The Chobe National Park, in the north-west of Botswana, near the borders to Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia, is famous for its vast variety of wildlife.
It is the second biggest national park in Botswana, covering an area of 10,566 km².
Located in the northern Botswana, the Chobe National Park attracts thousands of visitors every year due to its fame as one of the largest game concentrations in the country. This wildlife sanctuary also boasts the largest elephant population in Africa. The Chobe National Park is the most diverse and third largest park, and was the first national park in the country.
Chobe has one the greatest concentration of elephants of any national park in Africa. They are most visible during the dry season when they congregate around the water sources, especially the Chobe river.
You can see 4 of the Big 5 in Chobe: elephant, lion, leopard and buffalo - but not (or very rarely) rhino. Chobe has a multitude of antelope including the rare sable.
On the other side The park has a distinct wet and dry season, the wet being from December until May. As with much of Africa the animals may migrate further from the permanent water sources during the wet, and therefore are easier to view during the dry.
Park entrance fees apply. Often these are included with the tour price, if you are on a guided tour.
Chobe is home to vast herds of elephants. These are the Kalahari elephants and are the biggest in Africa but often have broken tusks, this is due to the lack of calcium in their diet which renders them brittle. All the other large animals are present except rhino which have been driven to local extinction due to poaching.
Guided tours are the best way to view wildlife, as tour guides are highly trained professionals, capable of spotting wildlife most people would never notice
The animals in the park should be respected at all times. Never try to interact with the wildlife.
- Drive to the Victoria Falls at the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia. Distance is about 60 km.
- Go south into the Okavango Delta.