Chobe Safari Lodge

The luxury safari rooms offer guests a large double bed and comfortable armchairs for relaxing in. For your comfort, air-conditioning is provided to keep the room at a pleasant temperature. Guests can also enjoy sitting out of their private patio and admiring the lawns that stretch to the Chobe riverbanks. The rooms include en-suite facilities with a bath and shower, as well as other luxuries such as a TV and phone.

The luxury river rooms face out to the riverside garden, where guests can get close to the resident monkeys and mongoose and capture amazing photographs. Each room also has its own private patio where you can enjoy the beautiful view in your own space. The room consists of twin double beds, a TV, phone, and is fitted with air-conditioning to help maintain a comfortable climate. The room leads on to your own en-suite bathroom.

The thatched rondavels are independently positioned buildings located within the lodge gardens and overlooking the river. The rooms consist of two twin beds pushed together and include mosquito netting. The rooms open out to a raised deck where guests can sit out and enjoy the beautiful sunset.

The thatched roofs help to maintain a comfortable temperature, and air conditioning is also provided. The rondavels also include a refreshing en-suite bathroom.

Chobe Safari Lodge’s campsite offers a variety of sites, all of which are positioned close to the river. Each spot has its own power point, and are all close to one of the campsite’s washing and toilet facilities. The campsite is also located beside the Sedudu Bar, also known as the sundowner spot. Enjoy a camping experience amongst Botswana’s extraordinary natural environment, near comfortable surroundings.

Chobe Safari Lodge’s restaurant offers delicious traditional meals. Guests will be treated to English or Continental breakfasts, light lunches and a selection of mouth-watering dinners. Buffet dinners are served including a selection of game meats, roasts, barbeque and vegetarian cuisine. The dining area has a thatch roof and open sides, allowing guests to enjoy the stunning river views from the comfort of the shade. Grab a drink from one of the lodge’s two bars and share fun safari stories with your fellow guests.

Guests can also enjoy a buffet meal on a dinner cruise, and dine out under the stars. Enjoy a tasty meal while surrounded by snorting hippos and drinking elephants.

Take a game drive into Chobe National Park and travel alongside the Chobe River as elephants and buffalo gather on the banks to drink. Early morning drives offer guests the chance to see predators such as lions, leopards and wild dogs while they are most active. Speed across the plains and travel alongside racing herds of impalas and antelope. You will likely also see towering giraffe and striped zebras. The knowledgeable guides will be able to show you the best spots for game viewing, as well as teach you interesting facts about the stunning wildlife.

Enjoy a trip along the Chobe River and marvel at the incredible creatures that live along its banks. Look out for crocodiles, hippos and elephants as you drift through the water. During the green season, birdlife is rich and guests will be able to watch the fish eagles and skimmers as they search for food.

Enjoy a relaxing fishing activity beside the tranquil waters of the Chobe. Guests can expect to find bream, carp and the African pike. Fishing is best enjoyed from June until August when the smaller baitfish are starting to join the main waterways, luring big predatory fish out with them. Reel in a gigantic catfish or barbel. Or challenge yourself by searching for the fierce tigerfish, which is most commonly found in October and November. Fishing is done on a catch-and-release basis.

Venture across the border into Zimbabwe and visit the beautiful frothing waters of Victoria Falls. Follow professional guides as they teach you about the waterfall and its history. The rainforest walk is approximately an hour and a half long, and gives guests the opportunity to stop at a number of stunning viewing points to take in the spectacular views.

Take a trip to the Okavango Delta and see its incredible and diverse landscape. The Okavango Delta is a sprawling inland delta where the river spills onto the surrounding plains. The landscape is abundant with elephants, as well as hippos and birdlife which flock to the water. In the woodlands and grassy plains, large cats are on the prowl and it is also a sanctuary for both white and black rhinos.

Chobe Safari Lodge is an Under One Botswana Sky safari camp. Under One Botswana Sky has been running a number of initiatives that help support local people. An example of this how they worked with the Tebelopele Testing Center to provide HIV/Aids testing and counselling for all 71 of their staff members.

Under One Botswana Sky have also been supporting the Kachikau Special Unit, aiding children with disabilities to get an education. Their support has included the donation of wheelchairs, which has transformed the lives of the children who needed them, as well as other equipment to assist the children and their teachers and caregivers, and an annual Christmas party for the children.

This project also aims to dispel the stigma attached to the mentally and physically disabled youth within the Chobe District.

Under One Botswana Sky have held boat cruises to give children a fun experience that celebrates the local landscape. One of these cruises was for 72 of the children from the Red Cross, and most of them had never been on the river before. The children were given snacks, refreshments and a chance to appreciate the Chobe River.

Under One Botswana Sky held another boat cruise for 25 disabled children from the Kachikau Primary Special Care Unit, giving the children and their carers the opportunity to enjoy a fun day out on the river.