Reviews of Fish River Lodge
Wildlife sightings and reviews
75 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Fish River 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 May-2018, 23 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Fish River Lodge.
Leopard
0% success
Zebra
43% success
Oryx
36% success
Brown Hyena
0% success
Ms L.
Monmouth
"Fish River Lodge review"
2 nights Arrived 30 Aug 2022
"Fabulous location, not overly helpful at reception, furthest cabin from lodge, no torches provided as promised."
See all these reviews: 10n in South Africa; 7n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Poor
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Mrs J.
Newton Abbot
"Fish River Lodge review"
4 nights Arrived 13 Jul 2022
"Amazing location on edge of canyon."
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
Barbados
"Fish River Lodge review"
2 nights Arrived 11 Jul 2022
"If you wish to see Fish river Canyon this is the only place to see it !! The views are just unbeatable!!
The staff are all superb and work extremely hard to make your stay enjoyable - I have a wheat allergy and chef prepared gluten free bread and desserts for me daily !
Unfortunately only lodge where management presence amongst guests was non existent which is a missed opportunity! In fact female manager when seen looked sullen to point of being rude!
Rooms are sadly concrete boxes that never get warm - we had glorious sunny days and it was colder in the rooms than outside. Concrete floors with not sufficient rugs! At night the rooms and sheets felt damp …. We subsequently stayed in many different equally remote lodges (eg: shipwreck lodge) and they have all found ways to make rooms warm and comfortable for the winter.
All that said the staff gave us a fabulous stay and would we return …… of course !! For the view !!" See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
The staff are all superb and work extremely hard to make your stay enjoyable - I have a wheat allergy and chef prepared gluten free bread and desserts for me daily !
Unfortunately only lodge where management presence amongst guests was non existent which is a missed opportunity! In fact female manager when seen looked sullen to point of being rude!
Rooms are sadly concrete boxes that never get warm - we had glorious sunny days and it was colder in the rooms than outside. Concrete floors with not sufficient rugs! At night the rooms and sheets felt damp …. We subsequently stayed in many different equally remote lodges (eg: shipwreck lodge) and they have all found ways to make rooms warm and comfortable for the winter.
All that said the staff gave us a fabulous stay and would we return …… of course !! For the view !!" See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Average
P and V
UK
"Fish River Lodge review"
3 nights Arrived 27 Jun 2022
"A wonderful experience including two nights out in the field at the luxurious camps that form part of the lodge offer. Obviously the grading of the 2 and a half days trekking down around and out of the canyon is subjective and relative to habits and experience. For serous and keen trekkers it was a nice challenge and just right at about 6 hours activity per day. Our guide Willem was first class and very knowledgeable without ever overdoing it. He and his assistant who staffed the camps did so discretely and made sure we ate extremely well and enjoyed considerable comfort.
The options from the lodge include half day and day hikes to the rock pools or two full nights out at the camps. As the camps are quite close and the second day is very similar to the first I wonder why a one night trip is not available? We would have chosen two anyway but just a thought…..
The lodge itself was friendly, well appointed and comfortable. In spite of the remote location (and flying in was much appreciated) it was reasonably busy but not unpleasantly so. We took advantage of the fat bikes on arrival and that is a nice 2 hour activity to consider.
Ratings below refer to the lodge only. The camps were “excellent” in every respect given their role and function." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
The options from the lodge include half day and day hikes to the rock pools or two full nights out at the camps. As the camps are quite close and the second day is very similar to the first I wonder why a one night trip is not available? We would have chosen two anyway but just a thought…..
The lodge itself was friendly, well appointed and comfortable. In spite of the remote location (and flying in was much appreciated) it was reasonably busy but not unpleasantly so. We took advantage of the fat bikes on arrival and that is a nice 2 hour activity to consider.
Ratings below refer to the lodge only. The camps were “excellent” in every respect given their role and function." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report
Alice
Dusseldorf
"Fish River Lodge review"
2 nights Arrived 22 May 2022
"Absolutely fantastic place. The lodge is located at the rim of the canyon with plenty of activities from biking to hiking around alone. We did the full day excursion to the canyon and was really great.
Guides are very professional and prepared as well as the staff super friendly.
We had 2 dinners and one package lunch. Both dinners were great. Special thank you to Alexander and Vilhem." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Guides are very professional and prepared as well as the staff super friendly.
We had 2 dinners and one package lunch. Both dinners were great. Special thank you to Alexander and Vilhem." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report
Mr J.
Makati
"Long, long way to get there"
2 nights Arrived 11 May 2022
"It was a long, long drive for basically a massively expansive view of a monochrome brown canyon.
A couple of short, dry day hikes along the canyon." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana
A couple of short, dry day hikes along the canyon." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs M
Reading
"Fish River Lodge review"
2 nights Arrived 24 Nov 2021
"Unbelievable location with the edge of your patio only three metres from the Fish River Canyon’s edge with a single wire barrier 50 cms high between you and the edge.
Well worth the 20 kms drive along a bumpy track to get there. Rooms very comfortable and food excellent.
Sundowner drive and Canyon rim walks enjoyable." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Well worth the 20 kms drive along a bumpy track to get there. Rooms very comfortable and food excellent.
Sundowner drive and Canyon rim walks enjoyable." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mrs & Mr K
Geneva
"Impressive view from the lobby "
2 nights Arrived 17 Sep 2019
"excellent location on the edge of the canyon.
Truely special. Modern room and nice service.
The drive down to the canyon is a memorable experience." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Truely special. Modern room and nice service.
The drive down to the canyon is a memorable experience." 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
Mr & Mrs D
London
"Amazing location on the brink of the Canyon"
3 nights Arrived 27 Aug 2019
"A unique location with wonderful views over the canyon; their slogan “on the edge of eternity” is very apt!
The day trip into the canyon is a must; a scary road at times but excellent vehicle and guide. The rim walks are also great and imagine trekking down and staying overnight in the canyon would be fantastic, if you have the time. Beware we had some strong winds so warm clothing is essential outside the summer months. Ear plugs are provided in the rooms, due to the roaring wind!
There is a surprising amount of wildlife in the area." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
The day trip into the canyon is a must; a scary road at times but excellent vehicle and guide. The rim walks are also great and imagine trekking down and staying overnight in the canyon would be fantastic, if you have the time. Beware we had some strong winds so warm clothing is essential outside the summer months. Ear plugs are provided in the rooms, due to the roaring wind!
There is a surprising amount of wildlife in the area." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report
Mr & Mrs T
Twickenham
"Fish River Lodge review"
3 nights Arrived 16 Mar 2019
"Our view: 9/10. Amazing location and view over the canyon from our vantage point on the edge of the escarpment. Rooms are good size, functionality laid out with ‘basic’ luxury to them. No a/c due to Eco label. A tricky place to get to! Took us 2 hours to travel 100 klm over wide gravel road which became a single track challenge!
Good breakfast and food, nice staff, pool to cool off in. Poor WiFi and only at reception." See all these reviews: 20n in Namibia
Good breakfast and food, nice staff, pool to cool off in. Poor WiFi and only at reception." See all these reviews: 20n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
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