What an AMAZING final game drive day!
Chobe National Park is simply FABULOUS.
We started with an early morning game drive in a 4WD Jeep so we could see the lions wake up. And we did! Plus several other new and exciting animals, such as baboons.
Following the game drive, we returned to our lodge for breakfast and about an hour’s break before our river cruise. For SEVEN HOURS, we enjoyed a relaxing voyage exploring the wildlife and scenery of the Chobe River. With a three story boat all to ourselves, complete with lunch and open bar, we experienced the ultimate topper to our game drive adventure.
I have so many photos, I’m going to post them here in snapshot order!
First, from the morning game drive…
Baboons
Kudu
Impalas – and lots of them!
Elephant breeding group
Lions! I lost count of how many lions we saw! (We’re still missing the elusive leopard, though.)
Yellow-billed stork
African jacana
African fish eagle
Yellow-billed hornbill
Cape buffalo
Kudu
Giraffe
Next, from the river cruise…
Shoreline of the Chobe River
Cape buffalo
Stork
Elephant family drinking water simultaneously
Elephant climbing up onto land after swimming across the river
Warthogs
Crocodile
Hippopotami (they climbed out of the river, walked across the land a bit, and went back into the water)
View from our boat – three decks, full lunch, open bar – just for the ten of us!
Golden hour shoreline scenery
Gorgeous sunset on the Chobe River
That river cruise looked like such a fantastic experience, different point of view from land game drives… Really enjoyed all your photos, but especially the one where you captured the elephants simultaneously drinking!
What a wonderful conclusion to our adventure! Not only a different perspective on game drives but also a terrific way to enjoy each other’s company after spending three weeks together.
For the elephant photo, I kept clicking away. When I looked at the series of photos on my computer, I noticed that the three elephants were drinking at the same time in this one image. 🙂