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Reviews of Doro Nawas

Wildlife sightings and reviews

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

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in May-2018, 96 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Doro Nawas.
Lion

0% success

Leopard

0% success

Cheetah

2% success

Elephant

90% success

Giraffe

55% success

Oryx

52% success

Zebra

19% success

Wildebeest

6% success

Brown Hyena

4% success

Black Rhino

2% success

Spotted Hyena

2% success

Showing 1-10 of 502
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Arrival date
carlao
Rio de Janeiro

"Doro Nawas review"

2 nights Arrived 9 Apr 2025
"When you arrive at the Doros Nawas you discover immediately that you have check in in another level of Camp
Accomodations specially by the well train staff and the super elaborated food it was served.
Rooms vey specious, no air condition but it was not needed." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Elephant

1 sighting

Oryx

1 sighting

Brian S
Toronto

"Doro Nawas review"

2 nights Arrived 23 Mar 2025
"Enjoyed our stay there. A great location to expereince Damaraland." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Elephant

1 sighting

Dr & Mrs K
Cornwall

"Doro Nawas review"

2 nights Arrived 12 Mar 2025
"This is such a special place, we could happily have stayed longer.

The team at Doro Nawas were so friendly and treated us to amazing local songs both on arrival and departure (and during dinner on our last night).

Other major highlights of our time here were a successful elephant drive where we were lucky enough to see 8 or 9 desert adapted elephants, followed by sundowners (a truly perfect moment as the sun set on one side of the sky just as the full moon rose on the other) and then a night under the stars.

Really the stuff of dreams." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Elephant

1 sighting

Mr & Mrs S
winchester

"Doro Nawas review"

1 night Arrived 21 Feb 2025
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs S
winchester

"Doro Nawas review"

1 night Arrived 18 Feb 2025
"Excellent 24hr telephone dr consultation service

Nice gift shop

Excellent service

Gave us packed lunch for day of travel" See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia; 5n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Family T
Scotland

"Doro Nawas review"

2 nights Arrived 28 Dec 2024
"Doro Nawas was an unexpected highlight.

Having read the mixed reviews online before our visit, we weren't sure what to expect, but the lodge was amazing, with superb views over the desert/savannah, as well as a pool, and very comfortable cabins.

We enjoyed sleeping outside under the stars.

The food was delicious and one evening was served on the rooftop terrace- so special.

All the staff were incredibly kind and helpful. Our guide Stephanus was extremely well informed and not only showed us the desert-adapted elephants we had come to see, but when he heard that one of our group was a big fan of giraffes, took us to another valley to see a small breeding herd." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

8 sightings

J&L
UK

"Doro Nawas review"

3 nights Arrived 17 Nov 2024
"Fantastic location and great outlook.

Although somewhat foreboding on first sight the welcome and friendliness of the staff was second to none. One of the few lodges where guests mingled and shared experiences.

Guiding was excellent and sightings of desert elephants and the dry river ecosystem will be etched in our memory.

Wi-Fi now available." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Elephant

1 sighting

Giraffe

4 sightings

Mr & Mrs H
Yorkshire

"Doro Nawas review"

2 nights Arrived 27 Oct 2024
"Doro Nawas doesn't look much but it was beautiful and well located if travelling from Swakupmond to Etosha. Lovely chatlets/rooms with indoor and outdoor bathrooms and private outdoor spaces for animal watching.

They have a wonderful feature that allows you to sleep outside (very comfy beds that roll outside) with plenty of blankets and bush babies (hot water bottles).

The first night we ate on the roof.

Excellent animal watching.

Not enough time to try to pool." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr&mrs A
london

"Doro Nawas review"

2 nights Arrived 25 Oct 2024
"Rooms a long uphill climb to the main lodge.

No good for anyone with poor mobility" See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

A & K
Bolton

"Doro Nawas review"

2 nights Arrived 16 Oct 2024
"We were warned that the drive here from Swapukmund was difficult and so it proved after we left the coast. The staff here were good and we had an enjoyable stay. The rooms could get very hot during the day but by closing flaps and overall good management it was possible to keep cool and as the temperature dropped fast in the evening we were given hot water bottles on one of the nights. Not all rooms got them or needed them; it seemed to depend on the room location.

There was a lot of food - not just three main meals but extras thrown in - too much for us. We arranged to go looking for desert elephants on the first evening and found some, including a mother with a nursing baby asleep. The following day we arranged to visit the rock engravings, organ pipes, burnt mountain and the Damaraland cultural centre. The guides were good on both trips." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Elephant

5 sightings

Giraffe

2 sightings

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502 reviews of Doro Nawas by travellers since August 2007
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