Chobe National Park Holidays

Great herds of elephants and gently rolling savannah

With four ecosystems ranging from swampland to dense forest, Chobe National Park is an excellent area to spot all major African species including a huge elephant population – around 60,000 large Kalahari elephants migrate from the Chobe Riverfront to the southeast pans during the wet season. Along the river you can enjoy cruises that enable you to see the wildlife from a different vantage point, spotting hippo and crocodiles up close.

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Chobe National Park Hotels

Our recommendations for the best places to stay in Chobe National Park

Chobe Game Lodge

Sat beside the meandering Chobe River where herds of elephant and impala come to drink, the setti...

Muchenje Safari Lodge, Chobe Game Reserve

A boutique safari lodge found on the quieter western side of Chobe National Park

Savute Elephant Lodge, A Belmond Safari, Botswana

A boutique luxury safari lodge, set on the banks of the beautiful Savute Channel.

Sanctuary Chobe Chilwero, Chobe Game Reserve

Luxury lodge in an unrivalled location

Savute Safari Lodge

A friendly, intimate lodge on the Savute Channel

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A day on safari at Chobe Game Lodge

Chobe Game Lodge offers riverboat safaris as well as 4×4 game drives and, as the only camp located inside Chobe National Park, there is the chance to see wildlife before anyone else arrives.

Morning game drives set off at around 5.30am, stopping for coffee and biscuits in the bush halfway through, and in the afternoon you will leave at 3.30pm before returning to the lodge for sundowners. You will go deep into the national park, which is home to the largest population of elephants in Africa – around 120,000. You may see large herds of elephants as well as lions, buffaloes, wildebeest, giraffes, antelopes and, if you’re lucky, the occasional leopard lazing in the trees. Lechwe flats is a favourite game viewing area with guests and the landscapes are amazing too; you can see the beautiful Chobe River with views across to Namibia as you cross the dry, dusty plains.

On the riverboat safaris, you will head out in the afternoon in small pontoons, which are all electric and solar-powered. Glide silently along the Chobe, heading west away from the other boats, so that you are usually the only boat in the area. You may spot crocodiles and hippos in the water as well as elephants and other animals on the riverbank. There are lots of birds too, including fish eagles hunting from the river. After a couple of hours, you will stop for sundowners in a big open area beside the river, where animals come to drink. Watch the sun set over the river, which is always spectacular – all deep reds and oranges, reflecting on the water below.

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