subject: Sunset cruises in Chobe National Park [print this page] A sunset cruise is possibly one of the best ways to experience an African sunset, at the Chobe National Park, home to the Ichobezi River boat, a magnificent sunset viewed from the cruising boat is one of the daily perks of vacationing on this family lodge. At 18 meters this luxury Safari Houseboat is the ideal place to experience a sunset cruise as one coasts along Botswana's Chobe River viewing game with a cocktail in ones hand.
Game viewing by boat is another unmissable experience and the Chobe National Park is abundant with wild animals, notably elephant. The large herds of elephant come down to the river to drink, they are joined by buffalo, giraffe, leopard, lion, kudu, waterbuck, puku, lechwe, impala and baboons.
Guests are welcome to navigate their own tender boats to explore the Chobe River on their own. The obliging crew will happily pack a cooler box for guests so that they are free to go off on their own for hours. Navigating your own tender boat at sundown is an entirely different practice.
Some African myths state that the sun is eaten each night by a crocodile and it emerges from the crocodile each morning. According to the Naron bushman, the sun turns into a rhinoceros at sunset, which people in the west then kill and eat, they throw the shoulder blade towards the east, where it turns into an animal again and rises in the morning.
Whichever myth you believe, there is no denying that when the sun goes below the horizon in Africa, it commands a brilliant display from the surrounding sky and clouds. The sunsets in Africa are truly unforgettable and appear as if the sky has been set alight. A 360 degree view of the sky at sunset from the deck of the Ichobezi Safari Houseboat truly is an experience not to be missed.
