Reviews of River Crossing
Wildlife sightings and reviews
126 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
Ms C
London
"River Crossing review"
1 night Arrived 2 Aug 2016
"Staff were friendly and helpful though no one seemed to know anything about our transfer to the airport, which was made worse by the change of time of the flight and a lack of info from Air Namibia about this. Thanks to Tracy and one of the waitresses at River Crossing, this was resolved.
We enjoyed the opportunity to sit in the sun on the terrace at River Crossing, admiring the view of Windhoek, sipping our wine/beer as the sun went down. A sublime moment!
Our room was functional but a bit like sleeping in a bunker! It was certainly not pretty!" See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 9n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
We enjoyed the opportunity to sit in the sun on the terrace at River Crossing, admiring the view of Windhoek, sipping our wine/beer as the sun went down. A sublime moment!
Our room was functional but a bit like sleeping in a bunker! It was certainly not pretty!" See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 9n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs R
Leatherhea
"River Crossing is a good overnight stop"
1 night Arrived 1 Jul 2016
"This is the second time we have used River Crossing for our first night after the flight from UK and it has been good both times - easy to reach, clean and comfortable with good food and service."
See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Dale & Sue
Sleaford
"OK for a last stop before flying out"
1 night Arrived 11 Jun 2016
"Set in the hills to the west of Windhoek the lodge does offer some great views of the capital city. It was fine for a last stop before flying out and the chalets were adequate, clean and sound.
The main reception, bar and dining area is pleasant enough, although possibly a bit lacking in character. All the staff were friendly and efficient and helpful. However, the vegetarian option for the evening meal was not pleasant.
There is wildlife around and we were told of a troop of resident baboons which we did not see. However, they certainly are common in the area and line the road on the way to the airport." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia; 8n in South Africa
The main reception, bar and dining area is pleasant enough, although possibly a bit lacking in character. All the staff were friendly and efficient and helpful. However, the vegetarian option for the evening meal was not pleasant.
There is wildlife around and we were told of a troop of resident baboons which we did not see. However, they certainly are common in the area and line the road on the way to the airport." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia; 8n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Poor
Mr J & Mrs V
UK
"All as previous."
1 night Arrived 2 Jun 2016
"As previous [Ed: see below]"
See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Mr R
Somerset
"Convenient for airport"
1 night Arrived 31 May 2016
"We had no plans to explore the big towns this time so did not wish to stay in Windhoek. River Crossing is closer to the airport than Windhoek but is out in the wild so we were able to experience Namibian countryside for the first time.
The individual rooms are about 20/30 meters apart with small patios looking down the hillside. The main reception/dining/swimming area is higher up and at night when having dinner the lights of Windhoek can just be seen between the intervening hills. The staff were delightful, eager to please and to chat about Namibia, where we were going and where we lived in the UK.
We rested after our long flight from the UK and headed off early the next morning so there was no opportunity to try any activities on offer. Like most of the approach roads to the lodges it was gravel, but we passed workers laying paving, so in future the drive up promises to be smoother.
One problem we experienced was that the bath surround was in a bad state of repair and it did not reflect the apparent standard of the promotional material or the standard of the rest of the surroundings." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
The individual rooms are about 20/30 meters apart with small patios looking down the hillside. The main reception/dining/swimming area is higher up and at night when having dinner the lights of Windhoek can just be seen between the intervening hills. The staff were delightful, eager to please and to chat about Namibia, where we were going and where we lived in the UK.
We rested after our long flight from the UK and headed off early the next morning so there was no opportunity to try any activities on offer. Like most of the approach roads to the lodges it was gravel, but we passed workers laying paving, so in future the drive up promises to be smoother.
One problem we experienced was that the bath surround was in a bad state of repair and it did not reflect the apparent standard of the promotional material or the standard of the rest of the surroundings." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs C
Worsley
"Great overnight stay at River Crossing"
1 night Arrived 29 May 2016
"Staff very friendly and welcoming, room very comfortable and food excellent"
See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr J & Mrs V
UK
"Comfortable, friendly, good food. Recommend."
1 night Arrived 21 May 2016
"A good experience to begin our journey.
Pleasant room, everything worked, nice staff, very pleasant meal in relaxed, warm dining room with log fire." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 3n in Zimbabwe
Pleasant room, everything worked, nice staff, very pleasant meal in relaxed, warm dining room with log fire." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Miss S
Lifton
"River Crossing review"
1 night Arrived 11 May 2016
"A perfect out of the City location for one's first night in Namibia.
A quiet and relaxing ambience with friendly Staff." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
A quiet and relaxing ambience with friendly Staff." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Ms O
Vancouver
"Pleasant Last Night"
1 night Arrived 11 Apr 2016
"This was a quick stop before catching an early morning flight out. The pool and deck areas were very nice.
The staff was friendly too." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
The staff was friendly too." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr M
Shrewsbury
"River Crossing review"
1 night Arrived 9 Mar 2016
"Rather not comment, already made our felling known."
See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Poor
Location:
Average
Service:
Poor
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Poor
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