African Wildlife and Environment Issue 67

A journey OF THE MIND

We launched our mekoro (dug-out canoes) at Mohembo, where the Okavango River enters Botswana from neighbouring Namibia. Our aim was to traverse the length of this pristine wetland in order to witness and document it in all its variety and beauty. Our guide, Sarefo Kamanakao, assured us that he was familiar with the whole route, from the ‘Panhandle’ through the permanent swamp to the seasonally inundated floodplains and thence on to Maun, our final destination.

Peter Hancock

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Photographs: Albert Froneman