Chobe National Park, situated on the other side of the Zambezi River, one of the watery lifelines of Africa, is a stunning National Park, one of the most beautiful in Southern Africa. It covers a vast 11,700 square kms of the northern Kalahari. To visit, an early start is essential.

To fully enjoy this adventurous day, including the ultimate safari experience and delicious lunch, it’s important to reach the Botswana border early enough to be there when it opens. You’ll need visas and these are for your account. The early start and the visas are well worth the experience that’s waiting in the Chobe.

Most of the drama in the Chobe National Park takes place at the confluence of the Zambezi and the Chobe Rivers. The Chobe River, which begins in the highlands of Angola, is one of the tributaries of the mighty Zambezi River. Both rivers are watery lifelines of Africa. There is so much water between them that much of the water in the Chobe River within the National Park is backwash from the Zambezi River.

Your Chobe day adventure begins at the junction of the Zambezi and the Chobe Rivers. Here is arguably where the greatest concentration of elephants occurs in Africa. The national park is famous for its wildlife and the haunting cry of the iconic fish eagles, kings of the African River Birds, is the soundtrack to the Chobe. Pods of wallowing hippos, primeval crocodiles, elephant and various antelope species can be seen on a leisurely game-viewing cruise on the Chobe River. Prolific antelope herds, and herds of buffalo which are possibly the largest anywhere because of the life-giving powerful rivers, and so are the prides of lions who prey on them. Among the flocks of birds who make the river their home, includes myriads of herons, wading birds and the African skimmer. Witnessing this bird’s amazing fishing skills is an intense delight. After lunch, a 4x4 safari vehicle will take you deep into the heart of the Chobe National park for a land-based, guided game drive to discover the wild animals which prefer to dwell in the scrub and trees of the park away from the river.