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petrol station has a good range of accommodation, from simple rooms with fans to small
but comfortable air-con cabins. The lovely bar-restaurant dishes up a range of unexpected
options - including calamari, snails and kingklip - as well as steak and chicken standbys.
Caprivi River Lodge $$
( 252288;
www.capriviriverlodge.com
; s N$415-1075, d N$620-1375; )
This di-
verse lodge offers options to suit travellers of all budgets, from rustic cabins with shared
bathrooms to luxurious chalets facing the Zambezi River. It also offers a decent variety of
activities, including boating, fishing and wildlife drives in the various Caprivi parks. The
lodge is 5km from town along Ngoma Rd.
LODGE
Protea Hotel Zambezi Lodge $$$
( 251500;
www.proteahotels.com/katima-mulilo.html
; campsite per person N$70, s/d
from N$700/ 1050; )
This stunning riverside lodge is perched on the banks of the
Zambezi and features a floating bar where you can watch the crocs and hippos below. The
campsite is amid a flowery garden, while accommodation is in well-equipped modern
rooms that open up to small verandahs and ample views.
LODGE
Shopping
Caprivi Arts Centre
( 8am-5.30pm)
Run by the Caprivi Art & Cultural Association, the centre is a good
place to look for local curios and crafts, including elephant and hippo woodcarvings, bas-
kets, bowls, kitchen implements, and traditional knives and spears.
CRAFT
BORDER CROSSINGS: EASTERN CAPRIVI STRIP
Botswana-Kasane & Chobe
With a private vehicle, the
Ngoma Bridge
(8am to 6pm) border crossing enables you to access Chobe National
Park (Botswana) and Kasane (Botswana) in just a couple of hours. If you stick to the Chobe National Park Transit
Route, you're excused from paying Botswana park fees.
Zambia-Victoria Falls
The 1km-long
Wenela Bridge
(7am to 6pm) spans the Zambezi between Katima Mulilo and Wenela, providing
easy access to Livingstone and other destinations in Zambia. If you're heading to the falls, the road is sealed all
