Linyanti
The Linyanti is a region which encompasses three different wildlife reserves – Kwando, Selinda, and Linyanti – with the Kwando and Linyanti Rivers forming the border between Botswana and Namibia’s Caprivi Strip. Away from these larger river systems, the area is dominated by dry, mopane woodland which stretches for hundreds of kilometres.
This is an area famed for enormous herds of Elephant and Buffalo which flock from these dry woodlands in the dry season towards the Kwando and Linyanti Rivers. The area is also associated with good numbers of large predators including Lion, Leopard, Wild Dog and to a lesser extent Cheetah.
When to go:
The Linyanti regional is highly seasonal in terms of game-viewing and much more so than the Okavango. June through to October - Botswana’s winter and dry season - are the prime time to visit, when the large herds of animal’s flock towards the area’s limited water sources. Outside of this time, dispersal of game and dense woodland make game viewing difficult.