Reviews of River Crossing
Wildlife sightings and reviews
122 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
"River Crossing review"
Room itself was fine. Dinner actually was good a carribean version of gammon with cheese sauce.
Service poor. No breakfast as they were not starting until 7am. Take out breakfast average. Directions good!
Looks like a bypass is being built beneath the property so crossing may be interesting when that is built." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia; 5n in South Africa
"River Crossing review"
The rooms here have beautiful views of the mountains or the city and are comfortable, if a bit tired and in need of some basic maintenance.
We ate a good, if basic, evening meal here; we were initially told that it was a set three course menu, but we chose not to eat three courses and were charged accordingly. Breakfast was fine. Service is good, and guests seem to be kept separately from those just coming for a meal.
River Crossing seems to be developing a lodge style, in that they are offering wildlife drives around their land and guided tours of Windhoek. It may well be that it is worthy of a longer stay, rather than being just an overnight stop near the airport. I think we would be interested in doing so." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 7n in South Africa
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We were hoping to be able to go on a game drive on their land but apparently there weren't running, possibly due to it being hunting season (the explanation was unclear).
The water supply to our room ran out in the morning but was soon sorted it when we mentioned it.
Staff as friendly as they have been everywhere else (the slightly surly park staff at Okaukuejo being the only exception!)." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
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We had booked a nature drive, which upon arrival were informed had been cancelled due to the need for a game control exercise.
We were not pre-warned of this which was a disappointment as we could have extended a morning/afternoon stay at previous lodge and had an additional game drive there." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia; 6n in South Africa
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Helpful staff, good food, a bit difficult to find in the dark !" See all these reviews: 10n in South Africa; 7n in Namibia
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The view of the light of Windhoek at night with the spectacular sunset was amazing." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
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We arrived late d/t plane delays and left early the next morning after breakfast and did not get to enjoy the area. At first we were a bit confused why we had an upscale lodge/room when moving on the next day. However, after spending the morning in Windhoek getting money exchanged, picking up food, we realized how great it was to be outside of the city, not deal with traffic, people, beggars, and having a quiet space after a day of travel." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana
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