Ichingo Chobe River Lodge
Tented river lodge · Impalila Island, on the Namibian bank of the Chobe; reached from Kasane by boat · Zambezi Queen Collection (Mantis)
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Mid-range
Outside the gate
Safari company
A tented lodge on the Namibian side of the Chobe River, on Impalila Island by chobe.com's map, run by the Zambezi Queen Collection, a member of the Mantis Collection. Guests reach it from Kasane by boat. Activities centre on the water, with boat trips and fishing. The reseller quotes rates in South African rand that include meals, local drinks and two activities a day. Game viewing inside Chobe National Park means crossing back into Botswana, where the park fee applies on each entry. Choose it for river life and fishing; for land game viewing in the park, a Kasane base is simpler.
Pros and cons
Pros
- River setting on Impalila Island
- Meals, drinks and two activities included, per the reseller
- All ages welcome, per the reseller
- Boating and fishing from the lodge
Cons
- In Namibia; park visits mean a border crossing
- Rates in rand, from a reseller only
- Capacity not published
What's here
Arranged from the lodge:
- Boat trips
- Fishing
We could not reach a website for Ichingo Chobe River Lodge, so this list is incomplete by definition. Ask them directly.
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 Ichingo Chobe River Lodge
From ZAR 7,789 pppn (reseller rate). Reseller chobe.com, safari tent, per person sharing per night, in South African rand: ZAR 7,789 (January and February 2026), ZAR 9,247 (March to November), ZAR 8,556 (December). Includes all meals, local drinks and two activities a day. No rate was read on the operator's own pages.
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 Ichingo Chobe River Lodge
Is Ichingo in Botswana?
No. Ichingo is on the Namibian side of the Chobe River, on Impalila Island by chobe.com's map, and guests reach it from Kasane by boat. Visits into Chobe National Park cross back into Botswana and pay the park fee.
What does Ichingo cost?
chobe.com, a reseller, lists ZAR 7,789 per person sharing per night in January and February 2026, ZAR 9,247 from March to November and ZAR 8,556 in December, with meals, local drinks and two activities a day.
Is Ichingo good for families?
chobe.com says children of all ages are welcome. The operator's own pages read state no child policy.