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Huge concentration of wildlife & astounding natural beauty.
Con
A LOT depends on the time of year, overnight stay expensive
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A great addition to my journey
mikelisaanna Says: We took a three hour overland safari tour with 6 other people during our afternoon in Chobe. The tour lasted about three hours, about half of which was spent traveling near the river, while the other half was spent up on higher and drier ground. Near the river, we saw at...
mikelisaanna Says: We saw some very interesting birds during our stay in Chobe National Park, particularly along the Chobe River and its banks. Birds in Chobe include spoonbills, hornbills, rollers, and herons. Many visitors to Chobe are so focused on elephants and the rest of the Big Five...
mikelisaanna Says: As part of our visit to Chobe National Park, we took a 3-hour boat tour along the Chobe River. Our tour went along the Chobe River, ending at the hobe Lodge for lunch. We had a guide who constantly pointed out riverside wildlife, which included hippos, crocs, elephants,...
mikelisaanna Says: Chobe National Park is most famous for its huge numbers of elephants. In fact, Chobe, has more elephants than any other place in the world, with tens of thousands of them roaming throughout its territory. If you take an overland tour of Chobe, you can't help but see dozens...
georeiser Says: The Chobe National Park is the second largest national park in Botswana, and has a large number of wild animals. The park is divided into four areas: Serondela with dense forests in the Chobe River area in the north-east, Savuti in the west about 50 km north of Mababe gate,...
georeiser Says: There are a lot of baboons along the Ngoma-Kasane road. One of the baboons tried to hide behind a tree. See the funny picture... The other baboon crossed the road. Two safari cars with tourists are seen in the background.
nora_south_africa Says: This park has many thousands of wonderful elephants, you can really spend some time watching them, Remember elephants are DANGEROUS WILD animals so please do not get out of car to take better pics, they do sometimes come close as you can see here....if they do come real...
Game Drives: The Reason Most People Come
glabah Says: The basics of game drives: to view the wildlife, you will be in open sided vehicles for several hours. Therefore, be prepared. This may include rain gear, camera equipment, sun screen, or whatever else you may need to keep you comfortable.Now, here is a very odd part of the...
Boat Trip along Northern Edge of Chobe National Pk
glabah Says: The boat trips may be short or long, depending on who you go with, what sort of mood they are in, and how much you paid for your trip.The trip I took left from the Chobe Game Lodge, which is already located in the national park.Unfortunately, November is the very start of...
A Perfect end to a perfect day
kentishgirl Says: Was of course the pure and utter beautifulness of seeing these huge creatures look not harsh and not old, but elegant and stunning against the pink sky as the sunset over the river that evening in Africa.
Chobe Game Lodge Upstairs Bar & Internet Room: Lots of Stuff, Well Equipped, but Few Visitors
glabah Says: Chobe Game Lodge (see my tip on this lodge) is the only overnight lodge in the park. There are camps here and there, but camps are not permanent establishments the way a lodge / hotel is.Thus, in many ways, the only night life there is in Chobe (at least for people!) is here...
Getting to Chobe from Livingstone, Zambia
mikelisaanna Says: We did our visit to Chobe National Park as a long day trip from Livingstone, Zambia (Victoria Falls). The journey from Lvingstone involves a 90 minute drive from Livingstone to the border, a boat ride across the Zambezi River (there is no bridge), and then another 20 minute...
Joining a truck through Chobe national Park
georeiser Says: A south-African truck driver was stuck at the customs on the Botswana border, and had not enough money to cross Botswana with his truck. I paid the customs the extra 200 Pula and joined his truck to Kasane. It was a nice ride through the Chobe National park, and he stopped...
georeiser Says: The 50 km paved road from Ngoma to Kasane goes into a national park with a lot of wild animals. It's not allowed to go out of the car. Hitch-hiking is of course dangerous. The road is closed from 08 PM to 06 AM.
glabah Says: I'm not sure if this is just part of the package that I traveled on, or if it is considered part of life necessities here. However, I can tell you that it seems like anywhere you go, there will always be tea in the afternoon. This even includes all of the game drives I rode...
Local Traditional Artwork on Exhibit: Chobe Lodge
glabah Says: The Chobe Game Lodge has a lot more to it than just staying overnight in the middle of an African national park. The artwork that decorates the walls (and other locations!) in the lodge are, in many cases, traditional artwork from local tribes. This may not necessarily be a...
nora_south_africa Says: Use your time well on the safari, On our safari tourists spent hours taking pics of Buck and warthog, stopping our guide every time, I realise these animals are wonderful but there are many many of them in park and later we didnt have time to try find Lion or Leopard...we...
nora_south_africa Says: Do not get off boats unless you are with a guide that says its safe, this is dangerous area, croc's are real fast and a hungry lion may just find you delicious... maybe you see nothing, but................... they see you.
Purpose is to Be Outdoors, so Pack for Outdoors
glabah Says: Bring at least one small bag / backpack etc. that is easy to carry a few items in. This will hold your camera and spare clothing during the game drives. Remember SMALL: there will be other people in the game drive vehicle with you. You want something you can hold in your lap...
georeiser Says: Chobe bridge between the border of Namibia and Botswana is a low bridge. The Chobe river was like a 200 meter wide wetland, and not a flowing river when I was there in July/August. But the water is higher during the rainy season in December to April. No people lives in the...
Plan a Chobe National Park vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Chobe National Park locals
As part of our Kumuka overland safari of Botswana, Anne and I enjoyed a Chobe River sunset game viewing cruise. This cruise was included in the price of the...
Q: I plan to rent a car in Johannesburg with some friends and drive my way through Botswana to the Victoria Falls. It seems to be no...
A: Are you not able to cross the border into zimbabwe? Most rental agreements will allow you to cross into Zimbabwe. You can drive from Kasane to Vic Falls and see the...
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Chobe National Park - Natures wonderland.
The Chobe National Park, which is the second largest national park in Botswana, covers 10,566 square km and has one of the greatest concentrations of game found on the African continent. Its...
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The Chobe National Park in covers 11.000 sq KM. The Park is in the north-east of Botswana and can be reached from Kasane or Maun. At a waterplace near Savuticamp we saw a herd of 40 elephants....
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Chobe was an amazing and wonderful experince, I think I must have seen hundreds of elephants, and the river cruise is definitely worth it, We did not see much of the other big 5 but plenty of buck,......
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Wonderful Stay, Spectacular Elephant Sighting
After arriving and spending some time talking to the guides, I was told that November is normally the time when the game starts to get harder to find in the northern part of the park. Everything is on...
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Chobe National Park sits not far over the Zimbabwean border in the north of the country. During our short stay here we stayed in Kasane, which is the major town for these parts with all of the...
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