Things to do
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Popa Falls
The Okavango drops a few metres over a quartzite ledge just below the bridge, spreading into a run of rapids and channels rather than falling as a single sheet. Walkways cross to islands in the middle of it. Water level decides how much there is to see, and the crocodiles are the reason nobody swims.
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Bwabwata National Park
Declared over land where a military base and settled communities already sat, this park is managed with residents living inside it, which is unusual in the region. Two core areas hold the game, and a corridor between Angola and Botswana runs through it. Elephant numbers rise sharply through the dry season.
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Mahango Game Reserve
Floodplain, baobabs and woodland along the river downstream carry elephant, sable, roan and red lechwe, and the bird list is among the longest in the country. A loop drive follows the water and a second runs inland. A saloon car manages the outer loop in the dry months.
