Reviews of Chobe Princesses
Wildlife sightings and reviews
71 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Chobe Princesses and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Ichobezi Houseboats review"
"Great River Cruise"
The boat crew were very friendly, attentive and informative making our stay a lovely experience" See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia; 3n in Zimbabwe
"Didn't use the houseboat"
"lovely for 1 night stay"
"Ichobezi Houseboats review"
"Ichobezi Houseboats review"
Ernest and the team were fantastic! So many elephants, crocs and birds that we lost count.
Even saw some lions on our last morning." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
"Good viewing platform for birds and animals"
Due to the very high flood levels much of the land was under water - it would probably be better to visit the Chobe river in the dry season.
We had a few problems with the outboard motors on the tender boats which threatened to disrupt the programme.
We enjoyed the company of our fellow guests but this could be a problem if you are not used to living at close quarters on a boat." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana; 3n in Zambia; 3n in Namibia
"Ichobezi Houseboats review"
Although the boat can take 8 guests, this might be a bit crowded as there are only a couple of sunloungers and deck chairs.
Cabins were spacious and comfortable, though bathrooms were small (not surprising on a boat). Food was generally excellent and the self-service bar open all day.
Ernest and his crew took excellent care of us and we enjoyed both the slow cruising on the houseboat along Chobe NP and individual game-viewing trips on the tender boats. These also take you back to Kasane via some very 'interesting' immigration posts.
A lovely experience towards the end of our trip – highly recommended!
We thought 2 days was ideal though 3 might be nice – any more and you'll be repeating the experience." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 2n in Zambia; 1n in Botswana
"Ichobezi Houseboats review"
The boat covered a smaller distance than I had expected but I don't think it mattered much. The shorter tours on the smaller boats are the best - we had Cletius as a "personal guide", he was very helpful, listened to what we were interested in and was too modest about his own knowledge." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
"Ichobezi Houseboats review"
The houseboat itself is beautiful, the food amazing (thank you Chester!!!), the company just excellent and I can can't say enough wonderful things about the staff. Whatever we wanted to do, we did. We will definately do this again, for more nights (3 were just not enough) and try for October when the elephant show is really hopping. We also met the owner who traveled with us a short ways, what a great guy. We had since recommended the houseboat to everyone we talked to, it's a wonderful way to see Chobe while staying away from the crowds. I probably think about this part of the trip once or twice every day now that we are home...with longing. I'd go back in a minute. And I wish you had more Excellent buttons I could check!" See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia; 4n in Botswana
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