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fabian piorkowsky
ZA
Visited:
January 2015
Reviewed: May 7, 2015
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
the true beauty of Africa and her animals at land and in the water
Chobe National Park is one of the most amazing places to experience Africa in her full beauty. The biggest concentration of Elephants anywhere in the world, and all others in abundance on land, in the water and in between.
C H
AU
Visited:
April 2015
Reviewed: May 3, 2015
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing elephant river crossings
Guide was great. The boat ride on the river was an amazing way to see the wildlife from a different perspective. Wildlife was a bit scarce but we did have two river crossings to watch with elephants which was the key highlight. Great sunsets. Chobe Elephant Camp was great, the staff were very accommodating.
oldparson
GB
Visited:
April 2015
Reviewed: May 1, 2015
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful for birds and elephants.
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impala and warthogs. No big cats seen - and the zebra had migrated to Namibia. Weather was cool - low 20s, overcast and dry. There were a lot of other safari vehicles all following the same route - our guide explained they had to keep to set tracks so we couldn't go and see what was attracting the vultures a couple of hundred metres away. However he did try hard to keep us away from from the larger group and we had great views and enjoyed our day.
tosakan2000
DE
Visited:
May 2014
Reviewed: Apr 25, 2015
Email tosakan2000 | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I never saw so many elephants and hippos outside the water like there - even at 12.00 a.m.
But I saw many other animals too - much more than on my safari trips in South Africa and Namibia.
lee mcveigh
AU
Visited:
April 2014
Reviewed: Apr 22, 2015
Email lee mcveigh | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
elephants
we saw so many elephants of all sizes and groups, we saw two lionesses stalk their prey for over an hour only to be foiled at the last minute. it was the experience of a lifetime and I can't wait to go back.
Professor Kelly Phelan
US
Visited:
May 2014
Reviewed: Apr 17, 2015
Email Professor Kelly Phelan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Best wildlife viewing in all of Africa!
I am a Professor of Tourism who lived in Botswana for over a year. As part of my teaching, research and personal interests I have travelled to more than a dozen countries throughout Africa. I can say with complete confidence, the BEST wildlife viewing is in Chobe. The best time to come is in the winter (May-August) because it is dry and the animals crowd around the watering holes. Be sure to take a game drive AND the boat cruise. Chobe has the greatest concentration of elephants in the world- roughly 70,000, so you are guaranteed to see plenty. If you into town yourself be careful, drive slowly, and try not to drive at night because you will see elephants along the road (sometimes in the middle of the road) all the time. They are very difficult to see at night, so it is recommended not to do it, or if absolutely necessary, drive very slooooooooooowly. After travelling to more than 50 countries, Chobe is my absolute favorite place. I have been there at least 10 times because I insist on taking all my visitors there. Not to be missed!
Tomas Mazon
ES
Visited:
February 2015
Reviewed: Apr 17, 2015
Email Tomas Mazon | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great river journey and facilities
I went on a bad month for wildlife (day 1 of February) due terrestrial animals don't need to go to the river for drinking. Although this, the river journey was excellent, with lots of hippos, cocodriles and birds. On the road trip we only saw giraffes, and several antelopes. All the facilities were also very good, new and clean: the ship, the rover, the lodge and the restaurant. Weather was also very confortable. Landscapes of the river shores were also very nice. Very few people around.
Joseph Moyo
ZW
Visited:
February 2015
Reviewed: Apr 17, 2015
Email Joseph Moyo | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Now becoming like a zoo
had our usual lunch and we this time it was a in a 4 x 4 Game drive vehicle,
we drove quite about few minutes we were already at the parks entrance gate formalities were done and soon after that, we took a turn which was coming closer to the chobe river, saw loads and loads of impalas and of cause and some elephants,
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we went deep in the Chobe National park, trying to get our way on our own as i instructed the ranger cause we where about 5 cars in a raw this couldn't do well with me,fare enough we took another turn driving in a northward direction of the Park after some quiet a drive at last it paid we saw a leopard just on the side of the road but because of the bushy area where we were we could not take any picture but we waited and after 5 minutes of waiting, we saw the cat coming out slowly and there it was in front of our vehicle and guess what we took load and loads of photos, within the next 5 minutes we saw a cloudy like dust approaching us and in few minutes there was 15 to 20 game drive vehicles around us
but all in all i loved it
it was great experience indeed
Janos
HU
Visited:
May 2014
Reviewed: Apr 17, 2015
Email Janos | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The Happiest Elephants in the World
Going to Chobe was an instant decicion of us (me and a friend of mine). We spent some days in the Okavango Delta and were prepared to leave for the Viktoria Falls. Then suddenly we realized that it is possible to interrupt our trip and spend a few hours in Chobe. This is why I have no opinion on hotels. Even I spent only few hours on a boat on the Chobe river, this has left deep impressions. One can see an incredible number of elephants playing in the water, hipos, birds, alligators. I wish I could spend more time there.
Carolyn H.
US
Visited:
November 2013
Reviewed: Apr 17, 2015
Email Carolyn H. | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding first safari
Chobe National Park was the first park we were lucky enough to visit on our first safari. We had nothing to compare it to, but were very happy with our three days there. The guides were knowlegeable and accomodating, the park was "just big enough", and the animal and bird sitings were frequent. If you love elephants, this is the park for you, but we saw all of the big 5 except leopards. Our hotel was close to the park and a lovely place to stay. (The Chobe Wildlife Lodge)
