Chobe National Park Safari
The greatest concentration of elephants on earth, and Africa's most beautiful river at dusk.
Request Rates & AvailabilityChobe is elephant country. Along the Chobe River in the dry season, herds gather in their thousands to drink and cross — a spectacle unmatched anywhere in Africa. Add prides of lion, buffalo, hippo and extraordinary birdlife, and you have one of the continent's great wildlife theatres.
Chobe's signature is the water. A sunset cruise here, drink in hand as elephants swim past your bow, is one of safari's most unforgettable hours — and it makes Chobe a perfect, easygoing complement to the wilder, fly-in Delta.
Landscape & character
Elephant herds gather in their thousands along the riverfront in the dry season, alongside prides of lion, buffalo, hippo and outstanding birdlife.
Signature experiences
Game drives and river cruises are Chobe's signature — including a pioneering all-female guiding team and an electric boat and vehicle fleet at Chobe Game Lodge. The Savuti sector adds dramatic, seasonal predator-prey drama.
- Easy access via Kasane airport — a natural add-on to an Okavango journey and Victoria Falls.
- Who it suits: families, first-timers and photographers.
- The Savuti Channel: a mysterious, cyclical waterway with legendary lion prides.
Best time to visit Chobe
The elephant spectacle peaks in the dry season, July–October; green season is superb for birds and newborns.
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