Elephants
Chobe National Park holds Africa's greatest concentration of elephants — tens of thousands — and the way to meet them is by water: afternoon river cruises drift past herds swimming trunk-up between islands, drinking and mud-wrestling metres from the boat.
- Best forAdventure
- Approx. flying time~19h 35m from Los Angeles
- Nearest airportKasane (BBK)
Happens around Chobe, Botswana — nearest airport Kasane (BBK), about 79km away.
The experience
Dry season, May to October, packs the riverfront densest. Base in Kasane, or day-trip across the border from Victoria Falls. Choose a small photographic boat over the double-decker party barges; the elephants notice the difference, and so will you.
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When to go
Daytime highs run from about 25°C in June to 35°C in October. Driest May to September; wettest in January, with rain on about 20 days.
The year at a glance — pick a month for detail
August29° · no rainWarm and dry.
Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis). Highlighted months are warm and mostly dry — April to September. Live conditions from MET Norway, CC BY 4.0.
Where to base yourself
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Flights
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