Chobe National Park

Chobe was the home of the San people, hunter-gatherers who drifted from one area to another, following the herds of game in search of water. Today, these herds still exist and the Chobe safari experience of a lifetime awaits! Chobe National Park offers safari travellers the opportunity to experience four different eco-systems and contrasting views of this African wilderness.

Chobe Safari Offerings -

Chobe National Park encompasses many different areas and eco-systems. Around the Chobe river itself in the north-east lie lush plains and thick riverine forest. The Linyanti Swamps in the north-west and the Savuti Marsh in the west combine vast floodplains, ox-bow lakes and lagoons interspersed with damp wetland areas. In between all of these lie swathes of parched, desert-like land.

Huge herds of migratory elephant move seasonally across the Chobe National Park, covering distances of 200km or more, moving from the rivers to pans which fill with rain in the wet season. The sheer volume of elephants you will encounter on your Chobe safari will blow your mind.

The Savuti Marsh area has what some consider to be the best wildlife viewing when it comes to safaris in Botswana. The game here is constant and consists of all the major species and apex predators like lion, leopard and wild dog. Indeed, Savuti Marsh’s lions have become legendary. In the dry, winter months they have been known to join into a "super-pride" to take down adult elephants.

The Linyanti is a hidden jewel. Almost 900 km sq of permanent waterways, palm-fringed lagoons and grassy floodplains make this the most beautiful area in the Chobe National Park.

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Due to the descent of cold air blown in off the Benguela current, the Namib Desert has maintained its arid status for 80 million years and is believed to be the oldest desert in the world..

Namib Desert Safaris -

It derives its name meaning "vast open spaces" from the Nama language. Apt considering the Namib-Naukluft National Park occupies approximately 50,000 Km2 and stretches 1,600km along the Atlantic coast, making it Africa's largest national park and an ideal location for Namib Desert safaris.

Mammals, reptiles, insects and plants that have adapted in the most amazing and bizarre manners to survive the arid conditions and this is what makes Namib Desert safaris so fascinating and rewarding.

Namib Desert Delights -

For the photographer looking for a diversity of landscapes to adorn a portfolio, there is no destination quite like the Namib Desert. From desert plains to the highest sand dunes in the world (Sossusvlei's Dune Seven at 383m above sea level), from the Fish River Canyon, the infamous Kolmanskop, a diamond-rush ghost town near Luderitz to the rugged Naukluft mountains, the Namib Desert has it all.

The burnt red dunes around Sossusvlei, a pan in the central Namib Desert, and neighbouring Dead Vlei with its petrified trees, have attracted the attention of geologists and photographers alike for years. There is a sense of timelessness as the play of light and shadows create a million moods, patterns and textures in a single day. The Namib Desert is truly a magical place!

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