400 species on the wing.

Many people come to Eagle Island purely to experience its huge variety of birds. The 400 land and aquatic species drawn by the watery Okavango Delta make for unrivalled viewing.

Not only is there the chance of sighting a Pel’s fishing owl, a Goliath heron or fish eagle swooping down to snare their prey, but there are many delightful smaller birds such as the lilac-breasted roller and exquisite malachite kingfisher. The endangered wattled crane is also spotted here: unusually, flocks up to 200-strong have been recorded.

There is no better way to experience birds on the wing than to lie back in a mokoro dug-out canoe and to watch them wheeling overhead as you silently glide through the reeds.