Chobe National Park in northern Botswana shelters one of Africa's densest elephant populations, drawn to the perennial water of the Chobe River.
On a boat cruise you can drift within meters of herds as they bathe, drink, and cross the channels, often alongside hippos and crocodiles.
Where to spot them
Botswana
Kenya
Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka
More wildlife
Brown Bears
United States
Chimpanzees
Tanzania
Dolphins
New Zealand
Fruit Bats
Zambia
Gorillas
Rwanda
Humpbacks Breaching
United States
Kangaroos
Australia
Koalas
Australia
Komodo Dragons
Indonesia
Lemurs
Madagascar
Macaws at a Clay Lick
Peru
Monarch Butterfly Migration
Mexico
Orangutans
Indonesia
Orca
United States
Pandas
China
Penguins
Antarctica
Polar Bears
Canada
Rhinos
Namibia
Sardine Run
South Africa
Sea Lions
United States
Sharks
South Africa
Tiger
India
Whales
Iceland
Wildebeest Migration
Tanzania