Okavango Delta Management Plan - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Recreational fishing
There are a number of fishing camps in the <strong>Delta</strong> in addition to some safari camps and
lodges which offer fishing as part of the tourist packages. The most popular recreational
fishing species is the tiger fish which is the world’s largest fresh water fighting fish and the
tilapia.
Hunting Safaris
There are some Controlled Hunting Areas which offer hunting. The Department of Wildlife
and National Parks (DWNP) issues off-take quotas annually for each of these CHAs.
Mekoro trails
This activity is offered by most camps which are located in the central parts and margins of
the <strong>Delta</strong>. These are CBOs which conduct mekoro trails such as <strong>Okavango</strong> Polers Trust and
<strong>Okavango</strong> Kopano Mokoro Community Trust.
Mobile Safaris
They normally drive or fly from Maun in the morning into various parts of the <strong>Okavango</strong>
<strong>Delta</strong> during the day, and come back in the evening. The activity includes game viewing,
bird watching etc.
2.4.4.5 Revenue Generated By Tourism
Revenue collected by category user
Table 2-12 depicts the revenue generated by the different tourism users of Moremi Game
Reserve, where adequate data is available. As compared to 2003 whereby a total of P17 021
578.50 was collected. Twenty seven percent (27%) of the money is from private visitors,
28% Mobile, 40% Fixed camps/lodges and 5% (Parks and Reserves Reservation Office,
(PARRO)).
Table 2-12: Revenue by Category Of User (Moremi Game Reserve)
Category Moremi Game Reserve (BWP)
Private 2 202 995.50
Mobile 1 644 850
Fixed Accommodation 2 470 496
Parks Revenue and Reservation Office (PARRO) 504 495
Total 6 822 836.50
Source: PARRO, 2004
2.4.5 2.4.5 HUNTING
Hunting activities include safari and citizen hunting. The hunting safari entails trophy
hunting for species such as elephant, lion and leopard; plains game hunting; bird shooting;
and specialised hunting by professional hunters through licenses issued by DNWP.
Hunting Safaris is a major source of revenue earner for the Government in Ngamiland
District. Revenues collected in this sector between 1999 and 2003 have progressively been
on the increase, with P4, 514,573.40 collected in 2003. Sale of ivory and trophies fetched
P14, 555,000.70 in 1999. Adherence to CITES has limited the culling of elephants and
consequently the sale of ivory.
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