Chobe Travel Areas

Rivers, savannah, woodland and floodplains: diversity is what makes Chobe National Park such a rewarding wildlife experience. The change between habitats can be dramatic or subtle, and the park's different areas both contrast and complement one another, changing with the season - read more in our 'When to Go to Chobe' section.

The Chobe National Park can safely be divided into 3 main areas: the far northern Chobe River region; the central open grasslands of the Savuti (or Savute) region; and the sprawling maze of wetlands, woodlands and floodplains of the Linyanti area and its bordering regions of Kwando and Selinda to the west of the park.

Some tours and safaris will cover all these regions but the Chobe River and Savuti areas are by far the most commonly visited, and a Chobe mobile safari will often begin or end in Victoria Falls, which is just across the border from the Chobe River area.

Of the 3 Chobe Travel Areas, the Linyanti/Kwando/Selinda area is harder to access as nearly all of this region (save a small slice of Linyanti that falls under the Chobe National Park) lies in private concessions - land that is leased by safari companies and developed according to strict environmental regulations.

There are several excellent lodges in all these areas - see our Chobe Accommodation section for more details - and, given that there is so little development in such a huge region, the experience is that of a true wilderness.

It should be pointed out that the Chobe River area during the dry season (May to October) can get fairly busy as this is the peak season for elephants. Savuti has a well-deserved reputation as a wild and raw region, but its equally well-deserved reputation as a predator hot spot means that it is becoming more and more popular to visit.