​User Reviews – Chobe NP

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Tomas Mazon   –  
Spain 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
Overall rating
5/5

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.

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Joseph Moyo   –  
Zimbabwe 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
Overall rating
5/5

i always love my guests to experience Chobe National Park, cause of its proximity to Victoria falls, it doesn't tire my guests at all, the tour started well with our usual boat cruise into Chobe national park the scenic view is still untouched very excellent and just as the tour commence we saw quite a huge herd of elephants taking a bath, after that we sailed into the deep of Chobe river, coming closer to the nature, we saw a huge elephant grazing on the middle of the river, lots of hippos i was doing a little census there i counted all in all to about 150 hippos we came across and elephant i counted elephants was about 580 just along the river,

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, 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

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Janos   –  
Hungary 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
Overall rating
5/5

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.

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Carolyn H.   –  
United States US
Visited: November 2013 Reviewed: Apr 17, 2015

Email Carolyn H.  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Outstanding first safari
Overall rating
5/5

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)

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Buddy from MagnumExcursions Visited: August 2014 Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015

Chobe - It changes with the seasons
Overall rating
5/5

I've been to Chobe National Park in many different months including May, June, July, August and September. It always amazes me how the vibe of the park and the wildlife seen changes with the months. In May and June, the waters of the river are high and winter has not set in. This sets the stage for great sightings of bee eaters, black egrets, and many other birds, but also creates a surreal world of elephants grazing shoulder deep on flooded islands. By late July/August, the migratory birds have gone, but many species such as fish eagles and yellow billed storks are plentiful. The lack of rain and lower river levels increase mammal density greatly. At any given time, you are likely to see giraffe, buffalo, impala, warthogs as well as hundreds of elephants. On the eastern Ngoma gate area, huge herds of zebra are seen in August. For a first time safari traveler or a photographer wanting clean backgrounds, Chobe is one of the best in the world.

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Stefan S Visited: January 2015 Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015

Elephants, so many elephants!
Overall rating
5/5

Imagine your favorite animal: An animal that you've only seen on television or zoos until today. An animal that maybe was one of the reasons for you to go on Safari. An animal that you can't see enough of. And now imagine seeing it everyday from just a few meters away, so close you can almost touch it. That's Chobe.

I love elephants and I've seen so many of them in Chobe that - truth be told - at the end I was kind of sick of them. It was glorious.

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Jillian and Brett, USA Visited: February 2015 Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015

Magical Chobe
Overall rating
5/5

We visited Chobe in the offseason (February) and I would recommend this time to travel for everyone! The weather was outstanding, perfectly warm with little humidity and clear blue sky! While the vegetation is high and makes animal viewing a bit more challenging, it is just that much more rewarding when you do spot something awesome or out of the "ordinary". We truly felt this gave us the ultimate safari experience and did not feel like an animal park or zoo. With that said, we're talking about the cats mainly, because there are big animals EVERYWHERE! Elephants, giraffe, buffalo, zebra, antelope of all sorts, hippos, crocs, Pumba and birds surround you as you enter the park from the Kasane side. We were able to do both an all day safari where we got about 60 miles into the park and the expansiveness and solitude become more apparent and a river cruise to give different perspective. There is nothing quite like seeing elephants play in water. Visiting during the off season also meant that we had very little traffic in the park and had nearly private game drives from our lodge. It was also baby time! Lots of young animals- especially baby elephants which may be the cutest! The park seems to be well managed and guides are respectful of the land and animals- we had such a wonderful, wonderful time in Chobe.

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girlslens Visited: January 2015 Reviewed: Apr 7, 2015

Chobe River Charisma
Overall rating
5/5

Boating cruise on Chobe River an exciting journey... the variety of wildlife a photographer's paradise !!! Scenery beautiful and weather wonderful; this was a 2nd visit and was as terrific as last year. Hope to return !

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photoa99 Visited: December 2014 Reviewed: Apr 5, 2015

Check the weather before you go
Overall rating
5/5

Unlike guides in other parks (that I will not mention), the ones at Chobe National Park were professional, punctual and knowledgeable. Check the weather before you go. If it is raining, the safari will be cancelled so book a few days not just one day to be safe. Take a wind proof jacket on the safari, it is very cold even in the summer. Safaris are either during sunrise or sunset when animals are more visible.

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Bruno Visited: December 2014 Reviewed: Apr 4, 2015

Never seen so much elephants together!
Overall rating
5/5

We went to Chobe in December of 2014, and it was wonderful! We did a lot of other Safaris in Africa, including Kruger and Etosha, but in Chobe we could see much more Elephants. When I say "a lot", I mean dozen of them together, crossing in front of the car, or in the back, elephants so close to us that we could even touch them (of course we didn't!!). Other than Elephants, we saw a lot of Hippos, Buffalos, Giraffes and Impalas. I am not a bird expert, but there was a bunch of them too, including the Lilac Breasted Roller, national bird of Botswana.
The landscape is amazing, and watching the sunset in a boat cruise in Chobe River is a great experience! Bring some beers and Savana Dry with you, and stay there enjoying the beauty of that place, watching some crocodiles and hippos in the water, and elephants bathing theirselves.

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