Chobe Safari Lodge
Lodge and tented rooms · North bank at the eastern end of the park, above the rapids near Karuma · Marasa Africa, Madhvani Group
High-end
Inside the park
Safari company
Marasa's second property sits at the opposite end of the park from Paraa, on the north bank where the Victoria Nile still tumbles over rock on its way down from Karuma. The noise of the rapids is the point, and so is the fishing. The trade-off is distance: the giraffe country on the Buligi peninsula is a long morning's drive west, so people usually pair Chobe with the drive up to Gulu or Kidepo rather than treat it as a game-viewing base.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Its own all-weather airstrip is two kilometres away
- The best base in the park for Nile perch fishing
- Built over fast water, with rapids right at the lodge
- Three-tier pool, spa and gym on site
- 40 rooms, 21 tents and two cottages to choose from
Cons
- Buligi's giraffe country is a long morning's drive west
- No published rate card; enquire through Marasa
- Classic rooms, 27 of 40, have only a fan
- No minimum age found; inner site pages block automated checks
What's here
- Swimming pool
- Spa or massage
Arranged from the lodge:
- Guided walks
- Fishing
Read from Chobe Safari Lodge's own website in July 2026. Anything not listed we could not confirm, which is not the same as it being absent.
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Murchison Falls National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entryCharged per 24 hours, and this is the only park in Uganda's top A+ band.
- $45per person, per day
- VehicleA Ugandan-registered 4x4, the usual hire car, at UGX 40,000 including Murchison's own surcharge; bring a foreign-registered one and it is $160.
- $11per vehicle, once for the trip
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $281 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
UWA's tariff charges vehicles per 24 hours, except for concessionaire visitor vehicles, who pay once per trip. Staying at a lodge inside the park puts you in that second group, so the vehicle is counted once above rather than three times.
A ticket runs 24 hours from the hour you drive in, not until midnight. Leave before that same hour on your last day and three nights costs exactly three days of entry; linger past it and UWA counts another full day.
The full fee schedule for Murchison Falls National ParkRates at Chobe Safari Lodge
On request. No published rates, same enquiry-only policy as Paraa. Booking runs through reservations@marasa.net. The unit counts are Marasa's own, from its fact sheet.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Rates were read in July 2026 from each property's own website, rate-card PDF or published government tariff. A lodge that publishes nothing says On request, and any figure that came from somewhere other than the property is labelled. Park fees are extra almost everywhere: $45 per person per 24 hours for foreign non-residents, plus a vehicle fee that carries a surcharge unique to Murchison. Deliberately left out, so you know why you cannot find them here. Baker's Lodge is closed, with a flood notice still standing on its operator's site, and Murchison Bush Camp has taken its place in that portfolio. Budongo Eco Lodge is closed too, confirmed by Great Lakes Safaris, which now runs Pabidi Lodge in the same forest. Geo Lodges no longer has any Murchison property despite older guides saying otherwise. Yebo Safari Camp near Mubako gate, Kabalega Wilderness Lodge and Shoebill Camp Site appear across the directories but have no website of their own that we could reach, so we cannot confirm their rates, their capacity or that they are still trading. Amuka Safari Lodge is filed under Murchison by many sites and is not here, because it sits at Nakasongola on the Kampala road roughly two hours short of the park. Aerolink's 2026 route network also names Anyadwe House and Papa's Camp at the Bugungu airstrip. Anyadwe House turns out to publish its own site, a small high-end guesthouse on the south bank of the Nile beside the park, spotted thanks to a reader correction; Papa's Camp still publishes nothing we were able to check.
Questions about Chobe Safari Lodge
Is Chobe Safari Lodge good for families?
We found no child policy or minimum age on Chobe's homepage, and its inner pages blocked automated checking, so ask when you enquire. Rooms span four grades plus tents and cottages, 40 rooms in total, and the three-tier pool and spa give a family things to do beyond game drives, which the lodge's distance from the main game circuit makes useful.
What does it cost to stay at Chobe Safari Lodge?
Marasa Africa publishes no rate card for Chobe, the same enquiry-only policy as its sister lodge Paraa. Book through reservations@marasa.net or call +256 312 260260. Room and tent counts, 40 rooms, 21 tents and two cottages, come from the operator's own fact sheet.
Can you fish at Chobe Safari Lodge?
Yes. Chobe sits on the north bank above the rapids near Karuma, and the lodge calls itself the best base in the park for Nile perch fishing. The trade-off is distance from the game-viewing circuit: the Buligi peninsula is a long morning's drive west, so people often pair a stay here with the road north to Gulu or Kidepo.
What rooms does Chobe Safari Lodge have?
Chobe has 40 rooms across four grades: 27 classic rooms with a fan, 9 deluxe, 3 superior and 1 signature room, all air-conditioned with river views, plus 21 safari tents and 2 cottages. There is also a three-tier pool, a health club and spa, and a gym, the lodge's own site says.