Elephant herd at rivers edge

Chobe National Park

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October 19th 2006
A very early start for a game drive in the Chobe National Park. We loaded into small open-sided trucks at 6am. Amazingly within five minutes of entering the park we saw a relaxing leopard ad our first close hippos (we’d seen some from the air in Okavango). We toured around the park for about two hours seeing many interesting birds as well as animals. We saw buffalo close for the first time as w ... read more

Africa » Botswana » North-West » Chobe National Park

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Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name upon independence in 1966. Four decades of uninterrupted civilian leadership, progressive social policies, and significant capital investment have created one of the mos... ... read more