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The Garden Lodge Chobe

The Garden Lodge, Botswana was purposefully built to offer personalised service to a small number of guests in the Kasane area

Caters for a maximum of eighteen guests

Mobile camping safaris deeper into Botswana and the surrounding countries, as well as day trips to the Victoria Falls, are organised through the lodge

Location

situated on the banks of the Chobe River, in Botswana’s far north
80 kms from Victoria Falls
16 kms from Kazungula (the meeting point of Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Zambia)
2 kms from Chobe National Park with its estimated 70,000 elephants, huge herds of buffalo and daily sightings of lion
300 kms from the Okavango Delta

Accommodation

The lodge has eight bedrooms

1 Honeymoon suite
3 doubles
4 family size

each with its own bathroom and private verandah overlooking the Chobe River

The combination of unlimited water and constant sunshine allows hibiscus, frangipani, bougainvillea, banana and paw paw to grow in profusion: truly a Garden Lodge.

Facilities

« The feature swimming pool is secluded allowing for even moonlight swims during your tropical safari vacation

« The bar is upstairs and overlooks the Chobe River. Informally known as the Map Room due to the large number of maps hung on the walls

« Choose either a continental or English breakfast.

« Lunches are a buffet with a choice of hot dishes, salads, cold meat, and cheeses.

« Dinner is a set menu but the kitchen will cater for guests' individual requirements

« Packed meals are available for those who are spending the day in Chobe park or on the Chobe river

« Small inexpensive African weddings can be held here.

The ceremony takes place on the Chobe river with the animals as a background.

See Weddings for more

Activities

Game viewing and Boat cruises into Chobe national park

Traditionally early morning game drives in open safari vehicles and late afternoon boat cruises from the lodge are safari routine.

Elephants are seen in the hundreds and buffalo in the thousands in Chobe National Park. Lions are seen almost daily as are impala, sable antelope, giraffe, warthog and numerous other species.

From experience Garden Lodge have witnessed a herd of bull elephants drink in the middle of the day before swimming across the Chobe river to feed in Namibia.
For guests wanting to see swimming elephants Garden Lodge are very flexible and will change the routine by taking the boat in the middle of the day and a game drive in the late evening.

Birding: Bird enthusiasts have over 500 species to look for in this area.

Village tour and Mekoro canoe combination: experience an insight into tribal life with a visit to a village in Namibia.
Your guide will take you from Botswana to Namibia by Mekoro and on foot through the villages.
He lives in these villages and will enjoy the opportunity to explain the traditional beliefs and customs of village life

Tiger Fishing

The Chobe River is a tributary of the mighty Zambezi River, home to the famed tiger fish.

The Garden Lodge supplies all the tackle needed to catch these fighters but respectfully request guests to practise catch and release policy

TRANSFERS
Afrizim / Flame of Africa organises all transfers from within Botswana and the surrounding countries

Rates - 2008

Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
US$ 180 | €115 per person per night sharing
US$ 260 | €166 Single
US$ 105 per child under 12 yrs

Fully inclusive package
US$ 285 | €182 per person per night sharing
US$ 375 | €240 single
US$ 165 per child under 12 yrs
Includes: accommodation, 3 meals per day, two activities from game drive - boat cruise - mekoro trails- village walks - fishing. and park entrance fees for the day Excludes: drinks