Put simply, the the Chobe River, or at least the area surrounding it, is one of the best places in Africa to see elephants. Oh, alright - it's the best. Watch trumpeting breeding herds rushing to the river to drink, contemplative old bulls standing in the shade of a mahogany tree and mischievous young males jousting for dominance in an area of sunlight, forest and blue water. The abundance of game is less marked during the rains - November to March - as animals move south into the mopane woods and away from the Chobe River.