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Chobe River Lodge
Chobe River Lodge
Chobe River Lodge
Chobe River Lodge
Chobe River Lodge
Chobe River Lodge

Reviews of Chobe River Lodge

Wildlife sightings and reviews

58 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Chobe River Lodge and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Sep-2018, 10 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Chobe River Lodge.
Lion

78% success

Leopard

43% success

Cheetah

0% success

Wild dog

0% success

Buffalo

100% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

Hippo

100% success

Zebra

89% success

Wildebeest

44% success

Eland

25% success

Sable antelope

25% success

Roan antelope

17% success

Spotted Hyena

13% success

Aardvark

0% success

Brown Hyena

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Sitatunga

0% success

Showing 11-20 of 58
Duration
Arrival date
George H
AZ

"Garden Lodge Kasane"

2 nights Arrived 7 Oct 2018
"We did the Chobe River and the land safari. Only one is need of each but recommend taking both. We also played golf next door. Pretty amazing with elephants roaming through. We had to take caddies (I use the term loosely because they did not know much about golf) but it was a good idea to have them help navigate the animals. We decided the course was probably in the worst shape of nay course we had ever played but it was fun. Right on the Chobe River yet they had a watering problem, go figure. Phillip, the owner of the Lodge, said they had problems. Phillip was great and sat with us a dinner entertaining us with stories." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

1 sighting

Elephant

4 sightings

Hippo

4 sightings

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

3 sightings

Mr & Mrs W
Roehampt

"Good location and guides"

4 nights Arrived 19 Sep 2018
"The all-day game drive was a real highlight for us.

The guides are all good.

The lodge location is wonderful, right on the banks of the Chobe." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Buffalo

10 sightings

Eland

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

5 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

1 sighting

Zebra

10 sightings

Birds
Cape Town

"Convenient base"

4 nights Arrived 19 Sep 2018
"Enjoyed the spacious room with an interesting view of the river.

Meals were tasty and varied.

Very friendly helpful staff.
Optional excursions offered by the lodge were well organised and good value.

We were disappointed with the outside operator that took us to the Victoria Falls." See all these reviews: 4n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

Multiple sightings

Prof. R
Goring

"Garden Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 9 Sep 2018
"A very pleasant last night stay in Kasana in Garden Lodge; the lodge feels a bit dated but the food, company and the excellent and very exciting boat drive on the Chobe was more than memorable.

Ideally located for some last minute souvenir shopping." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Buffalo

3 sightings

Elephant

8 sightings

Giraffe

3 sightings

Hippo

5 sightings

Roan antelope

1 sighting

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

1 sighting

Wallington
UK

"Brilliant place"

2 nights Arrived 13 Apr 2018
"Both game drive and boat cruises were excellent. The Guide, John, is eager to share his extensive knowledge of game and birds and the owner (Gabi, I think) and the manager were engaging.

We very much liked sharing a dinner table with them and the other guests.

A bonus to have hippos on the lawn at night.

A great stay, so action packed that we didn't even have time to walk into Kasane.

* Our booking stated that we had a thatched cottage, (I only noticed this after we left), but were put into a terraced room. I can't say it made any difference to our enjoyment, just thought I'd mention it." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mrs J
Coventry

"Garden Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 10 Mar 2018
"Beautiful really enjoyed everything here,the pool, the food, the trips out.

Wish we had had longer!" See all these reviews: 2n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Piotr & Glen
London

"Great location, food, hosts & activities"

2 nights Arrived 4 Dec 2017
"We cannot fault anything about Garden Lodge - enjoyed everything there, starting with the warm welcome from Gaby, meeting her friends from Germany, having excellent lunches together, brilliant food for dinners, cooling off in the swimming pool, enjoying the views from our veranda, and having a really excellent time with our guide on both river cruises and the drive.

While the drive itself was quiet in terms of animals, we did see a big python, and the abundance of birds was excellent. The river cruises were amazing - dozens upon dozens of buffalo, dozens upon dozens of hippos, lots of crocodiles, scenes of animal carnage - crocs, vultures and other birds of prey eating a fallen elephant; and a pack of lions with two cubs eating another elephant right be the river, with a protective mother attacking a crocodile that was trying its chances with going for one of the lion cubs!

Really incredible and so overall definitely recommend Garden Lodge." See all these reviews: 6n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs R
Salisbury

"Nice friendly lodge - good boat trip"

1 night Arrived 3 Oct 2017
"We had only one night here. Arrived from the UK and were out on a boat on the Chobe river within 90 minutes. Rooms were comfortable and well appointed. I suspect that one lodge's boat trip on the Chobe river is much the same as every other lodge's boat trip!

Can't comment further on other activities.

All staff were friendly and welcoming" See all these reviews: 8n in Zambia; 3n in Botswana; 2n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs H
Bath

"A great place"

2 nights Arrived 22 Sep 2017
"We were pleased to be in a lodge that is outside the park, as it was easy to get to and generally more convenient. And next to the river. They have created a very special place, with lots of atmosphere

We loved the game drives - lions, leopard, elephants by the thousand, buffaloes, giraffes, many types of antelope, and lots more

The river cruises were totally brilliant, with large numbers of animals and birds

There are far more animals around in the dry season, when they all go to the river. But don't expect to see so much in the wet season.

The guides were very good." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 1n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Ms L
Heathfield

"Great boat trip on the Chobe River from here"

1 night Arrived 19 Aug 2017
"The rooms at Garden Lodge are very comfortable and ours had a great view down to the river, from which we could view the animals coming in at night. The staff gave us a warm welcome and we very attentive and friendly.

The boat trip from the lodge on the river during the late afternoon is a 'must do'. We saw so many animals coming down to the river to drink, an especially loved seeing the elephants swim across! It was unforgettable and a highlight of our trip.

Garden Lodge is a good place to stay in a convenient location." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe; 2n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Showing 11-20 of 58
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58 reviews of Chobe River Lodge by travellers since August 2007
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