River View Lodge

We stayed for 2 nights in a Deluxe Double Chalet with its own private deck and a view of the Chobe River. The room was large with a small table, 2 comfortable chairs, a desk, comfortable bed, etc. Breakfast and a small lunch were included with the room. Dinner was extra and must be booked ahead of time. The food was very good. The location is not central to Kasane and requires transport to town if you want to shop or dine elsewhere. The lodge will book activities in the area. The lodge booked a reasonably priced transfer for us to Victoria Falls. We thought the price of the room was a little high, but may reflect the higher pricing in Botswana.

AMAZING! We absolutely loved our stay. The staff were lovely and friendly. The boat cruises were fantastic! The breakfast, lunch & dinner were exceptional. We will be coming back all the way from Australia just to come to this place !!! Super clean spacious rooms with AC. A bar by the pool. What more could you want ?!! Thankyou everyone.

We wanted to spend 5 nights in Kasane but at the time of booking, couldn't find a vacancy with 5 consecutive nights at our preferred destination - a much bigger resort right on the edge of the Chobe National Park. So we booked 2 at River View. As it turned out, this was a very friendly little oasis of calm simplicity which couldn't have done much more to suit our needs. Although the lodges looked a bit like Granny Flats from the outside, they were comfortably set out in 'Safari' style inside with good air-con and screening from insects. The pool area was small but perfectly adequate for the size of the place and number of people staying. Dinner was served at a set time of 7.30 and had a carnivore and veggie option and was perfectly acceptable. Drinks were very reasonably priced. Obviously, the object of the stay was the game viewing. This was the strength of River View - in their guide, Mathews, who has a brilliant instinct for the animals movements and for the mood, and requirements of the passengers he is carrying, and extending the '3' hour drive to over 4. So much did we appreciate him that we booked one of our following early morning trips with him, rather than the other lodge, whose drivers seemed more formulaic and ready to head back as soon as they could. The images on the website represent the place very accurately. At the end of the day, you get what you pay for - and I think in this case - a bit more. The cost here was considerably less than where we stayed next. Granted, that was very plush and beautifully set out, with exceptional rooms - and a great location. But, it lacked the intimate simplicity we felt at River View. And, it doesn't make any difference how much you pay for your bed - you still see the same animals in the Park!

Fantastic and helpful staff, great breakfast and very good and comfortable rooms. The location, near the river is very beautiful but far from Chobe NP (20min) however the guides make earlier departures for the game drives or boat safaris in order to arrive to Chobe at the same time as the other lodges located near Chobe, so it was not a problem for us. The guides from the lodge are very respectful of the wildlife rules for nature preservation in Chobe NP, regarding animal distance to the vehicle, environment protection and number of vehicles, etc. That didn't impact at all, the good animal findings and photos during the safaris. Even if we didn't approach the animals, the animals would came very near the jeep! well done!

Amazing welcome from Sofia and her team. The activities led by Matthew and John were fantastic, almost having the feeling of private safaris on the 3 we did, due to the intimate nature of the groupings. Their river safari boat is spacious and modern, whilst their game drive vehicles are some of the best we've been on. Excellent pool area, complimentary safari lunch and modern, clean accommodation make it the best value choice we could have found in the Chobe area without compromising on quality. Lovely riverside setting tops it off. Can't recommend River View Lodge enough.