Safari on Chobe river (Bostwana)

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valpard
July 01, 2006

A HQ version is available at : http://www.youtube.com/watc... Balade sur la riviere Chobe / Chobe river cruise / Chobe Flusskreuzfahrt / Travesia del rio del chobe (Bostwana) Chobe National Park,...

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Balade sur la riviere Chobe / Chobe river cruise / Chobe Flusskreuzfahrt / Travesia del rio del chobe (Bostwana)
Chobe National Park, situated at the Northwest of Botswana, is one of the largest games concentration in all the Africa continent and one of the world's last remaining sizeable wilderness area. By size, this is the third largest park of the country, after the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and the Gemsbok National Park, but definitively the most diverse and spectacular. This is also the country's first national park.

The park can be divided up to 4 areas, corresponding each to one distinct ecosystems:
▪ The Serondela area (or Chobe riverfront), situated in the extreme Northeast of the park, has as main geographical features lush plains and dense teak forests. The Chobe River, which flows along the Northeastern border of the park, is a drinking spot for elephants and buffaloes at dry season. The famous bee-eater is also spotted here, along the river. This is probably the most visited park section, partly because of its proximity to the Victoria Falls. The town of Kasane, situated at the river, is the most important town of the region and serves as northern entrance to the park.
▪ The Savuti Marsh area, 10 878 km² large, constitutes the western stretch of the park (50 km north of Mababe Gate). The Savuti Marsh is the relic of a large inland lake whose water supply was cut a long time ago by tectonic movements. Nowadays the marsh is fed by the erratic Savuti Channel, which dries up when rainfall is abundant and floods up at other times. The channel can also stop flowing during long periods then curiously flows again, a consequence of tectonic activity in the area. As a result of this variable flow, there are hundred of dead trees along the channel's bank. The region is also covered with extensive savannahs and rolling grasslands, which makes wildlife particularly dynamic in this section of the park. At dry seasons, tourists going on safari often view warthogs, kudus, impalas, zebras, wildebeests and above all elephants bullying each other. At rain seasons, the rich birdlife of the park (450 species in the whole park) is well represented. Packs of lions, hyenas, zebras or more rarely cheetahs are visible as well. This region is indeed reputed for its annual migration of zebras and predators.
▪ The Linyanti Marsh, located at the Northwest corner of the park and to the North of Savuti, is adjacent to Linyanti River. To the west of this area lies Selinda Reserve and on the Northern bank of Kwando River is Namibia's Mamili National Park. Around these 2 rivers are riverine woodlands, open woodlands as well as lagoons, and the rest of the region mainly consists of flood plains. There are here large concentrations of lions, leopards, wild dogs, Roan antelopes, Sable antelopes, hippopotamuses and above all enormous herds of elephants. The rarer red lechwe, sitatunga or crocodile also occur in the area. Birdlife is very rich here.
▪ Finally, between Linyanti and Savuti Marshes lies a hot and dry hinterland, mainly occupied by the Nogatsaa grass woodland. This section is little known and is a great place for spotting elands.

The park is probably best known for its spectacular elephant population: 120'000 elephants today, it is actually the highest elephant concentration of Africa. Moreover, most of them are probably part of the largest continuous surviving elephant population on Earth. The elephant population seems to have solidly built up since 1990, from the few initial thousands. By chance, they have not been affected by the massive illicit exploitation of the 1970's and 1980's. Elephants living here are Kalahari elephants, the largest in size of all known elephant species. Yet they are characterized by rather brittle ivory and short tusks.
Damage caused by the high numbers of elephants is rife in some areas. In fact[1], concentration is so high throughout Chobe that culls have been considered, but are too controversial and have thus far been rejected.
At dry season, these elephants sojourn in Chobe River and the Linyanti River areas. At rain season, they make a 200-km migration to the Southeast stretch of the park. Their distribution zone however outreaches the park and spreads to northwestern Zimbabwe. (wikipedia)
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Ifhamgo7 (7 months ago) Show Hide

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awesome...Iv been here

CharlieQH (1 year ago) Show Hide

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Beautiful!

Ralle868 (1 year ago) Show Hide

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Great movie!!!
I see it four times at my holidays in the last years. I remember much times about that beautiful area in the north of botswana...
Greetings from germany!

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lekker!!
I did the same river cruise just about a week ago. But couldn't see the hippos out of the water. too hot for them. but this clip is so cool!! you got so lucky.

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very beautiful, u were really lucky!

kirstels (2 years ago) Show Hide

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Beautiful... not many countries can boast such beauty.. i miss Bots!

kirstels (2 years ago) Show Hide

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Aaaaw i miss Bots... Not many countries can boast such beauty!

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Wonderful. :)

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great video, perfect Johnny Clegg music. Brings back the memories of me as a 10 yr old fishing in the mighty Chobe river near Serondella camp & a close call with a bull elephant. Pity the park seems to be increasingly overrun by European/American/Japanese tourists but hey, I suppose their $ and € are good for Bots.

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Ha, this guy is one of those tourist.

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