Bwabwata (Zambezi Region)

Highlights

The park borders Angola to the north, Botswana to the south, the Okavango River to the west and the Kwando River to the east. Bwabwata is a relatively newly established park, which was merged from the former Caprivi Game Park and the Mahango Game Reserve. The area has suffered badly from poaching and the wildlife population is recovering, but this park is more about escaping the tourist crowds.

Landscape

The main habitat of the Bwabwata (Zambezi Region) is the Woodland.

The landscape is very diverse, most of the park is covered by savannah, in the centre mainly deciduous forest grows and in the west a lot of dry forest. Along the banks of the Okavango River, a veritable forest has settled, with wild date palms and African baobabs growing near the shore. In the east of the park, the typical acacia dry forest has formed on the banks of the Kwando water, thatched islands and swampy riverbeds dominate the landscape.

Entrance gate