Chobe Game Lodge
Classic riverfront lodge with electric boats · Chobe Riverfront, west of Sedudu Gate · Desert & Delta Safaris (Chobe Holdings)
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Inside the park
Safari company
The only permanent lodge on the Chobe riverfront inside the park, which is why so many Kasane hotels that claim to be 'in Chobe' are wrong. Chobe Holdings, the company that owns Desert & Delta Safaris, was formed in 1989 to buy into this lodge, and it remains the group's flagship. All 44 rooms face the river and are air-conditioned. The lodge launched solar-powered boats and electric game vehicles in 2014, and being inside, its morning drives leave as soon as the park opens. It accepts children of all ages, which is unusual at this price, and adds a midday eco tour, a spa and a 250-metre boardwalk.
Pros and cons
Pros
- The only permanent lodge on the riverfront inside the park
- Solar-powered boats and electric game vehicles
- Children of all ages accepted
- Every room faces the river and has air conditioning
- Drives leave as soon as the park opens
Cons
- No rate from the lodge; figures come from a reseller
- Large for Botswana, at 94 guests
- Park fees and VAT not itemised in the reseller's rate
What's here
- Family rooms
- Air conditioning
- Spa or massage
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Boat trips
Read from Chobe Game Lodge'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 Game Lodge
From $1,090 pppn (reseller rate). No rate on the lodge's own site or on desertdelta.com. Reseller Siyabona (safari.co.za), read 4 October 2026, 'Fully Inclusive Plus' (accommodation, all meals, select drinks and activities), per person sharing per night: US$1,570 (1 August to 31 October 2026), US$1,410 (1 November 2026 to 5 January 2027), US$1,090 (6 January to 31 March 2027), US$1,540 (April 2027), US$1,715 (1 May to 31 October 2027). Park fees and VAT are not itemised and no single supplement is given; confirm with Desert & Delta.
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 Game Lodge
Is Chobe Game Lodge the only lodge inside Chobe National Park?
It is the only permanent lodge on the riverfront inside the park. Savute Safari Lodge, Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge, Camp Savuti and Nogatsaa Pans are also inside, in the Savute and Nogatsaa sections, and the Ihaha public campsite sits on the riverfront.
Is Chobe Game Lodge good for families?
Yes. Desert & Delta says the lodge accepts children of all ages, and its 44 rooms include interleading rooms, triples, a family room and three family suites. Guests staying four nights can pre-book a visit to the Kazungula Children's Ark.
How much does Chobe Game Lodge cost?
The lodge publishes no rate. Siyabona, a reseller, quotes US$1,410 to US$1,570 per person per night for the rest of 2026, US$1,090 from January to March 2027 and US$1,715 from May to October 2027, fully inclusive of meals, select drinks and activities.