Botswana’s first and best-known national park, Chobe is one of the top wilderness reserves in the world. Covering 11,000 square kilometres from the northern reaches of Botswana to the edge of the Okavango Delta, the park is bordered on one side by the Chobe River, its life-giving waters bringing richness to what would otherwise be desert in the form of expansive grassland, forests, swamps, and wetlands.

This wide variety of habitats means a wide variety of things that call it home and in Chobe the wildlife is plentiful. The park is particularly known for its vast populations of elephants and buffalo, with herds of both wandering the grasslands numbering hundreds of individuals, in fact, it is said that Chobe has the world’s highest concentration of elephants. Predators include lions, leopards, cheetahs and the occasional African wild dog, while there are hippos and crocodiles galore in the waters of the Chobe River. For birders, there are 400 species here, including Pel’s fishing owl and the African fish eagle.

Any holiday to Botswana needs to have Chobe National Park on the itinerary!