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Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp
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Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp
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Reviews of Okaukuejo Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

701 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Okaukuejo Camp 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-2018, 107 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Okaukuejo Camp.
Lion

71% success

Leopard

6% success

Cheetah

19% success

Giraffe

99% success

Zebra

96% success

Oryx

96% success

Elephant

95% success

Wildebeest

94% success

Black Rhino

90% success

Spotted Hyena

58% success

Eland

43% success

White Rhino

35% success

Brown Hyena

23% success

Roan antelope

20% success

Sable antelope

15% success

Aardvark

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Showing 191-200 of 701
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Arrival date
Miss M
Margate

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 18 Oct 2016
"The major plus point to Okaukuejo has to be the water hole - to be able to walk out of dinner and two mins away you're sitting watching elephants, giraffes and rhino at a water hole is priceless - the room was comfy, however the restaurant side of things was a little hectic.

The only downside though really were the staff who weren't as pleasant as we'd got used to - some could be a little abrupt, but then I guess they're dealing with much larger numbers than other places we'd stayed at" See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Poor
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Dr and Ms R
Bristol

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 18 Oct 2016
"The high point of Okaukuejo camp is the waterhole, which is easily accessible from the rooms. We saw a large number of different animals including lions and it was wonderful to be able to go there at any time and just sit for a bit, particularly as it grew dark.

The camp is large and the restaurant and other facilities are a bit chaotic and slow because of this. The room was very large and comfortable and only minutes from the waterhole." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs P
Waterloovi

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 16 Oct 2016
"the camp is superbly located & unparallelled with the floodlit water hole
saw 6 rhinos in 1 night & instantly in the park
if your looking for high go elsewhere but the rooms have air con & you can take breakfast before NP opens" See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Bruce
Harrogate

"Busy Caravanserei"

2 nights Arrived 15 Oct 2016
"A busy oasis and one of the great crossroads of Nambia; also one of the main entry gates to Etosha

In spite of its business, this place is really successful and works well for all tourists. Excellent base for self drivers.

Good food and helpful staff, comfortable lodges and a famous water hole floodlight all night long. Well worth the two nights we spent there.

Good facilities including garage and post office but the shop is awful and really rather sad.

Credit cards worked well at all the NWS lodges." See all these reviews: 20n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs T
Hampshire

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

10 nights Arrived 4 Oct 2016
"Got the waterhole chalet we requested,welcomed as old friends in restaurant,even remembered we like to take a packed breakfast into the park first thing" See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs S
E Sussex

"Accommodation good at Okaukuejo Camp"

3 nights Arrived 29 Sep 2016
"Accommodation is clean, beds comfortable, and our room was very near to the excellent waterhole.

Food was awful, exactly the same menu served as Dolomite. Soup and starters slow to be refilled. Tough meat, slimey veg, runny mashed potato, rice just above cold and probably a health hazard. Puddings were never refilled. In fact by this stage we just ate soup and roll and only paid for this." See all these reviews: 27n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Terrible
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Terrible
Mr R & Mrs N
NI

"A pleasant stay at Okaukuejo"

3 nights Arrived 29 Sep 2016
"Three nights at Okaukuejo in a Bush Chalet turned out to be a pleasant experience. This NWR resort is sometimes criticised in terms of its staff and its food. We found the staff to be very courteous and efficient. The food was buffet style and of pleasing quality. It is important, however, to eat earlier than later in order to avoid big numbers and the choice at breakfast is perhaps more limited.

The Bush Chalet was excellent with the air conditioning good. We were able to park at our door. It was but a short walk to to the waterhole. The iconic waterhole was disappointing at times, there being virtually no animals ... at other times it was superb.

Okaukuejo has several excellent waterholes within reach and the potential bonus of night time viewing at the illuminated waterhole.

Overall, a pleasing stay ... but why is the shop not better stocked?" See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs SG
Cambridge

"Rhinos at Okaukuejo"

2 nights Arrived 28 Sep 2016
"Our de-luxe waterhole chalet was worth it! We could watch black rhino and elephants coming to drink at the water hole from our bed in the middle of the night! Chalet W33 is probably the only one from which such a good view is possible. The private balcony also gave an excellent view of the waterhole.

The camp was excellent and buffet style meals made it more enjoyable. Drinks are served by the waiters and having a friendly chat with them when you arrive seemed to speed up the service a lot." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr R M
Illinois

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

1 night Arrived 28 Sep 2016
"This is an acceptable place to spend a night while exploring central Etosha.

The camp's water hole is particularly nice. The food is excellent." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs M
Kingsley

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

1 night Arrived 27 Sep 2016
"We have been to this camp before so knew what to expect. However we had a much nicer room than last time comfortable and spacious and very close to the water hole which was the highlight of the stay. We were only there one night but were lucky enough when we went to the waterhole after dinner to see nine rhinos all at one time interacting with each other, really brilliant.

Only slight worry is there seems to be a lot of coaches now driving around Etosha and all the camps seem to have large parties in them." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
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83%
701 reviews of Okaukuejo Camp by travellers since August 2007
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