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Nossob Rest Camp

Reviews of Nossob Rest Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

14 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Nossob Rest 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 Apr-2022, 2 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Nossob Rest Camp.
Lion

100% success

Leopard

0% success

Cheetah

50% success

Wild dog

0% success

Oryx

100% success

Spotted Hyena

100% success

Wildebeest

100% success

Aardvark

0% success

Brown Hyena

0% success

Eland

0% success

Giraffe

0% success

Meerkat

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

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Arrival date
Mr T
Bangkok

"Nossob Rest Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 6 Apr 2023
"We stayed in Riverfront Chalet and really like the room here - it was spacious (considering it's a national park rest camp) with 2 separate bedroom 2 bathrooms.

Our room has the best view of the waterhole I believe and it was a productive one particularly with wildebeest and black backed jackal.

Clearly, we feel more wild here compared to Twee Rivieren and could have stay longer." See all these reviews: 17n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Lion

1 sighting

Oryx

10 sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Mr M
Stockport

"Nossob Rest Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 5 Apr 2022
"Another friendly group of reception staff.

The chalet was large and had everything I needed. The shop had basic top items." See all these reviews: 12n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Cheetah

2 sightings

Lion

3 sightings

Oryx

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Mr DB
N London

"Nossob Rest Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 28 May 2018
"A good base in the center of the park." See all these reviews: 10n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Mr D & Ms P
Dursley

"Nossob Rest Camp review"

1 night Arrived 8 Nov 2015
"Comfortable although not luxurious self catering. Good facilities in accommodation.

Basic facilities in the camp. Good location for game viewing." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia; 4n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs D
Winchester

"One Meerkat Safari"

1 night Arrived 7 Feb 2015
"It is a good drive along the main gravel road from Twee Rivieren to Nossob . We were lucky enough to spot 5 cheetah enjoying a kill which we guess they had made earlier that morning.

Once again the staff in reception were pleasant and helpful and we were soon installed in our pleasant overnight accommodation . A three bedded room with ceiling fan, separate living area with a kitchen very similar to that at Twee Rivieren and separate shower and toilet.

There were table and chairs on a small tiled area outside. Whilst sitting having ' sundowners' we were entertained by yellow mongoose..

After enjoying our meal prepared in the very well equipped kitchen we walked to the hide. We had eaten quite early so that we could be in the hide as the sunset.

The hide is a reasonable size ( with seats for 20 +/- ) and looks out over the waterhole. We were a bit unlucky with the game just springbok and a brown hyena but we know other people had seen more wildlife there. That is how it happens!

Another good sleep ( unfortunately not disturbed by noises from the wildlife!!) .

We wanted to make an early start as we had been told that the road into Ghararhab could be difficult so wanted to tackle it before the sand got too hot. The fuel station at Nossob didn't open until 07.00 - we had assumed that it would open at 06.00 like Twee Rivieren. Our advice to other travellers would be to refuel on arrival - something we will do on future trips.

Popped into the shop to see if there was any fresh fruit or veg - no luck - the shop was due to be restocked later that day.

Remembered to collect our permit" See all these reviews: 12n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs D
Harrow

"Nossob Rest Camp review"

1 night Arrived 19 Jan 2015
"Chalets more basic and less spacious than at Twee Rivieren (and more like traditional park board camps). Nevertheless adequate, reasonably well maintained and equipped, and clean.

There is no airconditioning in the chalets. Electricity is available from 4.00 am to 10,00 pm and during those hours a roof fan in the chalet bedroom section can be used. However, in midsummer during the night when there is no electricity the bedroom section can be very hot.

The Nossob shop appears to have limited opening times (possibly only 6 to 7 pm during our visit). If some travellers are relying on the shop for key supplies such as water, some care would be needed over this.

Nossob has a hide overlooking a waterhole adjacent to the camp. This was a very pleasing feature (and we would have liked to spend longer in it).

We thought Nossob was a pleasing camp and enjoyed visiting it. Temperatures in mid-summer can get very high.

The reception staff were very helpful when we decided we should reconsider our route for the next two days." See all these reviews: 7n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Mr & Mrs W
Warwick

"Two nights. Two different experiences"

2 nights Arrived 6 Sep 2014
"We had to move from a luxury unit to a single bedroom chalet on our second night. The first was on the hill at the back of the camp and was all one could hope for. The second was one of the older units, perfectly adequate in its way but rather ordinary.

The big plus at Nossob is that you can order freshly baked bread from the shop. Delicious. Recommended. Food "good" though, only because of the bread. Otherwise the usual game reserve fare from the camp shop." See all these reviews: 13n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Mr M & Ms O
UK

"Electrifying"

1 night Arrived 1 Mar 2014
"Watch out for the electric fence at the entrance!

All san parks accommodation need a revamp - this place was looking tired - but still comfortable.

Very busy camp but fine, only stayed there to get access to Bitterpan." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 5n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs T
Glasgow

"Good and expected standard for a big rest cam"

2 nights Arrived 12 Dec 2013
"Big camp and the experience reflected this.

slight disappointment that our room had been given to other residents because we were later in arriving than them we therefore did not have a good view or as good as we might" See all these reviews: 18n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs VDK
France

"Nossob Rest Camp review"

1 night Arrived 1 Sep 2011
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Rooms:
Good
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