Chobe Chilwero Lodge, an A&K Sanctuary
Hilltop luxury lodge with spa · Kasane Forest Reserve, on the hill above Kasane · Abercrombie & Kent (A&K Sanctuary)
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Abercrombie & Kent's hilltop lodge in the Kasane Forest Reserve, on the edge of the park with an elevated view over the Chobe River; it used to trade as Sanctuary Chobe Chilwero. Fifteen standalone suites include three family suites and one with a pool. The rate is fully inclusive: meals and drinks, two game activities a day by vehicle or boat, park fees, laundry, airport transfers and medical evacuation cover. Stay longer and the nightly price drops, from US$965 for up to three nights to US$724 from seven. A&K calls it great for families and runs children's activities; chobe.com adds that children aged 5 and under need a private vehicle.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Fully inclusive, with park fees and drinks
- Three family suites and children's activities
- Spa and an elevated river view
- Rates drop for stays of four nights or more
Cons
- Top-end price for a lodge outside the boundary
- Private vehicle needed for children 5 and under, per the reseller
- No lodge email on A&K's page
- Own-site rate seen only for October dates
What's here
- Family rooms
- Spa or massage
- Laundry
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Boat trips
Read from Chobe Chilwero Lodge, an A&K Sanctuary's own website in July 2026. Anything not listed we could not confirm, which is not the same as it being absent.
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Chobe National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entryP270 a day for non-residents, roughly $20 at P13.5 to the dollar.
- $20per person, per day
- VehicleP115 a day for a foreign-registered vehicle, roughly $9 (P30 for a Botswana-registered or hired car).
- $9per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $147 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
The full fee schedule for Chobe National ParkRates at Chobe Chilwero Lodge, an A&K Sanctuary
From $965 pppn. On A&K's own site, for October 2026 dates, suite and family suite per person sharing per night: US$965 for one to three nights, US$772 for four to six nights, US$724 for seven nights or more. Includes all meals and drinks, twice-daily game activities (game drives, sundowner cruises and photographic cruises), park fees, Kasane airport transfers, laundry and emergency medical evacuation. Reseller chobe.com lists 2026 suites at US$775 to US$1,300 by season and the pool suite at US$882 to US$1,362.
All inclusive. The rate covers meals, drinks, activities and the transfers named below. Park fees are charged separately.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Rates checked on 4 October 2026, per person per night sharing, from each property's own website or rate sheet where one is published. Desert & Delta, Belmond, &Beyond, Bush Ways, Machaba and several Kasane lodges publish none, so those figures come from two resellers, chobe.com and the Siyabona network (safari.co.za), and are marked as a reseller rate; the houseboat and Ichingo figures from chobe.com are in South African rand. SKL's campsite table is undated. Kwando Safaris, African Bush Camps and several smaller lodges publish no rates at all. Park entry is P270 per non-resident per day for a private visitor and P190 on an operator's activity, and many Kasane packages leave it out, so check what your rate includes.
Questions about Chobe Chilwero Lodge, an A&K Sanctuary
Is Chobe Chilwero inside Chobe National Park?
No. A&K places it in the Kasane Forest Reserve, on the edge of the park and above the Chobe River. Its drives and cruises go into the park, and the park fees are included in the rate.
Is Chobe Chilwero good for families?
A&K describes it as great for families, with three dedicated family suites and children's activities, and states no minimum age. chobe.com, a reseller, says a private vehicle is required for children aged 5 and under.
Is Chobe Chilwero the same as Sanctuary Chobe Chilwero?
Yes. The lodge was rebranded Chobe Chilwero Lodge, an A&K Sanctuary, and the old sanctuaryretreats.com address now redirects to Abercrombie & Kent's site.