South Africa 2025: Sept 27 last safari to Chobe Park

Again up early, breakfast and on the tour bus at 715 for a trip to Chobe National Park in Botswana. After an hour drive we were at the border. No problem and on to the safari jeeps for a tour of Chobe National Park. Only a few minutes on board and we spotted baboons and giraffes. Next elephants. Omg elephants. They were everywhere, most were coming out of the bush for a trek to the river. Elephants of all ages and sizes. The babies were adorable. Cape buffalo lined the river banks with hippos mixed in. There were impalas everywhere and a few Kudos mixed in. As we were travelling along we spotted a flock of vultures. Some in the trees and a huge group on the ground. Next we see a lion lying by a tree and a partly eaten baby elephant lying a few feet away. Our guide told us that the lion killed it yesterday and was sitting watching it since. The vultures were watching and waiting for the lion to finish and then they would take over. It was so so surreal and such a wild African experience. Once we moved on, we spotted about 7 hippos in the water. There were baboons across the river and soooo many different species of birds along the shore. Crocodiles were sunning on the shore with several swimming in the river. The elephants were the highlight for sure as we watched them in mud baths and playing in the river. We watched several elephants crossing the river with their babies. The water was so deep in places they had to swim and we watched the babies totally submerged with only their trunks above the surface. Then the giraffes came down to the river. At times we’d see 7 giraffes drinking and strolling around at the same time. I was getting pics with giraffes, elephants, impalas and Cape buffalo at the same time. After our jeep safari we went to a resort for lunch. Monkeys joined us at dinner. Following lunch we boarded a small boat and cruised the river. Again we saw sooo many elephants. On this tour we saw hippos out of the water grazing on the shore and Cape buffalo by the hundreds grazing. Crocodiles were swimming around our boat and were sunning among the birds on shore. After a spectacular day by the river we loaded back in the bus for our trip back to Zimbabwe. First a group of ringed mongoose crossed our path, we saw wart hogs in the parking lot. Just when we got to the highway a huge group of baboons were seen playing on the side of the road. I can’t believe all the animals we saw today. It was like something out of a movie. Unbelievable for sure. Telling the story and seeing my pics just don’t do it justice. It was a see to believe kind of day. Back to the hotel and out for a nice supper with our group for their last night. We have one more night to relax before our long journey home.