July 25, 2008
Not far from Victoria Falls is the border of Botswana and one of Animal Plant’s most featured game parks, Chobe. How could I be so close and not pay a visit? The rest of my fellow travelers felt the same way… so off we went with passports in hand to spend the day at Chobe National Park on safari. Before arriving to the park we passed a small town. It was very clear we were no longer in Zimbabwe. There were no lines at the banks, all of the stores were open and shoppers were exiting with bags stuffed with goods. The real surprise was waiting for us in the park. Wildlife everywhere… and in large quantities. You would just see one hippo, you would see hundreds of hippos, same with eles, stable, crocs…. Oh My God, the Crocs! The highlight had to have been the performance by the eles. After a beautiful game drive around the park and along the beach, we were dropped off at a dock to board a boat for a safari lunch cruise. The boat would take us straight up to crocs, hippo and buffalo. At one point, a herd of elephant decided to cross the river as we were passing. They swan directly in front of our boat. I could have reached out and touched one of them. As they were making their way across, a few were playing by trying to push each other and squirt one another with water. What a show. I really think they were showing off. Another special treat was spotting wild lions. We all agreed that Chobe exceeded our expectations. This little taste of Botswana has me looking forwarding to coming back in a couple of months to experience Maun and the Okavango Delta. The Delta has a lot to live up to after Chobe. I look forward to the comparison.
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