Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs N from Hants

Namibia - fantastic trip

On this trip, I visited Namibia between 5-Sep-2008 and 24-Sep-2008 and I travelled with 1 other person.

We had a brilliant trip. We saw lots of amazing sights and animals, and stayed in some wonderful places. The Namibian people were very friendly and helpful.

Some of the long drives between places are a bit boring, in particular the one from Sossusvlei to Swakopmund.

If we ever went to Namibia again, the only things we would do differently are:
- stay in Windhoek on arrival, so that we don't have a long drive on the first day
- hire a 4-wheel drive vehicle, instead of a saloon car. The car was fine on most of the roads, but some roads are very rutted and bumpy, particularly the private roads to some of the lodges
- take a bird book.

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Zebra River Lodge, Namibia 6-Sep-2008 review: Zebra River Lodge - very friendly	Good
Kulala Wilderness Camp, Namibia 8-Sep-2008 review: Kulala Wilderness Camp review	Good
Sam's Giardino, Namibia 10-Sep-2008 review: Sam's Giardino review	Good
Doro Nawas, Namibia 13-Sep-2008 review: Doro Nawas - excellent activities	Good
Okaukuejo Camp, Namibia 15-Sep-2008 review: Okaukuejo Restcamp review	Good
Halali Camp, Namibia 17-Sep-2008 review: Halili Restcamp - much quieter than Okaukeujo	Good
Waterberg Wilderness Lodge, Namibia 19-Sep-2008 review: Waterberg Wilderness Lodge -beautiful setting	Excellent
Okonjima Villa, Namibia 21-Sep-2008 review: Okonjima Villa review	Excellent