Ngoma Safari Lodge

My wife and I visited Ngoma at the suggestion of our travel agent. We had little idea what we were in for, and we were blown away when we arrived, and throughout our visit. First, the view from the lodge and rooms is absolutely amazing. They should setup a webcam so that I can stream that every day! You have 180 degree views of the savannah, river, drinking pool, and flood plains, where you get animals coming in all day to drink and travel through. We saw baboons, kudu, zebras, impala, elephants, hippos, and more. The service and food were amazing. Our guide Nelson was informative and knowledgeable. We had great tours of Chobe. Samson and Ismhal provided for our every need. Christine was amazing. We had a great time!!

From pickup at Kasane to the lodge is about 45 minutes and Phil our driver pointed out various animals on the way. We were in room 3 which was excellent (see photo taken from bed) . Our personal guide was MK who took us on all our game drives and boat trip. We saw so many animals including lions, but no leopard unfortunately. MK is an amazing guide we learnt so much about every animal we saw, his knowledge of the animals and the park is incredible as each drive we took a different route to see different environments. The lodge is very comfortable and the service we received was excellent. Mascom, who looked after us, remembered which drinks we preferred and was always attentive. The food was excellent carefully prepared by Sansom and his team and on Saturday night we had a Bomma outside around an open fire and were entertained by the staff and had some amazing local dishes. It was a fabulous experience to lie in bed listening to the sounds of the jungle outside at night. Waking up in the morning to see what animals were drinking at the waterhole was really special. Thank you to all of you for a wonderful time.

We spent 5 nights at Ngoma Safari Lodge as part of our honeymoon and it was an incredible experience. The team ensured that it was special from start to finish, with immaculate attention to detail and even including some unexpected gifts and special experiences as part of the stay. Meshack, Nelson, Samson, Ishmael, Mascom, Neo and MK (the guide) were all very caring and personable. Exchanging both animal encounter and life stories with them was very interesting! The food and drink were also worth of the 5 star label. Samson and his team are highly skilled chefs, delivering delicious meals throughout. Overall we highly recommend this stay, especially for honeymoon couples. Thanks Ngoma team, we will be back!

Ngoma Safari Lodge, Chobe Forest Reserve, Botswana My husband and I stayed at the beautiful Ngoma Safari Lodge for 3 nights in late January 2025 in Chobe Forest Reserve, Botswana, right outside Chobe National Park. We had a wonderful time. The lodge was simply amazing. Everywhere you looked the lodge décor was beautiful. The view from the lodge, the main building and our unit, was a million dollar view over the grassy plains below. Animals could be seen grazing and roaming below. The staff was very friendly and helpful. We had 2 safari drives a day, given by our expert safari guide Jo. The food was topnotch. We were taken such good care of the entire time. I wish we could have stayed longer. We would recommend Ngoma to anyone visiting the Chobe National Park in Botswana, it was definitely 5 star all the way.

This lodge is masquerading as a 5-star lodge, when it is not and not worth the price at all. I have stayed at many lodges across east and Southern Africa, and this lodge was below the standard experienced in those lodges. Hospitality from the staff was not genuine at all and it was extremely obvious. Food was OK, but nothing outstanding. It was also very uncomfortable that dinner on one night was at a set time for all guests and we were made to all sit together on one table without even asking if we were OK with that. The phone in the room wasn’t working, which is an absolute necessity at an unfenced lodge as you can’t walk out alone. However, I appreciate the effort of the team to fix it. Although this is something that should have been checked before I checked in. I had terrible food poisoning on the last night and was in excruciating pain, vomiting all night. The manager had to take me to the hospital the next morning. It was clear that I got it from the lodge but the immediate reaction from the front desk lady was that I was dehydrated, immediately shifting blame. I had to miss the game drive the next morning and the other guests on the drive also missed it. Staff were quick to say that they “weren’t feeling well”, but I’m pretty sure one of them also has food poisoning. This lodge is absolutely NOT worth the price and I would not recommend it. The only positive is that the room was big and the bed comfortable, although found the way the bathroom was right behind the bed odd in an open concept.