aerial view of mokoros in the okavango delta. hundreds of years ago, the bayei people came to the okavango delta bringing with them, their traditional mode of transport, the mokoro, a dug-out canoe made from a large straight tree. the mokoro is ideally suited as transport in the delta as in can move quietly through shallow water, being pushed by the boatman using a long pole, moving along the narrow channels. botswana date: 18.12.2008 ref: zb538_126466_0010 compulsory credit: nhpa/photoshot