Your Short Fly-In Chobe National Park Safari Experience
On your Short Fly-In Chobe National Park Safari you will stay at a safari lodge that is a wildlife hotspot far away from the safari crowds.
The lodge is remote, yet still within decent reach for travellers. Located on the lip of the Kwikamba Pan in the Nogatsaa area of Chobe National Park. The game viewing begins during your first drive into the reserve, so be on the lookout for your first glimpse of wildlife!
The Chobe is well-known as big game country, not just because of its herds of large tuskers, but for those hard-to-miss predators: hyenas, lions and leopards. The Nogatsaa area features a cluster of natural clay-bottom pans which fill during the rainy season, dwindling during the drier months and attracting a lively crowd of animals year-round.
Aside from all of that excellent game viewing, Nogatsaa Pans offers Botswana safari-goers a comfortable haven to rest their weary heads in luxury tented suites. You will have all the facilities you could need to make your stay comfortable. For the best seats in the house, head to the pool area, the bar, or restaurant terrace for a VIP view of the always active Kwikamba Pan.
We love this hidden gem supporting an accommodation that also pays careful attention to its eco-footprint and runs solely on its fully solar power, generating enough renewable electricity for the entire lodge, and significantly reducing its environmental impact. If you consider yourself a responsible traveller, you will feel at ease with this travel choice.
Why We Love it and You Will Too
- Your lodge is entirely run on solar electricity, significantly reducing its environmental impact.
- Sleep comfortably in your private tent, well-equipped with amenities that make for a memorable stay, from big fluffy towels to ample puffy pillows, gowns and slippers.
- Expert-led morning and afternoon game drives amble out into the Chobe on open 4x4 safari vehicles to seek out elephants, buffalos, giraffes, hippos, lions and leopards, to name a few.
- Spend your downtime on a sun lounger by the pool, or bar area sipping cocktails and soaking up the views over the Kwikamba Pan, right on your doorstep.
- Come sundown, bask in the symphony of nocturnal sounds while your guides share stories of Botswana culture and folklore around the boma campfire.
Your Chobe National Park Accommodation
You will stay in an eco-conscious, solar-powered lodge offering luxury tented safari suites in the Chobe National Park in Botswana. It is a great location for an armchair safari as wildlife congregates around the waterholes in front of the lodge. Your suite has a private viewing deck overlooking the Kwikamba Pan.
The lodge offers two main styles of rooms: the Super King Luxury Tented Rooms. The Family Luxury Tented Rooms sleeps four people - the main bedroom contains a king-size bed and a second room contains two single beds. Whichever one you decide on, expect a Botswana safari haven filled with a wonderful range of added comforts such as crisp percale linen and oversized pillows, fluffy towels, gowns slippers, and a variety of eco-friendly amenities.
Each room also features a cupboard with plenty of hanging space as well as shelves and a luggage rack. If you want to catch up on some correspondence, the rooms also have a desk. If you’re not one to travel anywhere without a good book, there is also a comfortable chair to relax and catch up on some reading.
Chobe National Park Safari Activities
On your Short Fly-In Chobe National Park Safari you can enjoy a wide range of guided safari activities in a less-explored region of the Chobe National Park in Botswana.
Star Gazing
The remoteness of your lodge is perfect for taking advantage of the Botswana night time skies. Cloudless nights here can best be described as pure magic. They are best spent at the upper deck in the company of the lodge guides who will point out some of the main stars and constellations. While the daytime shows around the pans are hard to top, these cosmic shows are sure to leave a lasting impression.
Nogatsaa Game Drives Galore
Game drives depart in the early morning and late afternoons along with established road networks meandering along the Ngwezumba River, its surrounding grasslands and Mopane woodlands. This dynamic selection of terrain makes for a varied experience when it comes to animal viewing. While those ellies are often the easiest to spot, your Nogatsaa Pan guides will introduce you to more than a few new furry (and beaked) faces you might not have met before.
After brunch, relax under the trees, sneak off for a siesta in your private tent, or put your feet up with a crisp G&T at the bar. This is the perfect spot for some bird watching. Since Nogatsaa Pans is unfenced, birds and animals often move freely through the lodge area and nearby pan. Four of the waterholes near the lodge feature “hides” (raised wooden platforms) which makes for some excellent, uninterrupted bird sightings in the Chobe National Park.
Getting There
Your Short Fly-In Chobe National Park Safari lodge is located 80km south of the Chobe River in the Chobe National Park and overlooks the Kwikamba Pan – the biggest of many clay bottom pans in the area. Your lodge is situated in a strategic location near the Kwikamba Pan in the Nogatsaa area of Chobe National Park.
You will board a light aircraft flight to the airstrip which is is a quick 8 minute drive from the Lodge. The flight takes only 15 mins from Kasane and 50 mins from Maun.
Included
- Flight from Kasane Airport to airstrip
- Road transfer from airstrip to your lodge
- Spacious tented accommodation on a raised platform with roof and standing fan, cupboard with hanging space,
- En-suite bathroom with indoor and outdoor shower
- Private game viewing deck with views of the surrounding wilderness and pans
- Eco-friendly guest amenities including insect repellent
- All meals including breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner
- Selection of local drinks including house wines, beers, spirits, bottled water, juices, soft drinks, teas and coffees
- Morning and afternoon game drives in open sided 4x4 safari vehicle accompanied by experienced game rangers
- Light laundry service
- Park and conservation fees
- Road transfer from your lodge to airstrip
- Flight from airstrip to Kasane Airport
Not Included
- Spa treatments and optional activities
- Premium branded drinks and all other extras to be settled direct
