Welcome To Okavango River Lodge
Welcome to Okavango River Lodge Backpackers & campsite. Sitting on the banks of the Thamalakane River, we can boast the largest river frontage as well as being one of the oldest watering holes in Maun.
Accommodation Prices at Okavango River Lodge
Discounts may be available for children sharing with adults, please specify the ages and number of children when making your booking or requesting a quote.
Okavango River Lodge Prices 2025 and 2026
| January 2025 - December 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | Per Person Sharing | Single Rate |
| Room | Please Enquire | Please Enquire |
| Camping | Per Person Sharing | |
| Camping | Please Enquire | |
Accommodation at Okavango River Lodge
We are budget backpackers offering bedded tents with shared ablutions or a large shady campsite with power points and brick braai areas. Rooms are basic, no aircon, but have fans and mosquito nets.
Okavango River Lodge Amenities and Facilities
Eating out? - Our kitchen serves good home cooking from 7am until 9pm. A river lodge breakfast is a must or try our notable Bunny Chow!
Facilities at Okavango River Lodge
- Campsite with braai areas
- Family rooms
- Internet
- Swimming Pool
- Bar
- Kitchen serving homemade fabulicious meals, which wont, stretch the budget
- Laundry facilities
- Travel advice – come to chat to one of us and we will share what’s good and what is not in our area!
- 24 hour security
- Credit cards accepted
What To Do at Okavango River Lodge
Activities provided by the lodge or provided nearby, nearby tourist attractions, places to visit and things to see.
Mokoro trips
These are our most popular trips. For the budget conscious it’s a perfect way to enter the delta and truly experience the local way of life and to get close to the magic and the beauty that the delta has to offer.
Mokoro trips are based on the traditional Bayei method of traveling through the flood plains of the Okavango Delta. Our trips are located around the Eastern delta in a community controlled wilderness area.
We transfer you to the mokoro station on the Boro River by motorboat or by 4WD where you will meet your qualified community guide. He will pull you around the myriad water channels looking for wildlife and the large variety of birds which inhabit the Delta.
During the day you will stop at an island for lunch and a walk and then take a relaxing pole back to the station where we will be waiting with a cold beer or two! If you wish to spend a night or two out camping you need to supply yourself with tents, cooking equipment and drinks, and for day trippers a pack lunch and some drinks.
We hire out all camping equipment if you require.
It is truly a wilderness experience. There are no facilities out there as
you camp on an island chosen by your guide. He will light you a fire to
cook over and if you wish to share your meals with him you can, although
they do pack for themselves.
Boating
We offer motor boat cruises up the Thamalakane to the junction where it meets with the Boro River and up to the buffalo fence. It is 2 hours in duration and we often do this over sunset!
The river is lined with acacia forest and halfway up it starts to open
up and you are able to view local farming plots and villages. Our boat takes
up to 6 people.
If there is a large group of you SIR ROSES OF THE RIVER is a lovely and
large barge that can take up to 20 people for a gentle trip up river.
Horse riding
In conjunction with African Animal Adventures we can organize horse rides around the local area of maun. Either along the river or deep into the mopane forest a ride will invigorate your senses. All levels of experience are welcome.
Mobile Safaris
Neil, a professional guide and his 2F Landcruiser (6 pax) are available for short trips into Moremi or Nxai Pan. We can offer self catered with your equipment or totally catered for. Just get in touch with us and we can give you a quote. If you are a large group or want a longer itinerary we have the contacts to help you plan this also using resources from the local community.
Scenic Flights
We are agents for MACK AIR who are a reliable and efficient charter company here in maun. We can organize scenes at short notice and prices vary depending on the size of the plane. Five to twelve seaters are available.
Self Drive
If you are a self drive – we can help with handy hints on where to go etc etc. If you wish to be a self drive we can also help you with hiring a car. Please note DWNP have now changed the rules regarding park fees. All park fees must be paid in town before entering the parks.
Basket Weaving
Just 3 km from the river lodge towards town, after the old bridge you will find Matlapana Basket Shop. Here the ladies weave many baskets and are happy to show you how to weave. They have won many awards for their technique and designs. So go on and experience one of the popular crafts indigenous to Botswana. Taking a Botswana Basket home is a must and this way it goes straight to the community.
