Big Five Chobe Lodge (formerly Toro Safari Lodge)
Budget chalets and campsite · Kazungula, on the Chobe River · New management (not named on the site)
Budget
Outside the gate
Ownership unconfirmed
The former Toro Safari Lodge in Kazungula, east of Kasane and outside the park, now trading under a new name and, in its own words, 'now under new Management'. The lodge and ten of its chalets stand on the banks of the Chobe River. There are 18 chalets in all, including two family rooms, and 18 campsites each with its own ablution block, plus a group campsite. Activities are an open game drive, a village tour, a sunset boat cruise and a Victoria Falls day trip, each with a minimum of four people. The new management is not named, and no rates were read, so ask before you book.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Riverfront chalets in Kazungula
- Campsites with their own ablution blocks
- Two family rooms
- Village tours as well as drives and cruises
Cons
- No published rates
- Activities need at least four people
- New management not named
- No child policy published
What's here
- Family rooms
- Campsite
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Boat trips
- Community visits
Read from Big Five Chobe Lodge (formerly Toro 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 Big Five Chobe Lodge (formerly Toro Safari Lodge)
Rates on request. No rate was read on the lodge's own site, which links to a Booking.com listing for room bookings. Activities need a minimum of four people.
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 Big Five Chobe Lodge (formerly Toro Safari Lodge)
Is this the old Toro Safari Lodge?
Yes. The lodge's own site says Toro Lodge is now under new management and trades under its new name, in Kazungula. Its Booking.com listing still carries the Toro name.
Can you camp at the former Toro Safari Lodge?
Yes. There are 18 campsites, each with its own ablution block, and a separate group campsite. Rates are not published, so contact reservations@chobebig5.com or +267 625 2272.
What activities does the lodge offer?
An open game drive, a village tour, a sunset boat cruise and a Victoria Falls day trip. The lodge says each activity needs a minimum of four people, which matters if you travel as a couple.