Chobe National Park

For most, however, a visit to Chobe National Park will, more than likely, be to one of the river front properties that stretch west along the river from Kasane, Botswana’s north easterly most town. This area is deemed by many to be overcrowded with properties and large double decker boats that ply along the river during the day and in the evening as the myriad elephant come down to the water to play and refresh.

To consider the park as just this region in the north is, certainly, to miss the point somewhat. While it is true that the park becomes very arid during the dry season months, from June to November, hence the condensing of game to the river, the region around the Savuti Channel, the Savuti marsh and south to the Mababe Depression offers excellent game viewing both early in the year and again towards the end of the dry season.

With a series of larger and smaller permanent camps and, in more recent times, mobile tented operators in and just outside the park, it is possible to consider the Chobe National Park as a great destination to spend a minimum of a few nights in our opinion.

Do see our best camps & lodges in Chobe National Park picks for 2026/27 on this page.

The park is, in the most part, made up of Kalahari sandveld that are dotted with pans that fill in the wetter months of the year and provide sustenance for the large animal populations outside of the dry season. Along the water front the normal riparian forests dominate where, to the south, Mopane woodlands start to dominate the environment.

The only difference is to the west where the Savuti Channel once flowed and where it is still possible to see the remains of acacias and open grasslands which have become a known destination for the famous migrating zebra of Botswana.

Do see our best camps & lodges in Chobe National Park picks for 2026/27 on this page.

The main months to head to the region are as the waters of the Okavango start to fill from April to October but, for those looking to see the vast zebra numbers that come back to the park as the rains arrive, then December to March is also a very good, if soggier, option.

Do see our interactive best time to visit Chobe National Park guide on this page as well as on our parent guide to botswana page for more in-depth information on when to go.

Or call us on +44 1525 840 149. That’s what we’re here for.

As much as AI has changed the way we all approach our lives, there is still no substitute for picking up the phone and having a chat through the options with one of us on +44 1525 840 149

This allows us to completely tailor the property choices, costs and itinerary length to your needs…but we also understand that this is not always possible with the busy lives we all lead.

With this in mind, we have also put together a safari finder tool that should help you to narrow down the initial stages at which point we can jump in to “round off the edges” as it were.

Alternatively please feel free to send us an email with your timings, group size and rough likes and dislikes and we can get the ball rolling.

As much as AI has changed the way we all approach our lives, there is still no substitute for picking up the phone and having a chat through the options with one of us on +44 1525 840 149

This allows us to completely tailor the property choices, costs and itinerary length to your needs…but we also understand that this is not always possible with the busy lives we all lead.

With this in mind, we have also put together a safari finder tool that should help you to narrow down the initial stages at which point we can jump in to “round off the edges” as it were.

Alternatively please feel free to send us an email with your timings, group size and rough likes and dislikes and we can get the ball rolling.