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Light aircraft Maun ~20–30 min or Kasane ~60–80 min to Chitabe Airstrip, then ~45–60 min game-drive transfer to the lodge (closer to 60 min in green season), private charters welcome.
End-of-row suites feel the most private and take in the widest lagoon panorama, guests often ask for suites angled to sunrise over open water, the two-bedroom family suite links via a covered walkway and suits families wanting space close to the lounge and pool.
Chef-led, daily-changing menus in the interactive kitchen and on the deck, expect bush-braai nights, river-sand pop-ups and private in-suite dinners, guest-favourite plates include Botswana seswaa with pap and chakalaka, grilled bream or linefish with lemon and herbs, malva pudding or Amarula crème brûlée, and playful classes like pizza making or perfecting eggs Benedict.
Quick-dry layers for warm days and cool dawns, a light windproof for night drives, closed shoes for sandy paths and jetty steps, a dust buff late dry season, swimwear for your plunge pool.
Ask the team for a behind-the-scenes look at the solar plant between drives, pre-book a doors-off helicopter flip for the mosaic of islands, join the interactive kitchen for pizza or eggs Benedict with the chef, and on a still night request a private river-sand dinner away from camp.
Sandibe runs on a major solar array supplying most of the lodge’s power and limits vehicles to protect fragile reedbeds while guides log wildlife data on key species, through &Beyond’s Wild Impact your stay supports education and water projects in nearby Delta communities, brand-wide &Beyond co-founded Rhinos Without Borders with Great Plains to relocate rhinos into safer habitats.
