An area of around 11,000 square kilometres, the Chobe National Park stretches from the dry sand of the northern Kalahari to the fertile floodplains of the mighty Chobe River which forms its natural (and Botswana’s) border to the north and after which the park is named. Arguably the second most famous area of Botswana to head to for a safari, the Chobe National Park offers big game viewing in its purest sense with vast herds of buffalo and elephant (along with vast prides of lion) roaming through the diverse topographies.

Arguably one of the most famous floodplains in the world, the Okavango Delta is seen as a mecca for those that are wanting to experience the best that safari can offer. Geologically formed by the depression between two lateral plate rifts, this ecosystem was formed millions of years ago and once allowed the floodwaters from the Angolan Highlands to flow to what was Africa’s largest internal lake, Lake Makgadikgadi (the pre-cursor to the now-present salt pans).