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Ghaub Guest Farm
Ghaub Guest Farm
Ghaub Guest Farm

Reviews of Ghaub Guest Farm

Wildlife sightings and reviews

36 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Ghaub Guest Farm and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Sep-2018, 5 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Ghaub Guest Farm.
Leopard

0% success

Cheetah

0% success

White Rhino

100% success

Zebra

60% success

Oryx

40% success

Eland

20% success

Aardvark

0% success

Brown Hyena

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Spotted Hyena

0% success

Wildebeest

0% success

Showing 1-10 of 36
Duration
Arrival date
Mr&Mrs D + kids
Herts

"Homely and relaxing"

2 nights Arrived 21 Aug 2023
"A simple but really very nice, relaxing and peaceful place with a lot of space. The staff were welcoming but all very unassuming. The accommodation plays to its history rather than to tourism, with plain whitewashed walls and a few black and white photos of its previous days as a mission station and farm. The pool is relatively large and stone-lined - looking natural rather than reflecting blue.

The evening meal was really homely with a fire pit outside and a fire lit in the dining area. Food was a fairly simple set menu but well cooked, tasty and served very much as if to guests at someone's home.

We were too late to do an evening activity but went for a very pleasant walk. We went to the caves in the morning, which was excellent and a bit of an adventure. As noted elsewhere, it is slippery, dark, quite warm and a bit of a scramble in places but a great experience with a good guide. It was great for older children but is definitely not for the less agile or confident.

There was no connectivity to pay by card when leaving so we had to pay in cash, which pretty much cleaned us out owing to our arrival troubles so unfortunately we could not leave a well deserved tip.

Overall, very much recommended and disappointing not to be able to stay in such a pleasant place to relax for a second night as originally scheduled, owing to our extremely extended travel experience in getting to Namibia!" See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

White Rhino

1 sighting

Zebra

1 sighting

Dr D & Dr U
UK

"Ghaub Guest Farm review"

2 nights Arrived 9 May 2022
"Great setting and food. Impressive rhino viewing. Lovely staff.

We got a bit lost walking as the trail markings are not that good." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia; 1n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Oryx

1 sighting

White Rhino

Multiple sightings

Zebra

1 sighting

Mr C & Ms B
Macclesfi

"Beautiful grounds at Gaub"

2 nights Arrived 20 Nov 2018
"Very comfortable accommodation, set in lovely grounds with a nice pool.

The rooms are big and airy and the veranda outside was an ideal place to sit, relax and watch the plentiful birdlife." See all these reviews: 26n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

White Rhino

1 sighting

Mrs Y.
Lisserbroek

"Warm feeling at Ghaub Guest Farm"

1 night Arrived 14 Oct 2018
"We felt really welcome by all staff after our exhausting drive from Windhoek to Ghaub to arrive in time before sunset.
The warm welcome at the farm made it extra special.

As we arrived late and only were there for one night we could not enjoy any activities or facilities like the swimming pool." See all these reviews: 14n in Botswana; 4n in Namibia; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs G.
Egham

"Ghaub Guest Farm review"

2 nights Arrived 27 Sep 2018
"A very relaxing place in a great location. It had originally been a mission station and evidence of some of the history is still present. The rooms are in separate buildings and date from this time with very high ceilings.

Previous reviews had mentioned a helpful manager, but the ownership changed around 18 months ago and the Farm is now part of a larger organisation and this may be impacting the service a bit. We received a very brief greeting and no information about activities etc.

The local staff all tried very hard, especially in the restaurant but organisation was lacking. The food in the restaurant is good but there is a lot of it and it can be quite heavy. I don't think many people managed to finish what they were given!

We found a brochure in the office so realised there were Rhino drives and mentioned booking one the next morning. However had we not looked for it I don't think anything would have been mentioned. The guide was quite inexperienced but we saw Rhino and a number of other animals.

Overall our stay was fine and it is a nice place to relax" See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Eland

1 sighting

Oryx

3 sightings

White Rhino

2 sightings

Zebra

1 sighting

Wallington
UK

"Beautiful location"

1 night Arrived 8 Apr 2018
"A very friendly welcome. I've forgotten the name of the manager, but a lovely man.

We liked the option of Namibian food at breakfast.

Unfortunately it rained heavily during our one night stay so we were unable to walk the bush trails that we had been looking forward to." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr S.
Clontarf

"Comfortable and enjoyable stopover"

1 night Arrived 1 Oct 2016
"Ghaub Guest farm is an interesting and comfortable place to stay. There was a very relaxed atmosphere and meals were nice. The local staff were all very friendly, helpful and clearly proud of the place.

The old building and rooms give a nice feel to the farm and the bedroom was well fitted out. Many birds were flying around the grounds which were amazingly green after seeing the rest of the country.

As we only had one night enroute to Bushmanland we didn't partake of the activities,the cave or seeing the rhino. Not much game was seen around the farm.

Overall a delightful and recommended place for a stopover in the region." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs P
Staffs

"A great place to see Rhino"

1 night Arrived 24 May 2016
"This farm has recently changed hands, and the new owner has introduced more game onto the farm. This was a truly magnificent place to visit, its reminiscent of the old colonial days and really takes you back in time.

The lodges are spacious and very well equipped, and well within walking distance to the hide and water hole. The staff were excellent, and the food fantastic.

Its certainly a place I would return to, its so peaceful and tranquil ,and set in some truly wonderful surroundings. During our stay there were no activities on offer, but I would recommend two nights here." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mrs B
Hampshire

"Ghaub Guest Farm review"

1 night Arrived 9 Oct 2014
"We only stayed here because Sabina thought we would otherwise have a very long drive. We were so glad we did, what a really delightfully place, we could have happily stayed 3 nights.

The rooms are large and very tastefully decorated in the old mission school rooms. Everything one could want was thought of the scenery and gardens are beautiful with a super pool and the gardens full of flowers and colourful trees. The manager who has been there 17 years is a real treasure, he was informative cheerful and helpful. The food was delicious and the wine good.

We were bowled over by the whole place. Fascinating history and great birds and walks. really would love to visit again." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs C
E Sussex

"Ghaub Guest Farm is lovely"

1 night Arrived 26 Jul 2014
"A lovely place to break a journey. Very peaceful, great host." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
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