Today, I saw more elephants than people. Chobe offers quality game viewing both by vehicle and boat. It also offers intimate and upclose encounters with Africa's biggest land mamal. In addition to that, numerous herds of Impala, Cape Buffalo's, Hippos, and Giraffes. Fish Eagle, Hornbills, Egrit, Oxpecker's, Hornbills, and our favorite Southern African bird found in the city and Safari Hadeda's.

Chobe National Park is almost guaranteed to deliver, when it comes to game drives. In just a few hours we saw hundreds of elephants, zebra, springbok and hippos plus giraffes, buffalo, wildebeest, kudu, lechwe etc. as well as a varied birdlife. That said - considering the exorbitant entrance fees to the park, there should be a little left over to update the signs in the park. Many have, I suspect, been used by elephants etc. to rub itchy spots, the directions on the signs are worn off and impossible to read, or the signs have been tipped over. This goes for Savuti as well. It is very easy to loose your way or end up in dead ends or heading in the wrong directions. As for the tar roads leading to the north of Botswana - they are a disgrace. The road from Sehitwa via Shakawe we named Pothole Avenue - the tar is in some places nonexistent, which is almost to be preferred to giant potholes that are almost impossible to avoid. The same goes for the Maun-Nata-Kasane road. The government of Botswana should be ashamed of not maintaining the infrastructure - but maybe the politicians are more interested in short term mining adventures with foreign investors skimming the profits and ruining the roads with heavy trucks. Botswana could learn a lot from Namibia - if you want to experience Chobe, go via Caprivi if possible. Kasane has a lot of lovely, expensive lodges, campsites and also a growing amount of private guesthouses. The town is growing, but apparently without much thought to the main source of income: Tourism. In the evening, the old centre of Kasane is practically dead, no evening life, except at the lodges and larger guesthouses. A bit of city planning would go a long way. But city planners seem to be interested solely in developing industrial areas and boring mainstream malls on the outskirts of Kasane. We lived in Botswana 30 years ago, back then Kasane was small, but lively and pleasant to visit!

Great tour guide was fantastic and knew heaps about the park and animals. Been on a few of these and always learning we things

Exciting and bumpy. The animals are plentiful, particularly the Elephant. The roads are sand and gravel so it can be bumpy but def. worth it !

Entering the Chobe National Park on our 0600-0900 hrs" morning safari our first sighting was a lone hyena that darted across our forest road , first time saw a hyena in the wild..Spotted elephants as usual but this time on dry ground in the forest.For birdwatcher's this would have been paradise with various species of birds flying around early in the morning. The most common bird was the Guinea fowl seen akin to chickens across the forest floor.Spotted Hippo's , Kudu but no sign of the " Big 2" carnivores of Africa, the lion or the leopard. Wild life safari is pure luck akin to a lottery irrespective of the competence of your guide or the size of your wealth or status. Sighting of rare species is pure chance.As the van moves across the forest which is on higher ground one gets a panoramic view of Sedudu Island and the wildlife existing on this island.As we were weaving along the forest track spotting elephant's , Impala's at about 0750 hrs we suddenly came across a tourist van traffic jam on the forest track. Ahoy ! A leopard had been sighted on a branch on top of a tree.and was hoping that when our turn for viewing arrived the leopard would still be at the same spot on this tree.When our turn came it was a sight straight out of a documentary wildlife scene seen on all those wildlife channels and wildlife nature books, a leopard sleeping on a branch of a big tree.African leopards are larger than Indian leopards and have brighter coloured spots.Finally bid goodbye to our " Big Cat Model" and headed towards the rest station of the park where all tourist van's stopped for tea and usage of the toilets.After our tea we headed back towards the starting point and passed by the leopard at 0845 hrs that was still asleep on his tree top branch bed.On our return journey came across a herd of Hippo's grazing on land near a small pond next to the Chobe river and playing with each other. First time I saw Hippo's out of water on land in the natural wild.Came across a elephant chewing on a tree stump and stopped near it just a few meters away.Spotted a pair of jackals come out in the open scaring away the Guinea fowls in the vicinity.While driving suddenly without warning a herd of elephants crossed our path about 50 meters ahead.Finally at approximately 0930 hrs our safari came to a end and all tourists were dropped at their respective lodges/ Guesthouses

An amazing experience. We went to Pilanesburg and Chobe National Parks during our trip and both offered once in a lifetime experiences. At Chobe we saw large herds of elephants and Cape buffalo and more hippo than elsewhere. We had game drives with African Odyssey out of Chobe Marina Lodge.

I went for a game drive at Chobe National Park on the 17th October 2020. It was a beautiful exerience. I went being driven by a love tour guide by the name MK from Lungu Safaris in Kazungula. I really enjoyed the service she offered, she was soo lovely and tried to explain each and everything to us. We saw different species of birds, kudus, elephants, zebras to name a few and a leopard . We couldn't see lions though.

We had a wonderful Safari,lots of lion sightings and other general game.! It was excellent...! We had two nights in Savuti and 1 night in Ihaha campsite..!

Immerse yourself in the African wildlife, so rewarding. Dawn or sunset are the best times, just enjoy it all.

We had been on the Zambezi queen and did a game drive on our last day. The park has lots of water, lots of animals and some nice birdlife. We were even treated to a leopard trying to catch his food :). The staff set up a picnic lunch for us and it was such a great way to end the holiday Will be back...

The Chobe National Park is the second largest national park in Botswana and covers 10,566 square kilometers, and undisputedly boasts one of the greatest concentrations of game found on the African continent. Its uniqueness in the abundance of wildlife and the true African nature of the region offers a safari experience. The only difference between the 'national park' and other reserves or conservancy is that in the national park you stay on the designated roads, where within reserves and / or conservancies you travel right up to the action (animals).

I went for game drive on the 15th July 2019. We were with such a nice and sweet guide by the name Navel from Lungu Safaris. We saw a lot of wild animals including a leopard and a lot of lions. I was really happy and very impressed by our tour guide. I loved it when we saw the cats. We saw elephants and some kids.

It was worth the trip, absolutamente increible, hicimos un safari con un guia local que se llama Baqi que habla muy bien el espanol, ya que en mi grupo de amigos algunos no hablaban bien el ingles, vimos una leona y su cachorro que ha sido para mi una maravilla.

Wir fuhren zu viert in einem Jeep mit Guide. in der morgendlichen Kühle sahen wir trotz Trockenzeit viele Tiere. Der Guide war super und fand viele Tiergruppen, u. a. ein Rudel Löwen. Für ein schönes Foto war immer Zeit.

Vanuit de Chobe Bakwene Lodge diverse game drives gemaakt. Alleen onder zeer deskundige leiding. Veel uitleg. Chobe National Park is een wildreservaat van maar liefst 10 698 km2 en vooral beroemd geworden vanwege de enorme troepen olifanten. Aan de noordkant van het reservaat stroomt de Chobe rivier die bij de olifanten bijzonder geliefd is als drinkplaats, zeker tijdens de droge periode. Schattingen lopen uiteen, maar aan een getal rond 120.000 stuks moet u al snel denken. De noordelijke rivier Chobe ontmoet bij het dorpje Kasane de rivier Zambezi vanwaar beide rivieren samen verder vloeien als de Zambezi richting Victoria Falls.