Chobe National Park, also known as the land of Giants, is home to the largest population of Elephants in the world. It provides excellent game viewing and birding opportunities, with more than 75 mammal species and 450 bird types. The 11,700 sq km park, established in 1968, is located in northern Botswana and its life-source is the Chobe River which affords unique water-based game viewing opportunities, such as the unforgettable sight of elephant herds swimming across the river, trunks raised. On a game drive, in addition to vast herds of elephant, you may also encounter buffalo as well as zebra, impala, waterbuck, and predators,such as lion, leopard, cheetah and wild dog. Chobe National Park, in northern Botswana, has one of the largest concentrations of Game in Africa. By size, it is the third largest park in the country and is the most biologically diverse. It is also Botswana’s first national park. From there travel to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, a vast wildlife preserve in the Kalahari Desert region of Botswana and South Africa, bordering Namibia to the west. It’s characterized by red dunes and dry rivers. Wildlife includes migrating herds of wildebeest and springbok, plus predators like raptors and black-maned Kalahari lions. Various lodges and wilderness camps offer game-viewing drives and guided walks with park rangers.