Getting to Chobe National Park

Getting to Chobe

The Chobe River and Kasane, lie on the north-eastern most point of Botswana at the border of four countries: Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana. The Zambezi River and the Chobe River are the borders between these countries.

Access to Chobe from all sides

The Chobe National Park can be accessed from all sides, and all the neighbouring countries, by a two wheel drive vehicle. However a four wheel drive vehicle is recommended for negotiating the roads in the park, with the exception of the main road to Namibia which is a tarmac road.

Victoria Falls to Chobe

From Zambia, Chobe and Kasane can be accessed via the Kazungula Ferry, a short trip of less than ten kilometres. From Zimbabwe the parks can be accessed via a well serviced tarmac road - Victoria Falls is a 70 km drive away. For this reason days trips can be organised into Chobe from Victoria Falls or vice versa.

Namibia and the Caprivi Strip to Chobe

Kasane lies across the river from the furthest point of Namibia’s Caprivi Strip, but from Namibia, Kasane is accessed via the Ngoma Bridge over the Chobe River more than 70 km away. The road from Ngoma Bridge runs through the Chobe National Park and it is not uncommon to see multitudes of wildlife en route.

South Africa and Johannesburg to Chobe

Kasane is 1300 km from Johannesburg and 900 km from Gaborone via Francistown and Nata. From South Africa there are a number of border posts that can be used to cross into Botswana.

Maun to Chobe

If you do not have a four wheel drive vehicle there is a tarmac road that links Maun, the gateway of the Okavango Delta, to Chobe.

From Maun it is a 600 km drive on tarmac road through the vast flatlands of the Makgadikadi and the wildlife-rich regions bordering the Chobe National Park.