What’s the largest land animal you have ever seen in the wild? this is the question posed to my son, Justin by my great friend Paul Salvado prior to our first trip into Chobe. My son’s answer was a white…
Category: General Park Information
Botswana’s photographic areas expand
The following is information supplied by Africa Geographic Magazine and specifically from their ‘man in Maun’, Grant Atkinson. I consider Africa Geographic to be one of the best wildlife magazines available, with stunning photography. Unfortunately, the print version of the…
Jigsaw Puzzle/Photo of the Day – January 15, 2010
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Video: A Drive Through Chobe National Park
“DavesWebSiteVideo” uploaded this on YouTube. It gives a great overview of the variety of animals spotted in a day and will also give you a feel for water levels of the Chobe River and how green/grown the bush is at…
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Chili Peppers puts elephants at bay
One of the things that allows Chobe NP to be special is the lack of fencing. Unfortunately, this creates huge problems for Botswana farmers. This article, from the government newspaper, hints that some natural solutions may be available. If you…
Botswana: Protecting Wildlife and Wilderness
Article copyright: Commonwealth News and Information Service (London) A guidelines manual and certificate system is in place to encourage tourism companies to comply with recognized environmental standards During the dry season in Chobe National Park, the third largest in Botswana,…
Chobe River Booze Cruise Video
A video from 2006 of a river cruise on the Chobe River. We think this 2 min. 30 sec. video gives one a good feel for the diversity of wildlife and the scale of the hers one will see on…
Victoria Falls – The Smoke that Thunders (Mosi-oa-Tunya)
Less than an hours’ drive from the Chobe entrance is Victoria Falls, one of the eight natural wonders of the world. The African name translates as “The Smoke that thunders”, the current locals mostly call it “Vic Falls”. My South…