The Moremi Game Reserve is in the heart of the Okavango Delta and many visitors regard it as the most spectacular and beautiful game park in southern Africa. It covers about 20% of the Delta, and is known for its variety of both habitat and wildlife.
One of the best areas of Moremi is Chief's Island. This is a large area of land (basically a sand tongue) in the middle of Moremi, and used to be the hunting ground of the local Chief Moremi. This is where some of the best wildlife viewing is to be found, and also some of the best camps and lodges.
Others important areas of the reserve include the Khwai River area in the north east, and Xakanaxa (pronounced ka-ka-na-ka) Lagoon also in the east, south of Khwai.
Unlike in most other game parks, Moremi allows you to approach game on foot. The park has been kept as natural as possible by the people who created it, the Tawana tribe. In 1961, worried about the increase in game hunting, the tribe, under the regent, Mrs. Pulane Moremi, widow of Chief Moremi III, established the reserve on their own land. It was the first time an African tribe had founded and administered a game park.
There are some stunning luxury tented camps and lodges in Moremi and in the broader Okavango region. But whichever you stay at, or if you choose a luxury camping safari which Tribes also offers, you can be sure to have an unforgettable experience. You'll watch the game whilst being gently poled along the rivers and lagoons in a mokoro (dugout canoe), and take walking and jeep safaris on the areas of savannah.
