Reviews of Halali Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
330 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Halali Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"A little gem!!"
To the east towards Namutomi there are large burnt out areas hence game viewing is difficult even at some of the waterholes." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
"A great base for Etosha"
"A good place to break your journey in Etosha."
As we had checked in early in the afternoon, we went for a snack and enjoyed a toastie, traditional burger and chips which were delicious, especially with cold beers! We thought this bode well for dinner but were disappointed. As at Okaukuejo, it was a help yourself buffet and there was soup and salad to start but the salad choice was poor. Main course was beef or oryx cooked to your liking but we chose fillet of fish (enabling us to jump the queue!). I regret to say that, as at Okaukuejo, the vegetables on offer were uninspiring and there wasn't much to tempt us for dessert. We opted for steamed chocolate pudding which was delicious but it would have been so much better with hot chocolate sauce rather than vanilla ice cream!
Breakfast was pretty good, with the usual help yourself selection and the scrambled eggs were cooked perfectly for us. There was a toaster which was just as inefficient as the one at Okaukuejo! We were out for lunch (an excellent greek salad at Namutoni) and were hoping for a better evening meal than previously. Actually, it wasn't bad although the salad choice was lamentable again.The main course was a choice of peppered beef or kudu, with fillet of fish for the those not wishing to eat meat. We chose the beef which was well cooked and the vegetables were a little better. There was a selection of rather good sponge puddings with custard for dessert (I think I had two!).
I would mention that we chose to sit inside even though it was warm outside because we had noticed some people smoking and were surprised it was tolerated. We find nothing ruins a meal more than cigarette smoke. Perhaps the smoking laws in Europe don't apply here.
The waterhole at Halali (actually known as Moringa) is a seven-minute walk away but there is a car park and we did take the lazy option on one occasion! It is more secluded and the viewing area is smaller than that at Okaukuejo but the setting is really peaceful. Not so many animals tend to come here but we did see elephant and rhino and there is usually some interesting birds to look out for in the trees behind the viewing area.
There is a small shop selling the essentials but not so much choice as the one at Okaukuejo. The camp has a swimming pool but we didn't use it even though it looked inviting. Overall, we enjoyed our stay and Halali is a good place to break your journey through Etosha which takes longer to drive through than you may think, especially with the distraction of all the wildlife!" See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
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The outside waterholes were good with an afternoon sighting of leopard strolling in front of the car the highlight." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
"Wildlife at Halali"
The waterhole is good and best for photography in the morning or at night. The seating though is pretty poor being on a few hard benches or on very uneven rocks. It would not take too much investment to improve this situation and make it both safer and more comfortable for guests. It was still an enjoyable stay with good wildlife sightings and several waterholes in the vicinity." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
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There was an outside braii area too. It was a very short walk to the restaurant.
The kitchen staff seemed to work hard, but the restaurant staff were pretty unmotivated and slow.
The waterhole was amazing at night - a short walk from camp under the stars to see white and black rhino and elephants." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
"Rhino at Halali"
We went on a night drive where we saw an incredible 8 rhino around a waterhole though not much else. We also travelled from here to Chudop waterhole which was a fantastic place and you could have sat and watched the animals for hours." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
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The waterhole had fewer animals than Okaukuejo but the rhinos were the stars. A giraffe poked its head over the fence to look at the humans having coffee on the patio." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
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In the restaurant, dinner was in line with or better than expectations. Breakfast was excellent, including great porridge!" See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 2n in Zimbabwe; 1n in South Africa
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