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River Dance Lodge
River Dance Lodge
River Dance Lodge
River Dance Lodge

Reviews of River Dance

Wildlife sightings and reviews

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

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Nov-2018, 10 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at River Dance.
Lion

0% success

Leopard

0% success

Cheetah

0% success

Wild dog

0% success

Hippo

90% success

Buffalo

13% success

Sable antelope

13% success

Elephant

11% success

Giraffe

11% success

Aardvark

0% success

Eland

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Roan antelope

0% success

Sitatunga

0% success

Spotted Hyena

0% success

Wildebeest

0% success

Zebra

0% success

Showing 11-16 of 16
Duration
Arrival date
Wallington
UK

"Beautiful location"

2 nights Arrived 9 Apr 2018
"The rooms are beautifully positioned above the Okavango. About half an hour drive to the local game reserve, with an abundance of animals.

Owners very friendly and enjoy constructing original (very tasty) menus.

Although I enjoyed the sunset river cruise, there really wasn't a lot to see compared to the Chobe a few nights later - a couple of hippos and a crocodile.

However, it is a wonderful place to spend a couple of nights." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mrs C
Shrewsbury

"Lives up to its name"

2 nights Arrived 27 Dec 2017
"What a beautiful place set in spectacular scenery, we loved everything about this place.

The design of the rooms & bathroom was amazing. The staff were really friendly, our host welcomed us very warmly & we felt they really wanted to share their home, including their lovely 8 year old daughter.

Wonderful setting for the dining area, lovely sofas to lounge in for a sundowner." See all these reviews: 27n in Namibia; 1n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs H
Bath

"A lovely place"

2 nights Arrived 18 Sep 2017
"A wonderful welcome by a dedicated and very friendly team, with a family atmosphere.

The rooms overhanging the river are excellent - all different and all special

The sunset cruise was great

We spent an excellent day driving ourselves around Mahango Reserve, with loads of animals" See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 1n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Ms L
Heathfield

"A fantastic location next to the river"

2 nights Arrived 25 Aug 2017
"We loved River Dance Lodge. The buildings have a modern feel and are architecturally interesting - for example, the bathroom and bedroom are on a decked area, with the bathroom as a separate 'pod' Our room had a great view across the river to Angola, facing the sunset. Very romantic and beautiful!

The meals at River Dance are delicious, and a lot of thought is put into the presentation. The service is good.

We also went on a sunset boat trip on the river which was lovely and enabled us to see local people going about their daily lives.

We would recommend River Dance Lodge as a relaxing and comfortable place to stay." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe; 2n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Mr M
Chatteris

"River Dance Lodge"

2 nights Arrived 26 Jun 2017
"The Lodge is very comfortable and excellently run but it is poorly placed for animal and bird viewing." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Poor
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Mr M
Stockport

"Lovely Location on the river"

2 nights Arrived 21 Jun 2017
"Evening meals were very good. It was slightly cold while eating so another layer would be well advised for this time of year.

Very restful spot. Birds aplenty and the odd warthog and deer in the lodge grounds.Good location for access to Mahango Park,where we saw lots of birds (first little bee eater)and animals including first hippo.

The lodge is owned and manned by the local community, which helps it run smoothly.

The local petrol station in Divundu accepts credit cards ( you pay in the supermarket)." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
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