NL
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fully recommended especially for the better situated tourists, less for "backpackers" may be. Ample opportunity for watching and photographing, adventurous and much variation.
20-35 years of age
Great wildlife and bush experience but expensive and not as diverse as neighboring countries.
35-50 years of age
Well developed but still authentic bush.
Beautiful earth, nice people, lots of elephants andhyppos, but a few cats (too much water)
DE
Email Wild Dogger | 35-50 years of age
Real Africa
US
20-35 years of age
I would visit South Luangwa Park in Zambia before returning back to Chobe because it is so much more rural and bush, but Chobe was beautiful
50-65 years of age
We felt safe and well looked after an amazing experience
The combination of walking safaris (not always available in other places) and ridden ones (4x4 or boat) allow you for a taste of both close encounters with single animals in the bush, and the impressive abundance of herds.
US
Email Was Buf., Now Was. | 20-35 years of age
I've only been to two parks, and both have been in Botswana (Mokolodi and Chobe). You won't see big cats in either, but you will see elephants and more in Chobe. But in terms of what you can get around Gaborone, short of driving a few hours and dropping a big wad of cash at some bigger, more famous parks, you can't get better than Mokolodi. Botswana is safe, it's inexpensive, and it's not crowded with too many tourists. You'll be in a smaller park, but you may be all alone... we had only four people on our rhino visit, including the two of us. Last time, on a cheetah visit, it was just me and two others. Excellent!
Botswana has managed to preserve its wildlife - unlike so many other african nations.
