We visited Chobe Game Lodge during 2 incredible days. The location, the staff, the food, the services and the safaris are 100% recommended. This is an ecologic and luxury Lodge to have a wonderful days. A plus activity is the boat safaris where you can see the sunrise in the middle of the river. The national park is full of all types of animals so, it's easy see prides of elephants and lions crossing the ways and near to the Logde. Amazing!! We made more than 1000photos in 2 days!

Chobe Game Lodge is located inside Chobe NP. This part of Chobe is highly trafficked with day trippers from Kasane and Vic Falls and campers. So there is an advantage to being inside the park and getting a head start in the morning and being able to stay in the park a little later in the evening as all vehicles must exit by a set time.

When we saw lions, or there were lion sightings there were lots of jeeps. That is the only negative. This is not a private concession, so there are going to be more tourists/jeeps. But the amount of wildlife you see compensates. We even saw two rare honey badgers early one morning.

The lodge uses female guides. We met the managers Johan and Tania who told us they want to promote opportunities for women. I was a little concerned before booking because other reviewers complained about guides just going through the motions and getting back to the lodge as fast as possible. Our guide was DK and I can tell you she was excited as the rest of us in the jeep when we had a herd of 250+ cape buffalo walk by the jeep onto the Chobe River flood plain. She followed a lioness right at sunset until we found her pride. It was so amazing to see the young cubs running to the female and all the lions greeting her with a big family reunion. Then she situated the jeep so we could get great pictures with the sun behind us as the pride was drinking from the river.

We saw so many elephants I actually got tired of taking elly photos. The first night we did a boat trip on the Chobe. A huge herd of almost 40 ellys, matriarchs, little tiny ones, all sizes, came down to the river and stayed for a long time. After that we continued up the river to see crocs, hippos (in and out of the water), waterbuck, the rare puku, and tons of birds. I was a little hesitant about the boat trip as I wasn't sure we would see much - but it was great.

The food was amazing at the lodge. We really loved having the opportunity to try local fish and local dishes. The raised boardwalk is a wonderful place to just sit and relax and watch animals coming down to the river. Our room was on the second floor but views of the river are mostly blocked by large trees. But there are wonderful views from the dining area complete with visiting warthogs.

My only frustration was before arriving I asked our agent if we could do a full day tour, going deeper into Chobe and not coming back to the lodge midday. This option is described on the lodge website. We were told this tour was not offered for people staying just two nights and if we wanted to do it the cost would be an additional $325. So obviously we passed. Our days were full and we saw tons of animals. But the email interaction over the full day safari was a little terse and could have been handled better by the reservations staff.

Other than that exchange we thought the customer service, housekeeping, dining staff and guides were friendly, welcoming and helpful. The beds were comfortable, the Wi-Fi worked well, the baths were large with two sinks, claw foot tub and large shower.

I wish we had stayed 3 nights instead of just 2 nights.