Dawn on the Upper Zambezi River at the Islands of
Siankaba.
The "mokoro" ("mokoro" singular, "mekoro"
plural, pronounced mö’kaw’rö) is a dug out canoe usually fashioned out of the Sausage
Tree (Kigelia africana) which is common in warm riverine
areas in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and South Africa's
north-eastern lowveld.
There is a historic Kigelia specimen growing in the area under which
Dr. David Livingstone pitched camp just before he saw Victoria
Falls for the first time. He is said to have carved his
initials in the bark...
Dug-out canoes are usually associated with the Okavango Delta
in Botswana. These mekoro however, are used more widely on
the Zambezi and Luangwa river systems.
