Chobe National Park covers about 11,700kmē of the northern Kalahari, much of it impenetrable thorn bush growing on deep sand. However, the best wildlife areas can be explored as part of a small group wildlife safari.
This is an old safari area: Livingstone visited it in the 1850s during his explorations of Africa, as have countless big-game hunters since. It's famous for huge herds of elephant and buffalo, and large prides of lion that have learnt to hunt them; for a river that apparently flows both ways; and for the mysterious, disappearing Savuti Channel.
The key to this safari area is Chobe National Park's wildlife migrations. Chobe's animals move in complex, ancient patterns determined by the rain and available food. Most head for Chobe's open plains to the south and east during the green months (December to March). Then, gradually, from April to November, as the land dries out and the heat builds, they migrate back to Chobe River in the north and the Linyanti River in the west.
Contact us and we'll help suggest a comfortable or luxury camping safari to this great wildlife area and many of Botswana's other renowned wildlife safari parks.
