Chobe River
The Chobe river area offers abundant wildlife, especially large herds of elephant, and is easily accessible from the Victoria Falls.
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The Chobe river area offers abundant wildlife, especially large herds of elephant, and is easily accessible from the Victoria Falls.
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The Chobe River is probably theΒ best-knownΒ safariΒ regionΒ within the Chobe National Park. Rising in the Angolan highlands and then twisting along geological fault lines as it winds its way to theΒ Zambezi,Β theΒ Chobe River is flanked by riverine forests,Β floodplainsΒ and open woodlands. It offers abundant wildlifeΒ and also easy access to Victoria Falls (just 1Β½ hours by road).Β SoΒ this is a popular area for safari visitors β sometimes too much so. It is one of the few wildlife areas in Botswana where you willΒ definitelyΒ seeΒ other vehicles whilst on your game drive.Β However,Β this must be balanced by the quality of game-viewing at theΒ Chobe River. Think massive herds of elephant and relaxed prides of lions.Β PlusΒ there is theΒ romantic attraction of the river itself.Β
Morning game drives into Chobe National Park are followed by languorous sunset cruises by boat.Β These river cruises allow for a special kind of game-viewing. You drift silently past a bathing herd of elephants on a river alive with crocodile and hippo. Thereβs marvellous birdlife such as kingfishers and bee-eaters. Witness the amazing fishing skills of the African fish eagle. Or the rare African skimmer.Β
Most Chobe lodges in Botswana areΒ locatedΒ either in or near the town of Kasane, just outside the park gates.Β HoweverΒ a few Chobe lodges areΒ either inΒ the park itself. Or in the quieter conservation area to the west, nearer to Ngoma Gate.Β
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