During Botswana's rainy season, the Delta is drenched in life-giving water – bringing sustenance, renewal and an explosion of brilliant green.
February 3, 2026
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It’s known as the Emerald Season: when life-giving rain soaks the ground and the Delta explodes into luminous colour. Animals wade, play and feed in the shallows, while new generations find their footing — cubs growing bolder in a world rich with water and promise. It’s a time of abundance and renewal, when the Okavango reveals its most generous, quietly extraordinary self.