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The BaYei people arrived in the Okavango Delta a century ago, introducing
their long-established form of transport, the mokoro, a type of dug-out
canoe made from hefty straight trees like ebony and sausage tree.
The mokoro is perfectly matched for transport in the Okavango Swampland
as they can progress quietly through low waters, being propelled by the
boatman using a long pole, moving along the constricted channels or cutting
through the course of the long-reeded papyrus.
Mekoros (plural for mokoro) started to be used by adventure travellers
in the early 1980’s and has ever since become an almost obligatory
activity if one is visiting the Okavango.
Life in the Delta’s labyrinth of lagoons, channels and islands is
unique. In a mokoro, you are just inches from the water and beneath you
crocodiles and hippo swim at their leisure.
To really experience the essence of this landscape, a mokoro piloted by
a specially trained guide is a lifetime encounter with one of the world
greatest wildlife areas.
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