No engine, no noise, no hurry
The mokoro is the original way to move through the Okavango — a narrow dugout canoe poled from the stern, low enough to the water to put you at eye level with the lily pads and the reeds. Muto Tours books mokoro excursions as half-day add-ons from Maun or, for clients who want the full immersion, as overnight island camping with bush walks led by Delta-based guides.
Water levels vary by season — the Delta floods between roughly June and August as water arrives from rainfall in the Angolan highlands months earlier, so channel depth and which islands are reachable can shift through the year. Whichever season you travel in, this is a slow, quiet activity by design: no motors are used on a mokoro, so wildlife along the banks — including plenty of birdlife — tends to stay close rather than bolt at the sound of an engine.
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