- Coming face to face with a hippo while gliding through a narrow channel in a traditional dugout canoe (mokoro).
- Viewing lions and leopards battle Cape buffalo or elephants on the plains or in the swamps in dramatic quests for survival.
- Spotting rare birds in the northwest Panhandle area of the Delta, which harbors hundreds of exotic species.
- Camping out under the stars on one of the Delta’s thousands of islands.
- Joining a 4X4 game drive in search of Africa’s “Big Five” (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, rhino).
- Taking a scenic plane ride over the Delta to be awed by its vast scope.
- Enjoying the peace and tranquility of a night in one of the most remote corners of Africa.
- Staying at a luxury lodge and being pampered in one of the many private reserves bordering the national park.
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