Safari lodge / suburban homestay, relaxed and informal. Suitable for chilling out, good for families or those less excited about real wilderness.
The Garden Lodge is a small family-style lodge close to the little town of Kasane on the banks of the Chobe River. The lodge is set in lush tropical gardens and is a bit of a mix between a safari lodge and a suburban homestay.
The rooms are comfortable though quirkily decorated with a mixture of authentic and contemporary African artwork and there is a central lounge and dining room and a small pool and deck. Birdlife is great here and the real bonus is the flexibility in the activities which allows for a more relaxed pace. Activities here focus primarily around game drives into Chobe National Park and evening cruises on the river, although it is also quite possible just to spend time sitting quietly and bird watching or going out fishing for the vicious tiger fish. Mokoro trips and visits to a nearby village with a knowledgeable local guide is also a favourite.
12 thatched cottages set in lawned gardens
Safari lodge / suburban homestay, relaxed and informal. Suitable for chilling out, good for families or those less excited about real wilderness.
The Chobe River rises in the Angola from which it travels under it's Hambukushu name, Kwando. It becomes the Linyanti (named by the Subiya) as it reaches Botswana and finally becomes the Chobe at the border post of Ngoma. The Chobe runs along the northern border of Botswana, meeting the Zambezi and tumbling over the fault-line of Victoria Falls. Towards the end of it's journey, the river becomes a twisting, broad arm of water snaking its way through swampland. The Chobe National Park rests on its banks at this point and is home to a huge number of herbivores, especially elephant. The wide banks and sweet grass attract plains game of all sorts; of particular interest are the swamp antelope, red lechwe. The birdlife here too is extraordinary. Read more?
Safaris in Botswana offer dramatic extremes. One the one hand, the lush landscapes of the Okavango Delta and the Linyanti/Chobe River systems, on the other, the beautiful other-worldly expanse of the Makgadikgadi Pans and the Kalahari Desert. The variety of habitats makes for varied animal and birdlife as well as beautiful scenery. Strict controls mean that Botswana safari camps and lodges are generally small, and due to the tricky logistics of operating in a delta or a desert, a safari here is seldom cheap, and it's important to know where to go if you are looking for that authentic safari experience. Read more?
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