Heading into Chobe National Park at sunrise, a smooth and silent ride on the electric Land Rover.
Dawn of a new experience —
Heading into Chobe National Park at sunrise, a smooth and silent ride on the electric Land Rover.
Erin Conway-Smith
Guide Lebo behind the wheel of Chobe Game Lodge's first electric game viewing vehicle.
Electric Land Rover —
Guide Lebo behind the wheel of Chobe Game Lodge's first electric game viewing vehicle.
Erin Conway-Smith
Chobe National Park in Botswana is famous for its huge elephant population, numbering some 120,000 in total.
Crowds of elephants —
Chobe National Park in Botswana is famous for its huge elephant population, numbering some 120,000 in total.
Erin Conway-Smith
Lizette Kriel, co-owner of electric vehicle company Freedom Won, peeks under the hood of a Land Rover converted from diesel to electric power.
Under the hood —
Lizette Kriel, co-owner of electric vehicle company Freedom Won, peeks under the hood of a Land Rover converted from diesel to electric power.
Erin Conway-Smith
Connie, a guide at Chobe Game Lodge, behind the wheel of their new electric boat on the Chobe River in Botswana. The lodge has an all-female guiding team.
Electric boats —
Connie, a guide at Chobe Game Lodge, behind the wheel of their new electric boat on the Chobe River in Botswana. The lodge has an all-female guiding team.
Erin Conway-Smith
A herd of several hundred Cape buffaloes, one of Africa's "Big 5" animals, are spotted at Botswana's Chobe National Park.
Cape buffalos —
A herd of several hundred Cape buffaloes, one of Africa's "Big 5" animals, are spotted at Botswana's Chobe National Park.
Erin Conway-Smith
Sidling up to elephants and a crocodile is easier in the quiet electric powered boats. Noisier diesel engines tend to scare away some of the creatures.
Silent running —
Sidling up to elephants and a crocodile is easier in the quiet electric powered boats. Noisier diesel engines tend to scare away some of the creatures.
Erin Conway-Smith
"Fueling up" the Land Rover, now using electric power from the Victoria Falls hydroelectric grid instead of diesel.
Waterfall powered —
"Fueling up" the Land Rover, now using electric power from the Victoria Falls hydroelectric grid instead of diesel.
Erin Conway-Smith
Other tourist guides are curious about Chobe Game Lodge's converted electric Land Rover.
New attraction —
Other tourist guides are curious about Chobe Game Lodge's converted electric Land Rover.
Erin Conway-Smith
Luxury suites at the Chobe Game Lodge have their own private swimming pools.
Private pools —
Luxury suites at the Chobe Game Lodge have their own private swimming pools.
Courtesy Chobe Game Lodge
The only lodge within the national park's boundaries, Chobe Game Lodge is well positioned for a head start on the other tourists.
Well positioned —
The only lodge within the national park's boundaries, Chobe Game Lodge is well positioned for a head start on the other tourists.
Courtesy Chobe Game Lodge