I thought that Chobe bakwena lodge was a super litte lodge, well-priced and well-run. It is owner-managed by Adam and Jen and their very friendly staff team.
What I liked was that it was a simple and intimate lodge (quite unlike most of the hotel-like lodges in Kasane) and yet it also had pretty much everything that you needed: friendly and welcoming staff, experienced in-house guiding team, spacious chalets with both indoor and outdoor chalets, good food freshly cooked and also extra activities for the middle of the day such as guided bike rides and village walks.
My room was super comfortable, simple yet well-designed with everything you would need.
I was particularly impressive by both the guiding knowledge and the driving skills of my guide, Bob who was a font of knowledge. In a park as popular as Chobe, knowing the quieter roads to take and knowing how to position your vehicle so that your clients can get the best photos (and getting the march on other vehicles) is a critical skill and one which Bob had in abundance.
Their ethos around game drives (unique in Chobe) is to stay out longer in the park, often to 10 or 11am, if your timing allows it. This means that you can head deeper into the Park and also are more likely to get away from some of the other lodge vehicles (as they start heading out the gate again at 9am prompt).
What I also liked was the back-story of the lodge staff. Adam and Jen only employ single mothers as hosts in the lodge, as they want to offer much needed employment to these ladies.
