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Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs B from Fortrose

Review Distribution

Excellent
Good
Average
Poor
Terrible

Total number of trips

1

Countries visited

1

Lodges stayed in

9

Excursions taken

1

My Oct 2022 trip

Namibia between 20 Oct 2022 and 4 Nov 2022

Trip rating: Excellent
"Overall our trip was amazing, we found Namibia to have such a contrast in scenery. On the whole the accommodation was perfect.

We have 3 problems we would like to highlight.

1: Bullsport, we are not sure why we were booked into low cost accommodation for one night when we could have gone straight to Hoodia for 3 nights.

2: Mushara lodge was less that 15 minutes drive from Onguma, and this should have been pointed out to us by Sabina. It was a waste of time and money staying for one night.

3. The greeting at the airport by Mclinda, she had a nice smile but that was about it! We asked for directions to Galton House which she said she didn't know how to get there. The Hertz rental man who showed us the car was far more helpful!"

Arranged By Sabina Hekandjo


Galton House

Galton House

"Galton House review "

1 night Arrived 20 Oct 2022
"Galton House is a great place to start your holiday.

We were greeted by the owner/manager with a welcome drink of cold tea. The guest house is in a residential area so very quiet surroundings.

The room is lovely and all the staff were friendly but professional. Good breakfast to set up for our drive for the day."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
BullsPort Lodge and Farm

BullsPort Lodge and Farm

"BullsPort Lodge and Farm review"

1 night Arrived 21 Oct 2022
"We were very disappointed at the reception we received on our arrival at Bullsport.

Unfortunately the staff weren't expecting us, we had this bizarre conversation with the person who greeted us who insisted we weren't booked in at all and said the only option we could have was to camp!! This was the last thing we needed after an extremely long drive. 20minutes later it was only sorted out when the owner appeared and said it was OK!! They then had to prepare a room for us.

The evening meal was served at 19.00 and no later. The food was basic, but OK.
We were also informed at 20.15 we had to clear the table ourselves if we wanted to sit and chat to other guests.

The owner was very nice and helpful which was the only positive comment we could make about Bullsport."
Poor
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Poor

Location
Poor
Service
Poor
Facilities
Poor
Rooms
Average
Food
Average
Hoodia Desert Lodge

Hoodia Desert Lodge

"Hoodia Desert Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 22 Oct 2022
"Hoodia was wonderful, it was lovely to be greeted at the door with a warm friendly welcome from Thomas and the staff.

The central area of the lodge is stylish but welcoming, the restaurant is the same with food quality to match the surroundings.

The Sundowner evening excursion was absolutely the best of our trip, set up with individual tables for each couple, you felt you were on your own with no one else around! We were lucky it was a beautiful clear evening to see the sun setting.

Ineos was our guide to the Dunes, he was very informative about the desert and the area around. The lunch set up was amazing.

All in all we really enjoyed Hoodia Desert Lodge."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Hoodia Sossusvlei excursion

Hoodia Sossusvlei excursion

"Hoodia Sossusvlei excursion review"

23 Oct 2022 • All-day excursion

Ineos was our guide to Sossusvlei, he was informative about the desert and its place in the surrounding area. We climbed "Big Daddy" which was amazing.

Lunch was set up outside the park, under a shady tree with Oryx looking on!
Excellent
Cornerstone Guesthouse

Cornerstone Guesthouse

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

2 nights Arrived 24 Oct 2022
"Cornerstone was comfortable set in beautiful gardens, in a good location within walking distance of the town.

The owners were friendly and very helpful, breakfast was great."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Doro Nawas

Doro Nawas

"Doro Nawas review"

2 nights Arrived 26 Oct 2022
"Doro Nawas location is incredible, the "Fort" on arrival is very different. The greeting with singing was fun and we couldn't have felt more welcome.

The setting of each bungalow is clever with the outlook being very private. We did roll the bed onto the balcony to sleep under the stars which is magical, waking up in the morning with Springbok in front of the room was an added bonus.

The food was great and all the staff were wonderful."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Okaukuejo Camp

Okaukuejo Camp

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

1 night Arrived 28 Oct 2022
"To be honest the only reason to stay at Okaukuejo is the waterhole.

The room we were booked into was basic and really hot, we weren't given the option by Sabina to book a waterhole chalet.
The buildings all have tiled roofs rather than being thatched, which makes them feel like hot boxes.

We were glad it was only a one night stay"
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location
Excellent
Service
Poor
Facilities
Poor
Rooms
Poor
Food
Poor
Onguma Tented Camp

Onguma Tented Camp

"Onguma Tented Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 29 Oct 2022
"Lovely setting with all the tents well spaced around the waterhole. We spent a lot of the time watching a variety of game coming down to drink.

The food was great, good service from all the waiting staff.

The only comment we felt both of the managers/reception staff to be distant and uncommunicative."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Mushara Lodge

Mushara Lodge

"Mushara Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 1 Nov 2022
"Mushara lodge has the amazing stylish decor, in both the central areas and the rooms. The staff were very welcoming.

The only thing we felt let the place down was the quality of the food."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Good
Service
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Average
Ai Aiba Lodge

Ai Aiba Lodge

"Ai Aiba Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 2 Nov 2022
"Ai Aiba lodge the staff were very welcoming, food was great.

The game viewing trip was perfect we asked to see more of the bushman/san paintings than game, the guide was excellent and took us to multiple locations to view the paintings.

It was a lovely place to stay at for the end of our holiday."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent

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