Ihaha Campsite
Riverfront public campsite · Chobe Riverfront, about 35 km west of Kasane · Kwalate Safaris (DWNP concession)
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Budget
Inside the park
Park-run (DWNP)
Ten sites on the Chobe riverfront, about 35 km west of Kasane, and with Chobe Game Lodge the only place to sleep on the riverfront inside the park. Kwalate Safaris, a company with its office in Maun, runs it; the site is DWNP land under concession, although Kwalate's own page does not mention DWNP. Facilities, in Kwalate's words: shared ablution blocks with flush toilets, solar-heated showers, water standpipes, a fire pit and braai stand per site, daily refuse removal and no electricity. The camp is unfenced, so animals walk through it. Kwalate also sells morning and evening game drives and boat cruises, and no firewood is sold on site.
Pros and cons
Pros
- The only campsite on the riverfront inside the park
- Flush toilets and solar-heated showers
- Game drives and boat cruises bookable through Kwalate
- Close enough to Kasane to restock between nights
Cons
- No camping rate published on the operator's site
- Unfenced; animals walk through the campsite
- No electricity and no firewood for sale
- Books out early for April to October
What's here
- Campsite
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Boat trips
Read from Ihaha Campsite'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 Ihaha Campsite
Rates on request. Kwalate Safaris publishes no camping rate on its own site; it links separate game-drive and boat-cruise rate sheets. Travel guides quoted about US$40 per international adult per night (July 2025) and US$50 (July 2026), and one reseller lists 'from US$150' without saying whether that is per site or per person. Park entry (P270 per non-resident per day) and vehicle fees come on top; ask Kwalate whether DWNP's P60 camping levy is included. A booking listing says sites often go a year ahead for April to October.
Self-catering. You cook. Nothing else is included unless the entry says so.
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 Ihaha Campsite
How do you book Ihaha Campsite?
Directly with Kwalate Safaris by phone on +267 686 5551 or by email to kwalatesafari@gmail.com; the Maun office opens Monday to Friday 08:00 to 16:30 and Saturday 08:00 to 14:00. A booking listing says sites often go a year ahead for April to October, so ask as soon as your dates are firm.
How much does Ihaha Campsite cost?
Kwalate does not publish a camping rate. Travel guides quoted about US$40 per international adult per night in 2025 and US$50 in 2026. Add park entry at P270 per non-resident per day and the vehicle fee, and confirm the current figure when you book.
Is Ihaha Campsite fenced?
No. Kwalate's page says the campsite is not fenced, so wild animals often walk through it. Walking in the park outside the campsite is prohibited, and you must be at your site before the gates close: 18:30 from April to September and 19:00 from October to March.