Chobe Safari Lodge

... this was our third visit and had lots of fun viewing game. From Bumihills we went on to Hwange and stayed at a new camp, Deteme Safari Lodge, and although we stayed in a tree house, it was rather far from the park with little to see on the lodge grounds ...

... to the immigration office, here we turned in our papers, had our passports stamped and went to our skiff for our return to the safari lodge. We had a quick lunch at the outdoor dining area, and then walked to a small group of shops to find an Internet ...

After our morning elephant ride in Zimbabwe (see previous day's entry) we took our minibus transfer back to the Chobe Safari Lodge. We signed up for another 3 hour game drive from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm. We saw the usual including giraffes, buffalo, and ...

... had sat in the co-pilot seat and watched the amazing wide open landscape as we flew. The short drive to Chobe Chilwero lodge was once again in an open safari truck. If Stanley’s camp was wet with its river-flooded sandy tracks, Chobe (the River) was ...

... of Kasane where we were greated by a family of warthogs right in the middle of the street! Our campsite at Chobe Safari Lodge was fantastic, powerful hot showers, great pool, bar and facilities on a brilliant location right beside the Chobe river. ...

... a narrow channel of the river and we were in Botswana. We then entered Botswana (free visas!) and continued on to the Chobe Safari Lodge with another driver. The lodge is very beautiful and open, so you can't really decide if you are indoors or outdoors. ...

... enjoyed. It was a good day and things were about to get better. As late afternoon approached we all headed down to the Chobe River for a boat cruise. This allowed us to get some amazing shots of the wildlife that hung close to the river's edge. Of ...

... good decision as we waited over two hours for the ferry crossing, taking a big chunk out of our day.  We arrived at the Chobe Lodge in the afternoon, which is a super posh lodge with a camping ground attached so we get to use all the nice facilities ...

... finding a place with enough terminals (and which actually worked!). After spending an hour on the emails, we headed back to the lodge and decided to treat ourselves with a nice lunch on the terrace. We also talked about what t-shirt designs we wanted as ...

This was our third time at the Cresta Mowana Safari Lodge.  It is beautifully located along the Chobe River and a short walk takes you to beautiful views.  There is even a walk where warnings are posted to keep on the lookout for ...

... time at the border filling out documents, then  after an hour later (about 4 pm.) we finally got to our beautiful safari lodge where we all collapsed. Dinner the first night at the Lodge was amazing, a buffet including wildebeest, impala, worthug, ...

... border where I got another lovely stamp on my passport and found our pickup who would take us to our accommodation in Chobe, Botswana.  Mowana Safari Lodge I would rate as one of the top 10 places I've ever stayed at. Julie and I were quite in awe ...

... (by car) and following a lion pride heading out to hunt. There is only one permanent tourist facility in the park, namely Chobe Game Lodge.  Everyone else visits as part of a day trip or stays in tented camps.  Some brave souls bring their own ...

Muchenge Safari ...

Off on Safari. We stayed at an awesome Safari Lodge called Muchenje. It is the only lodge actually located in the heart of Chobe National Park,which is one of the most abundant wildlife and game areas in Africa. It happens to have the largest collection ...

... ll explain more in a second). The next day we bought a tent so we could save some cash and we pitched it at the posh Chobe Safari Lodge for the grand price of $10 including all lodge facilities. Only prob was that we had to go back 2kms to the cheap hotel ...

... of the new tour today for us. We were off to Botswana.   We left at 9am and we were already at the Chobe Safari Lodge by noon, so a ridiculously short drive today.  Although we did have a border to cross which was amusing.  The point ...