Reviews of Okaukuejo Camp
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Okaukuejo Camp review
We chose to stay at Okaukuejo Camp, so that we could break our journey as we drove across Etosha from west (Dolomite) to east (Mushara). Without a doubt the best waterhole on our drive from Dolomite was Ozonjuitji m'Bari where a huge number of different animals were gathered including a large herd of elephants.
Our room was comfortable, but with a weak shower. Meals were OK, but a bit chaotic due to the large number of guests and the buffet format. Check in/out was very efficient. We didn't spend a lot of time at the waterhole, but did see elephants and rhino in the evening after dinner.
All in all our stay was in line with expectations.
Great waterhole
A very busy camp. The room was the most basic of the trip but the beds were very comfortable. The waterhole was the highlight as there was always something to see. Staying in the park meant that is was possible to visit the waterhole at any time during the day or night and that would not have been an option if we had stayed outside the park.
Meals were fine but there was a need to book a table at reception earlier in the day.
We drove ourselves on safari and were delighetd with how much game we saw. Easy roads and well marked.
Okaukuejo Camp review
Larger room here (accessible room) situated fairly close to waterhole. This was much quieter than expected apart from occasionally. Would more signs help? However, with many animals (including 6 rhino at one time) close to the viewing area it was the highlight of the place and even faced the setting sun for photography. Not to be missed. Outstanding.
The restarant is sinking under its own bureaucracy. You queue in reception to book, later queue in the restaurant to see which table has been allocated. You then search for your randomly numbered table and wait to be discovered by a waiter. Finally you queue for a long time to settle the bill. Good staff, no sign of management. Food less good than Halali. At lunchtime queued for 45 mins for a snack at the kiosk - Okaukuejo needs more staff. For information only - we did enjoy our stay.
Okaukuejo Camp review
Unfortunately, we did not enjoy our stay here very much. We stayed in a Bush Chalet which was a 2 min walk from the waterhole which was great. We had a small lounge area with sink & kettle for tea/coffee but no other utensils: so the option of having a barbecue would have been extremely difficult.
THe bedroom was falrly spacious & extremely clean., however the shower was a mere trickle. The let down was the resturant. Although our evening meals (buffet) was fairly good, the service was dreadful.. There were plenty of staff working, but there was no organisation. For breakfast the choice of food was very poor & again the service was below standard.
It is a pity because the waterhole is obviously a real asset for this camp as we saw plenty of animals there. We are also glad we did not pay extra to have a waterhole chalet as we noticed most of them did not have a direct view of the waterhole & there is very little privacy because of ther amount of people back & forth to the waterhole.
We were very disappointed with this camp.
Okaukuejo Camp review
The place is a bit crowded and the rooms wthout much style, but fully functional. The lunch and dinner buffets were not great -- recommend bringing your own food and making a picnic. There are not many options for purchsing food at the store there, so good to buy food elsewhere and bring it.
However, it was all well worth it for the proximity to the watering hole, where we saw all kinds of animals -- including 33 elephants at once having a pool party. The point of staying there is to hang out at the watering hole, which almost always had something interesting going on.
Okaukuejo Camp review
Although room was clean and pleasant, the bathroom was basic and there was no hot water at any time.
Food was reasonable but unimaginative; vegetables overcooked but good selection of meats.
Okaukuejo Camp review
This is a very busy rest camp and perhaps some things may not be as good as they should but , the buffet service is a bit tired and can become a 'Bun Fight' when the resturant is packed.
However most things are acceptable and the waterhole is it's best feature, it must be the best and most prolific waterhole in this part of Etosha.
Okaukuejo Camp review
This camp was much better than we were expecting and having a waterhole chalet was worth the extra money as it made it so easy to just pop outside to see the ever changing wildlife.
Registration is very bureaucratic and the service was chaotic but the food was acceptable.
Crowded but excellent location
This is a very crowded location but has a very active waterhole visible from the camp.
It is also probably the best place to stay if you want to see special birds in Etosha although one of the lodges outside the Park may be equally convenient and more peaceful. It depends on travel times into and out of the Park
We have always believed that acting responsibly is the only way to approach tourism and we're one of
the few companies to hold AITO's original coveted 5-star status for responsible tourism. It's a lead
that others are now following.
