Where Time Slows and Nature Speaks
Your mokoro journey, an experience offered all through the year, begins with a scenic 40-minute drive from camp to the mokoro station. Set within a peaceful stretch, this is where land gives way to water and the pace of the world softens. Accompanied by skilled local polers, guests step into a traditional mokoro — a dugout canoe that offers a very different journey from a motorised boat. Silent and unhurried, it carries you at water level into the Okavango’s shallow channels, allowing for a deeply personal connection with the environment.
Drift quietly through narrow waterways framed by papyrus and water lilies, passing pristine islands shaped by time and flood. The mokoro’s gentle glide reveals the Delta’s finer details — frogs hidden among reeds, dragonflies hovering just above the surface, the distant splash of red lechwe, or a kingfisher’s swift dive. This is an experience centred on the Delta’s delicate ecosystems and smaller wildlife, where observation replaces motion and stillness becomes the reward.
Returning to the mokoro station, cool towels and refreshing drinks await. As the light fades and the day slows, there is time to pause, reflect, and absorb the calm — a safari defined not by speed or sound, but by intimacy and quiet discovery.
“In stillness, the wild speaks loudest.”
Our Knowledgeable And Passionate Safari Guide Experts
Hailing from this land – these floodplains are imprinted on their hearts. Together, you’ll navigate the Okavango Delta on a mokoro for a welcome change of pace. Traditionally hand-carved from large leadwood trees, mokoros have been used for generations to traverse this vast wetland paradise. Now lighter and more sustainable, you can float peacefully along riverbanks and quiet eddies to spot kaleidoscope-colored birds and passing wildlife from the water.
Atzaró guides are renowned for their expertise and intuition, leading you into the wild to share their knowledge and passion for Africa with you.
Your Safari from Different Perspectives
Unrivalled Luxury in the Heart of
the Okavango Delta
Your Safari Concierge
From our base in Cape Town, our dedicated Safari Concierge Team offers a seamless, luxury service for guests traveling to Africa. Every journey is thoughtfully designed around your preferences, including private flights, exclusive transfers, curated experiences, and special requests.