WhereIn Kasane, on the river and bordering the national park
TypeSafari lodge
LevelMid-rangeOverall good quality. A wide category, but you can expect a comfortable stay.
Price guide££

Chobe Safari Lodge is large, and that is rather the point. It adjoins the national park, sits on the riverbank at Kasane, and has the facilities of a proper hotel while still being a safari lodge. If you want choice, convenience and a reliable standard rather than intimacy, this is the one.

Being on the park boundary means game drives can run anywhere from three hours to a full day with a picnic lunch. Boat cruises are the other half, and the usual cast turns up alongside the boat: hippo, buffalo, crocodile, elephant and a great deal of birdlife. Fishing for tigerfish and bream is popular, and birding walks can be arranged.

The restaurant sits under thatch with open sides and a view down to the river, with both buffet and a la carte. For a particular evening you can book a table on one of the lodge's two boats and eat as you cruise. There are two bars with panoramic views, a pool, a salon, a gift shop and an internet cafe.

One thing to know when comparing prices: one game drive and one boat cruise per night are included. Extra activities are booked and paid for locally.

The rooms

Safari rooms

Forty-six rooms, the newest at the lodge. Air conditioning, mosquito nets, en suite, satellite TV, direct dial phone and a private terrace.

River rooms

Twenty-two rooms with the same facilities and a shared garden. The family river rooms have two double beds.

Rondavels

Eight thatched rondavels, the lodge's original rooms and the simplest, cooled by ceiling fans, en suite with a small deck.

Good to know

  • 76 rooms across three styles
  • Open all year
  • Children of all ages welcome
  • Family rooms available
Why we are happy to send you here. Under One Botswana Sky, who own and run the lodge, are involved in a lot of grass-roots work: staff health screening, Christmas parties, boat cruises and game drives for local children, support for the Kachikau Special Care Unit, and craft workshops. Every booking we take also plants trees in deforested parts of Africa through The Travel Forest, and supports the Tribes Foundation.
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