Your wild Chobe experience.
Situated on the Namibian banks of the Chobe river, Serondela Lodge is facing the world renewed Chobe National Park. This will ensure all year round close encounters with free roaming wildlife to our guest. The 8 rooms situated facing the river will be enjoying spectacular views with endless photographic opportunities.
The Lodge is a JV between the Kabulabula conservancy and the Micheletti family already operating with 2 other lodges on the Linyanti river area of Namibia.
Just 17km from Kasane but far enough to ensure exclusivity the guest will be part and experience the positive impact of sustainable tourism to this incredibly beautiful area and dynamic conservancy.
Serondela Lodge is located in the Namibian side of the Chobe river. Precisely in front of the famous sighting spot in the Chobe NP called Serondela. This is 17km by road from Kasane and 25km by boat.
The lodge is built in Kabulabula conservancy and seasonally it becomes an island.
Yes. The road from Ngoma to Serondela Lodge is flooded or inaccessible from January to August. The complementary transfer from Kasane is in itself a unique game viewing experience.
The duration of a transfer differs from Pick-up and Drop-off. On arrival to the lodge the Pick-up transfer will be a sighting boat cruise and it could take from 2 to 3 hours. On departure it will be a direct transfer to Kasane which takes 1 hour.
Yes, guests need to pass via the Botswana immigration office in Kasane town and also in Namibia at the Kasika Immigration office.
The Lodge consists of 7 double rooms and 1 family room (2 adults + 2 children).
All the rooms are well-spaced to ensure privacy and each have a balcony facing the river.
The buildings are made out of sand eco-bags plastered walls: a very ecological technique that also ensures very high thermal insulation. We also have 2 double guide rooms.
Full Board Plus includes for the 2 night stay the following: 2h Boat transfer, 1h30 morning Safari walk or Village visit, 2h30 afternoon Sundowner cruise, 3h Game drive in the Chobe NP on departure day (starting at 9:30). 1h Drop off Boat transfer cruise to Kasane. (9:00). Departure at 8:00 from the lodge.
Dinner, Bed and Breakfast includes the Boat transfer cruise on arrival and departure from/to Kasane. The daily lodge scheduled activities, are available at additional cost.
We are very conscious of our impact on the environment and of our role in Socio-Cultural sustainability, which means minimising negative impacts and focusing more on positive impacts, such as promoting cultural exchange and promoting local tradition. Serondela Lodge is in partnership with Kabulabula Conservancy and is part of the WWF and IRDNC Joint-venture program.
Through an exceptional safari experience with 3 award-winning lodges and camps in Namibia, Wild Waters is able to offer special deals for guest travelling trough the Caprivi-Chobe area.
Travellers choose to stay at our lodges because of the exclusive and wild locations, limited guest and vehicle numbers, extraordinary game viewing and exceptional care that is give to each guest during their stay. Guests staying at Serondela Lodge, Nkasa Lupala Tented Camp or Jackalberry Camp are transformed for a lifetime and have contributed to the legacy of Africa.
Highways lead to by-ways that lead to countless side tracks in Namibia’s communal conservancies, just waiting to be explored by the intrepid traveler. From rocky rugged passes in the northwest to the east where water turns tracks into muddy quagmires, there are challenges for the toughest vehicle and driver.
Namibia is a photographer’s dream. There are magical hours, days and nights. Spectacular wildlife, landscapes and people of old, evolving cultures found in Namibia’s communal conservancies provide endless opportunities for keen amateur and professional photographers to capture stunning images.