Chobe National Park

Tailor-made Chobe National Park Holidays

Chobe National Park thrums with a staggering population of elephants ambling through the lush floodplains and thick mahogany woodland. This vast reserve has long held a reputation for rich wildlife since David Livingstone’s earliest explorer reports in 1851. Here the game is prodigious, particularly in the Chobe riverfront and Savute Marsh where you often see antelope sipping from the watering holes and herds of zebra on migration to the grassland.

Most of the action takes place along the water’s edge, where you can enjoy the sight of giraffes congregating in their hundreds and predators scouring the river banks for prey. When you’re not on a game drive, discover rock paintings by San bushmen thought to be over 1,500 years old, or head out on foot to see vast flocks of red-billed queleas darting around the sky.

Tailor your experience of this vast and historical national park with advice from our savvy experts who can help you navigate the wildlife and lodges.

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Chobe Game Lodge: where Elizabeth Taylor married Richard Burton

— by Florence Kagiso

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From baboon encounters to elephant crossings – a day on safari at Chobe Game Lodge

— by Florence Kagiso

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Supporting conservation and the community at Desert & Delta's camps

— by James Wilson

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Chobe Savanna Lodge: the Namibian camp run by a former flying doctor

— by Sue Ricketts

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Surreal safari in the Savute

— by Cindy Boshoff

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Savute Elephant Lodge: where the wildlife comes to you

— by Cindy Boshoff

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From a glass-crushing plant to a biogas-fuelled kitchen – eco-tour at Chobe Game Lodge

— by Florence Kagiso

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Plan your holiday withAlfred&

Your journey will start with one of our UK team – someone like Louise, who's travelled extensively in Botswana. They’ll shape your ideas into the trip of a lifetime. But they won't do it alone. They'll draw on the expertise of our contacts on the ground, connecting you to the people who'll make your holiday one you'll always remember - the rangers who'll ensure you'll spot the best wildlife in Chobe, the village chiefs who'll give you an insight into local life and the helicopter pilots who can land you on an island in the Delta never visited by humans before.

Louise Dean

Africa Expert for Alfred&

When it comes to Africa, Louise is well versed. She’s flown into an empty Namibian beach to eat lunch on the aircraft wing, experienced Tanzania’s Great Wildebeest migration and listened to stories of the Anglo-Zulu War on the battlefields where it happened over a centennial ago. While she’s witnessed vast, incredible game including the last two northern white rhinos, it’s the people who she finds most inspiring; the native Maasai women whose lives are deeply rooted within the Olare Motorogi Conservancy and the local guides - resilient, highly knowledgeable, and ever smiling.
Harrison Mangwegape

Guide at Camp Xakanaxa

Harry was born in the Botswanan village of Thamaga, near capital Gaborone. He loved wildlife growing up and trained at the Okavango Guiding School in Maun to pursue his passion. He started working as a guide at Desert & Delta’s Savute Safari Lodge in 2010 and later joined Leroo La Tau in Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, before moving to Camp Xakanaxa.
Keitumetse 'KT' Mogale

Guide at Camp Okavango

Keitumetse has been guiding for 12 years. He grew up in the village of Mogotho in the Okavango Delta and began his career as a tracker. He now leads walking safaris and game drives at Camp Okavango and enjoys sharing his stories with guests from all over the world.
Florence Kagiso

Senior Guide at Chobe Game Lodge

Florence grew up in a farming family in the Okavango Delta and has been a guide at Chobe Game Lodge for 17 years. When she joined in 2004, she was the first female guide at the camp - she now mentors a team of 17 women. Her work was recognised in National Geographic Traveller’s recent Reader Awards 2021, where she won The Innovator award.
Andrew Baker

Founder and Managing Director of Helicopter Horizons

Andrew grew up in Zimbabwe before moving to the US to train as a pilot. Botswana had always held a place in his heart, so he began his aviation career as a fixed wing pilot in the Okavango Delta. He founded Helicopter Horizons in 2004, offering photographic flights - without doors - for organisations such as the BBC and National Geographic. The company now offer scenic flights for tourists in the Okavango Delta, Linyanti region and the Makgadikgadi Pans, as well as transfers between safari camps.
Ollie Maitapiso

Guide at Leroo La Tau

Ollie grew up in the village of Xaxaba in the Okavango Delta and began his career as a trainee poler in 1999, taking guests out on mokoro trips. He started guiding in 2004 and joined Camp Xakanaxa in the Moremi Game Reserve in 2007, before moving to Leroo La Tau in 2014.