Bwabwata National Park, Namibia

Bwabwata National Park lies in the narrow Zambezi Region of northeastern Namibia, occupying the strip of land between the Okavango and Kwando rivers along the border with Angola and Botswana. Unusually, it is a park where people and wildlife coexist, home to several thousand residents whose communities are integrated into its conservation model, making it a leading example of community-based natural resource management. The landscape is a lush contrast to Namibia's deserts, with woodland, floodplains, wetlands and riverine forest supporting abundant life. Bwabwata is best known as a corridor for elephants moving between neighbouring countries, and visitors may also see buffalo, hippos, crocodiles, sable and roan antelope, red lechwe and, with luck, predators such as lion, leopard and wild dog. Its two river frontages and the game-rich Buffalo and Mahango core areas make it a superb destination for birdwatching, with hundreds of species recorded. Activities centre on game drives, boat cruises and birding along the rivers, offering a wild, water-rich safari experience quite different from the rest of the country.

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