Zambezi River - Mubala Lodge, Namibia

The broad Zambezi River slides past reed banks and a small jetty on this stretch near Katima Mulilo, in Namibia's Zambezi Region, and boats regularly cross the calm water toward Zambia on the opposite bank.

Each year the river floods between March and June, spreading across floodplains up to about 43 miles (70 km) wide in Namibia. As the water drops, it leaves behind backwaters full of fish, which draw in hundreds of different birds.

Up to 450 bird species live here, from African fish eagles to bat hawks, and river trips pass large pods of hippos and some of Africa's biggest crocodiles. Anglers come for the tigerfish, a fierce, sharp-toothed fighter often caught and released.

Did You Know? Katima Mulilo comes from the Lozi language and means "quench the fire," a name linked to the rapids on the river nearby.

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