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Shametu River Lodge

2.5 star property

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Outdoor pool
Interior entrance
Property grounds
Free continental breakfast
Luxury Tent | Lake view

Reviews

9.8 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Pool
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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Shametu River Lodge, PO Box 5049, Divundu, Kavango
  • Popa Falls
    1 min walk
  • Divundu Bridge
    8 min drive
  • Mahango Game Reserve
    43 min drive
  • Shakawe (SWX)
    62 min drive

Room options

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Luxury Tent

Luxury Tent

  • 700 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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Luxury Chalet | Lake view

Luxury Chalet

  • 484 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

Standard Chalet

  • 377 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 4 Twin Beds

Standard Twin Room

  • 377 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Family Chalet

Standard Family Chalet

  • 700 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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About this property

Shametu River Lodge

An outdoor pool, a restaurant, and a bar/lounge are available at this tentalow. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include dry cleaning, laundry facilities, and a garden.
Shametu River Lodge offers 15 accommodations with coffee/tea makers. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the tentalow include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The tentalow offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.

This Divundu tentalow also offers an outdoor pool, a terrace, and barbecue grills. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

Shametu River Lodge has designated areas for smoking.

Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast.
Shametu River Lodge has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massage

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 4 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; your host will greet you
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 3 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Shametu River Lodge Divundu
Shametu River Divundu
Shametu River
Shametu River Lodge Divundu
Shametu River Lodge Safari/Tentalow
Shametu River Lodge Safari/Tentalow Divundu

Shametu River Lodge Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 25 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Luisa

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nikolaos

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The best riverside experience you can get
Spacious and well decorated rooms, very clean with attention to detail, wonderful river views, 4 course high quality dinner, and very family friendly!!! The hosts were very hospitable!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Megan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of my favorite places in Africa
Absolutely wonderful! Beautiful, new, clean, comfortable rooms. Lovely property. Such a pleasant surprise in the middle of nowhere. Right on the river and close to the National Park where we saw great wildlife, including 2 leopards. The property has many relaxing spots to enjoy. The dining was lovely and they paid attention to detail, even proving blanket at the table for chilly evening and mornings. Helpful friendly staff. The only problem was the safe was not working in the room. Stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing experience, staff so helpful , had a great time on safari . Saw a lots of elephants and buffalo . Very relaxing , plenty of activities on offer .
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing at its Best!
What a pleasant surprise after a long journey on the road to get to Caprivi. Our rooms in a beautiful park along the Kavango and a lounge with dining in a stunning african style: decent with attention to the smallest details. The food and service surpassed anything we found in the two weeks before in Namibia. The owners helped us with hands-on tips exploring the surrounding national parks. Elizabeth invited us to her home to witness a authentic demonstration of local cooking and food. The WiFi offers room for improvement.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

williams family, usa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding!
Our stay at Shemetu River Lodge was outstanding. After a quick change in our itinerary (to take the Caprivi Strip) we found the Shemetu Lodge. What a blessing! The rooms were exquisite and restful. The view of the delta was premiere. The staff went above and beyond anything needed. And the food was by far the best we have had throughout our time in Botswana. We would take a trip back to Okavango Delta just to go back to Shemetu River Lodge. Highly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

H

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friend of the house experience
Travelling off the beaten track with two kids ( 5 and 10 ) you are especially observant of the service and quality you get. Shametu lodge provided us with an exceptional experience that best can be described as a friend of the "house". The owners are dedicated and manage to capture the essence of your needs together with their amazing staff. We even left our oldest behind alone at the lodge while we went shopping in the village nearby. Staff is alert and understands that when you ask where to find your morning coffee in the excellent morning buffet, instead of only pointing in the direction, they instantly bring you your coffee with a smile. The chef not to be forgotten. He came to the table asking to our wellbeing, seldom seen in African lodges. Price is certainly within range of most family budgets, no need to climb higher as you won’t increase your value for money. We went on the hippo cruise and once stuck on a rock, the guide without hesitation jumped in the water to get us free...water with crocks and hippos I should mention... Take the village tour, it’s worth it, especially if you like us, have kids that are use to an overflow life. Good for them to see with their own eyes that the world is fare from equal. We warmly recommend this lodge. Our trip included 4 countries in the region, and 3200 km driven, nothing on our trip came close to this. We will be back. Thanks to all at the lodge
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Toshiaki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Claudia, Deutschland

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Einfach alles super. Wir waren zum 2. Mal dort. Sollten wir wieder in der Gegend sein, werden wir dort wieder übernachten.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super Lodge, super Haus mit tollem Blick auf den Fluss und die Flusspferde, sehr gutes Essen und super Service
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

K.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Zelt direkt am Fluss buchen - absolut top eingerichtet, mit Dusche und WC und super Blick auf den Fluss. Frühstück, Abendessen waren tadellos und die Anlage sehr gepflegt und super sauber.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wir haben uns sehr wohlgefühlt. Wir hatten zwei Zeltbungalows direkt am Fluss. Bootsfahrt zu den Poppa Falls (Stromschnellen) mit naher Beobachtung von Flusspferden und der Vogelwelt. Sehr aufmerksames Personal und für den gezahlten Halbpensionspreis ein hervorragendes Menu als Abendessen. Auch das Frühstück war vielseitig und schmackhaft.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

G.

Liked: Cleanliness
Hotel moeilijk bereikbaar met gewone wagen ( zandweg),iets moeilijker vindbaar.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Renate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sehr schöne, komfortable Lodge
Alles sehr neu, gepflegt und sauber. Toller Garten. Personal freundlich und aufmerksam. Sehr gutes Essen. Konnten leider kein Chalet mit Flussblick mehr buchen. WLAN wurde morgens erst nach 9 Uhr eingeschaltet, sodass wir es vor der Abreise nicht mehr nutzen konnten. Besitzer oder Manager machten einen nicht ganz so freundlichen Eindruck.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wunderschöne Lodge am Kavango
Die Übernachtung im Zelt mit eigener Terrasse war Spitze, alles ganz neu und wunderschön angelegt. Die gamedrives in den Mahango NP super - tolle Landschaft und sehr tierreich. Eine unsere tollsten Lodges der Reise!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
tres bon lodge, personnel et propriétaires accueillants, bien situé au bord du fleuve. chambres confortables et birn equipees. bonnes prestations: repas, sorties en bateau,...
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Michael, Deutschland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wunderschöne und saubere Anlage direkt am Fluß
Wir haben in einem der Luxury Tents direkt am Fluß übernachtet. Saubere Zelte mit AC, sehr geräumig, herrliche Terrasse direkt am Fluß. Offenes Restaurant mit sehr gutem Essen. Sauberer Pool. Die Lodge bietet wunderschöne Sundowner-Cruises an, ebenso Game-Drives in den nahegelegenen Park, den man aber auch selbst befahren kann. Die gesamte Anlage ist sehr gepflegt und das Personal freundlich und aufmerksam.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Klaus , Pforzheim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unser Spitzenhotel auf der Reise
Die Lodge wird von einer Familie geführt. Sie liegt direkt am Okavango Fluss. Es werden schöne Fahrten auf dem Fluss und im Nationalpark angeboten. Wir waren von unserem Aufenthalt begeistert und werden bei einem weiteren Aufenthalt in Namibia das Hotel auf jeden Fall berücksichtigen, wenn es auf der Route liegt.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

mat, Germany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet fantastic!
Great location, tents are directly on the Okavango. Luxury accommodation, friendly and helpful owner and stuff, good food. Our best stay in Namibia!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Roselyne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Endroit parfait et ideal
Nous avons séjourné 3 nuits au camping le lieu est parfait. Emplacement vaste propre avec de l'herbe sanitaires privatifs sous un bungalow à plusieurs mètres; cuisine sous un autre bungalow. Dinners et petits déjeuners pris ds le restaurant du lodge où il fait certe un peu chaud mais où les repas sont variés et copieux .
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017