Kwalape Safari Lodge

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2026

dedrick

Beautiful safari oasis. Friendly staff and relaxing environment.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Dec 2025

Cynthia

I was in a safari tent for 3 nights. A great value! You have to ask for towels. They were not in the room. Staff were wonderful. Place was clean and the outdoor bathroom was charming.

8/10

Excellent

14 Dec 2025

Cynthia

My tent was clean and the staff were very nice.

My “amenities” included toilet paper, 4 condoms, but no bath towel! Outdoor bathroom was lovely, but the overhang did not cover the toilet, so when it rained…….

Self

4/10

Poor

02 Dec 2025

Leroy

This was my second time using this place and the same disappoint came again- the horrible boat cruise experience.

The first time some years ago we were stuck in middle of a river, had to plead with a passing boat to jump in, I had an infant and my mother and wife. No apology whatsoever came.

This time around . Another of their terrible boat cruise offering jammed with us and struggled to move untill it was literally dark and the only one left,

What bothers me is that nobody apologised for all this trauma.

8/10

Excellent

09 Jul 2024

Vivienne

The garden surrounds and leafy setting around the accommodation were lovely. The soft furnishings in the restaurant areas were tired and a bit grubby. Dinner and breakfast was uninspiring with ordinary presentation. We found a restaurant in town that served much better food. We stayed in a glamping tent, which was fine. Suggest that the tents need a mirror in the bathroom and a bedside table. Towel racks or hooks in the bathroom would have enabled towels to dry. Staff were attentive and friendly.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2024

J Scott

A wonderful place to stay!

This is a wonderful place to stay! Great food, great rooms, great people! Could not have been happier.

Self

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2023

Yvonne

Easy to find from the border crossing.

Food average to good

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2023

Wilson

Want Tranquility, smartness and utmost hospitality, think Kwalape. It took two days to fix the drain from the shower in room 8, though.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2022

Alan

Wonderful place to stay. Beautiful forest amongst the lodges. Easy to set up rides to Victoria Falls and Chobe park. A must stay!

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

27 May 2021

natan

Worst experience

Stay away guys! I got terrible bed bugs in two of their tents. The first time it happened to me in Africa. The management didn’t care and didn’t offer any compensation.

Self

2/10

Poor

07 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

The bathroom of our tend had no roof and is the rain season. Terrible experience. We checked-out 2 days before and change lodge but I’m steel waiting for the refound from Expedia. Terrible! Never again

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2020

Elizabeth

Right on the main road in Kasane

Great swimming pool and nice restaurant. Lots of bird and gardens. The staff was friendly and helpful. They hooked me up with the tours. It was great except I did get lots of mosquito bites. Next time I’ll use more repellent.
You can Easily take a shared taxi for 5 pula.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2019

Rose

I have been to Chobe is game after game.

The stay was good, the service and cleanliness not to talk about the food. I enjoyed every minute looking forward to visiting Chobe again.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Nov 2019

Lorena

Nice area

Very nice location, with big beautiful gardens with lots of lakes and birds. The bar and the pool area are very nice and we spent a great time swimming and chilling out.
Restaurant offers a big menu and everything we tried was tasty and reasonable priced.
We slept in a fornitured tent that was spacious but too hot, even with a fan on.
The shared toilets and showers were always a bit dirty and they were definitely too old.
We had a bit of trouble at the check-in. They put us in a tent that was already occupied. Also they told us that the accommodation was not paid yet but it was (by Hotels.com). Apart from that everything was nice and the staff was polite.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Well run, professional staff, and one of the more affordable places to stay in the Kasane area. The food was excellent,

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

02 Sep 2019

adeline

Quiet place for few days

Nice place few kilometers (5-6 km) to Nata. You need to take a taxi to go there. Shady, quiet. We stayed in a safari tent. The bedding is not very confortable and no plug inside.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2019

Nishi

We stayed in one of the safari tents and it was much more comfortable than we expected. The staff went above and beyond to help accommodate us. They found us a free tent at 6am when we arrived, helped us arrange bus tickets and were knowledgeable about any questions we had. The pool was cold but that’s what happens in winter. There were many places to relax around. It was a wonderful experience.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Excellent location. Chalets very clean. Had a feel of wilderness to it. The staff are really friendly. Went an extra mile to make our stay great . Highly recommended ...

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Very friendly staff. Nice pool. Clean and comfortable bed. AC and heater were working and needed. The staff were able to arrange game drives and cruises which were very affordable. We also went for a day trip to Victoria Falls.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2019

Kristofer

nice people

Very nice staff, cold in the tent but worth the money.

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jul 2019

Megan

Mediocre

Overall, the stay was fine. The rooms were small and in need of some repairs and the furniture was broken. Needs new flooring in the room. The bathroom was nice though the only window that opened was very small and did not have a screen.
The pool area was nice. The restaurant took 1.5 hours to get our food.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

It’s my third time staying with them, it’s good value for mine and pleasant staff.

Business

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2019

Markus

Campground, very friendly stuff

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Good value for money, I love their gardens and sitting area, I booked a tent room , very basic but great price.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2019

Julius Ntsikelelo

Amazing

Its a nice tent camp and a wuute area. Night itz a nightmsre on the streets. I come across a hippo and abiyt 12 buffalo's. It was scaring. Game reserve, disappointing

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Staff is very friendly and kind. I misunderstood tent site price without tent, but they did discount for me a bit. But still under construction some facility, a bit noisy. No one went to tour so I have to call your desk myself, and a bit far from town. The tent room and bathroom is clean and large. Can enjoy camp site.

8/10

Excellent

06 Sep 2018

Diana

Good value -- great staff

We stayed in a chalet with twin beds. Room is small, but sufficient for a couple nights. Shower was very nice. A/C worked well, but the safe did not. Liked having a porch to sit outside. The pool was very cold (in late August). Staff was super friendly. Breakfast was good (eggs made to order, fruit, muffins, coffee, juice). Enjoyed the braai dinner with traditional dancers. Not much around the lodge or in town, but was a good place from which to do a game drive and boat cruise/safari which we booked through the lodge. A little rustic, but good value for the money in this area.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2018

Tshepo

Nice camping experience at the lodge. The location is easily accessible as well. There was a bit of a delay with check in, had to wait for a couple of minutes. The staff was friendly and helpful.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2018

Pascual

Nice place to stay.

Very friendly staff, especially Tato.
Showers and toilets clean with hot water. Wide campsite.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2018

Yu

Tropical paradise with wonderful staff

Wonderfully friendly staff. We had a tent booking but was curious about the chalets. The young lady at the front desk pleasantly showed us chalets of different layouts. We were impressed by this tropical garden! Very comfortable stay. The lodge also offers great tours. We saw leopards in the morning drive into the Chobe, and saw a huge herd of elephants for the evening boat ride. Both were organized by the lodge at a reasonable price. Highly recommended!

Family

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

Did not accurately describe.

It was unclear what the \"room\" would be, they could have just said tent.

8/10

Excellent

12 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

Reasonably Priced Tent Option

Stayed in one of their tents at a very reasonable price. Showers and toilets nearby and clean. Very good quality food in restaurant, including some local dishes. Very nice pool and bar area. Good, reasonably fast WI-FI. The only problem was that every time I tried to pay cash in the restaurant, there was not adequate change, even though I was not paying with big bills. Much time wasted while they ran around the property trying to find change somewhere. This complaint may seem minor, but it became really very annoying because it happened at EVERY meal over a period of three days. This is easy to fix, so there is really no excuse.

8/10

Excellent

06 May 2018

Mark and Cathy

Very pleasant experience with friendly, helpful staff. Beautiful surroundings and a high degree of privacy but an opportunity to interact with others too. Unforgettable sunset cruises on the Chobe

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2018

Verified traveler

Great affordable place to stay in Kasane

We really enjoyed our stay at Kwalape. The grounds were very nice and the standard room was comfortable and clean. The staff was extraordinarily helpful and kind. They helped us arrange a safari with Tony’s mobile camping safari to Savuti and Chobe which was a once in a life time experience. Thank you Kwalape!

Friends

8/10

Excellent

24 Feb 2018

P&D

Nice accomodation

Close to Kasane, the tent was comfortable and close to the washrooms. Staff were great and so was food. Pool was a welcome site on a hot day. Good security.

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

Convenient, economical place

If you have to spend a night in Kasane, this is not a bad place to stay. However, note that if you choose the most economical option (the tents), the toilets and showers are a bit of a hike away, and outside.

4/10

Poor

05 Oct 2017

Verified traveler

Unremarkable tent and chalet village. Chalet plagued with insects. Restaurant staff inept.

6/10

Pleasant

20 Aug 2017

Martin C

the stay was nice, friendly staff. The one geyser in the ablution was not working so hot water was not enough. The matrasses in the tents are very warn out(PORE STATE), so sleeping was not nice.

Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2017

Alex

Relaxing Stay with Great Vibe

This is a great place to stay. It's a short cap ride from Kasane, but this is an ideal place to relax for a day while you either acclimate to Botswana or recover from your amazing safari.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

Pleasant

Great stay, although the are in need of some maintenance.

Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

Nice Chalets, friendly & helpfull staff.

The lodge is very clean and nicely setup for Campers, tents and has chalets. Staff were very friendly and helpfull.
Its very clean and the prices are moderate compared to the more expensive lodges.
The activities on offer are also very moderate( price).
will be visiting again:)

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2017

Anya

Peaceful relaxing place, still finding its feet

I stayed in a safari tent for two nights as a solo traveller. The camp is very peaceful and quiet and a good place to relax. It is outside Kasane but you can access the town by combi or taxi on the main road. The people on reception were helpful but as I was a solo traveller they weren't able to organise a game drive or boat cruise for me and I did this myself separately through Chobe Marina Lodge and Puku Safaris. The restaurant was okay but nothing special, would recommend going out for food. There is wifi throughout which works pretty well, depending where you are.

Overall this feels like a place which is relatively new and still finding its feet, but the people and the location are lovely and it is good value for money.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2017

Matshwene

We enjoyed our one night stay

This is the best place to stay. We were from Zimbabwe and Zambia (Victoria Falls) and going to South Africa. If you want to have a good night sleep, book a room. We changed from a tent to a room because we didn't think that a tent will meet our needs but the room was soooo nice, clean, water water, internet, air conditioner, and a very good dinner in their kitchen. There is a also a bar fridge in their rooms - not in the tent. My laundry was done for just $7.

Is somehow hard to get alcohol in the kitchen because their bar is a lil distance away from the kitchen. Every time you order a beer, wine, whiskey, a waitress has to run across the bush to get you one. Apart from this, you will love the place.

Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2017

Matthew

Work on customer service but great value

Tents were excellent, comfortable beds and well lit to the shower/toilet block. Food was good but but service on our last night let them down. First couple in the restaurant and placed food order first but three other tables that arrived after us got there food first, then when we signed for our meal we were asked to walk to the bar across other side of the camp to sign for the alcohol we had???? We signed out late Monday night as we planned to get on the road early Tuesday and the young girl on the desk had no customer service skills whatsoever, no smile no eye contact, no thanks for staying with us nothing. Really let an otherwise lovely stay down.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Jun 2017

Christopher

The T-Bone steak was nice and the dubai matteress in the tent was comfortable. If you are traveling with no car you can just walk out to the road and flag a scared taxi down and it will take you for legs than 1 USD.

6/10

Pleasant

27 May 2017

Verified traveler

The price in the area is higher than it sould be. This is the place just of main road with reasonable \"low\" price.

8/10

Excellent

24 Apr 2017

Tushar

The stay was comfortable and the staffs were friendly.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2017

Euncheul

Perfect relaxation without interruption

The lodge is quite remote from town.
However the provide all activity programs and you cannot miss it.

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jan 2017

b

The staff were extremely friendly and welcoming.
The restaurant had a great menu, but whatever we asked for they did not have, so it would be great if the restaurant provided ALL that was on the menu.
As we wanted to depart very early, we were promised a packed breakfast, but this never happened.
Apart from that we saw a lot of wild life and it was a wonderful experience, being in Kasane.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Nov 2016

ferdi

perfect for what we required, coming from the bush back into city life

Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2016

Francesca

An oasis in the centre of Kasane

At first I wasn't sure how well our stay at Kwalape would go, but I was thoroughly impressed by the place! To begin, the staff were very friendly and accommodated our requests. The facility was well organised, our tents were cleaned daily, and even the outdoor showers, with the exception of a few spiders, were spotless. The facility has a beautiful new garden full of bullfrogs, fish, and colourful flowers, and the atmosphere really makes you feel as if you're a part of nature.

We stayed in one of the small tents and felt right at home. We didn't have any pests coming in our tent to harass us. We were also provided a fan and AC outlet to charge our electronics. Facility comes with free WiFi through the campsite. Beers and waters were VERY cheap (roughly 1 Euro per bottle) and offered two restaurants with a rooftop view of the camping grounds.

Finally, this was a great value, as it gave us access to Chobe National Park and river boat cruises at the city centre. By calling a cab, we could easily access the local marketplace and buy supplies for our stay. We fully enjoyed our time here and were very happy to have chosen Kwalape.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Sep 2016

MM

Safari at Kwalape

The Ablutions for camping and safari tents should be separated

Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Sep 2016

Mohamed

Great if you do not need wifi

The wifi was terrible in the room. I have to go to the lobby to use wifi. In the lobby, wifi was slow but not bad most of the time.
You need to get a taxi to go to down town where there is ATM machines, supermarket, and KFC. The taxi would cost 3 - 4 USD per trip.

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2016

Caterlina

A little more tips for the budget travelers

Don't expect WiFi in the set tent as it is only in the restaurant. 10-15 min /80 pulas taxi to/from downtown. Price for the accommodation is right as budget travelers stay there either transit or one day tour to Chobe Waterfront. We managed to go to Nata then Maun the next morning at 6am in the bus station in downtown Kasane - no prebook as it is a shared 20-seaters mini bus and they leave when almost full.

Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2016

nadia

Lovely shady tents with a great pool area

The staff were totally accommodating even after we missed our border crossing and didn't make the first night of our stay - they didn't give the room away or even charge us for the room! Very friendly staff and helpful!

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2016

Kurt

Good value, great location.

Kwalape is well-located, and the staff was helpful in organizing a game drive and river safari. I rented a tent cabin for three nights, which was perfect. The bathrooms were clean and had plenty of hot water.

The restaurant was a bit problematic. I traveled solo, and each time I went to order food, it seemed to confuse the staff that I was not part of a group, or staying in a chalet. They also held fast to their mealtimes. I did a morning game drive, which ended late. I wanted to have breakfast at 10:01am, and they would not accommodate me, because breakfast ended at 10:00am. I found that very weird.

Overall, I would highly recommend this place.

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2016

Christa

Kwalape stop over

Friedly staff,lovely pool,fantastic food(pizza).
Traffic is continuous,at night as well
Good value for money

Family

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jul 2016

Johan

Expedia booking was difficult due to the fact that you could only book one room at a time and it becomes a challenge with limited wi fi in the bush.
Expedia was very efficient otherwise and I would definitely use them again in the future.
Thank You

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jul 2016

Marguerite

Great African experience!

We had a great time at Kwalape Safari Lodge. Staff were very friendly and the charlets clean and comfortable. Great restaurant with friendly staff. It is however essential to make a booking for the restaurant, to ensure that you do not wait too long for your food to be served.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

18 Nov 2015

Verified traveler

Very basic

Very basic accommodation, not much space within the tents. Staff could be more friendly. Power failure and no more water during our stay.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2015

Fiona

A wonderful place to stay!

The food was exceptional. We had a BBQ one evening and were able to invite our friends who were staying at another place. We sat around the camp fire for hours...... Lovely pool! Out in the 'bush'..... Went to sleep listening to the frogs and awoke to fantastic bird song!!!!! Easy to book game drives and visit to Victoria Falls. Highly recommend it!

8/10

Excellent

05 Nov 2015

Denis

Good value for money for a tent with a double bed, nice pool

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2015

Jakob

The Safari Tent is not luxurious, but it serves its purpose. I stayed for one night and do not have anything to complain about.
Staff also was very friendly and helpful.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2015

Christine

Lovely lodge - good value for money

We booked a tent and it was quite comfortable with beds, electricity and fan. The staff were all very helpful. The food was also great. We booked a game drive and a boat safari with the lodge and these were also well planned and not expensive. To get to town, avoid calling a taxi. You can just hitch-hike or get a combi which is much cheaper. I recommend this lodge if you're a budget traveller.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

08 Oct 2015

Verified traveler

Good location and place. Staff needs improvement on hospitality.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2015

Verified traveler

Relax and go for safari from here

Staff are attentive, friendly.
Their arrangement for game drive, river cruise is very well.
We just wait at the reception and enjoyed the rest.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Oct 2015

Nischol

good getaway

Rooms were clean, wifi was good, area was good. people friendly. air con in rooms were not working efficient, but all in all a good stay

Family

2/10

Poor

31 Jul 2015

Emily

DO NOT BOOK

DO NOT BOOK THIS LODGE ONLINE

We booked and paid upfront with hotels.com, and when we arrived we were told \"No, we don't have a booking for you. We don't have any rooms.\" We had to pay them separately, and now have to try to get our money back from hotels.com ourselves.

We were not the only people to have this problem, we were the second people that WEEK, also through hotels.com / expedia.

But Kwalape's customer service / booking is terrible anyway. We asked them to set aside a room for when we returned from our week tour, which they assured they had done (we triple asked!). When we returned, they had not written it down and no longer had any rooms left! Thankfully the driver who took us there was happy to take up to another accommodation until we found one available.

Family

2/10

Poor

21 Jul 2015

Susan

Does not honor Hotels.com reservations!

I arrived only to find the hotel does not honor Hotels.com reservations and they had given our rooms away! The desk person was very rude even after I showed her my reservation confirmation email. I ended up driving around Kasane Botswana at 10 p.m. on a Friday night until we finally found a $300/night reservation. It was a very bad night.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2022

Marie

Excellent souvenir

Super séjour, tentes très confortables, piscine très agréable, personnel au top

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2022

Laurence

Personnes très sympathiques,très bon accueil.propre . restaurant et bar agréable.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2022

Manfred

Alles bestens

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

27 Dec 2019

Simone

Die Anlage ist eigentlich sehr schön , auch der sehr groß und sauber. Zu den Bungalows kann ich nicht cat viel sagen, da diese ausgebucht waren und wir uns mit einem Zelt begnügen mussten . Wir hatten zumindest das „Glück“ eines mit eigenem „Bad“ zu bekommen, aber das kann man sich auch ersparen , da man ins „Bad“ nur sehr umständlich kommt, das heißt , an der Rückwand des Zeltes erst zwei Reißverschlüsse öffnen, die eigentlich auch hätten offen bleiben können, da sie kaputt waren und die Moskitos sowieso freien Zugang hatten. 2 Betten und ein Ventilator im Zelt , das war’s dann auch😕. Wir sind nicht sehr anspruchsvoll und hatten auf unserer Rundreise durch Namibia und Botswana mehrere Zeltunterkünfte, die alle top waren und absolut nicht mit diesem Zelt hier vergleichbar sind. Das Frühstück ist völlig überteuert und eine Alternative sich den Kaffee selbst zu kochen, gibt es nicht. Die Ausflüge , die angeboten werden, sind aber sehr empfehlenswert und waren wirklich alle sehr, sehr schön 👍 . GANZ besonderen Dank an Noah 😍 der uns zu den Victoria falls fuhr und so viel Geduld mit uns hatte...er hat uns einen unvergesslichen Tag beschert... ganz großes Lob an ihn .

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Nov 2019

Marta

Tiene de todo un poco en servicios pero la atencióa al cliente es nula se limitan a lo que tienen establecido y es lo que hay, como ellos dicen.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

スタッフの方々はいつも笑顔で親切にしてくれました。ボート、ゲームサファリが市内よりは値は張りますがそれでもとても安く内容も大満足でした！テント泊にしましたが、ファンもライトもしっかりとあり、広々でよかったです。ただ古いためかチャックがスムーズに閉まらなかったのがちょっとマイナス。