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hjreitsma
NL
Visited:
March 2005
Reviewed: Jun 10, 2017
Email hjreitsma | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Lots of hyppo's, elephants and other wildlife (verry close to the hotel)
Dust()
FI
Visited:
May 2013
Reviewed: Jun 2, 2016
Email Dust() | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Day Trip to Chobe National Park
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one of the lodges were we had an opportunity to fresh up and rest. Afternoon was spent on a game drive and then we had only a group of 5 in the same car. We basically drove the marked roads in the area and again the guide was excellent. We were able to spot a lot of animals and in this area, animals are quite used to vehicles so they are not running away as soon as you spot them. If you get overwhelmed about the scenery on the river, the view from here to the river is even more spectacular with the number of elephants, hippos, giraffes and other animals you could see in the wide area. The highlight of the visit was when we spotted lions - our guide was able to drive very close and that was one of the best experiences on our three week's trip.When visiting Chobe like this, keep in mind that it is a public park with many other visitors in the same area and there are self-driving tourists, as well. Definitely you find more bush vibe from private parks but for the day trip this was value for the money.
So many elephants! Great guides and it didn't feel too 'touristy' or developed.
Gauthier
HK
Visited:
August 2015
Reviewed: Aug 17, 2015
Email Gauthier | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very nice experience !
We did not expect much from Chobe, since the only thing we knew about it beforehand was that it was famous for elephants.
Our stay was fantastic, we enjoyed very much the boat cruises, from which you can really enjoy all of the wildlife on Sedudu island.
I am not a big fan of birding, but we did see lots of interesting birds, and some people apparently seemed very into the matter and enjoyed it very much !
We also did a morning game drive, which was good, but not excellent. There were too many vehicles compared to some private game reserves, and since we could not get off-road, the animals
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we saw where quite far away. Still, it was a good experience, and the park still has lots of animals, and for a much more affordable price than what you pay in a private game reserve.Overall, our experience was very nice, people were very friendly, the scenery was fantastic, and we did see lots of animals !
johannekekroesbergen
ZM
Visited:
May 2015
Reviewed: Jul 9, 2015
Email johannekekroesbergen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Never seen so many lions!
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really there. Also, when you are staying in the Bush Lodge or the Safari Lodge, the boat is really big, so it can't come close to the banks. Food at the lodge was okay, though the menu promised more than was actually given. My ciabatta with mozzarella, pesto and tomato turned out to be a cheese sandwich without any pesto or mozzarella. It tasted good, but was not what I expected.
oldparson
GB
Visited:
April 2015
Reviewed: May 1, 2015
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful for birds and elephants.
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impala and warthogs. No big cats seen - and the zebra had migrated to Namibia. Weather was cool - low 20s, overcast and dry. There were a lot of other safari vehicles all following the same route - our guide explained they had to keep to set tracks so we couldn't go and see what was attracting the vultures a couple of hundred metres away. However he did try hard to keep us away from from the larger group and we had great views and enjoyed our day.
France and Roger
FR
Visited:
September 2011
Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
it was excellent in 2011, but went back in 2014 and it was over crowded.
jo.b
GB
Visited:
May 2010
Reviewed: Nov 29, 2011
50-65 years of age
We had excelelnt guides in the park and saw all the animals we expected to.
Probably less touristy compared to Kenya and Tanzania, but still too many to my taste. But hey, all tourists want to be alone with the animals, don't they? :)
Gary Elson
GB
Visited:
January 2026
Reviewed: Apr 15, 2026
Email Gary Elson | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Predators and Elephants as well as river cruises
Spent 6 days in ad around the Chobe River during the wet season - and it did get very wet on two of the days. 3 game drives in the Chobe NP, which produced good elephant and lion sightings. All lion and leopard sightings by us and other vehicles were in the vicinity of the Serondola picnic site and west of there. As it was the wet season, fewer animals were drawn to the river, so birding was more productive.
Photography on the river was excellent, as were the hippos and elephants in the afternoon. If you have the choice, game drive in the morning - and get there as soon as the gates open, and river cruise in the afternoon.