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Chobe National Park travel info Chobe National Park in the north of Botswana covers 11000 square kilometres. The park is divided into four main focal points comprising the Chobe River front with floodplain and teak forest, the Savuti Marsh in the west about 50 kilometres north of Mababe gate, the Linyanti Swamps in the north-west and the hot dry hinterland in between.
The original inhabitants of what is now the park were the San people, otherwise known in Botswana as the Basarwa. A major feature of Chobe National Park is its elephant population - these elephants comprise part of what is probably the largest surviving continuous elephant population, covering most of northern Botswana plus north-western Zimbabwe. The Chobe elephant are migratory, making seasonal movements of up to 200 kilometres from the Chobe and Linyanti rivers, where they concentrate in the dry season, to the pans in the south-east of the park, to which they disperse in the rains. The Savuti region is famed for the annual migration of zebra and predators.
Seasons
The best time to visit Chobe is in the dry season, which runs from May to October.
Wildlife
You should see: elephant, hippo, buffalo, zebra, lion, hyaena, red lechwe, crocodile, sable antelope, impala
You may see: leopard, cheetah, wild dog, roan antelope, serval, bat-eared fox, sitatunga, puku, bushbuck
Precautions
Malaria area - minimize mosquito bites by wearing light, long sleeved clothing and using effective insect repellents (containing Diethyltoluamide DEET) on exposed skin. Sleep under treated mosquito netting or ensure that the doors and windows of your accommodation are screened against mosquitoes. Having a fan or air-conditioner on at night will further suppress mosquito activity. Currently, the three effective anti-malaria tablets are Mefloquine (Lariam or Mefliam), Doxycycline and Malarone (Malanil). It is still possible to contract malaria while on malaria prophylaxis. Note that Lariam may present serious side-effects - please test before you depart.
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