Okavango: where the mokoro is king

By Roxanne Reid
Flying in to Xigera Camp in a small plane is a chance to get an aerial view of the wonder that is Botswana’s Okavango Delta, its mosaic of islands, water channels, floodplains, swamps and game tracks. You might even see herds of elephant or buffalo spread out like miniatures far below. But once you land, the mokoro is king. That the Delta was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014 gives a hint of its special character. It’s one of only a fistful of inland deltas in t...