Chobe Day Trip

Game viewing along the Chobe River.....

The Chobe day trip sets off early morning from Victoria Falls - destination Chobe National Park in Botswana. You will be transferred by vehicle to the Kazungula border which is the border post between Zimbabwe and Botswana a distance of 70km -  here your  Botswana Guide will meet you.

Elephants are a regular site on the Chobe day trip

Once you are through the border post you will be taken straight to the Chobe River, where you will spend the morning game viewing from a cruise boat.

The morning cruise ends at around about lunch and you will then be taken to a hotel on the riverbank for lunch.

After lunch you will get on a safari vehicle for an afternoon game drive in the Chobe National Park where you will have an opportunity to enjoy an abundance of wildlife.

After the game drive, you will be taken back to the Kazungula border, where you will be met by your Zimbabwean guide for your return transfer to Victoria Falls, arriving at approximately 18.30hrs  

A reason to experience A Chobe day trip.....

IT'S A KIND OF MAGIC An interesting phenomenon is occurring on the Chobe this year.  The river level is rising at unprecedented rates in comparison to the last 10 years.  It’s amazing to watch as areas normally untouched by the river are being enveloped by the inescapable floods.  The result has been a frenzy of new activity in these zones, especially by Chobe’s myriad of bird life.  There is visible excitement amongst the Kingfishers that are feasting on the fingerlings colonizing these new waters.  The Bee-Eaters never tire in their chase for juicy prey resulting from the late surge in the insect population. This year we are also experiencing very heavy late rains, that swoop in from Zambia to the north and concentrate along the river.  A hugely diverse array of mammal species are now making appearances in the Chobe waterfront area.  Guides who have worked this area for decades are saying that this is a result of drier weather further inland and the sweet smells of new growth by the river.  With the herbivores come the predators.  Lions and leopards are being sighted daily.  It is unusual that sightings of these cats are better from the river, but the usual charm of the Chobe boat cruise has now been even more enhanced by the high possibilities of viewing these creatures in amongst elephants and buffalo along Watercart, an area famous for its year round concentrations of plains game.  Guests on game drives are experiencing different rewards.  They are being taken a little further inland away from the waters’ edge and are being greeted by herds of zebra, wildebeest, eland and sometimes even the elusive Sable.  The Wild Dogs are also back and they have new pups.  The pack’s numbers have swelled to 17 and their hunting success rate has been greatly enhanced by the unparalleled concentrations of game along the river front.  Every day there is something new, every day a new adventure for those who are privileged to visit this beautiful piece of Africa. This truly is a special time to be in Chobe! Text by Luke Brown, African Odyssey and Into Africa

Overnight Chobe Trips......

Chobe overnight trips are also available, this safari includes a cruise on the Chobe River, a wonderful night experienced at a wilderness camp and a game drive in the evening....   For more information on these please send us an enquiry form.  

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Choosing between Zambezi National Park and Chobe National Park ???

This is a tough choice and tricky question. Zambezi National Park is right on your doorstep, but Chobe is world renowned for its game viewing.

What does one do... well I guess if I can point out the pros and cons of each you can make up your own mind.

Chobe without doubt has fantastic game viewing, far greater abundance than in the Zambezi National park.

However Chobe is far more commercialised than The Zambezi National Park. There will be lots of tourist on all sorts of game activities, if a pride of lions is spotted the words gets around quickly and there will be lots of vehicles descending upon that spot (Kenya style - lots of minibuses). The Zambezi Nat Park in comparison is extremely quiet with only a few vehicle entering the park so although you might not see as much, what you do see you will be able to enjoy much more. Don't get me wrong here, there is still plenty of game of all species in the Zambezi Nat park.

If you take a tour with one our recommended operators in the Zambezi Nat park,  you will be sure to have truly bush experience, which means not only only looking for the big five but understanding and getting to know about the birds and insects, grasses and trees in fact the whole eco system, you will be able to walk if you wish and really get interact with the African bush.

A Chobe day trip if you are staying in Victoria Falls involves at least 3hrs of travelling time (return trip), plus some time spent clearing customs and immigration between Zimbabwe and Botswana, a simple procedure, still it has to be done, and if you are on a foreign passport you will now have to buy another visa upon entry back into Zimbabwe or will have had to purchase a double entry visa when you first arrived. Zambezi National park in comparison is 10mins drive from the centre of Victoria falls and there obviously are no border posts and extra visa costs.

Chobe river is outstanding in beauty, but equally so is the Mighty Zambezi river along which the Zambezi National Park borders.