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Little Ongava
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Reviews of Little Ongava

Wildlife sightings and reviews

25 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Little Ongava and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in May-2019, 3 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Little Ongava.
Lion

100% success

Leopard

0% success

Cheetah

0% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

Oryx

100% success

White Rhino

100% success

Wildebeest

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Black Rhino

50% success

Eland

50% success

Aardvark

0% success

Brown Hyena

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Roan antelope

0% success

Sable antelope

0% success

Spotted Hyena

0% success

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Duration
Arrival date
Mr D & Ms G
London

"Little Ongava review"

2 nights Arrived 22 May 2023
"Superb accommodation, lovely food, wonderful guiding with Mike and staff going the extra mile.

Best camp of our trip, walking with rhinos a special experience.

Not enough time there to enjoy our wonderful room and plunge pool" See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

2 sightings

Elephant

3 sightings

Giraffe

1 sighting

Lion

6 sightings

White Rhino

10 sightings

Wildebeest

4 sightings

Zebra

2 sightings

Ms & Mr P
USA

"The Epitome of Luxury in Namibia"

2 nights Arrived 3 Jun 2022
"My husband and I were blown away by Little Ongava!

Perched up on a hill with sweeping views over the plains, the lodge is beautifully appointed and incredibly intimate, with just three suites. Our suite was massive, featuring a cozy sitting room with a fireplace, beautiful en-suite with a clawfoot tub, two decks with stunning views, and a plunge pool (which unfortunately we did not use given the temperature).

The staff, in particular Kelly, were very accommodative and inviting, and our guide Binius went above and beyond, taking us to approach white rhinos on foot; a thrilling experience!

All in all, a very luxurious experience in the bush!" See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Eland

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

White Rhino

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr N.
London

"Little Ongava"

3 nights Arrived 24 May 2019
"Luxury lodging - villa was great - needed a good spring clean though

Etosha involves a lot of uncomfortable driving with not much to see away for the water holes.

The drought has really affected this area - very sad" See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

3 sightings

Giraffe

4 sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Oryx

5 sightings

White Rhino

6 sightings

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

5 sightings

Samantha
London

"Very luxurious and lovely reserve"

2 nights Arrived 9 Aug 2018
"Rooms = WOW! Food also very good and never ending.

Staff absolutely lovely. Having spent a couple of days driving in Etosha already we just stuck to the Ongava reserve for trips out with our guide, which was a great decision.

Plenty to see and some really pretty areas, eg the western grasslands." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Drs F & S
Oregon

"Heaven"

1 night Arrived 17 Sep 2017
"We were upgraded to this room after the loss of our reservation incident." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Ms M
Ottawa

"Little Ongava review"

3 nights Arrived 16 Sep 2017
"Great location to view wildlife. The fact that we were on a private concession allowed to see the animals without any other vehicle with us. When we went to busy Etosha, our guide was very good at anticipating when the animals would go and move our vehicle for the best viewing.

Sitting on our private deck at night, sipping port and listening to the lions roaring in the valley was the perfect mix of luxury and remoteness." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mrs C
Leyburn

"Little Ongava review"

2 nights Arrived 23 Jul 2017
"Fabulous room. Wild life on the reserve is superb and we got up close and personal with white rhinos, but the game viewing can be spoilt by the number of other safari trucks." See all these reviews: 20n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr R & Ms S
BL

"Wonderful stay at Litlle Ongava!"

3 nights Arrived 20 May 2017
"Simply unforgettable!

Everything was outstanding - including the rhino tracking experience!" See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mss
Brussels

"Little Ongava review"

2 nights Arrived 16 Nov 2016
"Exclusive 3 villa lodge where we stayed in the second one. We were picked up at the airstrip only 10 minutes away from the lodge. Welcomed by Marco and Tobias, the manager & food and beverage manager. After a welcome drink, Marco presented us the villa. So far so good. I

n the late afternoon, we made a trip through Ongava NP were we saw quiet some animals such as lions, elephants, rhino's and many birds. Next day, a morning safari through Etosha and back for lunch time at 13h.

Foodquality: limited choice and really nothing special. Very basic dishes as also the service from the waitress Grace....she needs to go and follow some course in hospitality (service level in Sossusvlei desert lodge is fron another level). For the price you pay, the service level is just not sufficient for this kind of lodge.
Cleaning: although many visits of housekeeping during daytime to the room: empty glasses aren't removed, garbage bins aren't emptied, even empty toilet rolls were still on bathroom floor upon arrival...again for this price, you would expect another service level.

With only little effort and change, this could become a top experience which wasn' t unfortunately matching totally to our expectations. We experienced the service level of the Sossu Desert Lodge and the Serra Cafema lodge which was a higher level." See all these reviews: 6n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Poor
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Excellent
Mark & Kat
UK

"Little Ongava review"

2 nights Arrived 26 Sep 2016
"What a fantastic lodge. The setting, layout, rooms and food at this one were spectacular. And they really went the extra mile for us - private dinner on our terrace being one example. The opportunity to trek rhino on foot was also superb, and we have some amazing experiences out in the bush there.

I have two specific comments on the lodge though: the guides were notably less good than any of the other places we went (including not giving any briefing before we set out on foot into the bush); and whilst the reserve is good for rhino there is much less wildlife there more generally than in the park, so if you don't leave the reserve you are really missing out (and the lodge seems to think you don't need to leave the reserve to see everything, but I think they are wrong on that count)." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia; 3n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
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