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Susie
AU
Visited:
June 2015
Reviewed: Aug 19, 2015
Email Susie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A magical day
After a quick morning tea, the first half of the day was spent in a boat on the Chobe River - we found our guides informative and entertaining. We were delighted by the amount of bird life along the river seeing, among many others, African Fish Eagles, White-fronted Bee-eaters and Great White Egrets. There was plenty of animal life along the banks too - crocodiles, elephants and hippos.
After lunch which was simple but filling, we spent the afternoon in a specially-modified 4x4 vehicle in the Chobe National Park. A highlight of this was seeing the after-math of a leopard-kill. We had a close (but safe) encounter with some elephants, and saw several baboons, impala and giraffes. Unfortunately no lions that day, and zebras were 'out-of-season' - their migratory pattern means they simply
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are not present in Chobe in June. Again, our guide was knowledgeable and entertaining.I would thoroughly recommend a visit to Chobe National Park, and fully intend to go there myself when I am next in southern Africa. To see some pictures from that day, visit https://www.flickr.com/photos/s-haydon/albums/72157655902764278.
Gauthier
HK
Visited:
August 2015
Reviewed: Aug 17, 2015
Email Gauthier | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very nice experience !
We did not expect much from Chobe, since the only thing we knew about it beforehand was that it was famous for elephants.
Our stay was fantastic, we enjoyed very much the boat cruises, from which you can really enjoy all of the wildlife on Sedudu island.
I am not a big fan of birding, but we did see lots of interesting birds, and some people apparently seemed very into the matter and enjoyed it very much !
We also did a morning game drive, which was good, but not excellent. There were too many vehicles compared to some private game reserves, and since we could not get off-road, the animals
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we saw where quite far away. Still, it was a good experience, and the park still has lots of animals, and for a much more affordable price than what you pay in a private game reserve.Overall, our experience was very nice, people were very friendly, the scenery was fantastic, and we did see lots of animals !
MIGUEL
PT
Visited:
April 2015
Reviewed: Jul 10, 2015
Email MIGUEL | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Memories forever - elephants and hippos eating on the riverbank, a few meters only from our boat! Croqs, lions, giraffes, every wild animal you can wish to see. Amazing place. Best safari(s) we've done.
johannekekroesbergen
ZM
Visited:
May 2015
Reviewed: Jul 9, 2015
Email johannekekroesbergen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Never seen so many lions!
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really there. Also, when you are staying in the Bush Lodge or the Safari Lodge, the boat is really big, so it can't come close to the banks. Food at the lodge was okay, though the menu promised more than was actually given. My ciabatta with mozzarella, pesto and tomato turned out to be a cheese sandwich without any pesto or mozzarella. It tasted good, but was not what I expected.
Aaron_PM
AU
Visited:
June 2014
Reviewed: Jun 21, 2015
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
With an experienced guide and camping in the park, we had immediate access to the animals and scenery immediately.
Sharon and Roy
NZ
Visited:
May 2015
Reviewed: Jun 9, 2015
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Chobe Safari
an excellent experience
staff very knowledgeable and accommodating
both land and river activities were awesome - soooo many photos
James R Rye
GB
Visited:
April 2015
Reviewed: May 31, 2015
Email James R Rye | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Chobe is one of the eaier Safari parks where the roads are easily passable and the wildlife is plentiful. We stayed at Senyati just outside the park, which had an excellent waterhole complete with a hide so that you could get close to the elephants who came to drink in the evenings.
Peter
GB
Visited:
March 2015
Reviewed: May 26, 2015
Email Peter | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The elephants and birdlife were spectacular with a trip along the Chobe river being an unmissable experience.
michielbesseling
NL
Visited:
April 2015
Reviewed: May 25, 2015
Email michielbesseling | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An amazing park,
The most popular way to visit Chobe is a river cruise. The boats are huge, but believe me, that doesn't matter.
The boats leave Kasane in the early afternoon. You can bring your own drinks. Enjoy the sun, scenery and wildlife.
You'll see mostly elephants, hippo's, crocodile's and buffalo's. In the dry season herds of elephant and buffalo come to the river side to drink. It's amazing how many animals you'll see. I highly recommend this cruise to everyone.
In the early morning we left for a game drive through the park. We saw the sun rise. The park has beautiful small dirt roads on the river banks, hills and plains. We saw a lot of small game and birds. Springbok and Kudu's. Fish Eagles and Vultures. Mongoose and Baboons.
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Hippo, Buffalo and Giraffe.On a game drive you must be lucky to see the big cats. We were not that lucky.
joscelyn_p
US
Visited:
April 2015
Reviewed: May 21, 2015
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We witnessed wildlife beyond my wildest dreams!
My father, husband and I traveled to Chobe National Park in April 2015. It was our first trip to Africa, and we stayed three nights at Muchenje Safari Lodge. It truly was an amazing experience. I couldn't have imagined the wildlife we would see or how close we would get to elephant and buffalo herds, lions, giraffes, zebras, hippos, crocodiles, lizards, baboons, monkeys, warthogs and antelopes. I also have never seen so many beautiful, colorful birds including the southern carmine bee-eater, lilac-breasted roller and wire-tailed swallow. While we were there we went on early morning, full day and sunset game drives as well as a river cruise. Our guide, Synack, was very knowledgable and respectful of the animals and the park. April was the perfect time to travel. There weren't that many people, and we couldn't have asked for better weather. There only was one brief rain shower while we were there, and when it was over the sun came out and we saw a full rainbow. Chobe National Park is a place that touches your soul. I wouldn't hesitate to come back.