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Chobe Elephant Camp
Chobe Elephant Camp
Chobe Elephant Camp

Reviews of Chobe Elephant Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

18 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Chobe Elephant Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Mar-2019, 9 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Chobe Elephant Camp.
Lion

89% success

Leopard

44% success

Cheetah

0% success

Wild dog

25% success

Buffalo

100% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

Hippo

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Sable antelope

88% success

Roan antelope

75% success

Spotted Hyena

50% success

Eland

43% success

Brown Hyena

20% success

Wildebeest

17% success

Aardvark

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Sitatunga

0% success

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Arrival date
Mr & Mrs K
Melbourne

"Chobe Elephant Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 19 Sep 2023
"Brilliant!

Great safaris, great lodge, great food, great staff, it really couldn't be better." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Tom E
Bucks

"Chobe Elephant Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 6 Jul 2023
"Exceptionally friendly and great service throughout with totally genuine smiles and welcomes from all.

Food was superb and we were well catered for as Pescetarians.

The guiding and animal spotting was magical, we saw nearly everything and Isaac was charming and patient." See all these reviews: 3n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Brown Hyena

1 sighting

Buffalo

10 sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Roan antelope

Multiple sightings

Sable antelope

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Anivers
New Hampshire

"Chobe Elephant Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 3 Oct 2022
"Our arrival at Chobe Elephant Camp was epic - warm and comforting. Our stay was extremely pleasant throughout and the food was as good as the hospitality. From our very first afternoon there, we saw multitudes of animals starting with elephants, African buffalo, crocodiles, and a large variety of birds. Since the camp is adjacent to a national park, the schedule is a bit more relaxed and we found it to be a wonderful introduction to our week of safari." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Buffalo

10 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

6 sightings

Lion

10 sightings

Roan antelope

6 sightings

Sable antelope

1 sighting

Wild dog

2 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Charlie
London

"Chobe Elephant Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 14 Aug 2022
"This was a really lovely lodge and we were lucky enough to be upgraded.

The terrace and fire pit have beautiful views of sunset and the valley. We had some wonderful trips in a very beautiful and verdant part of the country. We saw an abundance of wildlife in a different way to Etosha which was wonderful.

The staff sang and danced for us one evening and were all extremely helpful to us throughout. The food was very good but not an enormous variety of options for children." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Food:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

10 sightings

Eland

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Roan antelope

5 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Alex
Seattle

"Chobe Elephant Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 14 Aug 2022
"Good camp and location, though not as upscale as many of its neighbors (though plenty nice), but the park can be quiet crowded (20+ cars around or waiting to see lions).

Comment on private guide at Chobe Elephant Camp:

Good guide, though the park limits the abilities to find wildlife away from the crowds." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Roan antelope

1 sighting

Sable antelope

1 sighting

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

LDB
Vancouver

"Chobe Elephant Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 7 Jun 2022
"Disappointing accommodation at Chobe Elephant Camp - rather dingy and poorly lit, although management had given me the most accessible suite close to the main lodge.

Service was poor, possibly because Manager, Moss, was running the camp alone with very few support staff. However, the guiding by Emmax was excellent, and my companions and I were thrilled to witness the fights between two male giraffes, and later between two male impalas on our all-day game drive.

Although there was only "one" buffalo sighting, that sighting involved hundreds of buffalo, streaming down to Chobe River to drink. I was also pleasantly surprised at the lack of other vehicles in evidence on our game drives.

The main disappointment at Chobe Elephant Camp was the lack of elephants. There were many, many giraffe, but my expectation of getting my elephant "fix" with hundreds of elephants was not realized." See all these reviews: 14n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Poor
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Poor
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Sightings Report

Buffalo

1 sighting

Elephant

1 sighting

Giraffe

2 sightings

Hippo

1 sighting

Lion

1 sighting

Zebra

1 sighting

kelljanet
Canada

"Amazing - provided our Vegan/Vegetarian Diets"

3 nights Arrived 15 Dec 2019
"From the the moment we arrived (without our lost luggage) we felt welcome.

Staff were very accommodating and even went to the airport next day to pick up our luggage. Our Safari driver really made our trip exceptional by making sure we saw The Big 5.

We had the family room and it was beautiful clean and comfortable. The outdoor shower was another favourite. This resort was the highlight of our African trip.

Thank you to all the wonderful staff!" See all these reviews: 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs R
Picton, NZ

"Cheerful Chobe Camp"

2 nights Arrived 21 Jun 2019
"Absolutely excellent staff who entertained us with native music one night and the second night they sang to us to come to dinner, very special.

Jeremy, our guide really looked after us well. Great game viewings, boat trip along the Chobe river and picnic meals.

Rustic style accommodation with all the comforts including a hottie for cooler nights." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

10 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

3 sightings

Lion

7 sightings

Sable antelope

6 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr E.
Camberley

"Good camp, easy access to Chobe"

3 nights Arrived 5 May 2019
"This was the second camp we visited on our trip, while there is absolutely nothing negative I can say about it the camp didn’t have quite the same feel as our lodge in the delta. It was welcoming, good food, and excellent access to Chobe but slightly lacked the atmosphere." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Buffalo

10 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

8 sightings

Lion

2 sightings

Sable antelope

3 sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Zebra

10 sightings

Mrs G.& Mr H.
Moelln

"Chobe Elephant Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 19 Apr 2019
"This camp is not so luxury as the others of our trip. You have everything you need in your room and the staff is very friendly.
Very nice the dinner at long tables, getting in contact to the other guests.
The knowledge of the guides is really very good. They tried everything, that we can see a lot of animals. We were lucky and saw wild dogs." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Buffalo

5 sightings

Elephant

6 sightings

Giraffe

6 sightings

Hippo

3 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

1 sighting

Roan antelope

1 sighting

Sable antelope

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wild dog

1 sighting

Zebra

5 sightings

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