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User Reviews of Chobe National Park (217 Reviews)

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Male avatar icon Kaj Finland flag FI       Visited: November 2009 Reviewed: Apr 12, 2012

50-65 years of age

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The combination of river wetlands and the dry desert makes it very interesting.

Male avatar icon Ernest South Africa flag ZA       Visited: April 2011 Reviewed: Apr 23, 2012

Email Ernest  |  50-65 years of age

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Here is everything except rhino I think. Lots of birds too.

Male avatar icon Georg Treptow Switzerland flag CH       Visited: September 2010 Reviewed: May 8, 2012

Email Georg Treptow  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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This is an amazing spot; crocs, hippos, eagles, zebras, lions, water buffalo, elephants, antilopes and much more ....they are all here.

Male avatar icon David Sullivan United States flag US       Visited: January 2011 Reviewed: Jun 18, 2012

Email David Sullivan  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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The National Park has a good variety of wildlife, but you may find yourself in competition with a bunch of other people all trying to get the same view of the lionness with cubs or other interesting sight.

Female avatar icon Caitlin United States flag US       Visited: January 2008 Reviewed: Aug 15, 2012

20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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I saw so many animals nearly every moment of every day while staying at the lodge. The location and views were spectacular! This was definitely not a "touristy" place, but was very safe and accommodating to us tourists.

Avatar icon Tom Visited: June 2012 Reviewed: Dec 12, 2012

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Chobe is an incredible destination and its scenery and wildlife makes it a one of a kind destination.

Avatar icon Johnny Woozer Visited: September 2012 Reviewed: Mar 20, 2013

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Wildlife, specially elephants are present in huge numbers. Also many species of birds can be seen. Excellent destination.

Male avatar icon Hennie Lacock South Africa flag ZA       Visited: March 2014 Reviewed: Apr 7, 2014

Email Hennie Lacock  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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The Wildlife here is absolutely amazing! The narula beauty, especially by the Chobe River is excellent. Birding is just as great here. It is a popular destination though, and many tourists visit this park, but you will still experience a great bush vibe here.

Female avatar icon Tenaz United States flag US       Visited: February 2015 Reviewed: Feb 19, 2015

50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The safari in Chobe National Park was fantastic! We saw lions, hippos, giraffes & crocodiles day 1.

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Chobe National Park is a gem! Our guides were very patient and knew a lot about animals. We drove in open jeeps and had great access to photograph the beautiful birds and wild-life that we saw.
The park is teeming with life! We witnessed a pregnant giraffe, playful baboons, kissing hippos, grazing elephants ( swimming elephants, nursing elephants - over 200,000 elephants in Botswana) an angry lion and many impalas and kudus. The scenery was lush and green and the Chobe river was full of fabulous surprises like hippos and crocodiles! Do go!

Avatar icon Terry Carew Visited: August 2010 Reviewed: Apr 5, 2015

It is always a pleasure to visit the Chobe national park.

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The wildlife in Chobe is diverse and abundant. The park is sub-divided (my definition) into two main centres. The river edge of the park in the very north of the park is my favourite. The road network offers visitors the option of traveling along the river edge next to the floodplain or in the densely wooded area bordering the floodplain. The river road option offers good sightings of the main attractions to Chobe, namely elephants and buffalos. These are very much in evidence as they drink twice daily. Other notable species are impala, waterbuck, sable, hippo, crocodiles, warthogs, puku, lechwe and others. Lions are usually around as are hyenas and jackals. Birdlife is magnificent. The fish eagles are plentiful as are most of the other raptors. Aquatic birds are best seen by buying a seat on a river craft operated by numerous hotels and agencies in Kasane which is outside the border of the park. Boating is very rewarding for big game spotting as well.

The other centre is
Read more to the south and west of Kasane and is referred to as Savuti. The Savuti channel runs through the park and drains into the Mbabe depression. This part of Chobe is very popular with visitors and during peak times of the year can be a bit busy. Very well wooded it is one of the best areas in Africa to see four of the big five. Birding is also of the best. Both centres are connected by a road that can be traversed only by a four wheel drive vehicle. About here to five hours traveling is the norm if conditions are good.

Visitors can access the park by self drive 4X4 vehicles (fully equipped and available for rent in Kasane) and camping is available but can be rough, or by booking with an operator and be driven around the park. Advance booking for self drive is essential as camp sites are limited.

The scenery in the park is pretty much dominated by bush and trees, but along the river edge the sunsets are superb as dust and smoke in the air make for vivid colours.

Peak seasons for visiting the park are April to September. October is very dry and can be windy and November to March is the rainy season.

More information can be obtained from the Botswana tourist board or by "googling" Chobe itself.