Chobe National Park
The Chobe National Park, which is the second largest
national park in Botswana and
covers
10,566 square km, has one of the greatest concentrations of game found on the
African continent. Its uniqueness in the abundance of wildlife and the true African nature
of the region, offers a safari experience of a lifetime.
The park is divided into four distinctly different eco systems:
Serondela with its lush
plains and dense forests in the Chobe River area in the extreme north-east;
the
Savuti Marsh in the west;
the
Linyanti Swamps in the north-west
the hot dry hinterland in
between.
A major feature of Chobe National Park is its elephant population currently estimated at
around 120,000. The Chobe elephant are migratory, making seasonal movements of up to 200
km from the Chobe and Linyanti rivers, where they concentrate in the dry season,
to the pans in the southeast of the park, to which they disperse in the rains.
Savuti
Often described as one of, if not the best,
wildlife-viewing area in Africa today. Savuti boasts one of the highest concentrations of
wildlife left on the African continent. Animals are present during all seasons, and at
certain times of the year their numbers can be staggering.
If you allow yourself adequate time here (a minimum of three to four days is recommended)
you will probably see nearly all the major species: giraffe, elephant, zebra, impala,
tsessebe, roan, sable, wildebeest, kudu, buffalo, waterbuck, warthog, eland and
accompanying predators including lion, hyena, jackal, bat-eared fox and possibly even
cheetah and wild dog.
Savuti is famous for its predators, particularly its resident lions and spotted
hyena
populations.
Mosquitoes are prevalent throughout the park and visitors are strongly advised to take
anti-malarial prophylactics.
