As always, we enjoy breakfast outside and take it easy today. Since we were spoiled with animal sightings in Moremi National Park, this greed does not drive us to Chobe. Nevertheless, we do not miss the famous park and we start our game drive shortly after the gates open for private vehicles at 9 a.m. Our cars prove to be very suitable here, because the paths are deep sand and in some places very well rutted.

While we didn't see any spectacular scenes, we did see giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, buffaloes and elephants. The savannah is full of impalas and the crocodiles and the many hippos are new to us. All in all, our (photo) hunting luck remains and we hope that we can get a little closer to the aquatic animals on the planned boat trip this afternoon.

On the way back from the park we fill up with gas and then treat ourselves to a short break in the lodge or at the pool. Shortly before the boat departs for the sundowner cruise we meet at the bar so that our drink orders for the sundowner can be taken.

We are lucky and are the only guests on our trip. So we get a smaller boat, but we have it all to ourselves. The advantage of the smaller boat is that we can easily steer close to the shore and get up close to the animals. That is close, very close. Especially when we are talking about crocodiles, which are lying in the afternoon sun just a few meters away from us.

In addition to the reptiles, we see many antelopes, buffalos, hippos and elephants, which are feeding on the recently disputed island of Sedudu. The island was claimed by Namibia a few years ago and it was only the international arbitration court that finally decided the dispute in Botswana's favor. Of course, we can also observe the many birds that are frolicking around the animals and on the island.

Chobe National Park from Joerg on Video.

We have our sundowner in the middle of the Chobe River with a view of the Namibian shore and it almost seems a little kitschy. The play of colors at sunset in southern Africa is unmatched and with the guaranteed sunshine in the local winter months, hardly anyone can resist this magic.

Back on land, there is just enough time to freshen up and then we go to the bar for dinner or an aperitif. While we wait a long time for our food today, we can let the day pass by again and discuss the logistics for tomorrow. Then we go to the Victoria Falls, which are certainly worth seeing, but have also been developed for tourism - with all the consequences that such infrastructure brings with it.