Wildlife & landscape
The town faces the Okavango's riverine vegetation and floodplain, while the route ahead moves from settled river country into protected woodland and wetland corridors.
Safari gateway Home Base
Rundu
Rundu is the western organizing gateway for the Four Rivers Safari Route and its first sustained contact with the Okavango River system.
Wildlife on Namibia Four Rivers Safari Route
These highlights describe the connected Safari Circuit; Rundu remains its gateway.
Elephant
Signature
Buffalo
Signature
Sable Antelope
Signature
Roan Antelope
Common
Hippopotamus
Common
Nile Crocodile
Common
Giraffe
Common
Zebra
Common
Rundu and nearby Safari geography
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Why this gateway?
It is a substantial service town on the recognized route before the long eastbound progression through Divundu, Bwabwata, and the Zambezi Region.
When to go
River levels, heat, rain, and road conditions change through the year; confirm the access calendar for each protected area rather than treating the whole route as one season.
Getting there
From Rundu, follow the B8 east to Divundu, through Bwabwata, and toward Kongola before turning south for the wetland parks.
Typical visit
An arrival, resupply, and route-planning stop before the more remote park stages to the east.
Nearby Safari geography
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