Zambezi Queen Houseboat

SA RESIDENT SPECIAL!

We offer an unforgettable safari experience aboard the Zambezi Queen Houseboat.


ZAMBEZI QUEEN: 

Drift down the Chobe River on the Zambezi Queen in Botswana, where you will be exposed to incredible game viewing from several mooring points along the Chobe and Zambezi Rivers. The Zambezi Queen is a boutique floating hotel offering unsurpassed elegance and luxurious comfort. Departing three days a week, this unique African river safari traverses 25km of the Chobe River while you soak up beautiful scenery and enjoy mouthwatering food.

Itinerary

  • Day 1: Kasane Airport / Zambezi Queen Houseboat

    Road & boat transfer to the Zambezi Queen (via Botswana & Namibia immigration offices). Your stay aboard provides a sense of intimacy and exclusivity for every guest.

    Breakfast, lunch, dinner & selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. 

    Stay: Zambezi Queen Houseboat (Standard Suite)

    Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner & selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. 

  • Day 2 - 4: Houseboat

    This luxurious riverboat captures the spirit and adventure of a bygone era in a contemporary African waterside setting.  The boat explores up to 25 kilometres of the Chobe River and provides exceptional wildlife viewing, bird-watching, and tiger-fishing opportunities.

    Stay: Zambezi Queen Houseboat (Standard Suite)

    Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner & selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. 

  • Day 4: Houseboat / Kasane Airport

    End your safari soaking up the last of the African sunshine before your transfer to Kasane Airport for your onward flight home.

    End of service

  • International flights from Johannesburg to Kasane Airport (airport taxes included)
  • Road & boat transfers from Kasane Airport to the Zambezi Queen Houseboat (via the Botswana and Namibia Immigration offices)
  • 3 Nights on the Zambezi Queen
  • Standard Suite
  • Breakfast, lunch & dinner
  • All wine, local beers, soft drinks, mineral water, tea & coffee on board 
  • Community Development Levy of R85.00 per person per night
  • Activities: 
  • Water-based game viewing and bird watching on tender boats. 
  • A land-based cultural tour of a local village.
  • Tiger & bream fishing in season.
  • Boat and vehicle transfer from the boat to Kasane Airport
  • Services of professional and knowledgeable Botswana English-speaking guides
  • Travel information pack

  • Entry visa to Botswana / Namibia (SA passport DO NOT require a visa)
  • Travel Insurance (Highly recommended)
  • Malaria – Botswana & Namibia are malaria areas
  • Meals and drinks not specified  
  • Laundry services
  • Gratuities to the guides and lodge staff:
  • Guide – suggested at R150.00 per person per day
  • Porters – R10.00 per bag
  • Lodge staff – at your own discretion
  • All expenses of personal nature
  • The boat reserves the right to charge for lost or damaged equipment

Dates & Prices

Dates

Valid until:  23 December '25

The Houseboats operate on a set departure basis:

2-Night safaris:  Departs every Monday & Wednesday

3-Night safari:  Departs every Friday


Chat with one of our Safari Specialists, who will be able to help you to customise your Zambezi Queen packages with the houseboat and other destinations within Botswana and Zimbabwe-based on your interests, preferences and budget.

Rates

3-NIGHTS
Per Person Sharing: R31,729 pp (SAVE R12,674 pp)

 

  • Please request a quote from our Safari Specialists for the best, most current rates according to your preferred time of travel.
  • All rates are based in set Rand rates (with special discounted rate to Southern Africa residents).
  • All rates are subject to increases beyond our control, including fuel price, government taxes and exchange rate fluctuations.

 

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National Parks

Chobe National Park

The Chobe National Park is the second largest national park in Botswana and has one of the largest concentrations of game spotted on the African continent. Its uniqueness in the wealth of wildlife and the true African nature of the region, presents a safari experience of a lifetime. Chobe National Park is famous for its elephants. It is not uncommon to encounter herds in excess of a hundred at a time. The latest enquiry into the elephant population estimates it to be 120,000 - the highest elephant concentration in Africa and the largest continuous surviving elephant population on earth. The Chobe elephants are migratory, making seasonal movements of up to 200km from the Chobe and Linyanti rivers, where they congregate in the dry season, to the pans in the south-east of the park during the rainy season. Game viewing from the river is a spectacular showcase of the huge diversity of Chobe’s wildlife. It is hard to describe the feeling you get as you glide past hippos and crocodiles while elephants, zebras, buffaloes and even lions have an evening drink against the backdrop of a sunset- sky painted in rich colours. 

Over 460 bird species have been recorded in the park, making it one of Africa’s premier venues for bird safaris. Common species include the sacred ibis, Egyptian geese, the ubiquitous cormorants and darters, spur-winged geese, Pel’s fishing owl, carmine bee-eaters, most members of the kingfisher family, all the rollers, fish eagles, the martial eagle and many members of the stork family.