Size & Location: a narrow protrusion stretching 450km in the extreme north-east, bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Caprivi Game Reserve covers an area of 5 715km²
When to visit: May - Oct (cool, dry season - preferred for game viewing)
Climate: Pleasant with avg. daily temp. at 26°C. Precautions need to be taken against malaria
Rainfall: above 500mm per annum varying
Altitude: 1000m above sea level

NOTE: WE HAVE HAD NO REPORTS OF PROBLEMS THAT USED TO PLAGUE THIS REGION - WE REGARD THIS AREA NOW SAFE TO VISIT

PARK INFORMATION:

A lush water-fed area, the narrow extension of land known as the Caprivi Strip protrudes eastwards from the extreme north-east of Namibia, adjoining Zimbabwe and Zambia. Although the wildlife in the Caprivi has not yet recovered from years of poaching and the destructive bushwar of the 1970s and 80s, it is a superb conservation area that may in the future rival Etosha. Named after Leo Graf von Caprivi, the strip was ceded to colonial Germany by the British. The Caprivi belongs to the tropical climate zone and receives a high rainfall.

Open throughout the year, the Caprivi Game Park is dominated by broad-leafed deciduous woodlands comprising wild seringa, copalwood and Zambezi teak. It is the wettest region in Namibia with its high rainfall fed by a number of major rivers like the Okavango, Kwando and Zambesi. The small town of Katima Mulilo at the eastern tip of Caprivi offers some attractive lodges and has an airport, a hospital, some petrol stations, grocery stores and a streetmarket with crafts, traditional baskets woven from grass, wood carvings, jewellery and clothes. Malaria is an endemic, year round problem and prophylaxis are recommended for all visitors.

Animals seen here include: buffalo, elephant, zebra, antelopes, hippo, crocodiles, lion, giraffe, puku, sitatunga, red lechwe, spottednecked otters, waterbuck, Roan antelope, Oribi, wild dog. As many as 339 bird species have been recorded in west Caprivi.

MAIN ATTRACTIONS:
* View 4 of the 'Big 5' wildlife in action
* Remarkable birdlife
* Fishing and boat trips

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