Impala at Chobe River

Along the Chobe River, where this perennial waterway traces Botswana's northern border and skirts the edge of Chobe National Park before meeting the frontiers of Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, impala can be found making the most of the lifeblood this waterway provides. Photographers joining the Wildlife of the Chobe River holiday should plan for an October visit, when conditions along the riverbanks are typically most favourable. The open sightlines along the water's edge offer good opportunities to frame these graceful antelope against the river itself. Patience and a telephoto lens will serve well here, as the riverside setting is shared with a wealth of other wildlife drawn to the same vital water source.