Reviews of Halali Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
325 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Halali Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

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"Halali Camp review"
They appear to ignore the inventory now, which is just as well as many items were missing.
Booked at our request by Expert Africa for location." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia; 2n in Zimbabwe

Black Rhino
Multiple sightings

Eland
Multiple sightings

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Lion
Multiple sightings

Oryx
Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

Wildebeest
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Halali Camp review"
No door on bedroom in bush chalet, a bit strange. Site was very quiet very few chalets used. Two bus parties in kept the restaurant busy.
First time at the waterhole and what a display. We saw five spotted hyenas along with nine rhinos, two present with three hyenas, also present four lionesses who waited in the background for water, also a few elephants earlier with the rhinos.
Best we have ever seen at a night time waterhole in four visits." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia; 5n in South Africa

Black Rhino
4 sightings

Elephant
3 sightings

Giraffe
6 sightings

Leopard
1 sighting

Lion
2 sightings

Oryx
6 sightings

Spotted Hyena
2 sightings

Wildebeest
5 sightings

Zebra
5 sightings
"Halali Camp review"
[Ed: Comment on Namutoni was:
"Having visited Etosha a number of times in past years we found the food offering in all government camps never particularly good but in this visit all the camps catering standard has diminished to an all time low.
Limited choice, poor quality and often served cold - so be prepared !"]" See all these reviews: 21n in Namibia

Black Rhino
Multiple sightings

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Lion
Multiple sightings

Oryx
Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings

White Rhino
Multiple sightings

Wildebeest
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Halali Camp review"

Black Rhino
Multiple sightings

Eland
Multiple sightings

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Oryx
Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings

White Rhino
Multiple sightings

Wildebeest
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Halali Camp review"

Eland
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Oryx
Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

Wildebeest
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Halali Camp review"
In general, I am thinking that with the opening of western Etosha and some new lodges, we will pick lodges at the western and eastern boundaries, but still run by park authorities, next time so that we get better coverage." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
"Halali Camp review"
With the amount of rain recently in the area, animal sightings sadly limited so the waterhole (our go to place in the past) was quiet but this is still a good place to stay to have access to the central and eastern areas of Etosha." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia

Black Rhino
4 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Oryx
10 sightings

White Rhino
3 sightings

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Halali Camp review"
The meals in the restaurant were not great but ok.
There were not many visitors, again because of the lockdown, but it was a bonus for us that we could get all our meals here." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia

Black Rhino
1 sighting

Elephant
1 sighting

Giraffe
1 sighting

Oryx
10 sightings

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Halali Camp review"
Unfortunately, the quality of the premises and the service is poor. The room and the camp in general is in need of major maintenance. It it clear to me that Namibia Wildlife Resorts is not sufficiently reinvesting not only in maintaining but also in improving the premises and the services offered at the Camp.
The personnel are friendly (this also depends on how you approach them), however, in general, they do not seem to be too service oriented. This is also a clear sign of how the whole Etosha Resorts are managed and not a reflection of the individual people.
Having said that, our beds and rooms were clean. However, the maintenance condition of the rooms, furnishings (worn out), appliances (kettle, terrace table and chairs) is poor in general.
The offering for dinner was quite limited, only three main dishes.
Breakfast was OK, normal breakfast buffet with toast, jam, eggs, bacon, coffee, tea.
For lunch, we had brought some food in advance and had sufficient snacks for a couple of days to eat whilst out visiting the park. However, I would recommend that travelers at least bring some of their own food.
We used the swimming pool at Halali, the pool is nice and clean although again some maintenance is needed in the pool itself and in the pool area.
During our stay (Easter time), the Resort was not too crowded, there were a few people camping. The service was not overwhelmed by the amount of people.
Even though we did not stay at Okaukuejo, we did pass through it three times to pay for the entrance fee and go to the toilet and try to buy food. One morning at the supermarket, most shelves were empty, there were only two loaves of bread in stock.
For the travelers, it would also be good to know that there are no Cash Machines anywhere inside the park, however, credit cards are widely accepted.
We also had issues getting fuel (diesel) at Namutoni, there was a problem with the pump and so it was not possible to get fuel there for a couple of days (the nearest place was to drive back to Halali or some 30 Kms. outside the park).
Overall, we would repeat our stay at Halali to be able to stay inside the park and make the most of our time in Etosha." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia

Cheetah
1 sighting

Elephant
1 sighting

Giraffe
10 sightings

Lion
1 sighting

Oryx
10 sightings

Spotted Hyena
3 sightings

White Rhino
3 sightings

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Average service and food"
The chalet rooms were clean and comfortable with good air conditioning though one room had a strong smell of disinfectant cleaner.
A nice viewing platform around the waterhole which was lit at night.
We had good sightings of animals driving from Halali to Namutoni" See all these reviews: 21n in Namibia

Brown Hyena
1 sighting

Elephant
5 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Oryx
5 sightings

Spotted Hyena
2 sightings

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
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