After the Chobe River cruise, we had a buffet lunch at the swanky Chobe Safari Lodge. It was the first and last time we were going to eat at a swanky lodge, so we took advantage and went back a couple times through the buffet line. The salad and steamed veggies were delicious - it was the first time we had had good veggies in a week. The fish and roast beef was also good but I didn't care for the Kudu pie because they added Kudu liver to it as well.
After lunch, another guide picked us up from the lodge for our 3-hour game drive through Chobe National Park. We were in search of Africa's Big 5 - referring to five of Africa's greatest wild animals: lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. We had already seen buffalo, rhinos, and elephants during the boat cruise, so we just needed to see the cats to complete our Big 5 viewing.
Chobe National Park is the second largest national park in Botswana and covers 10,566 square kilometres.The park is divided into four distinctly different eco systems: Serondela with its lush plains and dense forests in the Chobe River area in the extreme north-east The Savuti Marsh in the west about fifty kilometres north of Mababe gate; The Linyanti Swamps in the north-west And the dry hinterland in between. Game viewing is at its best during the dry season April to October, when the majority of natural pans have dried up.
After the Chobe River cruise, we had a buffet lunch at the swanky Chobe Safari Lodge. It was the first and last time we were going to eat at a swanky lodge, so we took advantage and went back a couple times through the buffet line. The salad and steamed veggies were delicious - it was the first time we had had good veggies in a week. The fish and roast beef was also good but I didn't care for the Kudu pie because they added Kudu liver to it as well. 
After lunch, another guide picked us up from the lodge for our 3-hour game drive through Chobe National Park. We were in search of Africa's Big 5 - referring to five of Africa's greatest wild animals: lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. We had already seen buffalo, rhinos, and elephants during the boat cruise, so we just needed to see the cats to complete our Big 5 viewing.
Chobe National Park is the second largest national park in Botswana and covers 10,566 square kilometres.The park is divided into four distinctly different eco systems: Serondela with its lush plains and dense forests in the Chobe River area in the extreme north-east The Savuti Marsh in the west about fifty kilometres north of Mababe gate; The Linyanti Swamps in the north-west And the dry hinterland in between. Game viewing is at its best during the dry season April to October, when the majority of natural pans have dried up. 
