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Thamo Telele

At A Glance

Destinations
Nearest Airport

Maun International Airport

Children Under 12 Welcome

Accommodation Highlights

Embark on a helicopter flight
Engage in community and cultural visits
Volunteer at the NPO, Love Botswana
Explore The Moremi Game Reserve
Enjoy guided horseback riding & Thamalakane River boat tours
Enjoy nature trail bike rides

Overview of Thamo Telele

Botswana, Moremi Game Reserve

Thamo Telele (previously Royal Tree Lodge) offers rustic luxury situated along the Botswana Thamalakane River. You can explore natural trails safely on the property and can embark on an array of expert-guided experiences from horseback riding to helicopter rides over the open safari expanses.

The lodge is situated in pristine wilderness and adjacent to the Moremi Game Reserve allowing for viewing opportunities of Africa's greatest loved creatures. You will have the opportunity to witness sightings of Eland, Kudu, Springbok, Impala and Blesbok and more from within the perimeter of the Lodge's property.

After an exhilarating day of adventure, the lodge's serene setting allows for unwinding poolside, intimate bird viewing from private verandas, reading in sun lounges or dining under the starlit, African sky. With no predators on site, guests can roam the area, arrange picnics or simply enjoy the uninterrupted views of the Acacia forest surrounded plains from the comfort of their suites.

Highlights & Activities

What's on offer whilst on this itinerary?
Embark on a helicopter flight
Engage in community and cultural visits
Volunteer at the NPO, Love Botswana
Explore The Moremi Game Reserve
Enjoy guided horseback riding & Thamalakane River boat tours
Enjoy nature trail bike rides

Bird watching

Game drives

Helicopter flights

Horse riding

Mokoro trails

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General Facilities

Thamo Telele provides exquisite dining by candlelight at their decked eating area, sun lounge and bar and offer day-time bliss – relaxing by the pool shaded under leadwood and Acacia forest or walking through the gardens of the property.

Bar

Laundry service

Private balcony or deck

Swimming pool

Wi-Fi available

Dining

English breakfast buffets are organized in the dining room each morning. The lodge onsite restaurant offers a bushveld dining experience on their outside deck. Dining can be customized to your specific requests.

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Traveller Reviews

  • AP
    Andrew Phillios
    traveler

    We loved the Royal Tree lodge and Chundukwa Lodge, and they took very good care of us!

  • PS
    Paul Sartori
    traveler

    The Royal Tree Lodge was a great and gentle way to introduce my family to camps and getting into Botswana!

  • MV
    mark van weegen
    traveler

    The hotel there was quite a ways out of town but the people that run it are quite interesting and the one other couple that stayed there had been living in the Kalahari for 20+ years so we had a fascinating evening.

  • CH
    Charles Herring
    traveler

    Maun – Royal Tree Lodge – Great accommodation and service, particularly impressed with Doug (Consultant) a warm, interesting, knowledgeable and very helpful person.

  • CY
    Carol Yoo
    traveler

    Royal Tree Lodge – very comfortable, beautiful setting, kind and helpful staff, great food. We wish we could have stayed another night. The setting was particularly great because it felt like a ‘mini safari’ – on our first drive on to the property, we saw a 2 day old baby giraffe with its mother. It was the perfect “intro to Africa”

  • EZ
    Emily Zants
    traveler

    The Royal Tree Lodge was definitely a treat. They have civets living in the “royal” tree and they come down into a spot light to get their evening treat. The couple running it are delightful hosts, the accommodations excellent, and a very nice safari walk as well as horse back ride. If one can’t make it to the camps the day one flies into Joburg, that is a much better place to spend the night than Joburg.

  • GR
    Gail Roberts
    traveler

    The venue and food wonderful- however the owner (male partner -would not allow us time to buy binoculars in Maun as we were advised to do and had planned.) He even said that we would not even be able to buy anything like that in Maun, and we have heard that there is a very good camping supplies place that sells everything including binoculars. Hence we went without for the entire time in Botswana. Not very good advice and definetely not helpful this way -we would not go back and stay there because of this.His wife was gracious and pleasant however.
    thank you for the planning of a wonderful safari trip- it has been a wonderful experience and to be treasured forever.

  • AW
    andrew watson
    traveler

    It was beautiful, the safari was beyond description, and Victoria Falls was breath taking. We have lots and lots of stories and photos!

AP
Andrew Phillios
traveler

We loved the Royal Tree lodge and Chundukwa Lodge, and they took very good care of us!

PS
Paul Sartori
traveler

The Royal Tree Lodge was a great and gentle way to introduce my family to camps and getting into Botswana!

MV
mark van weegen
traveler

The hotel there was quite a ways out of town but the people that run it are quite interesting and the one other couple that stayed there had been living in the Kalahari for 20+ years so we had a fascinating evening.

CH
Charles Herring
traveler

Maun – Royal Tree Lodge – Great accommodation and service, particularly impressed with Doug (Consultant) a warm, interesting, knowledgeable and very helpful person.

CY
Carol Yoo
traveler

Royal Tree Lodge – very comfortable, beautiful setting, kind and helpful staff, great food. We wish we could have stayed another night. The setting was particularly great because it felt like a ‘mini safari’ – on our first drive on to the property, we saw a 2 day old baby giraffe with its mother. It was the perfect “intro to Africa”