Chobe National Park

Did you know?

Chobe river forms the border of Botswana and Namibia. It is also an hour drive to the famous Victoria Falls!
Savute is not a national park!
Established in 1968, Chobe National Park covers approximately 11,700 sq km, encompassing floodplains,
swamps and woodland. The Chobe River forms the park's northern boundary, which includes four distinct
geographical areas: the Chobe River front: the Ngwezumba pans; Savuté; and Linyanti. It is the most accessible
and frequently visited of Botswana's big game country, the Chobe Riverfront, is most famous for the large herds
of elephants and Cape Buffalo that converge on the riverbank to drink during the dry winter months.
About 460 bird species have been recorded in the park, making it one of Africa's premier venues for bird safaris.
Common species include the Sacred Ibis, Egyptian Geese, the ubiquitous cormorants and darters, Spur-winged
Geese, Pel's Fishing Owl, carmine Bee-eaters, most members of the kingfisher family, all the rollers, the
unmistakable Fish Eagle, the Martial Eagle, and many members of the stork family.