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Chobe National Park
Botswana is the only country in Southern Africa without debt, thanks to diamonds, beef and tourism. With the Kalahari Desert located in the middle of Botswana, there are few roads and getting around is difficult and expensive. We travelled through the north only.
Our stay in Chobe was only 2 days and included a short game drive and boat cruise. Here are our highlights...
Chobe has a huge population of elephants. We saw many during our game drive and watched them crossing the river during our boat cruise.
The antelopes pictured here are kudus. They are the second tallest antelope in Africa and come with 6 - 10 stripes down the side. They eat a variety of leaves but prefer woodland-savanah with dense bush cover. Males are usually solitary, joining females and their young during mating season.
These hippos were chillin' in the river during our boat cruise. Note the ominous storm lighting. We actually saw one YAWN, but it was over before a camera could be aimed.
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