Botswana is still more expensive than many countries in Africa, but at last it is becoming accessable for travellers on a tight budget, Okovango River Lodge is a 10 minute drive east of Maun city center, right on the river. This is a convenient location, as many lodges are far fom town and isolated.

The en-suite rooms are individual cottages set in lush gardens. The shower enclosure is large enough to have a party in! My room had a double and 2 single beds in it. The rooms are clean, plenty of towels and hot water.

The bar and restaurant face the river and are very popular with ex-pat cricket lovers, whose headquarters it is. The cricket pitch in immediately across the river. The food is plentiful, the portions large and relatively inexpensive. There is also a swimming pool.

I paid 220 pula/night for my en-suite single room in low season. I believe there are also cheaper rooms with shared facilities

The lodge can arrange day and longer trips into... more