Bordering Botswana, the small Mahango Game Reserve in Namibia provides a convenient stopover between Rundu and Katima Mulilo and forms part of the beautiful Bwabwata National Park. The park's landscape is characterised by woodlands, the vast floodplains of the Okavango River basin known as ‘omurambas’, and the Kavango River. It is home to a reported 99 species of animals, including a large number of elephants, lion, leopard and a variety of antelopes (including the red lechwe, sable and roan). This park is an excellent destination for avid bird watchers, with its 400-odd species, and provides the perfect location to catch a glimpse of crocodile and hippo in the Kavango River. Besides guided daytime wildlife safaris, the reserve also offers night time game drives.