Caprivi & Kavango Region

The Caprivi region is situated in north-east Namibia and stretches eastwards as a panhandle into Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. The largest town in the Caprivi is Katima Mulilo and it is the gateway to the Victoria Falls and the Chobe National Park. 

The landscape is abundant with vegetation thanks to the rivers and good rainfall that have created riverine forests, swamps and flood plains. A lot of locals are subsistence farmers and fishing on the Kwando and Chobe rivers provides a lot of families with their daily meal. The Caprivians also are very artistic craft-makers and they are often inspired and influenced by the neighbouring countries. Traveling further east through the Bwabwata National Park, it is not uncommon to pass a herd of elephants. The park is also home to buffalo and numerous antelope.
The Popa Falls at the Mahangu National Park is actually a misleading interpretation of the falls - they actually are rapids that are formed by the Kavango River that is disrupted by rocks and this creates a 4m high waterfall. The falls are an ideal halt on the journey between Rundu and the Mudumu National Park. You can expect to see hippos and crocodiles, as well as a variety of birdlife in the area.

Highlights

• Popa Falls
• Handweaved baskets
• Woodcarvings
• Handcrafted Pots
• Craft market at Katima Mulilo
• Elephants
• Buffalo
• Hippopotamus along the rivers