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Visit Botswana

  • Wetlands of the Okavango

    The Okavango Delta is a labyrinth of waterways linking secret lagoons and marshlands, where hippo splash in the water and elephants drink at the shallows. Boat trips take you to inaccessible locations and hidden islands for a glorious spot of solitude and wildlife spotting, before a relaxing sundowner drink amongst the reeds.

    Wetlands of the Okavango

  • Big Cats & Safari Wildlife

    On a game drive in the Delta, Linyanti or Chobe, you soon discover Botswana’s phenomenal array of wildlife. Lions are often on the prowl in the morning while night drives increase your chances of spotting leopard and other nocturnal species. As well as the cats there are thriving populations of elephant, hippo, giraffe, buffalo and even wild dog.

    Big Cats & Safari Wildlife

  • Birds

    From the water birds of the Delta to the sand grouse of the Kalahari and flamingos on the Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana is a twitcher’s paradise. Rare species like the Pel’s fishing owl, and African pygmy goose are commonly found, with a trip to Chobe, the Delta and the Kalahari offering an unrivalled level of ornithological interest.

    Birds

  • Bushmen

    Bushman history is an intrinsic element in the evolution of humanity, and nowhere is this more apparent than in Botswana. Bushman communities have survived on the Makgadikgadi Pans and in areas of western Botswana for centuries. A visit there now allows you to interact with them, experiencing first hand how they cook, hunt, eat and live.

    Bushmen

  • Mokoro Trips

    Slipping through the Delta's mazy waterways and tall papyrus in a mokoro is the most relaxing way to view game. Serenely moving along with only the gurgle of the water passing under your craft, you encounter lechwe grazing in the shallows, kingfishers perched on overhanging branches and crocodiles lurking in dark corners.

    Mokoro Trips

  • Salt Pans

    On the Makgadikgadi Pans you experience an ethereal lunar landscape unlike anywhere else in Africa. It is possible to see the curvature of the earth, sleep out under the stars, and at some times of the year watch a great wildlife migration. Although more thickly vegetated, Nxai and Tau Pans also offer unique landscapes and habitats.

    Salt Pans

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Visit Chobe National Park, Botswana

Encompassing an impressive 10,700km of wilderness the Chobe National Park stretches from the tip of Northern Botswana to the fringes of the Okavango Delta. Chobe is most famous for its elephant and buffalo populations.

Elephant in the Chobe National Park
The Chobe RiverfrontBaby elephant enjoying a mud bathElephant in the Chobe National ParkElephant trunkA hippo grazing in Chobe National Park, BotswanaElephant drinking at sunsetCrocodile, Chobe National Park, BotswanaSunset over the Chobe RiverWhite pelican, Chobe National ParkGiraffe at sunsetKudu on the road in ChobeImpala in ChobeSteenbuck, Chobe National ParkSable and fawnHippo in the Chobe River

Chobe National Park

Botswana

Encompassing an impressive 10,700km of wilderness the Chobe National Park stretches from the tip of Northern Botswana to the fringes of the Okavango Delta.

Varied landscapes

It has a wide range of distinctive landscapes: the emerald floodplains of the Chobe River, the sweeping grasslands of the Savuti Marsh and skeletal leadwood trees in the Savuti Channel. With such varied environments and habitats there’s a magnificent array of wildlife.

A profusion of palatable grass species attracts a variety of herbivores including wildebeest, impala, kudu, waterbuck, giraffe and tsessebe. The puku is found as is the endemic Chobe bushbuck. Predator sightings are good with leopard, cheetah, wild dog and prides of lion large enough to hunt elephant.

Chobe's elephant and buffalo populations

All that said, Chobe is most famous for its elephant and buffalo populations that collect in herds of mammoth proportions. With an estimated population of 40,000 to 60,000 elephant these gentle giants are constant companions. In the dry season the Chobe River sees thousands lining the banks and crossing the water. Boat trips at this time provide excellent photographic opportunities.

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