Chobe National Park

Situated next to the Okavango Delta in north western Botswana, the Chobe National Park is one of country’s best known wildlife conservations – one of the largest on the African continent.  The park is best known for its huge concentrations of elephants – some 120 000 individuals.

The Chobe National Park offers extreme contrasts and a variety of wildlife experiences. It covers a variety of vegetation types that vary from tropical habitats like the Linyanti swamp to the extreme desert like landscape of the Savuti, and the sands of the Brachestegia woodlands to the lush grasslands of the Chobe floodplains.

The wildlife is also diverse and ranges from water animals like crocodiles, hippos and a variety of fish species to the forest and dry land species like buffalo, giraffe, eland, elephants and zebra. Predators are numerous, especially in the Savuti area, and include cheetah, hyena, leopard and lion. There are also over 450 species of bird in the park.

Explore the Chobe River area in the dry season with its huge herds of elephants and buffalo, or brave a rainy season safari where you will bear witness to thousand of migrating zebra being chased on all sides by ravenous predators. The park offers wonderful photographic opportunities.