Sediba Sa Rona
Rebuilt luxury tented lodge · Khwai community concession (NG19), on the Khwai River · Desert & Delta Safaris with Savanna Expeditions
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High-end
Outside the gate
Safari company
The most interesting ownership story in the Delta right now. When Belmond's lease was not renewed, the land was returned to the Khwai community, the old lodge was demolished, and Sediba Sa Rona opened in March 2026, run by Desert & Delta with Savanna Expeditions, a company described as 100 percent Botswana-citizen-owned. Accurate framing: a citizen-owned partner on community land, not a community-owned lodge. Guides still quoting 'Belmond Khwai River Lodge' are three years out of date.
Why you'd pick it
- Built on the site of Botswana's first photographic safari lodge
- Citizen-owned operating partner on land reclaimed for the Khwai community
- The newest lodge on the Khwai River
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Moremi Game Reserve charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside, and almost no booking site shows you that.
- Park entryP270 for non-residents, roughly $20.
- $20per person, per day
- VehicleP75 a day for a foreign-registered vehicle, roughly $6.
- $6per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $138 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
The full fee schedule for Moremi Game ReserveRates
From $690 pppn. Published rates $690 low to $1,290 high season. Opened 16 March 2026 on the site of the former Belmond Khwai River Lodge.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We have not been able to check whether meals, drinks and activities are included here, so treat this figure as the bed alone until it is.
Indicative 2026 rates per person per night sharing, gathered July 2026 from operators' own rate sheets where published. Several operators (Kwando Safaris, Desert & Delta, Kwalate Safaris) publish no public rates at all; where that is the case we say 'on enquiry' rather than print a guess. Always confirm with the lodge, and check whether park fees are included.