Caprivi StripWelcome To

Other NamesCaprivi

Caprivizipfel

Caprivi Panhandle

Okavango Strip

Okavango Panhandle

Itenge

HistoryCaprivi was named after German Chancellor Leo

von Caprivi (in office 1890–1894), who negotiated

the acquisition of the land in an 1890 exchange

with the United Kingdom.

The Caprivi Strip is of politico-strategic military

importance. During the Rhodesian Bush War

(1970–1979), African National Congress

operations against the South African government

(1965–1994) and the Angolan Civil War (1975–

2002), the Strip saw continual military action and

multiple incursions by various armed forces

using the Strip as a corridor to access other

territories.

Caprivi national parks

There are five protected

areas within the Caprivi

Strip.

All of them boast of

extensive wildlife, from big

game to water-loving

species – like hippo,

crocodile, sable,

waterbuck, reedbuck and

buffalo – which are largely

absent from the rest of

Popa fallsPopa Falls are one of the highlights of the

western Caprivi.

They are actually rapids rather than

waterfalls. Here the Okavango River

breaks through a 4 metre high rockreef in

its riverbed, which stretches over more

than a kilometre in width.

The rapids are particularly impressive in

the dry season at lower water levels.

The Popa Falls are surrounded by

enchantingly beautiful nature. Restcamps

are positioned at the western and the

eastern banks of the Okavango.

Popa Falls

MahangoMahango Game Reserve is a haven for

rustic nature

It is located in the north east of Namibia

on the Botswana border, the contrasting

vegetation of the 25 400 hectare

Mahango Game Reserve is widely

considered one of Namibia’ s most varied

and fascinating conservation areas.

Its wildlife include Elephant, Lion,

Leopard, Cheetah, Wildog, Hippo,

Crocodile, Warthog Baboon and Vervet

Monkey

The area is also a bird watchers’ paradise

Mahango

Bwabwata National Park

Bwabwata National Park (frequently

pronounced 'Babatwa') covers a large

chunk of the Caprivi Strip. This is a

largely undeveloped park which,

whilst home to much wildlife, has few

facilities and little in the way of

marked game-viewing side roads.

It is bounded by the Okavango

River to the west and the Kwando

Riverto the east. Angola lies to the

north and Botswana to the south.

Bwabwata

Mudumu National Park

The more northerly of Eastern

Caprivi's two reserves, Mudumu,

covers 850km² of riverine forest south

of Kongola. Bordered by the Kwando

River on the west, the reserve has

good populations of a large variety of

animals.

Mudumu is notable for its buffalo

(otherwise uncommon in Namibia),

roan and sable and often large herds

of elephant.

Mudumu

Nkasa lupala National Park

It is centered on the Nkasa and

Rupara islands on the Kwando/Linyanti

River in the south-western corner of

East Caprivi. Botswana lies to the west,

south and east, and Sangwali village to the

north.

It is Namibia's largest formally protected

wetland area.

There are over 430 bird species in this

national park

Nkasa Lupala

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