Reviews of River Crossing
Wildlife sightings and reviews
130 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"
The cottage was spacious and comfortable, but a bit dark and outdated in decor, I would imagine quite difficult to keep clean.
The service and food were good, without being outstanding.
The location is out of town - which has its advantages, but also some downsides if you need to make any purchases. The view on all sides is nice, again without being outstanding." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia; 6n in Zambia; 3n in Botswana
"Lovely end to our holiday"
There is a nice swimming pool and decking area to relax, and rooms were spacious with everything we needed. Food was excellent too, with great game steak the obvious highlight. Though this isn't centrally located in Windhoek, don't let this put you off - it is such a small distance to travel in for a day/evening trip and this was a lovely place to spend the last night of our holiday." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
"Great location for late arrival from overseas"
"A good first stop"
The rooms were lovely as were the staff.
A good but not particularly memorable place." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
"River Crossing review"
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
"River Crossing is a good overnight stop"
"OK for a last stop before flying out"
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
"All as previous."
"Convenient for airport"
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
"Great overnight stay at River Crossing"
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