Reviews of Etendeka Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
115 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Etendeka Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Etendeka Mountain Camp review"
Giraffe
6 sightings
Zebra
8 sightings
"Etendeka Mountain Camp review"
The tents where you stay are relatively basic but still very comfortable, with a bucket shower outside. Waking up early and watching the sunrise from our tent was magical.
The main camp building is comfortable and the food was good.
It's important to keep in mind that the camp is a long drive (over an hour) from the pick up point where you leave your car. On our return journey to the pick up place we were lucky enough to see a group of desert elephant in the distance. We also did a game drive the day before and saw rhino in the distance. Seeing both was very special." See all these reviews: 7n in South Africa; 4n in Namibia
"Etendeka Mountain Camp review"
We'd scratched our heads at the instruction to leave our (4x4 cars) and be picked up by a 4x4. As soon as we got on the track to the camp we realised why! Expert driving and really interesting trip to camp. Stopped now and then to check tracks and be told what is out there (and the landscape here is like the surface of some alien planet).
Then, out of the blue (actually a small swamp) stepped a young Black Rhino. The last time anyone had seen this girl she was still with her mother so this was something special. She stood there (about 200m away) for around ten minutes before she ambled back into her mud bath.
We saw plenty more Rhino in Etosha but this sighting was Blue Planet stuff. Really special.
Camp was superb. Stargazing at night and walks during the day. Saw a herd of elephant driving off a male who was clearly annoying the matriarch. Half an hour later we saw what might have caused the initial disturbance when we saw two lion resting beneath a scrap of shade.
Incredible camp." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia; 1n in South Africa
Black Rhino
1 sighting
Elephant
10 sightings
Lion
2 sightings
Oryx
1 sighting
"Etendeka Mountain Camp review"
Comfortable, no frills, sociable, good food!" See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
"Etendeka Mountain Camp review"
The camp is nicely situated, and the landscape was, once more, pretty amazing, but again it came up short on wildlife. We went on a nice walking safari in the morning after our arrival the previous day, and on a game drive that afternoon we did come across a group of 5 lions dozing off in the shade. This would have been a great experience for a first-time safari traveller, but since we have seen plenty of lion action in the past, this was a little underwhelming.
Of all the camps we visited during this trip, this one was the least luxurious one. For instance, the tent was just big enough to accommodate the huge kingsize bed, and the toilet and a bucket shower were located outside. Accordingly, the price of this camp was much more reasonable than in other places. I would like to point out though that the degree of luxury in many other camps tends to be overdone. And the guiding here was of similar quality as in many other places that charge much more.
I would like to point out one more thing. Since we traveled by car, and our next destination was southeast from here, we took a little detour to drive to the rock engravings at Twyfelfontein.
These are several thousand years old, and this has been declared a UNESCO world heritage site. Truly impressive and very much worth it." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia; 15n in Botswana
Giraffe
2 sightings
Lion
1 sighting
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Zebra
1 sighting
"Wonderful spot in the middle of nowhere"
This is a proper tented camp with outdoor bathroom and bucket showers.
We loved the communal dinner chatting with the other guests, Dennis the owner and the lovely guides.
Delicious, simple but real home cooked food with attentive staff.
Huge star filled skies (we had a brief star gazing lesson with a telescope)
Game viewing was a little disappointing due to the drought but the game walk with Bonny was fascinating and we learnt so much about animal tracks/poo etc." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Giraffe
Multiple sightings
Oryx
Multiple sightings
Zebra
Multiple sightings
"African massage...great. "
Suffering a bit from the extreme drought which has driven some of the larger wildlife away but the very high standard of the guides make up for it. (The Himba marriage arrangements stories are special)
It's a really special, wonderful place and the people are terrific esp Douw." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia
"A magical spot"
Giraffe
6 sightings
Lion
1 sighting
Oryx
4 sightings
Zebra
8 sightings
"Etendeka Mountain Camp review"
It was an unhappy atmosphere, and it was reflected in the walk and game drive.
We had no problem with the relative simplicity of the accommodation, although some matting between the tent and the bathroom would help to avoid bring grit back into bed! We subsequently met the manager at Erongo who is to take over Etendeka later this year, and he empathised with our concerns" See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Giraffe
Multiple sightings
Oryx
Multiple sightings
Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Etendeka Mountain Camp review"
The tents and communal areas are quite utilitarian but this is all part of the magic. The guided walk and game drive are great but the scary skies and the fact that we were only 4 out of the 20 tourists staying in this vast area made it really special.
All night we could zebras snorting and neighing around our tent and it was lovely to get up first thing and see them grazing happily close by." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Giraffe
7 sightings
Oryx
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
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