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Lisa C
US
Visited:
April 2018
Reviewed: Apr 19, 2018
Email Lisa C | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
For the part of Chobe we were in, I think 3 stars is almost on the generous side for "bush vibe". It is pretty crowded with game drive vehicles and you can find yourself stuck in a long parade of them, although our driver took pains to try & get us out & away from the others. But with so many vehicles in the area, it didn't really give us much of a "bush vibe", which to us infers a sense of being out somewhat alone in the wilderness. When lions were spotted next to the road, it was a positive gridlock of traffic, all elbowing to get a vantage point. As cool as it was to see lions, the circus atmosphere of what had to have been 10 game drive vehicles surrounding them, took a little bit of an edge off the thrill of seeing them.
Myer Bornstein Photo Bee1
US
Visited:
May 2017
Reviewed: Mar 7, 2018
Email Myer Bornstein Photo Bee1 | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Chobe National Park has the greatest concentration of elephants along with multiple of the species of mammals, birds, and reptiles that are easy to approach from the boat
Catalina Tecas
CL
Visited:
January 2018
Reviewed: Feb 28, 2018
Email Catalina Tecas | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The elephants are awesome, they are many!
It was an incredible day, full of magic, I was impressed to see so many elephants in their natural habitat, being so authentic and happy. I was happy to see so many colorful birds. I would have liked to have seen more cats (I only saw a lioness), I think there are more cats missing. The guide should know more about birds, he knew a lot about animals and interesting facts, but he lacked a bit more of that information. I loved the safari. Thank you very much
Paula Adams
US
Visited:
December 2017
Reviewed: Feb 13, 2018
Email Paula Adams | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Seeing so many elephants of every size imaginable being wild and free and witnessing their natural behavior made me very happy and humbled.
eric
KE
Visited:
January 2018
Reviewed: Jan 31, 2018
Email eric | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Breathtaking nature & wildlife
This was my first ever wildlife experience in Botswana and can proudly say I wasn't let down. The morning game drive went well, backed by the clear skies and a glorious sunset. We encountered a few wild animals like Elephants, Lions, Monkeys, Kudus, Kobs, Impalas, Zebras, and so much more. My mission was to take as many photos as I can, and these are giving me remarkable flashbacks whenever I look at them... I stayed at Chobe Marina Lodge near the waterfront thus giving me fantastic views of the mighty Chobe River and the Namibian territory across. Everyone was friendly, welcoming and approachable. I felt at ease and explored without limits for the four days I was in Kasane the gateway to Chobe National Park.
Anna
The park is beautiful and defenetely worth visiting
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is the best experience for me. Beware, everywhere in the park you need a good 4x4 veichle as roads can be on deep sand. Also, if you self-drive, make sure you have a good map. Enjoy!
Tim Barry
CA
Visited:
October 2017
Reviewed: Nov 9, 2017
Email Tim Barry | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
We loved the wildlife but were less impressed with the other catagories. We also realize it was merely a preference on our part.
Inga
IS
Visited:
October 2017
Reviewed: Nov 1, 2017
Email Inga | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Chobe is a vast park but it's full of animals who are pretty used to the traffic of tourists and you can get very close to them. Just show some patience.
Julian
DE
Visited:
October 2017
Reviewed: Oct 31, 2017
Email Julian | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Good wildlife but unfortunately no rhinos. Plenty of birds and nice scenery
Janette
AU
Visited:
September 2017
Reviewed: Oct 31, 2017
Email Janette | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Lots to see but too many people
We spent two nights near the park at Chobe Bush Lodge which was excellent. We went on a early morning safari drive and an afternoon boat cruise. Others from our group did an afternoon drive as well.
Even though we saw lots of excellent wildlife including two lions stalking some warthogs, it was way too crowded during both the morning drive and the boat cruise. There were often dozens of safari vehicles/boats around a good animal sighting with some vehicles hogging the best spot for ages and we often had to wait. This was mainly for lions (we didn't see anything else really special). And when it came to the sunset part of the cruise, lots of small boats sat in front of our bigger boats spoiling our view - there was plenty of room for them elsewhere. Our boat moved somewhere else to avoid these boats. These experiences spoilt the park for us. We actually saw much more in Kruger and it was less crowded.
However, friends who did the afternoon safari drive said there weren't so many other groups and they had some excellent sightings including the rare wild dog.