Lodge
- Zarafa Camp
Coming soon!
The Linyanti River, which is known downstream as the Chobe River, forms a natural border between Botswana and Namibia. On its southern side in Botswana are the picturesque lagoons, flowing rivers, open grasslands, riverine forests, and inland forests of the Linyanti—an environment where wildlife abounds. The Linyanti River forms a swampland of about 559 miles with similar papyrus-lined waterways of the Okavango on a smaller scale. It is here that the last stretches of Africa’s Great Rift Valley divide the forests from the river floodplains. Because of its remote location between the Selinda Reserve in the west and Namibia’s remote Nkasa Rupara National Park on the northern bank of the Kwando River, Linyanti is a favorite safari destination away from the crowds.
Linyanti is well-known for its large concentrations of game animals. Especially in Botswana’s dry winter months, herds of Africa’s large land mammals congregate at the Linyanti’s rivers and lagoons. Zebra, antelope, red lechwe, and sitatunga migrated through these wetlands, always followed closely by lions, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, and hyena. Hippo and elephant also roam these lands. And of course, this oasis is also home to hundreds of bird species.
There are plenty of exciting adventures to choose from in the Linyanti region. Most of the local safari camps and lodges offer daily game drives in custom 4×4 vehicles. A night drive is the best way to see such nocturnal animals as leopards, civet, genet, porcupine, scrub hare, and bush-baby. Nature walks with an armed guard and expert tracker give a more intimate and detailed look at the floodplains and riverine forest.
Seasonal barge and boat cruises are dependent on the water levels of the Linyanti but take in the hippos, crocodiles, as well as kudu, zebra, buffalo, waterbuck, impala, and an ample supply of bird-life along the riverbanks. For a more traditional cruise, visitors can enjoy a mokoro ride in a traditional dug-out canoe steered by long poles, Botswana’s answer to the Venetian gondola. Access to Linyanti can be restricted and have to get to without a 4WD which makes it better to stay at a nearby camp with access and game drives.
- Atzaro Okavango
- Baines’ Camp
- Camp Kalahari
- Camp Moremi
- Camp Okavango
- Camp Xakanaxa
- Chief’s Camp
- Chitabe Camp
- Chitabe Lediba Camp
- Chobe Chilwero
- Chobe Game Lodge
- Chobe Under Canvas
- Dinaka
- Duba Explorers Camp
- Duba Plains Camp
- Duke’s Camp
- DumaTau Camp
- Eagle Island Lodge
- Gomoti Plains Camp
- Gomoti Private
- Gunn’s Camp
- Hyena Pan
- Jacana Camp
- Jack’s Camp
- Jao Camp
- Kalahari Plains Camp
- Kanana
- Karangoma
- Khwai Leadwood
- Khwai Lediba
- King’s Pool Camp
- Kiri Camp
- Kubu Lodge
- Kwara Camp
- Kwetsani Camp
- Lagoon Camp
- Lebala Camp
- Leroo La Tau
- Linyanti Bush Camp
- Linyanti Ebony
- Linyanti Tented Camp
- Little DumaTau
- Little Kwara Camp
- Little Machaba
- Little Mombo Camp
- Little Sable
- Little Tubu Camp
- Little Vumbura Camp
- Machaba Camp
- Mashatu Euphorbia Villas
- Mashatu Lodge
- Mashatu Tented Camp
- Mbamba
- Meno A Kwena
- Migration Expeditions
- Mokete Camp
- Mokolwane
- Mombo Camp
- Monachira Camp
- Moremi Crossing
- Muchenje Safari Lodge
- Ngoma Safari Lodge
- North Island Okavango
- Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp
- Nxai Pan Camp
- Nxamaseri Island Lodge
- Okavango Explorers Camp
- Okuti
- Pelo Camp
- Planet Baobab
- Pom Pom Camp
- Qorokwe Camp
- Sable Alley
- San Camp
- Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge
- Savute Elephant Lodge
- Savute Safari Lodge
- Savute Under Canvas
- Savuti Camp
- Selinda Camp
- Selinda Explorers Camp
- Shinde
- Shinde Enclave
- Sitatunga Private Island Camp
- Skybeds
- Splash Camp
- Stanley’s Camp
- Tau Pan Camp
- Tawana
- Thamo Telele
- Tubu Tree Camp
- Tuli Safari Lodge
- Tuludi
- Vumbura Plains Camp
- Xaranna Camp
- Xigera Safari Lodge
- Xudum Okavango Delta Lodge
- Xugana Island Lodge
- Zarafa Camp
Coming soon!
- Atzaro Okavango
- Baines’ Camp
- Camp Kalahari
- Camp Moremi
- Camp Okavango
- Camp Xakanaxa
- Chief’s Camp
- Chitabe Camp
- Chitabe Lediba Camp
- Chobe Chilwero
- Chobe Game Lodge
- Chobe Under Canvas
- Dinaka
- Duba Explorers Camp
- Duba Plains Camp
- Duke’s Camp
- DumaTau Camp
- Eagle Island Lodge
- Gomoti Plains Camp
- Gomoti Private
- Gunn’s Camp
- Hyena Pan
- Jacana Camp
- Jack’s Camp
- Jao Camp
- Kalahari Plains Camp
- Kanana
- Karangoma
- Khwai Leadwood
- Khwai Lediba
- King’s Pool Camp
- Kiri Camp
- Kubu Lodge
- Kwara Camp
- Kwetsani Camp
- Lagoon Camp
- Lebala Camp
- Leroo La Tau
- Linyanti Bush Camp
- Linyanti Ebony
- Linyanti Tented Camp
- Little DumaTau
- Little Kwara Camp
- Little Machaba
- Little Mombo Camp
- Little Sable
- Little Tubu Camp
- Little Vumbura Camp
- Machaba Camp
- Mashatu Euphorbia Villas
- Mashatu Lodge
- Mashatu Tented Camp
- Mbamba
- Meno A Kwena
- Migration Expeditions
- Mokete Camp
- Mokolwane
- Mombo Camp
- Monachira Camp
- Moremi Crossing
- Muchenje Safari Lodge
- Ngoma Safari Lodge
- North Island Okavango
- Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp
- Nxai Pan Camp
- Nxamaseri Island Lodge
- Okavango Explorers Camp
- Okuti
- Pelo Camp
- Planet Baobab
- Pom Pom Camp
- Qorokwe Camp
- Sable Alley
- San Camp
- Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge
- Savute Elephant Lodge
- Savute Safari Lodge
- Savute Under Canvas
- Savuti Camp
- Selinda Camp
- Selinda Explorers Camp
- Shinde
- Shinde Enclave
- Sitatunga Private Island Camp
- Skybeds
- Splash Camp
- Stanley’s Camp
- Tau Pan Camp
- Tawana
- Thamo Telele
- Tubu Tree Camp
- Tuli Safari Lodge
- Tuludi
- Vumbura Plains Camp
- Xaranna Camp
- Xigera Safari Lodge
- Xudum Okavango Delta Lodge
- Xugana Island Lodge
- Zarafa Camp
Coming soon!