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Hakusembe River Lodge
Hakusembe River Lodge
Hakusembe River Lodge
Hakusembe River Lodge

Hakusembe River Lodge


17°50’59.5"S 19°40’14.4"E

Reviews of Hakusembe Lodge

Wildlife sightings and reviews

93 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Hakusembe Lodge and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Sep-2018, 12 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Hakusembe Lodge.
Hippo

25% success

Showing 61-70 of 93
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Dr M.
Loughborough

"Hakusembe Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 13 Sep 2012
"Wonderful sight of people going about their daily lives on the Angolan side of the river.

Very good river trip on offer at the camp. Very good service and food in the evening. We were given a family room, which was large and comfortable." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mr M & co
Portugal

"Hakusembe Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 30 Aug 2012
"We were there for just one night. Everything went just fine" See all these reviews: 6n in Namibia; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Ms G
Ireland

"Hakusembe Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 5 Aug 2012
"nice location on the riverside from where you can do an enjoyable cruise. friendly welcome.

needs some updating as rooms were stale and musty." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 1n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Mrs E & fam
NL

"Great sun downer at Hakusembe Lodge."

1 night Arrived 15 Jul 2012
"Great sun-downer with a good look also of the Angola side of the river." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr G & Mrs M
Portugal

"Hakusembe Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 13 Jan 2012
"The rooms here really do need some updating. The furnishings are dark and old fashioned whereas now people like a white and fresh look to places. We spoke to the new co-owner, Andreio of Gondwana, who told us that he has only just taken over and plans are afoot to completely renovate. Edison our guide was great on the evemig boat trip, very knowledgeable on birds and being the only customers we learnt a lot from him. The dining facilities also need freshening up and this is going to happen apparently." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs S
Morden

"Hakusembe Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 14 Oct 2011
"Comfortable lodge with excellent staff and food. The Eland steak that I had here was the best meal of the holiday.

The rooms are set right on the river providing a beautiful location. We only stayed one night here and didn't go on any organised excursions.

We appreciated having a fridge in the room to keep our water and milk cold." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
The W Group
Berkshire

"Hakusembe Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 4 Oct 2011
"Hakusembe very much has the feel of a place where people stay for one night, which is probably the case. One felt rather processed, and the owners didn't seem terribly interested.

The evening boat trip was an exception, and our boat captain was enthusiastic and knowledgeable regarding the interesting birdlife along the river.

The pool though usable was a haven for wildlife, especially mosquitoes, and perhaps needed a little more attention.
Lovely setting on the banks of the river." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 9n in Zambia; 2n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs P
Harrow

"Hakusembe Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 25 Sep 2011
"Room was small and needed an uplift. River trip was excellent and setting delightful. Enjoyed an excellent steak." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Excellent
Mrs A x 5
Oxon

"Hakusembe Lodge"

1 night Arrived 15 Sep 2011
"We all really liked it at Hakusembe, sadly, for others, the manager of many years is about to retire. The rest of the staff were all very pleasant helpful and efficient.

4 of us had cottage rooms, and we had the 'honeymoon suite' and we were all very happy with our accommodation, we were a bit concerned about the chemical toilet in our room, but it was an unnecessary concern as it all worked very efficiently. The sunrise and sunset on the river were wonderful." See all these reviews: 20n in Namibia; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Lapini Ensemble
UK

"Hakusembe Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 8 Sep 2011
"A good overnight stop; activities limited so I wouldn't have wanted a longer stay, but the river trip we did was very pleasant." See all these reviews: 5n in Namibia; 4n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
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