The Chobe National Park
established in 1967 and covers about 11,700km² of the northern Kalahari. When
you arrive here you have experience the first glance of mighty chobe river. Chobe
national Park is the part of world famous and largest Okavango Delta and second
largest national park in Botswana. Okavango Delta has four distinct Eco
systems. Chobe National Park is the home of several mammals including Zebra,
Elephant, Buffalo, giraffe and Wild Beast and many species of birds. Almost
every southern African mammal’s species is represented here. Best time to visit between May & Sept during
dry winter month. River trip is one of the finest ways to explore park and without
river trip you will miss the real glimpse of the park very few people miss it. Take a river cruise or rent a house
boat to see hundreds of hippopotamuses, crocodiles and world largest Elephant
population. You can see hundreds of elephant at one time and some time
surrounded by elephant.
Best time to Visit:
Like most of the
National Park best time to visit Chobe is during the dry season from April to
October when pans dry up and the animals tend to gather close to the river
banks making it easier to spot them. Late October through to April is also birth
for bird watching.
Getting
There:
Nearest city is
Kasane and the Park just half an hour drive from the airport, Kasane Airport has regular scheduled and
charter flights coming in from Livingstone, Victoria Falls, Maun and Gaborone.
Getting Around:
Tour operators
are offers day tours, half a day on land
and half a day by boat. River Cruise is the best option to explore park wild
life.
CHOBE'S Highlights
- Elephant population currently estimated at around 120,000
- 440 species of birds
- All major species including Big cats and giraffe, elephant, zebra, impala, roan, sable, wildebeest, kudu, buffalo, waterbuck, warthog, eland and accompanying predators including lion, hyena, jackal, bat-eared fox and possibly even cheetah and wild dog
- Fishing on the Chobe River for 20 different species of edible fish
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