Best Time to Visit Okavango Delta

June to October

Months to avoid: November to February (peak rains, high heat, flood not yet arrived, most difficult access)

Recommended stay: 5-7 days

Plan Okavango Delta for June to October. Give it 5-7 days. The window to avoid is November to February (peak rains, high heat, flood not yet arrived, most difficult access).

What the season gets you

• Mokoro travel through the inner delta is unlike any other safari experience: silent, water-level, and genuinely intimate with hippos, elephants, and sitatunga antelope
• The combination of water and land means extraordinary predator diversity. Lion, leopard, wild dog, and cheetah coexist in a concentrated ecosystem that rewards patience over distance
• A small-plane flight into a remote camp at low altitude over the floodplains is part of the journey. You see the delta from above first, which makes arriving by mokoro feel like descending into it