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Chobe Full Day Trip: Encounter Wildlife on Land and Water in Botswana
4.7
50 Ratings
Livingstone
Embark on a thrilling Chobe Full Day Trip in Botswana and encounter a wide variety of wildlife on both land and water. Experience a game drive, a river safari cruise, and spot animals like lions, elephants, giraffes, and more!
Duration:
11 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Livingstone - The day trip start from Livingstone where guests are transported by road to Chobe National Park in Kasane Botswana.
- Chobe National Park - A Chobe full day Safari package comprising a Cruise on the Chobe River and a Game Drive in the world famous Chobe National Park. The Chobe National Park in Botswana is home to one of the largest game concentrations in Africa. Bordered by the banks of the breath-taking Chobe River, it is famous for its rich elephant and lion population. The tour departs daily from Livingstone where guests are transferred by road for 70km to the border where their Botswana guide will meet them after immigration procedures. Hotel Pick Ups: 07h00 Pickup from Kazungula Border: 08h30 Morning Cruise/ Game Drive: 09h30-12h30 Lunch: 12h30-13h30 Afternoon Game Drive/Cruise: 13h30-16h00 Drop-off at the border: 16h30 Return to Hotels: 18h00
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Lunch
- Bottled water
- National Park fees
- Driver/guide
- Snacks
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Visa Type: For countries that require Visa we recommend you get a Kaza Uni-Visa upon entering Zambia
- Birth certificate for minors under 18yrs
Additional Information
The hotel pick ups commence at around 07:00am, with guests being driven from Livingstone to Kazungula, a journey of about an hour, to a one-stop border crossing. Here, you’ll complete your passport protocols for both Zambia and Botswana right after traversing the newly built Kazungula bridge. A guide from Botswana will be ready to meet you there, from whence you’ll drive to our Botswana office for a brief rundown of the day’s activities.
Depending on the guides’ decision, you’ll either begin with a game drive, proceed to lunch, and then end with a river safari cruise, or you’ll follow the schedule in reverse order.
The park is home to numerous animal species including the African painted dog, blue wildebeest, Cape buffalo, civet, crocodile, giraffe, hippopotamus, hyena, leopard, lion, puku (an antelope species classed as Near Threatened), savanna elephant, tseessebe, zebra, among others.
- Kindly be advised to get a Kaza Uni-Visa, tThe Uni-Visa will allow tourists to travel freely between Zimbabwe and Zambia, within a 30 day period from the date of their first entry. This same Visa will also allow those who go out to visit Botswana for a day trip come back into either countries without paying for any extra visa fees. Uni-Visa fee is pegged at $50pp, payable at the first port of entry and is valid for 30 days. Please be encouraged to try and bring cash for the visa payment in the event that the credit card machines are not working at the time of arrival
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
Location
Livingstone
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Meghan_g
Apr 23, 2024
So many animals! - The ability to see so many animals and get close was incredible. The logistics were very smooth and the staff was friendly and super helpful. No issues at all!
Pack sunscreen!
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Nelisa_t
Apr 8, 2024
Highly recommend - Well-organised trip and seamless transition between Zambia and Botswana. Enjoyable safari for both the game drive and river safari.
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Haonan_z
Mar 23, 2024
Excellent - Very good trip, saw most of the animals except leopards. The water safari is also unique. Lunch was also impressive, with lots of choice and high quality.
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Ccorradi
Feb 26, 2024
Weekend in Zambia - Absolutely recommended experience. Our driver picked us up at the hotel (in Zambia) and after about 1 hour of travel including the time needed to process customs formalities (the park is located in Botswana) we arrived at the Chobe park. The safari is divided into two parts; in the morning we did the safari with the investigating officers and then after the lunch break with self-service in a very beautiful structure, we continued the safari on a small boat sailing the Chobe river; both safaris were full of emotions and we had the opportunity to see numerous animals; the guides, both on the land safari and on the boat, were very good and allowed us to see the various animals very carefully and with detailed explanations. A special thanks to the young Mwangelwa, of the Cherish travel & tour agency, who accompanied us with punctuality, courtesy and courtesy during these days in Zambia.
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Celia_g
Feb 5, 2024
Amazing experience - This trip was incredible!! We saw hundreds of animals, many of them up close. The trip was well organized, and the lunch was great. All of the guides were kind, informative, and professional. Highly recommend!
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Rebekah_p
Jan 27, 2024
Fantastic tour! - This tour was absolutely amazing and worth every penny! Our land safari guide, Mahindra, went out of his way to find so many animals for us. We were able to see impalas, buffalo, baboons, hippos, elephants, lions and so much more. Mahindra made sure we had a close up views of the animals -we were literally 1 meter from the lions! He was willing to stay as long as everyone needed to get as many pics as we wanted. Brooks was our River safari guide, he was so knowledgeable about every animal we came across. It was an unforgettable day that was the highlight of our trip. On the way back to Livingstone we realized my son and another group member accidentally left their phones in the jeep on the Botswana side, which neither of them realized until we had already passed into Zambia. Both drivers on the Zambia and Botswana sides drove back to the border to return the phones. It was above and beyond our expectations and we were so grateful. All the staff were incredible!
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Monamathieson
Jan 27, 2024
Fantastic day at Chobe - I had an amazing day at Chobe. The guides during the game safari in the morning and the boat ride in the afternoon were professional, knowledgeable and very helpful. We saw plenty of animals. The lunch was delicious and the service was good. Overall, a great day!!
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Richard_h
May 18, 2024
Lovely park but pick a different tour operator. - The park was wonderful. The boat tour was fun. The boat was slow and crowded but the captain did his best to find and show wildlife. The driving tour was disappointing. Billed as 3 hours the driver said the time to and from the border counted as part of the three hours. He didn't act as a guide, he only drove. We expected some discussion about the park and the animals and got nothing. He seemed annoyed to be with us.
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Isidore2015
Mar 30, 2024
Unmissable if you are nearby - Simple reservation on the internet. An 8-seater car picks you up from your hotel at 7 a.m. towards the border with Botswana. Then transfer to an 8-seater 4x4 towards the park. In the morning 3 hours of safari in 4x4. Lots of animals and especially elephants along the river but also Kudus, waterbucks, buffaloes, crocodiles, giraffes, impalas, zebras... but unfortunately no felines.
Lunch in a fairly decent buffet restaurant but nothing more.
then in the afternoon, a very pleasant boat safari with lots of buffalo, elephants and hippos. Then return to the hotel around 6:30 p.m. in the same way as you went.
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Elizabethp_b
Mar 13, 2024
We were very disappointed with the organisation for this tour. The animals were good and the initial driver was pleasant - The driver picked us up as planned and was very pleasant.
At the border, we changed vehicle and driver.- she took us to Chobe where we waited 50 minutes for the safari vehicle belonging to another company. When it did arrive, there were 8 of us in a 9 seater vehicle. We were told where to sit and it wasn’t together. Someone did move so we could sit together. The driver did his best to show us animals in a hurried safari.
Lunch was good but again hurried.
We were then passed to another company and different party for the boat ride. We were told that the lady who drove us to the National Park would pick us up after the boat ride.
The boat ride went well but on our return, we were told to get into the vehicle with the people we had the boat ride with — they were going to a different border, which was concerning.
We did meet the lady at a lay-by and changed vehicle.
She handed us back to the original driver at the border
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