Drotsky’s Cabins

Top choice in Okavango Delta


This lovely, welcoming lodge lies beside a channel of the Okavango River. The chalets have air-con; the A-frames are fan only. Boats can be rented and the bar-restaurant serves breakfast/lunch/dinner for P150/180/220. The campsite is similarly attractive and there’s a boat to take you to the restaurant in the evening.

The lodge is about 5km southeast of Shakawe and around 4km east of the main road. Set amid a thick riverine forest, it’s very secluded, with fabulous birdwatching and fine views across the reeds and papyrus.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Okavango Delta attractions

1. Krokavango Crocodile Farm

4.53 MILES

It’s difficult to know what to make of this place, not far south of Drotsky’s Cabins (the turn-off from the main Sehithwa–Shakawe road is at GPS S 18°26…

2. Mahango Game Reserve

15.52 MILES

This small but diverse 25 sq km reserve occupies a broad flood plain north of the Botswana border and west of the Okavango River. It attracts large…

3. Zebra Painting

22.61 MILES

One of the most fascinating paintings is the zebra painting on a small outcrop north of Female Hill. This stylised equine figure is now used as the logo…

4. Origin of Sex Painting

23.2 MILES

The partially marked Cliff Trail goes past the unassuming site known as the ‘Origin of Sex’ painting, around the northern end of Female Hill and into a…

5. Horned Serpent Natural Cistern

23.45 MILES

Cliff Trail passes an amazing natural cistern (in a rock grotto near the northwestern corner of Female Hill), which has held water year-round for as long…

6. Bwabwata National Park

23.56 MILES

Only recently recognised as a national park, Bwabwata was established to rehabilitate local wildlife populations. Prior to the 2002 Angolan ceasefire,…

7. Laurens van der Post's Panel

23.58 MILES

An adjunct to the Rhino Trail is a short but hazardously rocky climb along what is sometimes called the Divuyu Trail, leading to Laurens van der Post’s…

8. Divuyu Village Remains

24.07 MILES

An adjunct to the Rhino Trail is a short but hazardously rocky climb along what is sometimes called the Divuyu Trail, leading to the scattered remains of…