The Sedia Riverside Hotel, is a unique hotel. Borne out of Botswana and run by people who understand that visitors yearn to experience Africa at its most real, most wild and most natural.
The Sedia Riverside Hotel has its own African ambience, cuisine and hospitality.
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When the Sedia Riverside Hotel was originally built, no trees were felled, which together with the accompanying undergrowth, encourages resident frogs, monitor lizards, squirrels, mongooses and prolific birdlife to share the habitat offered in the verdant grounds of the hotel.
Heuglin robins, coucals, hornbills and our resident red-billed francolin families are a common sighting within the grounds.
The Sedia Riverside Hotel, a five minute drive from Maun Airport, has a very inviting and welcoming atmosphere, offering guests a unique venue in which to unwind, relax and enjoy personalized service in an environment exuding character.
At the Sedia Riverside Hotel, you will discover 24 rooms and 10 cottages.
The welcoming rooms and cottages have a warm décor with contemporary fittings including air conditioning and ceiling fans, a variety of satellite channels available on LCD televisions,fridge, hair driers, tea /coffee making facilities and a private veranda overlooking the lawns and gardens which stretch to the banks of the now flowing Thamalakane River.
Luxuriant pure cotton bed linen dresses the super king size beds to ensure a very comfortable night’s sleep.
Complimentary wireless broadband connectivity is available throughout the Hotel and grounds. This fast internet service also being available in our internet café.
There is a large swimming pool shaded by a jacaranda, where refreshments and meals prepared by our dedicated executive chef and his team are always available, including afternoon teas with various pastries to tempt you, creating a delightful idyll.
On several evenings during the week, or by request, the Dikgantshwane traditional dance group entertains guests with traditional dances and also give explanations of the dance origins and meanings.
A rewarding and relaxing stroll can be taken through the hotel grounds down to the river frontage along the banks of the Thamalakane River where hippo’s and crocodiles are regularly spotted , the stroll can be a delight for birdwatchers, with over 150 species having been spotted to date within the environs of Sedia Riverside Hotel.
Relax over a quiet drink poolside or take a leisurely boat cruise for an hour or so on the Thamalakane River, aboard the hotels 12 seat power boat or take a helicopter flight over Maun or the Okavango Delta, taking off and landing at Sedia Riverside Hotel.
No matter what pace of life you are seeking, the warm and inviting Sedia Riverside Hotel offers guests the choice, with very comfortable accommodation in a spacious and tranquil setting, at very attractive rates.
Sedia Riverside Hotel, PB 58, Maun, Botswana.
Tel/Fax: + (267) 6860 177
E-mail: sedia@info.bw
The life style at Sedia Riverside Hotel can be al fresco, with breakfast taken in the garden, while lunch and dinner may be enjoyed under mulberry trees on the poolside deck or inside the restaurant.
But where to eat and drink is a matter of mood and appetite, coolly casual or a bit smarter perhaps with light Euro - African cuisine, ideally suited to the climate. This is provided for you either by buffet or a la carte and taken in any areas of the garden, pool deck or candle-lit air conditioned restaurant, embraced by the moody African decor.
The executive chefs and their team are always prepared to tempt you to an array of gourmet delights par excellence.
From the late eighties, our neighbour South Africa has invested heavily in vineyard replanting, new cellars and new know-how.
The result--superb wines.
The affordable Cape Pinotage, a uniquely South African red and others, not forgetting the Chardonnays from the Cape wine area, are all appropriate companions for good food.
We always have a reasonable selection available with prices far from the top end of the price scale.
The guest rooms, all en suite, have been cheerfully decorated with an individualistic African theme each with its own private veranda overlooking the lawns.
The rooms provide contemporary facilities and fittings including air conditioning and satellite television.
Furnished to a good standard of comfort with all modern facilities including air conditioning and satellite television.
The Cottages offer the guests the best of two worlds, the privacy of apartment style accommodation with the use of all the amenities and services of the hotel.
Sedia Riverside Hotel’s safari partner, Afro Trek Safaris will be delighted to take you on a day trip, an afternoon bird watching or a mobile safari further a field. Our experienced guides can take you deep into the National Parks and reserves of Botswana for a safari of a lifetime.
Sundowners under Baines Baobabs are well deserved after a day seeking out the big cats in the wilds of Nxai Pan. As the animal migrations ebb north south with the seasonal rains, the wildlife can be plentiful in this seemingly desolate park.
Moving on to the ancient Deception Valley in the Kalahari desert wilderness, many landscapes will pass the window of your vehicle as your guide points out springbok, maybe giraffes or a horned adder.
Or take a day trip to the famous Moremi Game Reserve, where the elephant’s mopane woodland is punctuated by the swamps and pans of crocodiles and wattled cranes. A picnic lunch under an immense leadwood tree on the edge of a floodplain provides time to reflect on nature and some of her players.
You can also take a mokoro trail for one to three or more days, bush camping along the Boro River system. Early morning and late afternoon game walks together with mokoro trips along nearby channels encountering a variety of mammals and birds indigenous to the area are the highlight of bush camping.
Afro Trek, PB 58, Maun, Botswana.
Tel: + (267) 6865 110
Fax: + (267) 6862 574
E-mail: sedia@info.bw