Our Botswana Safaris along with the Chobe National Park in Botswana offers ideal wildlife viewing on your Botswana holiday!

OUR BOTSWANA SAFARIS AND THE CHOBE NATIONAL PARK:

One of the most famous game reserves in the world, Chobe National Park is home to an array of large animal populations and over 450 bird species;  making it a sought after Botswana safari destination.

Chobe National Park, well known for the beautiful Savuti region, is known to have the largest elephant herds - where large numbers of predators can also be seen. One of the biggest draw cards to this region is the annual zebra migration. Botswana Safaris and Botswana Camping Safaris will, in most cases, take you to the Chobe National Park as this Botswana National Park is one of the most popular places to go on a safari.

Chobe National Park is the second largest national park in Botswana and covers 10,566 square kilometres - proving a large and exciting area to cover on a Botswana Safari. Chobe National Park 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 Botswana 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 in Botswana 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 Botswana 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 elephants are migratory, making seasonal movements of up to 200 kilometers. The elephants move in the rainy season from the Chobe and Linyanti to the pans in the southeast of the park.

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 safari destination for game viewing of every kind, and an incredible Botswana safari attraction not to be missed.

Please have a look at our Botswana Safaris that pass through Chobe National Park below. We also have other Botswana Attractions that you might want to visit on your Botswana Safari.