Reviews of Okonjima Plains Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
395 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Okonjima Plains Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Okonjima Plains Camp"
"Overwhelming Namibian Safari experience"
The next day we went on the cheetah- and the leopard tracking drive with Peter and were again overwhelmed by the wildlife we saw, including a leopard at the end of the drive.
Food was great and evening atmosphere around the fireplace on the terrace was memorable.
On the second morning I had a run towards the Bush Camp and was accompanied by four giraffes!!!" See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
"Highly recommended."
Cheetah tracking and sundowner drinks super.
Sorry didn’t have the energy to do the morning game drive. Thought the trip to the Africat centre was expensive but regarded it as a contribution to the work they are doing.
Very nice gift shop - sorry I didn’t buy a few more things there - but rather a slow purchasing procedure." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
"Okonjima Plains Camp review"
We were glad to see cheetahs on the excursion.
A well designed dining room but the service could have been better at breakfast time. We kept having to go and ask the staff for cooked food and hot drinks. They were friendly though." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
"Okonjima Plain Camp "
We enjoyed the evening safari to view radio-tracked leopards, but think the cheetah viewing over-priced given that the animals are in a contained area and used to cars and people - not the real thing!" See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
"Close to a guarantee for leopard"
The upside is that you are highly likely to see both animals during your stay - although officially they rate your chances as 50:50. The downside (especially after our experience in Mundulea) is that the experience is obviously, whilst not guaranteed, contrived using tracking devices. So I guess Okonjima does what it "says on the tin".
We saw two leopard, a mother and, separately, her cub. We saw the cub catch a guinea fowl in mid flight, quite extraordinary and the next morning (6 am departure) we found two young cheetah, which allowed us to walk within 10 metres.
The lodge itself is very comfortable as are the individual rooms. Food was good.
Go there if you want to maximise your chances of seeing leopard and cheetah." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia
"Okonjima Plains Camp review"
Excellent food and service,great safari rides.
Saw cheetahs and leopards.
Lovely accomodation." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
"Spectacular resort, Okonjima"
Is seemed a bit sterile compared to the other resort but no less impressive. We stayed in the View Room and its highlight is a huge picture window looking over the plain were the wild animals grazed. It was awesome at night as the moon lit up the landscape and seeing animals while lying in bed was a delight. The safaris were keyed to finding cheetahs and leopards, the resort's claim to fame, and we were not disappointed. The cheetahs were found using their tracking collars and were asleep in the middle of the day.
The leopards were more challenging even with their collars on and we enjoyed tracking them through the bush. At first it seemed artificial to be tracking animals with radio collars on but realizing that they are there to be rehabilitated and given that the very tough nature of the terrain would make it extremely difficult to find these cats, we got comfortable with the program." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia
"Okonjima Plains Camp review"
We had a lovely spacious, clean room which overlooked the plain and the small balcony was great for observing the antelope and birds.
We did a leopard drive here, which was a great introduction to safari drives in Namibia. Our guide was excellent and we were successful in finding a leopard. We also saw lots of other animals and beautiful scenery.
Lovely dining area which looked out onto firepits and a watering hole.
There were also self guided walks which you could do from this hotel and we did the Giraffe Trail on the morning after we checked out which was amazing. Walking in the bush was a completely different experience to game drives and we saw several varieties of antelope and a tortoise at close range. The view over the plains was amazing and the walk was well marked along the way.
Our only wish was that we had time to stay here another night and do one of the other game drives (e.g tracking wild dogs) and another walk!" See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
"Okonjima Plains Camp review"
After the wonderful wildlife experiences we had had elsewhere in Namibia we were rather sceptical about the game drive involving radio tracked leopards, however the area involved is large and beautiful and it was very exciting tracking the leopard. We got a good view of her but even more exciting was getting a good view of a brown hyena which wandered past our vehicle.
We had booked half board but arrived in time for lunch. Unfortunately there was not an option to have a light lunch and we were all charged N$120 for a lunch that was not much more that a wrap plus pudding.
The dining area is large and rather impersonal. The system for recording food and drinks ordered was chaotic. Our bills at the end of our meals were incorrect then our bill at check out did not reflect what we had signed after each meal. Although the lady on reception knew that we were keen to check out promptly, she said that she did not have the authority to change the bill and seemed reluctant to contact the manageress. Fortunately when she arrived she did sort it out however it meant that there was a considerable delay and left a bad feeling to finish with." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
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