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4.7235 / 5 4.7 /5
4.7299 / 5 4.6077 / 5 4.2111 / 5 4.5500 / 5

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Female avatar icon jo.b United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: May 2010 Reviewed: Nov 29, 2011

50-65 years of age

4 / 5 4 /5
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We had excelelnt guides in the park and saw all the animals we expected to.

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Female avatar icon France and Roger France flag FR       Visited: September 2011 Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015

65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

4 / 5 4 /5
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it was excellent in 2011, but went back in 2014 and it was over crowded.

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Male avatar icon oldparson United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: April 2015 Reviewed: May 1, 2015

50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Wonderful for birds and elephants.

4 / 5 4 /5
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This was a one-day visit from our base at Victoria Falls. We love birds so that was a priority for us. We have seen the bigger animals in Zambia's South Luanga NP. The tour was arranged from our hotel and was with Bushtracks. The organisation ran like clockwork - courteous staff who helped us through the border crossings which looked intimidating but were easy. There were just 6 of us in the party. We started with the river tour which was quiet from a wildlife point of view to start with, however an hour in and we started to see lots of birds - which our guide was pleased to follow and get good views of. Our guide knew all the birds we saw and was informative but not intrusive to the experience. A woodland kingfisher and carmine bee-eaters being highlights. Great view of elephants coming down to the water to drink, then the hippos and crocodiles completed the morning. Lunch at a lodge was an excellent buffet. The afternoon overland safari gave us great views of more elephants, giraffe,
Read more 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.
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Female avatar icon johannekekroesbergen Zambia flag 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!

4 / 5 4 /5
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We stayed at the new Chobe Bush Lodge, sister accommodation to the Chobe Safari Lodge. Really nice rooms, everything still fresh and new. We went for a game drive in the morning and a boat cruise in the afternoon. We were at the gate of the park at 6 in the morning; it was still dark and very cold. I sat shivering in the vehicle, and probably the animals were still curled up in bed as well. We did see a leopard in the half-light, but not much else. That is, until we heard the lions. There were many. A pride of about 10 was chased away from their kill by another pride, and they were angry! Growling, with foam around their mouths. Now I almost couldn't hold my camera for the adrenalin rushing through my body. (I managed, though, as you can see here: ) We didn't see much game other than the lions - but it was fantastic anyhow. The boatcruise was fine as well - the sunset on the Chobe river is a beauty. However, it gets really busy with boats in the afternoon, so that bush vibe wasn't
Read more 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.
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Male avatar icon Gauthier Hong Kong flag HK       Visited: August 2015 Reviewed: Aug 17, 2015

Email Gauthier  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Very nice experience !

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We decided to visit Chobe mostly because it was very close to Victoria Falls, which was our intended destination. Given the fact that accommodation in Victoria Falls is quite pricey, and there was not much of interest for us to do in terms of activities to occupy us for more than a day, we decided to stay near Chobe, and do a one day VF trip during our stay.

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
Read more 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 !
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Avatar icon capturebeautiful Canada flag CA       Visited: April 2015 Reviewed: Nov 24, 2015

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4 / 5 4 /5
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So many elephants! Great guides and it didn't feel too 'touristy' or developed.

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Female avatar icon Dust() Finland flag 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

4 / 5 4 /5
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Chobe National Park is worth visiting only for a day if you do not have time for longer visit. It is easy to access and reach from Zambia and Zimbabwe if you happen to spend time either of these countries. You can find real bushes and secluded areas from Botswana, but Chobe is easy to reach and services are great to support your visit. We visited there on May, 2016 and trip was organized by a local travel agency in Zambia. We were a group of 5 people from Zambia and we joined another group from Zimbabwe (6 people). The morning was spend on the river with the guide who's experience and knowledge were excellent to support a very informative drive. We had coffee, cookies and soft drinks onboard, and we saw a lot of animals in the water and on the banks. There were hippos, elephants, crocodiles, lizards and lot of different kind of birds and the scenery itself was exactly the same you can find from public websites. After the pleasant boat ride, we had a lunch break with decent food in
Read more 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.
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Male avatar icon hjreitsma Netherlands flag NL       Visited: March 2005 Reviewed: Jun 10, 2017

Email hjreitsma  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

4 / 5 4 /5
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Lots of hyppo's, elephants and other wildlife (verry close to the hotel)

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Female avatar icon Jessica United States flag US       Visited: September 2017 Reviewed: Oct 19, 2017

Email Jessica  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

4 / 5 4 /5
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We took a mid-day (motored) game drive and still saw lots of animals, including lions. We took a pontoon trip in late afternoon/sunset and were able to see elephants, crocodiles and hippos up close, which was really special.

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Avatar icon Louise United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: September 2018 Reviewed: Sep 24, 2018

Email Louise  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

4 / 5 4 /5
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We dropped a star only because , having seen the migration in the Masai, Chobe doesn’t quite offer the huge game herds that can been seen on the savannah. However it is still beautiful and, apart from Cheatah we saw everything we wanted to.

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