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Malansrus Tented Camp
Malansrus Tented Camp

Reviews of Malansrus Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

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

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Aug-2019, 7 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Malansrus Camp.
Lion

0% success

Leopard

0% success

Cheetah

0% success

Elephant

83% success

Oryx

57% success

Giraffe

33% success

Black Rhino

0% success

Brown Hyena

0% success

Spotted Hyena

0% success

Wildebeest

0% success

Zebra

0% success

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Arrival date
D&L
New Zealand

"Great staff, food and facilities!"

2 nights Arrived 7 May 2024
"This was a great camp in so many ways. The room was nicely appointed and we loved that it had a desk and chair. The staff were so friendly, especially Sydney, Roberto and Peter the Guide. Food and drinks were great. Really above and beyond, we especially loved the lunch after the morning game drive. The game drive to see the desert elephants was outstanding! Great skill and knowledge shown by our guide. He took the time to make sure everyone understood what we were looking at (great for people who didn't speak much English).
The rooms were hot in the afternoon but there was a pool and the temperature dropped nicely at night. Would highly recommend!" See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 7n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Elephant

10 sightings

Oryx

5 sightings

Claire M
Toronto

"Malansrus Tented Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 28 Sep 2023
"A fantastic camp! The staff were wonderful and worked very hard.

A special mention of Sydney, who introduced us to Namibian gin and ensured we had the best drinks and table service; Lovemore, who welcomed us and settled us in; Herman, who took us to see the desert elephants; Peter, who took us to the rock art site.

I enjoyed the evening camp fire and the tented accommodation.

The swimming pool was a bonus as the weather was in the high 30s when we were there." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Elephant

1 sighting

Giraffe

1 sighting

Mrs N.
Rickmansworth

"Malansrus Tented Camp Post Covid Sept 2022"

2 nights Arrived 13 Sep 2022
"This was one of the highlights of our trip!

All of the staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful, the tents were great and the food wonderful. Again huge thanks from the 2 vegans in our group who were very impressed with the meals they had!

We did a sundowner drive and elephant tracking the following day and we were lucky enough to have the same guide - Dios. He was knowledgeable and went out of his way to make sure that both trips were successful. He had a great sense of humour and we all thoroughly enjoyed our time at Malansarus and would love to return at some point.

I wouldn't hesitate in recommending Malansarus to other travellers." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Elephant

5 sightings

Giraffe

1 sighting

Oryx

2 sightings

Mrs & Mr DB
BC Canada

"Wonderful tented camp"

2 nights Arrived 22 Oct 2019
"A nice welcome with cold towels to freshen up. The tents were spacious and very well appointed and located. The full board meals were all excellent.

The initial greeting on arrival was a little rushed with explaining the facilities and tours available. A little bit more time could have been allowed to settle in before we had to decide on what to do.

We declined the elephant drive as we had already done one for half the price. However we were were very impressed and thoroughly enjoyed the other activities that were offered such as hiking around the hills surrounding the property, the visit to the living museum, a visit to Twyefelfontaine and a very special sundowner drive, all with Lazarus the guide who was most friendly and informative." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Oryx

2 sightings

Greg's group
Regina

"Malansrus Tented Camp review"

1 night Arrived 12 Oct 2019
"We overnighted here and didn't spend a lot of time.

We found the check in easy, tents clean and showers fine. The dinner was average, with overcooked chicken, but we enjoyed the meal overall, and indulged in a glass of wine. A nice touch and much appreciated.

Breakfast was quick and good." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Mr L
Leicestershire

"Average"

1 night Arrived 21 Sep 2019
"The road to this place is horrendous, the room was OK but the food was poor.

We did a game drive from here to see the elephants and our guide was very good but the distance we drove to reach the elephants along very bad roads was too much.

Should have done a game drive from Damaraland camp but were too tired from our previous days travel." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

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

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Oryx

1 sighting

Mr & Mrs B
Amersham

"Malansrus Tented Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 17 Sep 2019
"This is a lovely camp, very welcoming with excellent staff. Drinks were included on the Full board basis.

The two excursions available were good, our guide, Peter was excellent. The only drawback was that it was a long drive to see the desert elephants.

The food was good except for the chicken served on the first night which was severely undercooked so we didn't eat it." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Elephant

10 sightings

Mrs C.
Crewkerne

"Malansrus Tented Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 2 Aug 2019
"The camp is delightful with very friendly staff and lovely tented rooms. However, we did feel it was a little under-staffed and felt
a bit "end of season" (though wasn't!)
Because of the drought (no proper rain for 3 years) there is nothing to do or see here because the river is completely dry.
We did a day trip to Twyfelfontein to see the Desert Elephants and the rock engravings (both of which are fabulous and a MUST) but it would have been easier to stay closer to Twyfelfontein." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Poor

Location:
Poor
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
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8 reviews of Malansrus Camp by travellers since August 2007
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