Reviews of Halali Camp
(79%) From 291 travellersThey do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa.
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Loved its quiet feel
Really nice chalets, great food, more relaxed and personal and authentic feel in comparison to Okaukwejo (for me anyway)
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Viewing at the water-hole was not as good as Okauhuejo.
The water-hole was much smaller than Okauhuejo and the forest surrounding meant animals could not be watched approaching and departing.
Also the during sunset the sun shone in to one's eyes. Additionally viewing was from rocks above and there was limited space there.
Halali Camp review
A great Camp and wish we had stayed there more than one night
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Good base
Halali is one of the 3 main camps with Etosha itself. The location is great (we saw kudu and two rhino at its waterhole). But the room was scruffy and run down, service was desultory and lacking any focus, food was OK. There is a very large swimming pool!
The big (only?) advantage is that one can start a game drive from the middle of the park itself at sunrise - breakfast is served from 530 am.
So Halali wasn't bad - but for us suffered from coming directly after Ongava Lodge.
Halali Camp review
A national parks camp, quite busy, with a waterhole which is lit at night. Looks a little bit tired.
Read more about the whole safariGreat waterhole
We enjoyed sitting at the excellent waterhole, seeing the Rhinoceros drinking. Food was very good.
Read more about the whole safariGood location in middle of park
We had a 2 bedroom chalet. The bedrooms were good. The lounge area was a bit shabby.
It would have been nice to have self-catered - but 3 drawbacks to this :
1) the shop did not sell sufficient food to make even a rudimentary meal ,
2) no utensils, crockery etc (apart from mugs & glasses) were provided ,
3) nowhere to cook apart from a braii which looked dirty & no fuel provided.
This may work for South Africans or Namibians who can come prepared, but not good for overseas tourists.
The restaurant food was OK - but overpriced (low quality , all you can eat buffet)
Sadly not many animals around the camp - we were told they had all gone east to Namutoni where there was more water- so we had to drive further than expected.
Expert Africa comments
We understand these travellers frustration with Halali and the NWR camps. Sadly it is not uncommon for the shops at these camps to run out of supplies including wood for the braii, especially in busier times, such as Easter.
We continue to use and recommend Halali due to its unique location to travellers who accept that the rooms, service and food here are usually less impressive than the location.
Nice quiet camp in Etosha
Spacious accommodation in a well appointed bush chalet. Parking was very convenient right outside the chalet and there was a good outdoor seating area looking onto trees.
The restaurant was comfortable, with outside covered seating and the food was good for the type of camp. We did experience difficulty getting a drink when we arrived mid-afternoon - there appeared to be no bar open outside of restaurant hours.
The waterhole at this camp is quite a long walk from the accommodation and common areas and appeared (on our one visit) to be far less frequented than some others within Etosha.
The swimming pool looked inviting, although we did not use it, and we did no activities as we did our own early morning game drive.
Halali - an excellent base
Lovely Room, very busy camp.
Food in the buffet restaurant was very good, service was a bit chaotic.
Big surprise!
Have to say that Halali was a big surprise, huge camp with both cabins as well as a camp ground. No problem to pay with credit cards despite being warned.
Chaos during dinner servings with large queues and not enough seats, different prices depending on who you ask for drinks.
Overall, if your not a freak of order it's more then workable. Great location in the middle of the park.
