Sepopa

Sepopa (also spelled Sepupa) is a village in the North-West District of Botswana, in the Okavango Panhandle near where the delta's channels begin, roughly 50 km south of the Namibian border. The population was 1,519 at the 2001 census. It is a small rural settlement on the banks of the Okavango River, engaged in fishing, farming, and livestock rearing, and it sits at a genuine gateway point: a local ferry crosses the Okavango River between Sepopa and Seronga on the delta's far side, and the surrounding area — extending south toward the Swamp Stop river camp — is known among anglers for tigerfish and the seasonal "barbel run."

By Plane

The nearest airstrip is at Shakawe to the north. Charter flights from Maun can be arranged.

By Car / Road

Sepopa is accessible via a mostly unpaved road off the Maun–Shakawe highway. A 4x4 vehicle is recommended.

Walkable within the village. Boats and the local ferry are used for river crossings, notably the crossing to Seronga on the delta's eastern side.

• Okavango River — the river at Sepopa offers scenic views and good birdwatching where the delta's channels begin.

• Fishing — tigerfish and bream are a documented draw along this stretch of the Okavango, including the seasonal "barbel run."

• Ferry crossing to Seronga — a working river crossing rather than a tourist boat trip, but a genuine way to reach the delta's eastern side.

• Shakawe — north, the main town of the upper Panhandle.
• Gumare — south along the Panhandle road.
• Seronga — across the river via the local ferry, gateway to the eastern delta.