Month: June 2026

Chobe vs Okavango Delta: Which Botswana Safari Should You Choose?

Chobe vs Okavango Delta: Which Botswana Safari Should You Choose?

Chobe vs Okavango Delta: honest comparison of Botswana’s two greatest safari destinations — elephants, wild dog, water safaris, costs, and how to combine them.

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Chobe Game Lodge — Botswana’s Original Luxury Safari Lodge

Chobe Game Lodge — Botswana’s Original Luxury Safari Lodge

Chobe Game Lodge: Botswana’s original luxury safari lodge on the Chobe River — elephant herds, exclusive boat safaris, the Burton-Taylor honeymoon lodge, inside Chobe National Park.

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Chobe National Park Map — Zones, Gates & Game Drive Routes Explained

Chobe National Park Map — Zones, Gates & Game Drive Routes Explained

Chobe National Park zone-by-zone guide: Chobe Riverfront, Savute, Linyanti, entry gates, fees, and how to combine zones in one safari.

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Chobe National Park with Kids: Family Safari Guide

Chobe National Park with Kids: Family Safari Guide

Is Chobe National Park Good for Families with Children? Yes — Chobe National Park is an excellent family safari destination, though the malaria consideration requires careful planning for families with young children. The park’s extraordinary elephant and hippo encounters from boats, the flat and accessible terrain, and the sheer volume of wildlife make Chobe highly …

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Chobe National Park Wildlife Guide: What Animals Will You See?

Chobe National Park Wildlife Guide: What Animals Will You See?

What Animals Live in Chobe National Park? Chobe National Park is home to an extraordinary diversity of wildlife — 130,000+ elephants in the broader ecosystem, large buffalo herds, the Big Five, and over 450 recorded bird species. The park is divided into four distinct ecosystems: the Chobe Riverfront (northern edge along the river); the Ngwezumba …

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Chobe National Park Malaria: What You Need to Know

Chobe National Park Malaria: What You Need to Know

Is Chobe National Park a Malaria Zone? Yes — Chobe National Park and the Kasane area are in a malaria transmission zone. Malaria is present year-round in Chobe, with higher transmission risk during and after the wet season (November–April) when mosquito populations increase with standing water. The dry season (May–October) carries lower transmission risk but …

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How to Get to Chobe National Park: Complete Travel Guide

How to Get to Chobe National Park: Complete Travel Guide

How Do You Get to Chobe National Park? Chobe National Park is located in northern Botswana, accessible primarily via Kasane — a small town at Chobe’s northeastern entrance at the confluence of the Chobe and Zambezi rivers, where four countries meet: Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Namibia. The main international gateway is Johannesburg (3-hour drive or …

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Best Camps and Lodges in Chobe National Park (2026 Guide)

Best Camps and Lodges in Chobe National Park (2026 Guide)

Best Lodges in Chobe National Park (2026 Expert Rankings): The top-ranked luxury lodges in Chobe are Chobe Game Lodge (the only permanent luxury lodge situated inside the national park along the Chobe River), Ngoma Safari Lodge (panoramic Chobe floodplain views from a private concession), Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge (deep wilderness predator territory along the Savuti …

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Chobe vs Okavango Delta: Which Botswana Safari Should You Choose?

Chobe vs Okavango Delta: Which Botswana Safari Should You Choose?

Should You Visit Chobe or the Okavango Delta? Chobe National Park and the Okavango Delta are Botswana’s two flagship safari destinations — and they offer fundamentally different experiences. Chobe is defined by sheer wildlife volume: the world’s largest elephant concentration, massive buffalo herds, and excellent predator populations centred on the Chobe River. The Okavango Delta …

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Chobe National Park Elephants: The Largest Concentration on Earth

Chobe National Park Elephants: The Largest Concentration on Earth

How Many Elephants Are in Chobe National Park? Chobe National Park in northern Botswana is home to the largest concentration of African elephants on Earth — approximately 130,000 elephants are present in the Chobe ecosystem, with peak dry-season aggregations of 50,000–80,000 animals gathering along the Chobe River between June and October. This extraordinary density is …

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