Sample Itinerary: 3 Nights Combined

The Ichobezi River Lodges pride ourselves on our ability to tailor make each client experience. Access to your own private guide and tender boat ensures that you are able to participate in those activities that interest you, and in your own time.

However we do know that some clients would like a better understanding of what staying at either or our properties entails and for their benefit we have put together some sample itineraries for those staying at either Ichingo Chobe River Lodge; the Ichobezi Safariboats; or a combination of the two.

This is a sample itinerary for a 3 night combined stay at Ichingo Chobe River Lodge &

the Ichobezi Safariboats.

Day One - Ichingo Chobe River Lodge

Arrive at Kasane immigration office on the banks of the Chobe River in Botswana at 13h30. The staff from Ichingo Chobe River Lodge will meet you there and assist you in exiting out of Botswana and then take you by tender boat across the Chobe River to Impalila Island (about ten minutes) where you will enter into Namibia. Both of these border controls merely entails filling out a form and getting a stamp in your passport.
Once you have entered into Namiba it is a short boat ride to Ichingo Chobe River Lodge.

On arrival you will be greeted with a welcome drink and give you time to relax on the deck and unwind from your journey. You will then be shown to your tent where you will have time to settle in before a light lunch is served in the dining area. After lunch your personal guide will pack an ice box for you with your favourite drinks and then take you by tender boat into the Chobe National Park. Here you can slowly cruise along the banks of this renowned National Park, observing the magnificent wildlife and birdlife of the area. You will be out for about 3 hours enjoying the afternoon and evening before heading back to the lodge. Pre-dinner drinks are served in the bar area and dinner is at 20h00. All of our guests share a dinner table along with Ralph and the cuisine is outstanding.

Day Two - Ichingo Chobe River Lodge / Ichobezi Safariboat

Breakfast is at 08h30.

Morning activity of your choice. This could be going with your guide and private tender boat to explore the various waterways around Impalila Island, bird book, binoculars or even fishing rod in hand; or getting your guide to take you on a walk on Impalila Island to learn about its history, meet with the local villagers or even to climb the very old and very big Baobab tree which has spectacular views as its reward.

Light lunch at 13h30.

Transfer to the Ichobezi Safariboat at 14h00.

Once on board, the Safariboat will begin a slow cruise to its first docking point on the Chobe River. The cruise will take about 4 hours and you will be able to stay on board and enjoy the incredible scenery as it unfolds around you. The elevation of the Safariboat will allow you to see right over the Caprivi floodplains and into the Chobe National Park, providing you with wonderful wildlife sightings in complete comfort. Once you have reached the docking site you will be able to go with one of the guides in your own private tender boat,  a packed cooler box with beverages of your choice, and enjoy sundowners while watching herds of elephant, buffalo and antelope.

Dinner is served at 20h00 on the entertainment deck with the sounds of the African bushveld providing the evenings entertainment.

Day Three - Ichobezi Safariboat

The day is entirely yours and you are free to spend it as you like. You can laze around the sun deck just watching the constant coming and goings of the wildlife and birds around you. You can take a tender boat with a guide and go looking for up close and personal sightings of the game and get extraordinary photo opportunities. Or you can go off fishing to try and catch (and then release) the elusive Tiger fish.

Generally breakfast is served at 08h30 and lunch at 13h00 but we are very flexible so if you would like to re-arrange these times to suit you better you would just need to let us know at dinner the night before (i.e. if you want to get up really early and then come back for brunch at 10h30 or 11h00 this would be perfectly fine with us).

Dinner is served at 20h00.

Day Four

Transfer by tender boat from the Ichobezi Safariboat at 09h00 to the customs office on Impalila Island to exit out of Namibia. From there you will again cross the Chobe River to enter into Botswana at the Kasane immigration. Your transfer company will meet you at 10h00 for your transfer onto your next destination.