Discover Botswana

The world famous Chobe National Park is Botswana’s first National Park and home to the world’s largest remaining herds of Elephant. Bordered by the winding Chobe River that provides a permanent source of water, this area teems with wildlife. In the drier season, from May through to October, the Chobe Riverfront is a major watering spot for large breeding herds of elephant, giraffe, sable and Cape buffalo. It is also the only area where the puku antelope can be seen.

Sunsets on the Chobe River are breathtaking – listening to the call of the Fish Eagle and the grunt of the many hippos getting ready to emerge and graze for the evening. Guests could be lucky enough to watch elephants as they swim across the river to reach the islands in the centre. The Chobe Riverfront, from the town of Kasane through the northernmost section of the park, is undoubtedly the most visited area, as it is within easy access of Victoria Falls.

Activities in this area include boat cruises on the Chobe River, game drives in the Chobe National Park as well as catch-and-release fishing. Notably, the area is also renowned as a bird watcher’s paradise.

The Okavango Delta is an oasis in the Kalahari Desert of Botswana, fed by the catchment waters from the Angolan Highlands. The Okavango River does not have an outlet into the sea, but rather flows into Botswana and fans out into through the Delta, filling up the waterways with the levels rising and falling through the seasons.

Covering almost a third of the Okavango Delta is the Moremi Game Reserve – land declared by the BaTawana people in 1963 and the first wildlife sanctuary to be created by an African tribe in their own area. At the centre of the Delta, and forming part of the Moremi is Chief’s Island, arguably the most exclusive wildlife area in Botswana and currently the only area in the country that supports rhino.

Surrounding the Moremi are private concessions which offer the guests more diverse activities having more flexibility than the game reserve including walking safaris, night drives and mokoro trails. Expect herds of impala and tsessebe, buffalo, wildebeest and elephant, and sightings of lechwe and sitatunga on the reed banks as well as excellent opportunities to see lion, leopard, cheetah and the elusive African wild dog. The Okavango Delta teams with birdlife and rings with the sound of the hippos calling in the pools – a true paradise for safari adventure.