Key Attractions – Chobe 4x4 Highlights
Discover the must-see destinations along our routes—iconic landmarks, hidden gems, and unforgettable stops that define every Chobe 4×4 adventure.
Victoria Falls
A bit of colonial charm, a bit of golf, a bit of casinos, a bit of safari. A bit of everything in fact. Enough to provide families, romantic couples, adventurers and thrill-seekers with a Victoria Falls vacation to be remembered.
The Victoria Falls are among the greatest waterfalls in the world and are a unique experience.
The mighty water masses of the Zambezi plunge up to 110 meters deep over a width of around 1.7 kilometers. In the rainy season, around 10 million liters of water flow over the edge of the rock every second. When there is low water, as is often the case in drought years, there is little left of the otherwise raging water volume in September and October.
When the water falls into the gorge, the spray is formed that rises up to 500 meters and with its moisture allows lush vegetation, a small rainforest, to grow. Even from the plane when landing at Victoria Falls Airport, you can see the giant spray cloud.
Because of the volume caused by the falling water and the impact on the bottom of the gorge and the spray, the locals called the cases “Mosi-oa-Tunya”, which means “smoke that thunders”.
The British missionary and researcher David Livingstone was the first European to deal with the cases in November 1855. Livingstone wrote in his diary at the time: “Even the angels must be delighted when they fly over the falls”. He named the waterfalls “Victoria Falls” in honor of Queen Victoria of England. The deep gorge and the course of the Zambezi were created by the river digging into softer material made of sandstone of different levels of resistance and washing it away. You can visit the falls from both Zimbabwe and Zambia. We visited the cases in different seasons from both countries. There is no place from which you can overlook the entire falling edge.
Botswana & It's National Wildlife Parks
Botswana is located in southern Africa, is known as the largest inland delta and as a country full of natural wonders. Legendary landscapes and national parks make Botswana an unforgettable travel destination. You can drive Botswana as a self-drive safari.
Botswana trips are known worldwide for their impressive wilderness and the protected habitats of the local wildlife. Of the total area of the country, 38 percent is accounted for by game reserves, national parks, and protected areas such as the Chobe National Park, the Moremi Protected Area, or the Khwai Private Reserve. Most of these are not fenced in and ensure that the animals can live in the wild. Tourists often travel home to Botswana with the feeling that they have visited a never-ending natural paradise on a Botswana safari.
With a total area larger than France, the country is home to just 1.8 million people. The government also transfers this vastness to the number of visitors to the national parks. The best time is from April to December, the average daytime temperature here is between 15 degrees Celsius and 30 degrees Celsius.
Caprivi Strip
The Caprivi Strip is an inspiring safari destination in Namibia. Caprivi National Parks on the Kwando, Okavango, Chobe, and Zambezi River offers great bird-watching and game-viewing.
The Caprivi Strip, an inspiring safari destination in Namibia, is made up of a number of reserves and parks for birding and game viewing by boat and on land. Five mighty rivers flow through here – the Kwando, Okavango, Linyanti, Chobe, and Zambezi Rivers. The Caprivi Strip is sandwiched between Angola, Zambia, and Botswana near the tip of Zimbabwe and close to other outstanding holiday hotspots like Chobe National Park, Okavango Delta,
and Victoria Falls. Rundu is the western gateway to the Caprivi on the Okavango River in Namibia. From here the main road travels to Katima Mulilo in the east on the Zambian border, which is the leading town in this region with an airport and a good local market. Impalila Island, on the far eastern tip of the Caprivi Strip, is a popular holiday spot where the Zambezi and Chobe Rivers meet. There is no marked border between the Caprivi in Namibia and Botswana, so the game moves back and forth seasonally across the river.
In the Caprivi Strip in northern Namibia you can stay in riverside lodges and camps, on islands or houseboats, and enjoy game drives, bush walks, fishing and boating, or canoeing, and cultural visits. You can see big herds of elephants, Buffalo, Lion, Hippo, crocodiles, Leopard, and sometimes Wild dogs, lots of antelope, and hundreds of birds. The area is remote and roads are accessible by 4×4 only. Certain destinations combine well on a well-planned self-drive holiday or you can arrange a fly-in itinerary to specific lodges that are more difficult to access.
When To Go?
The best time to travel Africa on a self-drive safari
The Okavango Delta, Moremi, and Chobe are Botswana’s most popular parks. The best time to visit them is from May to December, during the Dry season and winter, resulting in more moderate temperatures. In addition, the Okavango is flooded from June to October.
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