A must-see for any first-time visitor to Botswana.

Chobe National Park is home to the world’s largest population of elephants, often numbering over 100,000. Feel the ground vibrate as you become surrounded by huge herds on their way to the river banks to bathe.

Named after the Chobe River, this is Botswana’s first-founded and third-largest national park.

WHY YOU SHOULD VISIT CHOBE NATIONAL PARK

• This is Botswana’s premier national park, with a huge variety of birds and animals. See close to 450 bird species, many endangered, as well as an all-star cast of large and small African safari animals.
• In the rainy season, you can experience water-based game viewing by boat.
• Incredible sunsets blazing with colour.
• Wide variety of ecosystems within the park.
• Easy to combine with Victoria Falls – see our example itineraries with this combo.

OUR TIP – PLANNING A CHOBE SAFARI

“Kasane town is a popular stop for those on their way into Chobe National Park.
However, I don’t advise you to stay in the eastern part of Chobe on the Kasane side, because day trips from the town mean the eastern part of the park is a lot more crowded than the west.

My advice would be to stay in camps to the west of Chobe, where you’ll have wide open spaces almost to yourself.”

Pierre Burden

African Safari Expert, New African Safaris

SOME OF OUR RECOMMENDED CHOBE LODGES