Children tend to enjoy this part of Africa when the day is built from short, comfortable stretches: a boat, a vehicle, a viewpoint. Kasane in Botswana is the practical base, about 8 km west of the Kazungula Bridge. Here is how to put a family day together and what to watch for. Start with the water A Chobe river cruise lasts about three hours. Elephants wade at the shore, hippos surface close by, and crocodiles lie on sandbanks, all seen from a boat that stays well back from the hippos.

Spending two to four days here means moving between countries, and the Kazungula crossing is the link. A short route can cover a Chobe safari, a river lodge and the Falls without feeling hurried, provided you plan around border time. This page gives a sample plan day by day, then the paperwork and money details. Day one: Kasane and Chobe Base yourself in Kasane, Botswana, about 8 km west of the Kazungula Bridge.

Couples come to this stretch of the Zambezi for the water, the animals and the lodges built to face them. Kazungula is a freight and border junction, so the romance is found at the lodges and on the boats, within reach of Kasane in Botswana. The bridge is about 8 km east of Kasane. Lodges at a glance Chobe Water Villas: Namibia, Kasika Conservancy, on the Chobe River. Ichingo Chobe River Lodge: Namibia, Impalila Island.

The best sights here come down to river geography, one modern bridge and the Victoria Falls area about 80 km away. Kazungula is a working border and freight junction, so treat the town as a place to pass through and the surroundings as the destination. Kasane, in Botswana, is a convenient base, 8 km west of the bridge. What is the Kazungula Bridge? It is a road and rail crossing of the Zambezi that opened on 10 May 2021.

Kazungula is not a walking town. It is a border and freight junction, and heavy trucks use the roads around the bridge. There is no town trail or heritage route here, so the sensible plan is to walk in the places nearby that are set up for it, and to keep to a guide whenever animals are around. In Kasane, Botswana A guided walking tour of about two hours is listed in Kasane under the name Kasane Cultural Village.

Two towns share the name Kazungula, one on each bank of the Zambezi, and the activities people travel for are scattered across the surrounding countries. This page sorts them by country so you know where your passport comes into play. The wildlife centre of gravity is Kasane in Botswana, which lies roughly 8 km west of the Kazungula Bridge. Botswana: wildlife on the Chobe Botswana holds the headline activities. Boat cruises leave from Kasane and last around three hours, usually departing at about 9:00 to 9:30 in the morning or late in the day.

Kazungula is a good starting point for day trips because it sits close to four countries. The catch is that most trips cross a border, so a day out is as much about timing the checkpoints as covering the distance. At a glance Chobe National Park, Botswana: Kasane is about 8 km west of the bridge. Livingstone, Zambia: about 70 km on the M10. Victoria Falls, Zambian side: roughly 80 km from the bridge.

The attractions people book tours for near Kazungula are Chobe National Park, the Chobe River, Victoria Falls, Livingstone Island and the Namibian island of Impalila. This page walks through each one, with the practical details that decide whether a tour is good value: price, park fees, border time and season. What a Chobe safari involves A guided safari goes into the park from Kasane through Sedudu Gate, in Botswana. Operators often schedule the drive for the afternoon, about 3:00 to 6:00 pm.