Zarafa Camp
Four plunge-pool tented suites · Selinda Reserve, on the Zibadianja Lagoon · Great Plains Conservation
Top-end
Outside the gate
Safari company
Great Plains Conservation's most intimate camp in the private Selinda Reserve, west of the park: four tented suites overlooking the Zibadianja Lagoon, each with a copper bathtub and a private plunge pool. A separate Dhow Suite is sold on its own. Zarafa starts at the same US$2,250 a person as Selinda Camp, on the same fully inclusive basis, so the choice comes down to scale: four suites here against a larger main camp. For the fly-in guest who wants privacy and a lagoon view, this is the one. The page says less about activities than Selinda Camp's does, so ask Great Plains what runs from Zarafa.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Only four suites
- Private plunge pool and copper bathtub in every suite
- Lagoon views
- Fully inclusive
Cons
- From US$2,250 per person per night
- Activities not listed on the page read
- Child rates only on request
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 Zarafa Camp
From $2,250 pppn. 'From $2,250 per person sharing per night' on Great Plains' own page, with the same fully inclusive basis as Selinda Camp. The separate Dhow Suite is listed on its own in Great Plains' menu. Single and child rates on request.
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 Zarafa Camp
Is Zarafa Camp in Chobe National Park?
No. Great Plains places it on the private Selinda Reserve, overlooking the Zibadianja Lagoon, outside the park.
How many suites does Zarafa have?
Four tented suites, each with a copper bathtub and a private plunge pool, plus the Dhow Suite, which Great Plains lists separately.
Is Zarafa good for a honeymoon?
It has the features honeymooners ask for: only four suites, private plunge pools, copper bathtubs and a lagoon view, on Great Plains' own page. The rate starts at US$2,250 per person sharing per night.