At Drotsky’s you will receive a warm welcome, enjoy personalised attention and get local knowledge from owners and staff alike on the nature and communities in the region. The area is a birding and fishing paradise. Drotsky’s is the ideal stop over for tourists en route from or to Namibia and a wonderful place to relax for a few days while enjoying a boat cruise on the Okavango River or visiting the nearby World Heritage Site of Tsodilo Hills and Mahangu National Park.
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.
| January 2025 - December 2025 | ||
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| Accommodation | Per Person Sharing | Single Rate |
| Chalet | Please Enquire | Please Enquire |
| Camping | Per Person Sharing | |
| Camping | Please Enquire | |
Guests are accommodated in luxurious air-conditioned wooden chalets or for the more adventurous there are 20 spacious campsites nestling under large, shady jackal berries and other indigenous trees.
Ten spacious wooden chalets each sleep 2 people and have a beautiful view of the gardens onto the Okavango River. Each chalet has its own patio overlooking the lush green gardens and is equipped with an en suite bathroom, air-conditioner, mosquito nets, television with DSTV and coffee and tea making facilities.
Twenty spacious campsites nestle under shady indigenous trees on the banks of the Okavango River and are supplied with firewood, 220V plugs and electric lights. The ablution blocks are sparkling clean and have flush toilets and piping hot showers, while ice cold drinks are available from the lounge area overlooking the river.
The lodge supports the local community by buying their fresh produce in the nearby village of Shakawe and three delicious meals per day are served in the restaurant overlooking the Okavango River.
A boat cruise from Drotsky’s is the perfect way to witness the feeding frenzy of the Barbel Run, taking place from August to October each year. The lodge supports the local community by buying their fresh produce in the nearby village of Shakawe and three delicious meals per day are served in the restaurant overlooking the Okavango River.
Tsodilo Hills nearby with over 3500 bushman paintings. There are 4 hills forming a line of sheet quartzite cliff faces. For self drive visitors, the track to Tsodilo Hills is a good dirt road and suitable for all vehicles.
Drotskys Caves is near the Namibian border and accessible by 4 wheel drive only. An impressive decorated cavern system with a series of stalagmites and stalactites rising to heights of about 10 meters.
With the Okavango river at the panhandle being deep and fast-flowing it is ideal for both the fighting Tigerfish and bream. Seventeen species of fish can be caught in the Panhandle area. Scenically beautiful with superb opportunities for photography.
Bird watching is also outstanding in the region's tall, shady, riverside forests and many resident and migratory birds can be seen along the river.
