Getting around Chobe

Chobe's roads, or lack of them, are part of your safari experience in one of Southern Africa's most remote and untamed wilderness areas. Whether you fly into camps or travel overland to campsites or lodges, you will encounter untarred roads and tracks on your journeys between points or on game drives. Chobe is 4X4 country and the dirt roads range from excellent to challenging, depending on the season and soil type.

Put simply, the winter dry season is the easiest time to get around as the clay soil roads are firm and dry. There are stretches of sand roads (including the infamous Magwikwe sand ridge forming part of the Savuti-Chobe River route) that are heavy going when the sand is warm and loose.

The summer rainy season presents the reverse; the sand roads are compact and firm while the clay soils can turn to thick mud. Travelling at this time of year requires patience and flexibility, although luckily the clay roads are restricted to the south of the park.

Game drive routes around lodges and campsites are roads that generally follow the natural contours of the terrain - expect anything from smooth and well-maintained roads to bumpy and rutted tracks.

Note that park regulations prohibit walking in all national parks except in designated camping or lodge areas.

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