Okavango Panhandle Houseboats
Okavango Houseboats
Stay two or three nights on a houseboat and drift slowly along papyrus channels. Fish and watch birds during the day, and at night, watch hippos and the starry sky from the deck.
A houseboat trip in the Panhandle is one of the most distinctive experiences in the Delta. Departing from around Seepane, a two-level houseboat typically sleeps 6 to 12 people and includes a cook and a skipper. The boat moors in quiet lagoons along the main channel and its tributaries. During the day, you transfer to small boats for tigerfish fishing and to watch elephants, hippos, crocodiles and many waterbirds. In the evening, you dine on the upper deck under the stars. Trips usually last 2–4 nights and are priced by the boat or per person. Book several months ahead in peak season. Water and electricity on board are limited, and mosquitoes are plentiful, so take malaria precautions.
Opening hours
By private charter itinerary
Nearby sights
- Sepupa Swamp Stop
- Seronga Mokoro Trips
- Guma Lagoon
- Tsodilo Hills
- Drotsky's Cabins
- Shakawe Riverside
- Mahango Core Area
- Buffalo Core Area, Bwabwata