One of the most famous game reserves in the world, Chobe National Park is home to large animal populations and over 450 bird species.

Chobe National Park is known to have the largest elephant herds and is equally well-known for the beautiful Savuti region - where large numbers of predators can also be seen. One of the biggest draw cards to this region is the annual zebra migration.

Chobe National Park is the second largest national park in Botswana and covers 10,566 square kilometers. Chobe boasts one of the largest concentrations of game found on the African continent, and also has four distinctly different eco systems: Serondela with lush plains and dense forests in the extreme north-east River area; the Savuti Marsh area in the west; the Linyanti Swamps in the north-west and the hot dry surroundings in between the other three.

The original inhabitants of the area were the San people – hunters and gatherers - who moved from one area to another, searching for water, food and wild animals. Other groups, the Basubiya and Batawana people later joined the San. The country was divided into various land tenure classifications, just over 100 years ago. The largest area, which is now Chobe National Park, was classified as crown land. In 1931, the idea of creating a national park was presented in order to protect the wildlife from extinction, but it was not officially named a Game Reserve until  1960 . Seven years later, the reserve was declared a national park, and the boundaries have been expanded considerably since that time.

The Chobe National Park boasts an elephant population, which has steadily increased over the last century, and is currently estimated at around 120,000. The Chobe elephant are migratory, making seasonal movements of up to 200 kilometers from the Chobe and Linyanti rivers, where they concentrate in the dry season, to the pans in the southeast of the park, to which they disperse in the rains.

In addition to the elephants, all other types of wildlife can be seen, especially in the dry winter months. This is when great concentrations of elephant, buffalo, zebra, giraffe, impala and others gather along the river to drink. The Chobe National Park is a major destination for game viewing of every kind, and an incredible safari option not to be missed.