Elephant Valley Lodge is a luxury en-suite tented lodge situated within the Lesoma Valley in the Kasane Forest Reserve, which borders Chobe National Park. The valley has a natural migration path, which offers fantastic game viewing opportunities.
There are 20 meru style luxury tents, all with en-suite shower and toilet. The main bar and dining complex overlooks a waterhole which offers 24 hour game viewing. Facilities also include a curio shop and swimming pool.
The activities offered include game drives in the Chobe National Park and evening boat cruises on the Chobe River. Night drives and guided walks are also available.
Chobe is the second largest national park in Botswana (after the Central Kalahari Game Reserve), and covers about 11,000km2. It is particularly well known for its huge herds of elephants which are often seen by the Chobe River which runs along the northern border of the park. It is an excellent park for a variety of wildlife, due to its varying habitats from dry scrubland and mopane forest, to marshlands and rivers.
The park is broadly divided into different areas: the forested Chobe riverfront are in the northeast, the Savuti Marsh & the Madabe Depression and the Ngwezumba Dams & Pans. To the northwest of Savuti bordering Chobe there is a wetland area - the Linyanti Wildlife Reserve.
The riverfront is the most visited area, and has the densest population of game, particularly the famous Chobe elephants. Hippo, buffalo, giraffe, zebra, jackal, warthog, kudu, sable, and many more species are present in this large area.
Taking a river trip gives a different perspective on the area and is a great way to watch wildlife. The marshy floodplain is where you will most likely see the red lechwe and the puku. This area is at its best for wildlife viewing from about June to October.
