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Where to stay in Botswana?

Places to stay at every stop and at every budget, chosen for where they are. Sleeping in the right place each night means not spending the trip in transport. Change the budget or the trip length and the hotels follow.

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BudgetMid-rangeLuxury

6 nights · accommodation about €798

Maun and the Makgadikgadi

Days 1-2 · 2 nights
Mid-rangeThamalakane River Lodge

A lodge on the banks of the Thamalakane River, on the B334, eighteen kilometres from the centre of Maun. For sleeping already in the bush, outside town, before the light aircraft to the delta.

€150 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-range♥ Our favouriteCresta Riley's Hotel
🚉Transport nearby

A hotel in central Maun, on Tsheko Tsheko Road. For a practical night near the agencies and the airport, before the delta flight or the track to the pans.

€110 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangeIsland Safari Lodge

A riverside lodge in Matlapana, twelve kilometres from the centre of Maun. For a first taste of the bush and the water, with mokoro and boat trips from the lodge.

€100 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetAudi Camp

Campsite and chalets in Matlapana, eleven kilometres from the centre of Maun, on the road to the delta. For travellers with a 4×4 or a tent, with mokoro excursions organised from the camp.

€40 a nightSee on Booking →
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The Okavango Delta

Days 3-4 · 2 nights
Mid-rangeCresta Riley's Hotel
🚶Walk everywhere

A hotel in the centre of Maun, the gateway town to the Okavango Delta. Handy for the night before a flight to the camps or a 4×4 departure for Moremi, with everything on foot in town.

€110 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetMaun Lodge

A hotel in Maun, on the Thamalakane River, the town where the flights and tracks into the delta start. For a night before or after camp, without paying delta lodge prices.

€75 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryO Bona Moremi Safari Lodge

A safari lodge in Khwai, at the gate of the Moremi reserve, on the edge of the delta. For 4×4 drives at daybreak, when the elephants and hippos are at their most active.

€380 a nightSee on Booking →
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Chobe National Park

Days 5-7 · 2 nights
Mid-rangeChobe River Cottages

Cottages in Kasane, near the Chobe River and the park entrance. A self-catering option for combining a morning safari with sunset on the water, and Victoria Falls on a day trip.

€139 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetElephant Trail

A guesthouse in Kasane, the small town on the edge of Chobe National Park. For small budgets who book the evening river cruise and the morning 4×4 safari on the spot.

€26 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryRiver View Lodge

A lodge on the bank of the Chobe, in Kasane, at the gates of the park. You have the river from the hotel, evening cruises leaving from town and Victoria Falls a day's drive away.

€363 a nightSee on Booking →
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Indicative prices for two people, checked when written: the price on the day depends on the season and your dates, so check it on the booking link. A deliberately short selection: a few checked places per budget and per stop, not a directory. The "more hotels" link opens the full Booking search for the same town, on the same dates. Some links are affiliate links: we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.

The rest of the trip

🎟️ What to book before you go→ 🗺️ The itinerary, day by day→ 📒 The free printable Botswana guide→