Self-drive campsite in Chobe: green grass camping in Muchenje

Lorato is in Muchenje village, Chobe District, Botswana, at GPS -17.9498959, 24.6858888 (plus code 3M2P+29 Muchenje). It is about 15 minutes from the Ngoma border post and 6.8 km from the Ngoma Gate of Chobe National Park. Open our Google Maps link: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-17.9498959,24.6858888. Message us on WhatsApp +267 7430 4407 if you need help.

Yes. Lorato is about 15 minutes' drive from the Ngoma border post with Namibia, on the tar road towards Kasane. Guests often camp here the night they cross from Namibia.

Camping is $20 per person per night when you book direct. Children aged 0 to 12 pay half price, and a hire tent is $55 per night including the camping fee. Message us on WhatsApp on +267 7430 4407 to check availability.

Yes, the camp has hot showers. The water is clean for showers and washing, but it is not drinking water, so bring or buy drinking water (the Shell fuel station is about 1 km away and there are shops in Kasane). Guests on Booking.com mention clean, well equipped ablutions with hot water and power.

Check in at any time and check out by 11:00. A 50% deposit secures a booking, and the balance is paid by cash, card or EFT on arrival. Cancellation is free up to 7 days before arrival. After that the first night is charged.

Yes. We give 10% off longer stays and groups of 5 or more people, in all seasons for now. Mention it when you book.

Park campsite rates are set by the operators, so compare their current quote with $20 per person per night here. At Lorato there is no park fee just to sleep, because park fees apply only on the days you enter Chobe National Park. Park campsites also need a confirmed booking and are unfenced.

Yes. Most guests are self-drive travellers stopping for one or two nights on the way to Kasane, Victoria Falls, Savuti, the Okavango Delta or Namibia.

Yes. We have 7 pitches. They take large overland trucks, caravans, and vehicles with rooftop tents, as well as off-road trailers and campervans.

Yes. A tent costs $55. We have 7 tents, about 2.5 m x 2.5 m and 3 m x 3 m. Each sleeps 2 and comes equipped with beds, mattresses and bedding. Tell us how many people are travelling.

Not to reach Lorato. The roads from the Ngoma border to Muchenje and on to Kasane are tar, and any car can drive them. For Savuti, Linyanti, Khwai and Moremi you need a high-clearance 4x4 with low range, because of deep sand and seasonal water. If you have a normal car, the tar route to Maun via Kasane and Nata is about 670 km from Lorato.

Five nights covers Lorato, Savuti, Khwai or Moremi and Maun. Seven nights adds a day in Chobe National Park and a second night at Savuti. See the sample trips above.

We do not serve meals, so bring your own food. Cold drinks are sold at the campsite and there are fire pits for cooking. Muchenje village has a butchery and small shops with very basic groceries.

Lorato is 6.8 km from the Ngoma Gate of Chobe National Park, in Muchenje village, Chobe District.

Yes. Savuti in Chobe National Park is about 106 km from Lorato on a 4x4 sand track, roughly 4 hours 15 minutes of driving. Many self-drivers spend a night at Lorato before heading south to Savuti, Moremi and the Okavango Delta.

Yes. The Okavango Delta is reached via Savuti on 4x4 tracks, or on tar roads via Kasane and Nata to Maun (about 670 km). Lorato is a quiet, green place to rest before either route.

Yes. Camping at Lorato is $20 per person per night, and you can hire a tent if you do not carry one. You still get a green grass campsite, solar power, hot showers and free ultra-fast Starlink Wi-Fi.

Yes. Backpackers, overland trucks and tour groups are welcome. There is room for about 40 campers on 7 pitches and a boma with fire pits for groups.

Yes. Lorato is open all year, including February.

Yes. Guests can check in at any time because someone is always available to help. Please still tell us your arrival time when you book.

Yes. Free Starlink Wi-Fi reaches every pitch and delivers 100 to 350 Mbps.

No. The campsite runs on a solar power system and is not connected to the grid. All 7 pitches have electrical power points.

There is a Shell fuel station in Muchenje, about 1 km from Lorato. It takes cards and cash. There are no supermarkets near the Ngoma border, but the village has a butchery and small shops with very basic groceries. There are no ATMs in the area, so bring cash or draw it in Kasane or Katima Mulilo.

Yes. We work with licensed guides and can book Chobe National Park game drives, boat cruises in Chobe National Park, birding walks, canoe rides, village walks, and Savuti and Okavango trips. Bird walks are led by Stone Muzila. Pick-ups from Kasane airport and the Ngoma border can also be arranged. Ask for a quote.

Lorato is about 62 km west of Kasane, around 1 hour 15 minutes by road, in Muchenje village near the Ngoma border.