Chobe National Park, Botswana

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Rank : 9.9 (average on 13 votes)

Coordinates : -18.328455, 24.724731 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : The park of Chobe is renowned for being the place with the highest concentration of elephants in Africa (in the park is home to approximately 75,000 specimens). This population is growing continuously since 1990, a time when in the park, there were a few thousand esemplari.Nonostante the largest concentration of elephants, Chobe administration has so far refused to take the measures of artificial reduction of the population employed by other parks . The list of animals and 'infinite, hundreds of species of birds (many birds of prey, especially vultures and African Fish Eagle.) The most' popular (in thousands): Giraffe, Buffalo, Zebra, Impala ... and then Hippos Crocodiles Gnu baboons and many other species of antelopes like the Kudu, the Sable Puku (sable antelope beautiful). Predators (lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, wild dogs) and virtually all abundant.

Recommended equipment : Council a set of goals not indifferent except macro lenses (sempreche 'someone does not want to photograph insects, very beautiful!), Certainly from wide-angle to large animals and very close to the telephoto and add to acquire even a pair of binoculars. The animals may find themselves suddenly in front of you including birds and classic predators (lions, hyenas, leopards and cheetahs) and therefore 'must be ready to shoot, and also to some effetuare video. Better to have 2 cameras with 2 different objectives in order to be always ready.

Best months : The winter is from May to August and is a good time to visit the park Chobe, this season the days are pleasant and the animals never stray from water wells. Generally June and early July and the second half of September are the quietest moments of the year, while the summer is not the ideal season to take the back roads, observe wildlife or explore the Okavango, since the prolonged rains can make it impassable sandy tracks , also animals disperse when water abounds.

How to get there : Intercontinental flights from Frankfurt, London, Cairo, Paris, Dubai and Istanbul to Johannesburg after that 'flights Johannesburg-Kasane with Air Botswana and South African Airlines.

Visits : The guided tours are recommended within the parks, the guides are there-trained and can advise all species (especially birds). You can 'visit the park by yourself by renting a off-road vehicle.

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