Chobe Safari Lodge
Kasane's oldest riverfront resort, with campsite · Kasane town riverfront, western end · Chobe Safari Lodge
Mid-range
Outside the gate
Ownership unconfirmed
Kasane's oldest resort, founded in 1959, on the town riverfront ten minutes' drive from Sedudu Gate and the airport. It has 76 rooms, from restored heritage rondavels to family rooms, and a sheltered campsite of 23 stands with power points, so campers and lodge guests share the same riverfront. A renovation that began in January 2024 closed the dining area, jetty and river rooms for a time; a reopening offer from December 2025 suggests the work is finished. Its pages do not state who owns it, though its site groups it with Kwando Safaris and Nata Lodge under 'Our Lodges'. The activity list runs from cruises and drives to tiger fishing and scenic flights.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Riverfront campsite with power points
- Children of all ages; under-12s free in family rooms, per the reseller
- Wide activity list, including tiger fishing and scenic flights
- Ten minutes from the airport and Sedudu Gate
Cons
- Large, at 76 rooms plus a campsite
- Ownership not stated on its own pages
- Rates only through the booking engine or resellers
What's here
- Family rooms
- Campsite
- Spa or massage
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Boat trips
- Fishing
- Community visits
Read from Chobe Safari 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 Safari Lodge
From $500 pppn (reseller rate). The lodge's own site uses a booking engine without a rate table; a reopening offer (stay four nights, pay three) ran from 1 December 2025 to 15 April 2026. Reseller chobe.com, luxury room, two-night minimum, per person sharing per night: US$500 (1 January to 31 March 2026), US$550 (1 April to 31 December 2026), including Kasane airport transfers, all meals, one game drive and one boat cruise per night, the bed levy and park fees; drinks excluded. Campsite stands are booked separately through the lodge.
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 Safari Lodge
Is Chobe Safari Lodge inside Chobe National Park?
No. The lodge itself says it is a 10-minute drive from the park entrance gate and Kasane airport. Its accommodation page is headed 'Stay at the Chobe National Park', but the lodge is in Kasane town, outside the boundary.
Can you camp at Chobe Safari Lodge?
Yes. The lodge has a sheltered riverfront campsite with 23 stands, each with a power point. Book through the lodge at reservations@chobesafarilodge.com or +267 625 0336.
What does a park visit from Chobe Safari Lodge cost?
The lodge's own FAQ says entry costs BWP190 per person on one of its activities and BWP270 per person for international self-drivers, plus BWP115 for a foreign-registered vehicle or BWP30 for a Botswana-registered one. Children under 8 enter free.