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# Moremi Game Reserve – on leopard safari in the Okavango Delta

> Moremi Game Reserve, set in the eastern Okavango Delta, is widely considered one of Africa's top wildlife destinations, renowned for an exceptional density of lions and leopards alongside elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, and reintroduced rhinos.

## Destination
Eastern Okavango Delta, Botswana.

## Why visit
Moremi rewards patient observers with rare, intimate wildlife encounters — including leopards hunting in the open — in a visually dramatic landscape of varied terrain and vivid sunsets. The reserve combines high predator density with successful rhino reintroduction and a strict no-hunting policy enforced across Botswana.

## What to see
- **Leopards** — Unusually high density; the article recounts tracking a leopardess and her cub in action over two days.
- **White and black rhinos** — Near-threatened white rhinos and endangered black rhinos were reintroduced from South Africa; the lead bull 'Sergeant' was the first rhino brought in.
- **Big Five and Ugly Five** — Four of the Big Five had been spotted by this stage of the trip; Moremi completed the set.
- **Diverse herds** — Buffaloes, giraffes, elephants, zebras, and impalas roam throughout the reserve.

## What to do
- **Game drives from Little Mombo Camp** — Guided drives with radio coordination between guides to locate specific wildlife in real time; sundowners in the bush are a camp highlight.

## Good to know
Hunting is prohibited across all of Botswana; poachers face military pursuit and harsh penalties. Rhino poaching remains a serious regional issue. Little Mombo Camp (a Wilderness Safaris premium property) is the base described in the article; camp manager Will and head guide Sevara are specifically noted for the quality of the experience.

## Photos

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    captured: 2016-06-08
    credit: "Walter Schärer"
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```