An eco-friendly, farmhouse-style lodge in Chobe Forest Reserve overlooking the Chobe River
Lounge, bar, dining room, campfire, swimming pool, and a curio shop
Eighteen guest chalets, including two family units, all with private verandas overlooking the Chobe River
Game drives, boat safaris, seasonal canoeing, cultural excursions, and full-day visits to Victoria Falls
Activities at Chobe Elephant Camp are centred on the Chobe River and include game drives, boat trips, and nature walks.
The ecosystems around the Chobe River support some of Africa’s greatest animal densities. Enormous herds of elephants cross the Chobe river, there are huge numbers of grazing zebra and buffalo, and sightings of lion, leopard, wild dog, and hyena are common. This makes for truly outstanding morning and afternoon game drives, offering unbeatable wildlife encounters in the company of an expert professional guide. Please be aware that 6 years is the minimum age for game drives.
Depending on the water levels, you might have the opportunity to glide along the Chobe floodplain by canoe, keeping an eye open for the myriad aquatic bird species and perhaps buffalo, elephant, and various antelopes as they come to drink at the water. Please note that 12 is the minimum age for this activity.
Full-day boat cruises begin near Kasane and include a riverfront drive followed by an unforgettable boat trip on the Chobe river. Pods of hippo, wading crocs, sable antelope, and vast elephant herds are just some of the sights you’ll likely encounter. Please be aware that 6 is the minimum age for boat cruises.
Chobe Elephant Camp is located within the ancestral lands of the Sibuya people who inhabit the area’s low-lying floodplains. Visit one of the local villages and gain insight into the community, their traditional ways of life, and their co-existence with the resident wildlife.
Visit the largest waterfall in the world on a full-day tour of Victoria Falls. Few experiences compare to this thundering water curtain with its dramatic misty spray and rainbows. You’ll stop at various viewing points, with an expert guide showing you around, sharing facts and history along the way.
*This property is unfenced and located in a wildlife area, so large and potentially dangerous animals do pass through. If you opt to stay here, always be alert when walking around the camp and request for a member of staff to escort you if you have any concerns. Any guest is escorted after dark as a matter of course.
Chobe Elephant Camp is located in Chobe Forest Reserve on the western side of Chobe National Park . The area offers excellent access to the game-viewing areas of the Chobe riverfront, with its large herds of elephant, giraffe, zebra, and antelopes, and predators such as lion, leopard, and wild dog. Access is by road transfer from Kasane International Airport (approximately 50 minutes by car).
Chobe Elephant Camp’s communal area has a distinct homestead feel with its corrugated iron roof and open-sided verandas.
A few steps down from the main house, you’ll find a welcoming campfire surrounded by campaign chairs, where guests congregate for storytelling and drinks by firelight. Inside the house, there’s a lounge, a small bar area, and a basic dining room where tables are set for communal meals. The camp also has a well-sized swimming pool on its own deck, surrounded by sunloungers and fully optimised views of the Chobe river.
Chobe Elephant Camp can comfortably accommodate a maximum of 36 guests in 18 rustic, river-facing guest chalets, including two 2-bedroom family units.
All chalets have been built from red Kalahari sand and have insulated walls made out of rendered sandbags. The camp has a strong environmental focus, using reclaimed and recyclable materials wherever possible, as well as solar-heated water, low-wattage LED lights, and careful waste management. The no-frills interiors are pared-down and cosy, with concrete floors, screened windows, twin beds with mosquito netting, overhead ceiling fans, and a simple space to hang clothes with a few shelves, a digital safe, and a couple of umbrellas. The rooms also have aircon units, ideal for particularly hot days! There’s also a wooden storage trunk, a writing desk, plug points, and luggage racks. Each small en-suite bathroom has a single basin, large wicker baskets where towels are stored, a flush toilet, and both indoor and outdoor showers. Double doors open onto a private veranda with a couple of safari chairs facing the Chobe river. The family suites are similar in terms of décor but have two bedrooms, each with an en-suite bathroom, separated by a shared lounge.
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