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CHOBE NATIONAL PARK, BOTSWANA
The second largest national park in Botswana, the Chobe National Park is unique in that it consists of four distinct eco-systems, each one supporting a variety of game and plant life. See the famous elephant population on a Chobe safari, which are not only the largest concentration of elephants on earth but they have also been recorded as being the largest in body size.
Chobe National Park, approximately 100kms/62 miles due west of Victoria Falls, is abundant with wildlife all year round, and features the beautiful Chobe River on its northern boundary. Throughout the area numerous clay-bottomed pans hold water during the short rainy season. This water away from the Okavango Delta and the northern border rivers allows thousands of head of game to live off the grasslands, mopane and mixed woodlands that dominate Chobe National Park's vegetation.
During the rainy season, from November, you can witness the zebra migration from the north-western area of Linyanti heading south through the Savute plains to the salt pans around Makgadikgadi, where the foals are born. The herds then return to Linyanti between February and April.
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