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Botswana, with an area of over 500 000 km², is larger than France. The grassy, thornbush-covered sands of

A fine tiger caught in the upper Zambezi.

the Kalahari cover two-thirds of it. In the north the magnificent Okavango Waterway, with its green and fertile plains, flows straight into this sea of sand, the Kalahari Desert, and vanishes.

For the fishing and wildlife enthusiast, Botswana is unparalleled in Southern Africa. Botswana is home the Chobe River and Okavango Delta, both of which are surrounded by wildlife reserves teeming with big game.

Okavango River: Each summer, floods pour down from the highlands of Angola into the Okavango River and flow on through a vast network of narrow waterways, lagoons and broad expanses of the Okavango Delta. Tigerfish, nembwe, catfish, and African pike are targeted in parts of the delta where there is perennial water. Tigers are targeted all year round, but are exceptionally aggressive during the annual catfish run between September and November. Nembwe and other bream species prove more

The sleek river tiger tests an anglers skill and tackle.

fruitful during the winter months from April to August. Fish are targeted with fly rods, bait casters and light spinning outfits. Large numbers of crocodiles, hippos and buffaloes reside in and around these waters. The famed Savuti and Moremi Parks encompass this African jewel in the desert.

Chobe River: The Chobe River forms part of the Northern border of Botswana and is a tributary to the mighty Zambezi. Its waters are similarly blessed with an abundance of fish species. Tigerfish, bream, barbel, and nembwe are plentiful here. As is the case with the Upper Zambezi, the Chobe river is best fished during the winter months when bait fish are flushed from the protection on the flood plains into the deeper channel waters.

Game animals in immense numbers roam the emerald green wilderness of the Chobe National Park. The park has Botswana's largest herds of elephant. One can also expect to see buffalo, sable, eland, kudu, waterbuck, zebra, lion, leopard, impala, lechwe and if lucky the rare Chobe bush buck. With the Victoria Falls a short drive away, Chobe is destination that offers it all.