Chobe, Selinda and Linyanti regions
The Chobe, Selinda and Linyanti areas lie to the north-east of the Okavango Delta. The varied woodland habitats and floodplains make a stay at any of the camps here in Botswana a great choice for an overall, balanced view of the country.
Chobe National Park, in north west Botswana, has one of the largest game concentrations in the African continent. The park is probably best known for its spectacular elephant population. With 50,000 elephants, it has the highest elephant concentration in Africa. It is the second largest park in the country after the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and is the most diverse. It is unique due the abundance of wildlife and the true African nature of the region, it can offer you a safari experience of a lifetime.
The Chobe River runs along the northern border of Chobe National Park. It rises in the northern Angolan highlands, where it is called the Kwando River, and travels enormous distances through Kalahari sands before reaching Botswana. Here it becomes the Linyanti until it reaches Ngoma where it becomes the Chobe. The surrounding vegetation is trampled by the large herds of elephant that frequent the river's edge, especially in the drier months of September and October when herds of 500 or more are often seen. Away from the river, the pans and mopane forests support large numbers of buffalo and lion.
West of the Chobe National Park, on the Botswana/Namibia border, lie the Linyanti Marshes. Relatively unknown and bordered by over 50 miles of the Kwando River, this is prime big game country. Huge Ebony and Marula trees, whose fruit is a favourite of elephants, shade the river and the resident hippo whilst, further south, fronting onto the Linyanti Woodlands, are open grasslands teeming with herds of animals and solitary predators.
For further information about the Chobe, Selinda and Linyanti regions or for advice on your holiday to Botswana, please contact our Africa team on 01285 650 011 or see our inspiration for your holiday to Botswana.