Why you should try an African wildlife safari aboard a luxury riverboat cruise

Instead of sleeping in a lodge and venturing into the game parks by day, take the luxury eco-riverboat option that allows travellers to breathe in the life of Africa’s floodplains, writes Cindy-Lou Dale. The sun is a red orb sitting low on the horizon. The only sound is the eerie cry of an African fish eagle.

A warm breeze plays with my hair, scenting it with the aroma of savannah grasslands. It’s all rather splendid, quietly cruising along the Chobe River between Namibia’s Caprivi Strip and Botswana’s Chobe National Park, which together contain one of Africa’s densest concentrations of wildlife . READ MORE: Face to face with a killer: The luxury safari better than winning the lottery .

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