Reviews of River Crossing
Wildlife sightings and reviews
133 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited River Crossing and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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Due to new motorway being built , getting there was a bit complicated , but clear directions from Expert Africa were helpful . Would not advise driving there for first time after dusk due to complicated route and poor road condition . Close to airport and Windhoek .
Excellent value for money . Just wish we had stayed there on our last night ( we stayed in Windhoek for our last night in a disappointing standard guest house which had none of the positives of River Crossing for pretty much similar cost ) . Would highly recommend for everyone’s first and last night in Namibia ." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia
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Room comfortable but a little rough around the edges. Found it hard to warm room up - it was 3 degrees overnight.
Supper was excellent. Loved the fire in the middle of the room.
Staff were friendly and very helpful" See all these reviews: 6n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
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There is some road construction going on near the property which made it a bit challenging to get there.
No issues at all with the property though." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
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It was a comfortable room and a nice breakfast and conveniently located close to the airport." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
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Some hiking trails are available though we did not have time to walk any of them. Note that the lodge was quite tricky to find at the time we were there because of all the construction on a major highway going on - and we did not expect to need 4WD this close to Windhoek! The room is rather sparse and compared to the other places this was much lower quality, e.g. no outdoor light at the door make it hard to see where to insert the room key. And, there was even litter visible off the patio. The TV did not work (though most other places didn’t even have a TV, nor did we want one (!), but the Olympics were on and we wanted to see that on our last night in Namibia. The restaurant is good. This is really a great location if you need to get to the airport early, and the view at sunset is great.
It may not quite be a fair comparison, but we stayed at Arebbush Travel Lodge in Windhoek before our safari excursions. The quality of the room was much better, and probably at much lower cost (though we don't really know that). Arebbush does not have any walking trails nor a view of anything, but for just a comfortable hotel room and a good restaurant, it was more than fine, it was very good." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
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Close enough to still explore Windhoek itself." See all these reviews: 20n in Namibia
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Nice pool and outdoor area, convenient place for a stopover." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
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