Water Lily Lodge
Small budget riverside lodge · Kasane riverfront, outside the park · Water Lily Lodge
Budget
Outside the gate
Ownership unconfirmed
A small budget lodge on the bank of the Chobe River in Kasane, outside the park, with ten standard rooms, two budget rooms and guide rooms, for a maximum of 30 guests. At US$60 to US$80 per person sharing on its own site, it has the lowest room rate we found in the Kasane area, which makes it useful for self-drivers between camping legs or for travellers who buy park activities separately. The site says little else: no meal basis, no activity list, no child policy and no ownership statement beyond treating guests 'as part of our family'. Ask exactly what the rate covers before you book.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Lowest published room rate in the Kasane area
- On the Chobe River bank
- Small, at 30 guests maximum
- Guide rooms for travellers with a driver-guide
Cons
- Meal basis and rate year not stated
- No activities, child policy or ownership published
- Outside the park; game viewing means paying entry
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 Water Lily Lodge
From $60 pppn. On the lodge's own site: standard rooms from US$80 per person sharing per night, budget rooms from US$60. The site does not say whether breakfast is included or which year the rates apply to. Park entry and activities are extra.
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 Water Lily Lodge
How much does Water Lily Lodge cost?
The lodge's own site gives standard rooms from US$80 and budget rooms from US$60 per person sharing per night. It does not say whether breakfast is included, so confirm the basis when you book.
Is Water Lily Lodge inside Chobe National Park?
No. It is on the bank of the Chobe River in Kasane, outside the park. To see the park you pay entry at Sedudu Gate, P270 per non-resident per day as a private visitor or P190 on an operator's activity.
Is Water Lily Lodge good for families?
We found no published child policy. With 12 rooms and space for 30 guests it is small, so ask the lodge directly about family rooms and children's rates.