Places to go in Chobe
Kasane, Kachikau, Kazungula, Kavimba, Lesoma, Mabele, Parakarungu, Pandamatenga and Satau.
Kasane
Kasane is the administrative capital of Chobe district. The township derives its name from isani, a Chikuhane word for hardwood.
Pandamatenga
The history of Pandamatenga, can be traced to the late 19th century, when it emerged as an important trading centre. This followed the 1872 arrival of an English trader named George Cobb Westbeech who established a trading post that served as a strategic gateway for trans-Zambezi traders.
Kazungula
Kazungula is at the apex of the world famous quardripoint which lies at the confluence of the Chobe and the Zambezi rivers. Here, the four corners of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe converge.
Lesoma
Located within the Lesoma valley, this village sits on the border with Zimbabwe to the east and the Kasane Forest Reserve to the north, west, and south.
Mabele
Mabele is a small village situated 10kms from Ngoma in the Chobe enclave. Closely situated to it is Munchenje – a major centre for dugout exercursions into the Chobe river.
Kavimba
Kavimba is the seat of Vekuhane (Basubiya) crown. The Vekuhane are the largest ethnic group found in the Chobe.
Kachikau
Kachikau village is the last hold-out of Batawana who migrated to the Chobe after their chief Sekgoma Letsholathebe was deposed by the Colonial administration.
Satau
The village of Satau lies about 112 km, east of Kasane. Satau is on the flood plains of the Chobe river.
Parakarungu
Initially called Mbalakalungu, Parakarungu is the furthest village from Kasane.
