At Deception Valley Lodge discover an oasis in the Kalahari of Botswana not far from the famous Okavango Delta. Guests at Deception Valley Lodge will enjoy the best African - Kalahari experience, with Bushman at hand to share their knowledge while you relax in total luxury at this unique safari lodge. Combining your visit of the Kalahari with the well-known area of the Okavango Delta in the north and the famous Victoria Falls would ensure that your safari to Africa would remain a treasured memory.
This lodge is exceptionally popular, and has added on two more suites with a capacity to accommodate 14 guests on a sharing basis. Visitors continually report back on the wonder of the bushman activities, always so enjoyed. From June to the end of October witness daily sightings of magnificent Kalahari lions. Leopard and wild dog have also been spotted, so this superb lodge offers an incredible mix of quality game viewing and a rich cultural experience.
Bushman remains the highlight at this luxury safari lodge. The Bushman is believed to have inhabited Botswana for at least 30,000 years. Get to know the Bushman's ways of life, survival and hunting skills.
ACCOMMODATION
Comfort set in vibrant and rustic coloured interiors. Attention has been given to every detail ensuring for a completely different experience, in an arid Kalahari bush land stretching for miles. Each unit stands separately on stilts connected with the main lodge by wooden walkways and consists of a luxury twin bedded room with en-suite Victorian style bathroom, an outside shower and a private spacious lounge. For your convenience a hairdryer, shaving plugs and bathrobe is standard. All units are fitted with ceiling fans and mosquito nets. A private mini-bar will to ensure your comfort during an afternoon siesta. After a nightcap, turn in for a peaceful sleep nestled among the comfortable and safe surroundings of the lodge.
Comfort set in vibrant and rustic coloured interiors. Attention has been given to every detail ensuring for a completely different experience, in an arid Kalahari bush land stretching for miles. Each unit stands separately on stilts connected with the main lodge by wooden walkways and consists of a luxury twin bedded room with en-suite Victorian style bathroom, an outside shower and a private spacious lounge. For your convenience a hairdryer, shaving plugs and bathrobe is standard. All units are fitted with ceiling fans and mosquito nets. A private mini-bar will to ensure your comfort during an afternoon siesta. After a nightcap, turn in for a peaceful sleep nestled among the comfortable and safe surroundings of the lodge.
GUEST AREAS
The main complex boasts a dining room, lounge and bar area decorated in warm Kalahari colours making use of Bushmen and other African artefacts. From the deck you can view activities at the nearby water hole. A curio shop and small library forms part of the complex. The lodge has an ethnic African theme and was build to fit into the surrounding bush without altering, damaging or detracting from its ambience and color.
An inviting swimming pool situated close to the main complex, to enhance the enjoyment of our guests, as well as a boma for night time meals, whilst gazing across a clear night sky with its abundance of stars and listen to the enthralling night calls of the wild completes the main complex area.
The main complex boasts a dining room, lounge and bar area decorated in warm Kalahari colours making use of Bushmen and other African artefacts. From the deck you can view activities at the nearby water hole. A curio shop and small library forms part of the complex. The lodge has an ethnic African theme and was build to fit into the surrounding bush without altering, damaging or detracting from its ambience and color.
An inviting swimming pool situated close to the main complex, to enhance the enjoyment of our guests, as well as a boma for night time meals, whilst gazing across a clear night sky with its abundance of stars and listen to the enthralling night calls of the wild completes the main complex area.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Deception Valley Lodge offers day trips to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve which is open, contrary to some reports. February, March and April is the very best time to visit this area, with lush green plains, huge herds of springbok on the pans and great predator activity.
The Kalahari, Okavango Delta combination, give the traveler the chance to experience the best of the Kalahari and the Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta. This delta - desert combination ensures the visitor the experience of the big game roaming in the Moremi Game Reserve of the Okavango Delta and the well-adapted animals found in the Kalahari of Botswana.
Interact with the Bushmen of the Kalahari on one of the cultural walks offered at the Lodge, or experience the vastness of the Kalahari while enjoying some of the most prolific bird life in Africa. At night, do some star gazing from the comfortable deck chairs at the Lodge.
Deception Valley Lodge offers day trips to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve which is open, contrary to some reports. February, March and April is the very best time to visit this area, with lush green plains, huge herds of springbok on the pans and great predator activity.
The Kalahari, Okavango Delta combination, give the traveler the chance to experience the best of the Kalahari and the Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta. This delta - desert combination ensures the visitor the experience of the big game roaming in the Moremi Game Reserve of the Okavango Delta and the well-adapted animals found in the Kalahari of Botswana.
Interact with the Bushmen of the Kalahari on one of the cultural walks offered at the Lodge, or experience the vastness of the Kalahari while enjoying some of the most prolific bird life in Africa. At night, do some star gazing from the comfortable deck chairs at the Lodge.
A Fisher’s Dream
There are over 70 species of fish to be found in the Zambezi, though the Okavango is equally renowned. At least a dozen of these species such as Tilapia, Largemouth bream, Catfish, Haplochromis and African pike are also important to anglers and provide an enviable selection. The tiger fishing around Impalila Island is the best in Africa in relation to size of fish and availability of waterways in which to fish.
There are three major rivers that form Impalila Island, each requiring different techniques to fish them. Each river asks of the angler to attempt a different method in catching a tiger fish. The rivers are the Zambezi, the Chobe and the Kasai.
There are over 70 species of fish to be found in the Zambezi, though the Okavango is equally renowned. At least a dozen of these species such as Tilapia, Largemouth bream, Catfish, Haplochromis and African pike are also important to anglers and provide an enviable selection. The tiger fishing around Impalila Island is the best in Africa in relation to size of fish and availability of waterways in which to fish.
There are three major rivers that form Impalila Island, each requiring different techniques to fish them. Each river asks of the angler to attempt a different method in catching a tiger fish. The rivers are the Zambezi, the Chobe and the Kasai.
