Botswana

Botswana is a land of water... and elephants. Chobe River National Park is most easily accessible from Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and Livingstone in Zambia. The Chobe River National park entrance is only about 30 minutes drive from the border of Zimbabwe.

The town of Kasane in the North of Botswana is the closest town to the national park. There are a number of beautiful lodges to stay on the river if you have the time to stay a night you would not be dissapointed, otherwise day trips are still excellent and worthwhile.

The Okavango Delta is the main drawcard of Botswana. Flying into Maun in the South of Botswana is the easist way to access the Okavango Delta. The Chobe river and many others feed into the Delta, an inland sea and one of the most amazing wildlife sanctuaries in the world. Game viewing is done on Mokoro's (small dugout canoes), power boats, walking safaris and vehicles.

Unlike most game areas of Africa, the Okavango Delta is best visited when water levels are at there highest, June through to October. Extremely large concentrations of elephants and other animals are drawn to the water as there usual grazing grounds dry up.

Chobe River, Botswana, Africa 2007. Click here to see more photos.