The 4 houseboats are set above the flowing waters of the Chobe River on Namibia’s Impalila Island.
Journey Promoters lengthen a heat welcome to the Zambezi Queen Assortment by Mantis, becoming a member of its portfolio of “properties with character”.
Situated on the good Chobe River that borders Namibia and the Chobe Nationwide Park in Botswana, the Zambezi Queen Assortment is made up of 4 houseboats; the ever-elegant Zambezi Queen and her three Chobe Princesses, in addition to the intimate and secluded Ichingo Chobe River Lodge, set above the flowing waters of the Chobe River on Namibia’s Impalila Island.
Zambezi Queen
The Zambezi Queen by Mantis luxurious floating boutique resort, providing a singular and adventurous means of exploring a roughly 25km stretch of the Chobe River, promising wonderful views over Namibia’s Caprivi Strip on one facet and Botswana’s Chobe Nationwide Park on the opposite. The 42-metre-long houseboat caters for as much as 28 company cut up over three decks. Her higher deck boasts an inviting eating room, panoramic lounge, bar, stern deck with comfy loungers with a gin bar and pool deck for solar worshipping or having fun with a refreshing dip within the splash pool. Elegant, ensuite lodging is both in considered one of 4 luxurious suites located on the bow or ten customary suites – all air-conditioned and furnished with king sized/twin mattress configurations. All suites have personal balconies with deck chairs for max enjoyment of the views. Luxurious suites have balconies to 2 sides and greater balconies with solar loungers. Thrilling safari excursions by smaller tender boats supply actions similar to Tiger-fishing, birding, pictures and cultural excursions, if company can naked to tug themselves away. The Zambezi Queen gives scheduled departures each Monday (2 nights), Wednesday (2 nights) and Friday (3 nights).
Chobe Princess
Chobe Princess, cabin
The Chobe Princess by Mantis is a trio of deluxe houseboats that supply an intimate and really unique river safari expertise on the Chobe River. These elegant houseboats supply spacious, comfy lodging, and are very fashionable for each FIT purchasers in addition to for households or teams of as much as ten wanting unique use. All cabins are air-conditioned with both king-sized or twin beds, and exquisite ensuite loos. The houseboats supply a lounge, eating room, bar and sundeck with plunge pool. Catering for as much as eight or ten company, every houseboat has a heat, hospitable crew together with a Captain, host, chef and staff of river guides. Chobe Princesses are, because of their smaller, nimbler dimension, in a position to traverse as much as 50 km alongside the river and normally moor by evening at three completely different websites, particularly Kasai, Elephant Bay and Leguva.
Ichingo Chobe River Lodge
Situated on the intimate 4 x 12 km Impalila Island, which is on the Namibian facet of the Chobe River, Ichingo Chobe River Lodge by Mantis is right for fishermen, or simply these wanting a quiet, very personalised wilderness retreat overlooking the river. The island is understood for its unbelievable catch-and-release fishing for the mighty Tigerfish and plenty of different fashionable species alongside the Chobe River, Kasai Channel and Zambezi River. It’s also very fashionable with photographers, birders (450+ hen species) and those that take pleasure in recreation viewing by boat and on foot somewhat off the crushed monitor. The lodge includes simply eight spacious, air-conditioned and tastefully appointed Meru-style safari tents with personal balconies overlooking the flowing rapids of the Chobe River.
Ichingo Chobe River Lodge, customary tent.
“We’re thrilled to be including these 4 unimaginable houseboats and lodge to our portfolio and look ahead to partaking with the commerce on how greatest to market these adventurous river-based safaris. It is rather arduous to beat that floating resort expertise of listening to the hippos grunting from close by at evening, watching a fish eagle catching his breakfast – and recognizing herds of elephant alongside the river banks as you slowly glide previous.” mentioned Ailsa Tavares.
Entry is just by way of Botswana’s Kasane Airport, with highway and boat transfers from Kasane Worldwide Airport and close by Kasane lodges included within the fee. It will probably take as little as 45 minutes from Kasane Immigration Workplace, by way of the Namibian Immigration Workplace (by way of motorboat) to boarding the home boats.
On the sustainability facet of issues, the boats are Humane Tourism Licensed and supply recent seasonal components from their natural kitchen backyard. The Zambezi Queen Assortment additionally helps plenty of affect initiatives together with Ceaselessly Wild Undertaking, Kasika Main College Funding, Ijambwe Village Neighborhood Improvement and Conservation and the Ijambwe Village Backyard Undertaking located on the floodplains of the East Caprivi.
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