Elephant Valley Lodge

Elephant Valley Lodge lies between the Chobe National Park in Botswana and the equally impressive Matetsi wildlife conservancy, south of the Kazangula border crossing and within the Kasane Forest Reserve. The camp comprises 20 'meru' style luxury safari tents and can accommodate a maximum of 40 guests. The lodge overlooks an extremely productive water hole. Activities include daily safaris and boat cruises into the Chobe National Park. The unique lodge location provides guests with game viewing opportunities throughout the day and night

At a Glance

• 20 Meru style tents
• Safaris in open vehicles in the Chobe National Park
• Boat cruises along the Chobe River
• Close proximity to Victoria Fall
• Lodge is set within a forest reserve

Rooms

Number of Tents

• 40 beds in 20 tents presented as
  • 20 meru style individual tent

Tent Features

• Each tent features
  • Twin beds.
  • En-suite shower and toilet
  • Tea & coffee making facilities.
  • Mini Safes.
  • Fan
  • Covered Deck

Facilities & Activities

Lodge Facilities

• Swimming pool
• Lounge
• Outdoor dining areas (Boma)
• Curio / gift shop
• Bush dinner venue
• Game viewing hide at water hole

Lodge Activities

• Dawn and afternoon / evening safaris in 10 seater open vehicles in both the Chobe and Kasane forest reserve
• Numerous activities at the nearby Victoria Falls area

Rates & Reservations 2011/12

• Single supplement 30% of the per person rate in high season only, no surcharge for low season.
• Children under the age of 12 years 50% of the per person sharing rate when sharing with two adults.
• Rate inclusions Accommodation, all meals, drinks on activities, transfers to and from Kasane Airport and two daily safari activities.
• Rate exclusions All drinks, transfers, park entrance fees and purchases of a personal nature.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

A non-refundable 20% deposit is required to confirm any reservation. Full payment of the balance is due 30 days prior to guests arrival, unless the booking is made within 30 days, in which case full payment will be required to confirm the reservation.

For group bookings (greater than 10 guests) cancelled between;

• 45 and 30 days prior to arrival 30% of the total amount will be due.
• 29 and 15 days prior to arrival 50% of the total amount will be due.
• 14 and 0 days prior to arrival 100% of the total amount will be due.
• For individual reservations please consult reservation confirmation, details available on request.

CHILDREN

Children under the age of 12 are permitted on safari at the sole discretion of the manager or guide. Children under the age of 6 are not permitted on safari.

Elephant Valley Lodge Reservations

Reservations can be directed to:

Tel: +27 (11) 781 1661

E-mail: res@africananthology.co.za

USA Representation

Ronnie Harris

+1 (414) 306-2539 Office

ronnie@underafricanskies.net

The lodge reserves the right to restrict one night weekend or peak period bookings.

Wildlife

The Chobe National Park is home to the largest population of wild Elephant, it is estimated to number in excess of 80,000. The park and its surrounds sustain a wide diverstity of wildlife, in part, due to the spectacular Chobe River.

Leopard	Lion	Buffalo
Elephant	Giraffe	Hippo
Waterbuck**	Zebra	Kudu
Nyala**	Sable	Spotted Hyena**
Bushbuck**	Eland	Aardvark
Aardwolf**	African Wild Cat**	Baboon**
Bat Eared Fox**	Bushbaby	Caracal
Civet Cat**	Genet**	Grey Duiker
Impala**	Jackal	Klipspringer**
Mongoose**	Ostrich	Pangolin
Porcupine**	Puku	Red Lechwe
Roan**	Serval	Tree Squirrel**
Tsessebe	Vevet Monkey	Warthog**

Weather forecast

Map & Directions

Elephant Valley Lodge is situated in the Lesoma Valley which lies in the heart of the Kasane Forest Reserve. The reserve is adjacent to the Chobe National Park. There are numerous ways in which the lodge can be reached, they include daily flights into Livingstone, Victoria Falls or Kasane.

Transfers are available from both Livingstone and Victoria Falls and these are provided by numerous transfer companies. The transfer time is approximately 1 hour from either airport and will bring guests to either Kazungula crossing in the case of Livingstone or the Botswana - Zimbabwe border post in the case of Victoria Falls. At the Kazungula crossing (border between Zambia and Botswana) a short boat trip will ferry guests to the Botswana side where an Elephant Valley lodge game viewer will be waiting to meet guests.

Please note that as of 01 October 2010 Elephant Valley will no longer be collecting and dropping off guests from the border posts of Kazangula Ferry (Zambia/Botswana) and Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe/Botswana) as well as Immigration in Kasane Town.

PLEASE NOTE THAT AFRICAN ANTHOLOGY CANNOT AND WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT POLICY.PLEASE CONTACT YOUR NEAREST BOTSWANA EMBASSY FOR MORE ACCURATE VISA POSTING AND UPDATES IN CHANGES IN BOTSWANA VISA REQUIREMENTS

Gallery

Accommodation / Tents

Family Tent	Family Tent - 2nd Bedroom	Valley Tent
Valley Tent	Forest Tent	Forest Tent

Wildlife and Scenery

Close Proximity To One of 6th Worlds Wonders	Baby Hippo	Spring Buck
Lion	Single Elephant In River	Chobe Game Reserve
Chobe River Cruise - Unique Orca Single Hull Boat	Herd Of Elephants	Single Elephant
Herd Of Elephants

Cuisine and Lodge

Lunch	Bush Dinner	Dining Room
Swimming Pool	Boma Dinner

Location (Google Maps)