On my last trip to Chobe National Park, I heard comments from locals related to new controls on tour groups entering the reserves. For us, the question was whether we were considered an official ‘tour group’. More importantly, it was…
Month: February 2010
The majestic Baobab – a legend in its time
Chobe and the Kasane area has some marvelous Baobab trees. I guess I learned about the Baobab from the old TV show, “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color” which often had nature shows, but for me … seeing a majestic…
Photo Tip: Planning …. So what is your Safari ‘Bucket List’?
A popular US movie with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman was ‘The Bucket List’. The premise was pretty straight forward. If you have a terminal problem, what are the ‘must’ activities you need to achieve so you have no regrets. …
Elephants – Minimizing the chance of a charge .. and How To handle a charge
We certainly don’t want to say that Chobe National Park is just about elephants, but they will be one of your most common sightings. If you look through the articles at ChobeSafari.com, you may have already guessed this. When in…
2009 Aerial Surveys: Counts to deternime abundance, distribution and trends
While in Chobe, you will not see many rangers other than the occasional ‘poacher patrol’, so you may wonder if anyone is keeping tabs on the trends within the park. The answer is ‘yes they are’. Many of the surveys…
Cover to Cover: 5 favourite African reads
I found this blog by thefynbosguy in South Africa at mySafari (one of our recommended blog links) while surfing the web. We’ve recommended books on southern Africa in the past, but never commented on these five. Of the group, the…
Elephant Odyssey by San Diego Zoo
The San Diego Zoo’s new promotion to help raise funds for their collaboration with Elephants Without Borders, to help support work to save elephants. You’ve probably heard the expression “the elephant in the room,” but how about the elephant in…
Livingstone – The Zambian Side of Victoria Falls
A ‘must see’ near to Chobe is Victoria Falls. While the view is grand, some are not so comfortable in Zimbabwe due to political and/or economic concerns. Since the falls are on the Zambia/Zim border, an alternative is to stay…
The Debate: What is most important on Safari
Johan Knols at PlanYourSafari recently suggested that the most important item for a safari is a proper bed. His argument: Waking up rested is the most important thing during your safari, even if all the next points fail. If you…
Harry Behret’s Wildlife Photography Tips
The following shooting tips and techniques article was written by Harry Behret. Mr. Behret reserves all rights for the text and images within the article. From our experience, general wildlife shooting and safari wildlife shooting have many things in common,…