Chobe Princess
Houseboats · Houseboats based on the Namibian bank of the Chobe; boarded from Kasane · Zambezi Queen Collection (Mantis)
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A small fleet of houseboats on the Chobe River, now sold as 'Chobe Princess by Mantis' within the Zambezi Queen Collection; it is no longer on Desert & Delta's list of properties. The boats are based on the Namibian side of the river and cruise the water opposite the park, with guests transferred from Kasane. Two- and three-night cruises include meals, local drinks, water-based activities, fishing licences and park fees, on chobe.com's listing, priced in South African rand. The appeal is waking up on the river with the park across the water; the limits are that game viewing is from the boat and that children are accepted only with restrictions.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Sleep on the Chobe River
- Park fees and fishing licences included, per the reseller
- Cheaper than the Zambezi Queen on the same river
- Cruises run all year, per the reseller
Cons
- Rates only from a reseller, in rand
- Game viewing is from the water
- Children accepted with restrictions, per the reseller
- Capacity not published
What's here
Arranged from the lodge:
- Boat trips
- Fishing
Read from Chobe Princess's own website in July 2026. Anything not listed we could not confirm, which is not the same as it being absent.
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Chobe National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entryP270 a day for non-residents, roughly $20 at P13.5 to the dollar.
- $20per person, per day
- VehicleP115 a day for a foreign-registered vehicle, roughly $9 (P30 for a Botswana-registered or hired car).
- $9per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $147 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
The full fee schedule for Chobe National ParkRates at Chobe Princess
From ZAR 19,839 per person, 2-night cruise (reseller rate). Reseller chobe.com, per person sharing, in South African rand: 2-night cruise ZAR 19,839 (January and February 2026), ZAR 26,414 (March to November); 3-night cruise ZAR 29,759 and ZAR 39,619. Includes meals, local drinks, water activities, fishing licences, park fees and Kasane transfers.
All inclusive. The rate covers meals, drinks, activities and the transfers named below. Park fees are charged separately.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Rates checked on 4 October 2026, per person per night sharing, from each property's own website or rate sheet where one is published. Desert & Delta, Belmond, &Beyond, Bush Ways, Machaba and several Kasane lodges publish none, so those figures come from two resellers, chobe.com and the Siyabona network (safari.co.za), and are marked as a reseller rate; the houseboat and Ichingo figures from chobe.com are in South African rand. SKL's campsite table is undated. Kwando Safaris, African Bush Camps and several smaller lodges publish no rates at all. Park entry is P270 per non-resident per day for a private visitor and P190 on an operator's activity, and many Kasane packages leave it out, so check what your rate includes.
Questions about Chobe Princess
Where do the Chobe Princess houseboats moor?
On the Namibian side of the Chobe River, opposite the park. Guests are transferred from Kasane, and the cruises include park fees, according to chobe.com.
What does a Chobe Princess cruise cost?
chobe.com, a reseller, lists a two-night cruise at ZAR 19,839 per person sharing in January and February 2026 and ZAR 26,414 from March to November, and a three-night cruise at ZAR 29,759 or ZAR 39,619, with meals, local drinks, activities and park fees.
Is Chobe Princess a Desert & Delta boat?
Not any longer. It now trades as Chobe Princess by Mantis in the Zambezi Queen Collection, and Desert & Delta's 2026 property list does not include it.