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Reviews of Ongava Lodge

Wildlife sightings and reviews

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

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Aug-2018, 43 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Ongava Lodge.
Lion

90% success

Leopard

9% success

Cheetah

12% success

White Rhino

97% success

Giraffe

95% success

Oryx

90% success

Zebra

90% success

Elephant

88% success

Black Rhino

80% success

Wildebeest

79% success

Eland

38% success

Roan antelope

26% success

Sable antelope

15% success

Brown Hyena

14% success

Spotted Hyena

12% success

Pangolin

3% success

Aardvark

0% success

Showing 41-50 of 158
Duration
Arrival date
Mr and Mrs RB
Bristol

"Excellent camp just outside Etosha gate"

3 nights Arrived 21 Sep 2018
"Very good camp immediately outside the Anderson gate of Etosha, inside private reserve. Lovely views over the reserve, with water hole which attracted 3 white rhinos every night we were there, as well as oryx and other antelopes.

The good thing about here is that you can spend time on the private reserve as well as in Etosha itself. We took a guided drive on the reserve on our first afternoon, seeing white rhino, lions, and giraffe. For the next 2 days we drove ourselves around Etosha, which was easy. We saw many animals - lion, elephant, giraffe, ostrich, leopard. We did not think it worthwhile going on a lodge trip into Etosha, as driving oneself gave more freedom ( and less dust ! ).

My wildlife report below includes both the reserve and Etosha." 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

Elephant

4 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

9 sightings

Oryx

10 sightings

Roan antelope

Multiple sightings

White Rhino

4 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr S.
Northampton

"Almost perfect"

2 nights Arrived 20 Sep 2018
"Everything about this place was great" See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Black Rhino

1 sighting

Elephant

1 sighting

Giraffe

1 sighting

Lion

1 sighting

Oryx

1 sighting

White Rhino

1 sighting

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

1 sighting

D & K
Texas

"Waterhole is great for animal viewing"

3 nights Arrived 25 Aug 2018
"Ongava Lodge is very picturesque. The common area and the chalets are located on a hill overlooking a private reserve and a man-made waterhole.

The waterhole had animals coming and going throughout the day and night, including black and white rhino, lions, giraffe, zebra, kudu, oryx and many more. The photographic hide allowed us to see the animals up close and get some incredible photos. Game drives on the reserve were great. The large private reserve has a large and diverse collection of wildlife but without large crowds. One highlight was watching half a dozen male elephants swimming and playing/fighting with one another in a deep water hole.

We felt that the game drive experience in Etosha Park was inferior to driving in the reserve because of the large number of vehicles and other visitors you must share most of your experiences with.

Our chalet was large and comfortable and had a large porch overlooking the waterhole (which was also visible from a large window above the bathroom sink). It was great to watch zebras and kudu walking in front of our chalet as we brushed our teeth. The food was excellent and the dining deck is perched on a hill overlooking the reserve and the watering hole." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Black Rhino

Multiple sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

White Rhino

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Wendy
Melbourne

"Ongava lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 25 Aug 2018
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Elephant

2 sightings

Giraffe

3 sightings

Oryx

3 sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Ms G
Merton

"Ongava Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 12 Aug 2018
"Location next to a watering hole was amazing. we saw rhinos and lions here in the evening and heard lions roaring throughout the night. The Ongava reserve safari was also amazing as we got pretty close to lions and elephants. The trip the next morning to Etosha we probably could have skipped as it was quite long and we were going to Etosha anyway. Probably would have preferred another the shorter tours round Ongava. Overall fantastic place and service." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Black Rhino

Multiple sightings

Brown Hyena

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Linda & Paul
UK

"Top class lodge in every respect"

1 night Arrived 15 May 2018
"A memorable location to stay and the outdoor dining experience here is very special.

Received an extremely warm, enthusiastic and professional welcome from Bradley (the manager).

Within an hour of our arrival we were viewing a family of white rhino just a few metres away!" See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs N
Queensland

"Ongava Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 5 May 2018
"Ongava was generally great, but for such an expensive lodge the food was disappointing.

The addition of walking trails would be fantastic" See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr P & Mrs L
Uk

"Ongava Lodge"

1 night Arrived 15 Feb 2018
"One of the best lodges we've been to in Africa and a fantastic location overlooking a floodlit waterhole on the plain below.

Would be a super spot in the dry season!

Very handy for Anderson's Gate into Etosha.

Lovely room with al fresco shower an option." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
M & E
UK

"Wonderful place"

2 nights Arrived 17 Dec 2017
"We really liked Ongava and as per Wolwedans we really appreciated the back story and the conservation message that went along with the creation of the game reserve. I think this is is important for all the lodges offered by Expert to know how/what the lodge is contributing to either conservation, the community or the conservancy.

The hide down at the waterhole in Ongava Lodge probably gave us the most intimate wildlife experience of our entire trip and we felt was undersold - its incredible to get that close to rhinos!

We organized all our own safaris into Etosha so can't comment on the game drives/excursions." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
The G's
London

"Lovely"

2 nights Arrived 10 Dec 2017
"A perfect place to stay on the edge of Etosha Park.

Food the first night could have been better, not much choice really, but once we spoke to Bernice the Manager things improved as we ordered some dishes which the chef prepared specially for us." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
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158 reviews of Ongava Lodge by travellers since August 2007
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