Reviews of Twyfelfontein C'try Lod.
Wildlife sightings and reviews
52 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Twyfelfontein C'try Lod. and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Twyfelfontein Country Lodge review"
Our family really enjoyed the river elephant excursion." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Elephant
Multiple sightings
"Twyfelfontein Country Lodge review"
"Twyfelfontein Country Lodge review"
The rooms are small but clean and neat. There was aircon, which was great as it was quite hot, even in winter. The meals were fine, not great, but sufficient.
We made trips to the Rock engraving site (very worhwhile), to the Organ Pipes and Burning Mountain.
When we left we saw desert Elephant quite close to the Lodge area." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Elephant
1 sighting
"Twyfelfontein Country Lodge review"
Oryx
2 sightings
"Loved the view from the bar"
"Great location hidden within the rocks"
Wonderful evening game drive with excellent trackers who used all their knowledge and skills to locate the female elephants and a newly born baby.
Lots of other game seen along the way and beautiful sundowner overlooking the game reserve." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
"Twyfelfontein Country Lodge review"
The situation of the lodge is impressive -- it is built along a red sandstone cliff and the entrance is dramatic and features a walk by its own rock carvings and paintings. The pool was the best we experienced, mostly because it had the warmest water and had a nice man-made waterfall where the water fell along the rocks into the pool The rooms were fine, though not particularly memorable. The food was an average somewhat tired buffet.
Location was exceptional -- very close to the rock carvings and other sites. Also, the grounds had a nice 3 km nature walk, though about half way through it was overgrown and difficult to find the trail. The service was fairly indifferent.
Finally, and maybe this sums it up, we were there during a partial lunar eclipse but, incredibly, they failed to deploy their two large telescopes that were sitting behind the reception desk." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
"Great location but rooms too hot!"
The main downside of this accommodation was the rooms. They were dark and a bit cramped, there was a leak from the taps in our bathroom so the floor was always wet, and there is no air conditioning so it was extremely hot and stuffy. There is also no fridge to cool down your wine but you can go over to the bar to get ice. If they renovated the rooms, this place would be great but at the moment it's a bit basic. Although we didn't use them, the lounger cushions round the pool looked very dirty.
We went on the Desert Elephant drive and unfortunately the truck broke down part way so we wasted a lot of time there (but still saw a bull elephant)." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
"Between a rock and a hard place"
The rock carvings were well worth all the effort, although our guide was having a "bad hair day" and was very sulky. A French couple asked to see some other carvings but were ignored. The other attractions were d-I-y: organ pipes, burnt mountain and my favourite, the big hole in the ground named (I believe) wondergat. Some other tourists had got there first and we were able to find the way down by following the sound of their conversations (!!)
Back at the camp we enjoyed the swimming pool with natural waterfall/shower and ended up at the upstairs bar where we discovered a very good menu of snacks with a good selection of sensibly-priced wines.
After another good breakfast and the assembling of lunchtime bacon sandwiches we hit the road for Etosha via Xhorixas, where two of the camp's staff lived and who begged a lift. One was actually a guide who could have led us to some elephants had we the inclination.
Stopped at Outje for groceries. Numerous intrusive police checks were worrying. Petrol/Deisel was tricky with some places wanting only cash and some with no toilets. The OK bazaar was the best place we could find for supplies." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
"Desert elephants & rock art at Twyfelfontein "
Lovely comfortable chalets with private patios and great views across the desert.
However, the restaurant is a shambles and lacks any management whatsoever - we had to lay our own tables for all the breakfasts and dinners that we had there. Also the buffet food was often not replenished until asked...There were piles of dirty plates and cutlery left at various points around the restaurant, there just didn't appear to be enough staff - the few that were available spent all their time taking drinks orders and bringing them from the bar. And the lighting was so poor at dinner that it was almost impossible to identify what we were eating...." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia; 8n in Botswana; 1n in Zimbabwe
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