Chobe National Park
Botswana is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Its landscape is defined by the Kalahari Desert and the vast Okavango Delta – a lush animal habitat during the rainy season. Chobe National Park is in northern Botswana near the vast, inland Okavango Delta. It is known for its large herds of elephants and Cape buffalo, which gather along the Chobe Riverfront in the dry months. Lions, antelope, and hippos inhabit the woods and lagoons around Linyanti Marsh. The floodable grasslands of the Savuti Marsh attract numerous bird species, plus migrating zebras. Chobe National Park is Botswana’s first national park, and also the most biologically diverse. Situated in the north of the country, it is Botswana’s third largest park and also boasts one of the greatest concentrations of game in all of Africa.
Moremi Game Reserve
Moremi Game Reserve is in northern Botswana, in the Okavango Delta, which becomes a lush animal habitat during seasonal floods. Dugout canoes are used to venture past birdlife, hippos, and crocodiles on waterways like the Xakanaxa Lagoon. Wildlife on land includes lions, leopards, and rhinos. Safari camps are common, with several to be found around large Chief’s Island and the forested Mopane Tongue Peninsula.
Some of Moremi’s animal residents include the most endangered species of large mammals- cheetah, white rhinoceros, black rhinoceros, African wild dog, and lion. The park is also home to over 500 bird species and over 1000 plant species. Protection measures ensure that the fauna and flora are unspoiled and undisturbed.
Okavango and Moremi are also UNESCO World Heritage sites- within the larger UNESCO listed Okavango Delta Game Reserve, Moremi covers around 40% of the Okavango.
