Africa Attractions

The Chobe River which is also known as the Cuando River (at its origin in Angola) winds its way through a maze of channels, swampy corridors and flood plains and the river route is seasonally dependant as it crosses through three African countries eventually flowing into the Zambezi River. The river is also referred to as Linyanti.

In flood season the river can be several kilometers wide whereas in dry season it’s flow is restricted to narrow channels or seemingly disappear into the marshes.

The waters of the Cuando, Linyanti and Chobe River system continues very little to the Zambezi River due to considerable evaporation loss as it passes through the numerous swamps on its journey south, the exception being only in years when it occasionally floods.

For the most part the land on both sides of the banks of the Chobe River are protected as game reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, the national parks which it passes through on route to the Zambezi River are; Coutda Publica do Luiana (Angola), Simoa Ngwezi National Park (Zambia), West Caprivi Game Park (Namibia), Mudumu National Park (Namibia), Mamli National Park (Namibia) and finally the Chobe National Park (Botswana). Although some of these national parks suffered during times of war between Namibia and Angola through poaching, now that peace between two countries has been restored these protected reserves are recovering and is hoped to eventually return to its former condition.