Chobe is elephant country. In the dry season, thousands gather along the river to drink and bathe, and a boat safari puts you right among them as the sun goes down. It is one of the great wildlife spectacles in Africa, and an easy, rewarding place to begin or end a trip.
Cruise the Chobe River at golden hour, drifting past elephant, hippo, buffalo and a wealth of birds.
The Chobe riverfront has one of the highest concentrations of elephant anywhere in Africa.
Just a short hop from Victoria Falls, Chobe pairs beautifully with the Delta and the Falls.
See the park both ways, by game drive along the floodplains and by boat on the river.
We choose the right camp for you from many we know well. Here is a taste of the styles on offer.
Comfortable and well placed for boat cruises and game drives along the water.
A slow, romantic way to explore the Chobe, with game viewing from the deck.
Away from the busier riverfront, in private and wonderfully wild country.
The dry season from May to October is the classic time, when wildlife gathers along the river in great numbers. The green season from November brings dramatic skies, newborn animals and superb birding, and is a lovely quieter time to visit.
See our full when to go guide →
Game viewing every way, ending at the Falls.
Three iconic places in one journey.
One specialist, start to finish, building a trip just for you.
Plan my trip →We use essential cookies to make the site work. We would also like to set analytics cookies, so we can see which pages help people plan a safari, and marketing cookies, so we can measure our advertising. Nothing optional is switched on until you say so. Read our privacy policy.