Chobe Game Lodge
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana
Location
Inside Chobe National Park
Chobe Game Lodge is the only permanent lodge inside Chobe National Park, on the banks of the Chobe River — which means its vehicles and boats are out before any other lodge's, in the riverfront sector with the densest elephant population in the world.
Transfer
A Chobe transfer
Drive-in, around 40 minutes from Kasane International Airport — no bush-plane needed, the accessible way into the heart of Chobe.
Villas
44 rooms
Forty-four rooms in Moorish-arched, barrel-vaulted design — 40 river-facing rooms and four suites with private infinity plunge pools — all with air-conditioning and river-view terraces, including family rooms.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples and families who want the only lodge inside Chobe National Park — first out on game drives, Africa-first silent safaris and the Chobe Angels — a larger, accessible, drive-in base for land and water.
Board Basis
All-inclusive
All-inclusive — meals and game activities — with land game drives, Chobe River boat safaris and two complimentary bars.
About the Resort
The only lodge inside Chobe National Park
Chobe Game Lodge is the only permanent lodge inside Chobe National Park — which is its whole advantage: its vehicles and boats are out before any other lodge's, in the riverfront sector with the densest elephant population in the world, for the best early predator viewing. A long-established lodge in Moorish-arched, barrel-vaulted design, it offers both land game drives and Chobe River boat safaris, and it pioneered Africa's first electric, solar 'silent safaris' by vehicle and boat back in 2014, guided by the trail-blazing all-female 'Chobe Angels.' The 44 rooms run to 40 river-facing rooms and four suites with private infinity plunge pools, all with air-conditioning and river-view terraces. It is larger and more accessible than the intimate fly-in camps — a drive-in base around 40 minutes from Kasane, with no bush-plane needed — and it carries a touch of history as the place Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton married. All-inclusive, family-friendly and conservation-minded, it is the easy way into the heart of Chobe.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Forty-four rooms in Moorish-arched, barrel-vaulted design — 40 river-facing rooms and four suites with private infinity plunge pools — all with air-conditioning, ceiling fans and river-view private terraces, with two accessible rooms and family rooms.
Entry
River Room
Sleeps two. A king or twin with a river-facing private terrace and air-conditioning, in Moorish-arched design, over the Chobe.
River terraceRiver view
Family
Family Room
Sleeps three to four. A larger room with a river outlook, for families.
LargerRiver view
Suite
Suite
Sleeps two. A private infinity plunge pool facing the river — one of four.
Plunge poolRiver view
Food & Drink
Dining
Dining is buffet-style in the restaurant, with two complimentary bars and a riverfront walkway over the Chobe — all-inclusive, with meals and game activities.
Signature
The restaurant
The restaurant, with buffet dining and two complimentary bars.
Riverfront
The walkway
A riverfront walkway over the Chobe.
All-inclusive
All-inclusive
All-inclusive — meals and game activities.
Wellbeing
Wellness & pools
There is wellness and massage with a gym, a poolside terrace pool and infinity plunge pools on the suites. The signature, though, is on the water and the tracks: Africa's first electric, solar 'silent safaris' by vehicle and boat.
Wellness
Wellness and massage, with a gym.
A terrace pool
A poolside terrace pool, plus infinity plunge pools on the suites.
Silent safaris
Africa-first electric, solar 'silent safaris' by vehicle and boat.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
The reward of being inside the park, on land and water. Head out before any other lodge's vehicles, cruise the Chobe past the densest elephant population on earth, and ride silent, electric safaris with the Chobe Angels.
Early game drives
Game drives out before the gates open to other lodges — the reward of being inside the park.
Chobe boat safaris
Chobe River boat safaris, past the densest Kalahari-elephant population.
Electric silent safaris
Africa-first electric, solar 'silent safaris' by vehicle and boat, from 2014.
The Chobe Angels
The pioneering all-female 'Chobe Angels' guiding team.
River wildlife
River wildlife — buffalo, lion, leopard, wild dog, red lechwe and Chobe bushbuck.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
From Kasane
Drive-in, around 40 minutes from Kasane International Airport — no bush-plane needed.
In the park
Chobe River
On the Chobe riverfront, the only lodge inside the national park.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Chobe Game Lodge. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- All-inclusive — meals and game activities.
Made for families
- A family-friendly lodge — family rooms — and an accessible, larger Chobe base.
Setting
- The only permanent lodge inside Chobe National Park, on the riverfront — so vehicles are out before any other lodge's, for the best early predator viewing.
Getting there
- Drive-in, around 40 minutes from Kasane International Airport — no bush-plane needed.
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