Located in the northern Kalahari region; Chobe National Park covers about 11,700 square kilometers, and consists mainly of dense thorny bush emerging from deep alluvial soils. A well-worn safari circuit, made famous by the massive herds of elephant and buffalo and significant prides of lion that have become skilled at to hunting large herbivores. The Chobe River apparently flows in both directions and holds the secrecy of the Savuti Channel which vanished in recent time. The highlight to this safari area is Chobe's animal migrations. The animals move with the available food and water in the district, exhibiting the ancient patterns of time. Many head for open plains to the south and east during the rainy months (December to March). Then, eventually, from April to November, as the land dries out and the heat builds, the animals migrate back to the great rivers of the north and west. Contact our specialists, if you to want to plan your trip around these migrations, so that you get the best experience in these areas. Attractions The wildlife roams in profusion and diversity. The elephant population, estimated to number in excess of 35 000, is the largest single concentration in Africa surviving within the confines of a proclaimed National Park. During the harsh dry season, the herds migrate south to north and congregate along the perennial Chobe River and fertile floodplains. The sight is spectacular and unforgettable - red winter sunsets, elephant, buffalo in their thousands. The quality of timeless Africa is real and very strong and the vistas are of an era almost bygone in time. Other major species such as lion, square-lipped rhino, wild dog, sable and roan antelope are encountered in this area. WORKSHOP DEPARTURE DATES AND SCHEDULE

KASANE, BOTSWANA

The Lodge is located outside of Kasane. Kasane’s best feature is its location, and it this that makes this small town so popular. For years tourists have been using Kasane as a gateway to the Chobe National Park and it was from this town that David Livingstone made his greatest ‘find’, Lake Victoria. Kasane is also near the confluence of the Chobe and Zambezi Rivers, and its position in Northern Botswana places it near the borders of Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, making it the perfect base for explorations into the Chobe National Park, and the surrounding three countries. On Botswana's far northern border lies the Kwando, Linyanti and Chobe river system which forms a series of lakes, islands and floodplains and is home to some of the last great wildlife herds of Africa. Chobe Kudu Safari Lodge, lies in the famous Chobe National Park, well-known for large elephant and buffalo herds. The park lies on the banks of the Chobe river, just above its confluence with the Zambezi. From the village of Kasane, the park extends some 11 700km˛ towards the south and west. In addition to the big game and a variety of predators, there are 18 species of antelope in the park, including some rare animals such as puku, lechwe and the shy Chobe bushbuck. Hippo, crocodile and an abundance of game and birdlife decorate the waterways of this river system, and game viewing by river boat is a game drive with a difference. ACCOMMODATIONS AND PRICES

CHOBE NATIONAL PARK

The most prominent feature of the Chobe National Park is the huge concentration of elephants. It is not only the elephants that make this very special park worth visiting, but also the astounding natural beauty. This park has an amazing variety of habitats, ranging from floodplains, baobab, and mopane trees and acacia woodlands, to verdant flood grasslands and thickets bordering the Chobe River. Flowing along the parks northern boundaries are the Linyanti and Chobe Rivers, while in the south the Savuti Channel brings life to the Mababe Depression. Over and above the elephants, the Chobe National Park has an amazing variety of game, and many brilliantly coloured birds. The Savuti Channel, a strange waterway, which apparently seems to have a mind of its own, bisects the Chobe National Park. This unusual waterway was dry for one hundred years, but then flooded abruptly in the 1950’s and remained flooded till the 1980’s, when shiftings of the subterranean tectonic plates caused it to dry up again. WORKSHOP DEPARTURE DATES AND SCHEDULE