Botswana: Moremi Road Reopening Eases Tourism

Maun — Tourism operations are gradually returning to normal following the reopening of the road into the Moremi Game Reserve after months of closure caused by severe flooding in the Okavango Delta.

The strategic tourism route was shut down in March due to rising floodwaters, which disrupted logistics across the delta. Vehicles became stuck, some airstrips were flooded, and occupancy rates dropped sharply during what is normally a peak tourism season.

There were concerns that the prolonged…