Chobe Marina Lodge
Thatched riverfront lodge · Kasane riverfront, outside the park · Chobe Marina Lodge (reservations through Anthology)
Mid-range
Outside the gate
Ownership unconfirmed
A thatched riverfront lodge in Kasane, outside the park, with studios, suites and honeymoon suites, sold through Anthology, a South African reservations office that also handles Elephant Valley Lodge. Before you plan around it, know this: on 17 November 2024 a fire broke out at the lodge, 'affecting the main building'. The lodge's own recovery page says all guests and staff were evacuated without injury, and its last update is dated 29 November 2024. The lodge has not confirmed on that page whether it is fully operating again, so ask Anthology directly before booking. When running, it offered game drives, an afternoon river cruise into the park and a full-day game activity.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Riverfront position in Kasane
- Studios, suites and a honeymoon suite
- All ages welcome, per the reseller
- Half-board and full-board packages, per the reseller
Cons
- Operating status unconfirmed since the November 2024 fire
- No published rates
- Ownership not stated
- Unit count not published
What's here
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Boat trips
Read from Chobe Marina 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 Marina Lodge
Rates on request. No rate on the lodge's own site, and chobe.com shows its studio rate for 2026 as 'TBA', alongside half-board and full-board packages. The lodge's main building was affected by a fire on 17 November 2024, and the latest update on its recovery page is dated 29 November 2024.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
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 Marina Lodge
Is Chobe Marina Lodge open?
Unconfirmed. A fire on 17 November 2024 affected the lodge's main building, and the latest update on its recovery page is dated 29 November 2024. Ask the reservations office, res@anthology.co.za, whether the lodge is operating on your dates.
What happened at Chobe Marina Lodge?
The lodge's own recovery page reports a fire on 17 November 2024 that affected the main building. All guests and staff were evacuated without injury. The page names no reopening date.
Is Chobe Marina Lodge good for families?
chobe.com, a reseller, says all ages are welcome, with children up to 5 free and 6 to 11 at half price. The lodge's own site publishes no child policy, and its operating status needs checking first.