Travel reviews by Mr. D - Elegy

My Aug 2008 trip

On this trip, I visited Namibia between 17-Aug-2008 and 6-Sep-2008 and I travelled with 1 other person.

We very much enjoyed the itinerary. Fish River Canyon was lovely, but clearly many people do not have time to do there. It was empty! People are missing out on some lovely scenery. It was a very good time of year to see Etosha, it is almost too easy to spot the wildlife! Using the N$35 guidebook is very helpful, shows you where all the waterholes are and what to look for at the waterholes. Great investment.

No hawkers etc, fantastic. Shops well stocked, road signs excellent, even if some of the roads are not quite excellent, but many are fine. Changing travellers cheques takes time!!!! I work for a bank and was able to help the teller through the system, otherwise it would have taken hours not he 45 minutes it actually took!!

yes we will do more trips to Africa, but not immediately

Suggestions for improvement:

As experienced travellers, the help and service was perfect for us.

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Hilltop House, Namibia 17-Aug-2008 review: Hilltop House review	Good
Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch, Namibia 18-Aug-2008 review: Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review	Good
Canyon Lodge, Namibia 19-Aug-2008 review: Canyon Lodge review	Good
Eagle's Nest, Namibia 21-Aug-2008 review: Eagle's Nest review	Good
Sossus Dune Lodge, Namibia 23-Aug-2008 review: Sossus Dune Lodge review	Excellent
Zebra River Lodge, Namibia 25-Aug-2008 review: Zebra River Lodge review	Excellent
Sam's Giardino, Namibia 27-Aug-2008 review: Sam's Giardino review	Good
Doro Nawas, Namibia 29-Aug-2008 review: Doro Nawas review	Average
Okaukuejo Camp, Namibia 31-Aug-2008 review: Okaukuejo Restcamp review	Good
Namutoni Camp, Namibia 2-Sep-2008 review: Namutoni Restcamp review	Excellent
Okonjima Bush Camp, Namibia 4-Sep-2008 review: Okonjima Bush Camp review	Good