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🌿 A Wildlife Oasis! 🌿
Discover the magic of the bush at Thobolo’s Bush Lodge, where nature meets tranquility. Situated deep in the heart of the bush. With cozy chalet accommodation and scenic campsite overlook the magnificent Barangwe Pan. Thobolo’s Bush Lodge offers spectacular game viewing experiences. Whether you’re traveling between Chobe, Savuti, and Moremi, or simply seeking a peaceful retreat, Thobolo’s Bush Lodge is the perfect place to relax, recharge, and reconnect with nature. 🌿
ABOUT US
🌿 Positioned on the magnificent Barangwe Pan, Thobolo’s Bush Lodge has been built using the greenest methods available. 🌿
ACCOMMODATION
✨ Choose between our spacious self-catering campsite or 9 cozy chalets with breakfast & 3-course included. The best of both worlds in the heart of the bush! ✨
ACTIVITIES
🚗 Perfectly located for epic safaris through Chobe, Savuti, Linyanti, and beyond—where the wild comes alive!
An inexhaustible, enthusiastic source for nature and animals. And animals have it! In front of the entrance we met African Wild Dogs, in the evening the buffaloes were there (between 500-700 pieces), behind them the sinking sun. Here you can spend the whole day and watch the drifting at the waterholes. We will be back!
Thobolo’s is an absolute gem, and we feel so lucky to have camped here for two nights (originally intended a single night, but we loved it here so much, we returned for a second). The camp sites are great with the best bathrooms/showers we saw during our whole trip. The real highlight of Thobolo’s though is the blind overlooking the watering hole(s). Tons of animals coming through for a drink at all hours of the day.
This is an amazing place, and the best place I stayed at during my time in Zambia and Botswana. The lodges are spacious, modern, comfortable and spotless. The common areas are beautiful, and the deck overlooking two pans is the best place for game viewing. Giraffes, elephants, buffalo, zebras just pass by. The whole setting is really extraordinary. I will be back!
We had such an awesome time at Thobolo’s! The upper view deck is the perfect spot to view game. Our kids, 9 and 10, loved sitting there and watching the herds of buffalo’s drinking, the zebra’s passing and many more game. We stayed at the campsite, which is near the main camp. It’s unfenced, so at night we heard the elephants breaking branches and the lions roar! We enjoyed breakfast, dinner and even lunch at the main lodge; the food is delicious; a true hidden 5* gem in the bush! The home made bread is to die for! Highly recommended!!
The location is outstanding overlooking a waterhole where you can watch wildlife drink, including herds of elephants, zebra, buffalo and the odd lion. This is an eco lodge and is true to its name with its philosophy of leaving as small a carbon footprint as possible.
We stayed here only one night unfortunately but I wish I stayed here a whole week! The welcoming was astonishing, our hosts are passionate people and make you learn a lot of interesting things about nature and how it’s preserved in Botswana. This is the best accommodation have ever been. Keep up the good work guys!
This lodge is perfectly located between Chobe National Park, Linyanti and Savuti, making it the ideal place for the serious wildlife enthusiast. I highly recommend Thobolo’s Bush Lodge.
Wonderful Hidden Gem in Botswana
Our perfect stay. Originally just passing through from Kasane to Savuti, we had planned to stay only one night. However, due to the heavy rain and the fantastic experience on Day 1, we happily extended our stay for a second night. We would definitely recommend staying for 2-3 nights.
Why? An amazing balcony with a view of the waterhole. We were lucky enough to watch many elephants for hours and later fell asleep at the campsite feeling like we were right in the middle of the herd (the sounds…). Of course, there were many other animals as well.
Everything was clean, the dinner is highly recommended, and you can relax wonderfully by the pool. The management was fantastic, creating an almost family-like atmosphere. We had open and interesting conversations and received great help with planning the rest of our trip.
Thank you so much, dear Danie and Ann-May!!!
Great waterhole and beautiful lodgeFirst of all, I have to say that Ann-May and Danie Smit, the manager couple, are great hosts, even more than hosts!
At the reception there is a sign that says “Come as a guest and leave as friends”. Ann-May and Danie really make you feel like friends!
We wanted to spend one night at the campsite and then drive on to Savuti. The campsites are large and all have a barbecue. The abolutions are new and clean. The weather changed that evening, it thundered, stormed and rained a lot. The poles of our roof tent were ripped out – Ann-May and Danie helped us and for an extra charge we were allowed to move into chalet no. 5. We slept wonderful. The beds are great!
We had to change our travel plans in Savuti and returned to Thobolos Bush Lodge for another night in a chalet. We got a chalet again without any complications, this time no. 6.
The chalets all have two bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms and a dining area with a fully equipped kitchen. The only thing missing at the moment is air conditioning, but this will be installed soon.
The pool is a great place to relax.
But one of the best things is the balcony with a beautiful view of the waterhole. We were able to observe many, many elephants, but also hyenas, buffaloes, giraffes and antelopes. It was wonderful!
We can absolutely recommend the lodge and the campsites. The facilities are spacious and clean, the waterhole is great.Ann-May and Danie make your stay like being at a friends home.
We loved it staying there!
We will come back!!!