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Moremi Wildlife Reserve

Moremi Wildlife Reserve Information

Moremi Wildlife Reserve
Botswana Moremi Wildlife Reserve is situated in the middle of the Okavango Delta, the largest inland delta in the world. Named after the chief of the Batawana tribe, which explains the reserve in 1963, it is characterized by seasonal and permanent flooded and covers an area of 3000 square kilometers (1170 miles sq.). The reserve includes a wide range of habitats - wetlands, floodplains and reed, forest and savannah woodland. The animals inhabiting the park is equally abundant and varied, ranging from exotic birds, zebras, buffalo, wildebeest and giraffes, hippos and lions, which only the great African mammals are not here rhino. Boats take visitors on a number of lagoons, as Xakanaxa, Gcobega and Gcodikwe to wildlife and birds. There are many campsites and lodges in the reserve, each with its own display options and activities.
Contact Addresses
Moremi Wildlife Reserve, Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Parks and Reserves Reservations Office, PO Box 131, Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: 580 774
Transportation
Airport: Maun (internal), Gaborone Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. Rail: By train: Station Francistown. Car: Car: Main road to Maun, then the road to Maqwee on Showobe; from here there are different ways in the park (visitors must have a 4x4 vehicle into the reserve).
Tourist Information
Institute for Tourism
Ministry of Trade and Industry, Private Bag 0047, Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: 353 024. Fax: 308 675. E-mail: botswanatourism@gov.bw
Website: www.gov.bw / tourism or www.botswanatourism.org
Department of Tourism representing the UK Office
Southern Skies Marketing, Index House, St. George's Street, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7EU, UK
Tel: (01344) 636 430. Fax: (01344) 873 737. E-mail: skiesinfo@aol.com
Location
Botswana