Chobe National Park

Chobe National Park is a major protected area in northern Botswana, noted for very large concentrations of elephants and diverse riverine and savanna habitats. The park includes distinct ecological zones from the floodplain along the Chobe River to drier inland areas such as the Savuti channel.

Popular visitor activities focus on boat safaris along the riverfront, game drives in the park’s interior and birdwatching; the riverfront holds exceptionally high densities of wildlife, especially in the dry season. The park is divided into sectors with different access routes and lodges, so many visitors use Kasane as their base.

Chobe was designated as a national park in the 1960s and has since been managed for wildlife conservation and tourism, with particular attention to elephant populations. Management aims to balance tourism, community needs and transboundary wildlife movements in the region.

The park sits in the far north of Botswana along the borders with Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe; the town of Kasane lies close to the eastern Chobe River entrance and acts as the usual staging point for safaris.

• Boat safaris: Boat safaris on the Chobe River are among the best ways to see large herds of elephants and congregations of hippos close to the water.
• Kasane gateway: The town of Kasane functions as the main gateway with road and air links; cross-border trips to nearby Victoria Falls and Namibia's Caprivi are commonly combined with park visits.

What to See #

• Chobe Riverfront: A riverfront area along the Chobe River known for very high densities of elephants and other large mammals, with numerous lodges and boat safari operations based nearby.
• Savuti: A seasonally flooded marsh and channel system in the southwestern park known for its shifting watercourses and predator-prey dynamics; it supports large herbivore populations in drier months.