Reviews of Halali Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
329 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"
The chalet itself was basic compared with our previous accommodation, however it was all very clean and more than adequate. The buffet style food was fine with a reasonable choice but not a ‘fine dining’ experience. We didn’t find anywhere in Etosha to buy sandwiches or anything else for a lunchtime snack.
The NWR map of Etosha including illustrations of birds and wildlife was recommended to us and was very useful. It was not actually on display in the Okaukuejo tourist shop when we arrived but was available from under the counter.
The numbers of animals we saw on our drives within Etosha exceeded our expectations and we didn’t feel the need to go on any camp provided drives.
Do allow plenty of time to get back to the camp at sunset, we only just made it!" See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia

Black Rhino
3 sightings

Eland
10 sightings

Elephant
5 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Lion
10 sightings

Oryx
10 sightings

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Great Camp Food not so good"
We went out on an early morning organised Game Drive. The driver knew that we wanted some good photographs and positioned the vehicle in the correct position each time for Sunrise and for animals. The best part of this Game Drive was seeing a Lioness and 3x three-month old cubs, feeding on the Zebra that mum had just killed for them.
The rooms were well furnished and you could park your car right outside.
When we came back from the Game Drive, even though there was over an hour left of Breakfast, there was very little food left and we had to wait for bowls and plates to be washed before we could eat. The staff in the dining room didn't seem to want to be there and this led to a lethargy around the building." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia

Black Rhino
3 sightings

Brown Hyena
1 sighting

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Lion
6 sightings

Oryx
6 sightings

White Rhino
1 sighting

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Halali Camp Review"
The services in the camp area were minimal.
Despite its shortcomings, the camp is, however, ideally located for an overnight stop in the central part of Etosha when driving between the eastern and western gates" See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
"An excellent base for exploration"
Halali Camp is government run and has a very different feel to most of the places we had stayed - just a bit 'tired'. However it is a great base to explore the park - which is done in your own vehicle. We had some good food in the restaurant and the Camp has direct access to the Moringa water-hole.
Room was fair and clean.
Finding animals at water-holes seemed to be a matter of luck as they often came and went quite quickly - and were as likely to be around at mid-day as in the early morning or late afternoon!" See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia

Elephant
2 sightings

Giraffe
3 sightings

Oryx
3 sightings

White Rhino
1 sighting

Wildebeest
3 sightings

Zebra
3 sightings
"Very good value and perfect to spot animals"
Water point to spot animals - We saw a family of 30 elephants! Memorable night" See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
"Halali Camp review"

Black Rhino
3 sightings

Elephant
5 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Lion
2 sightings

Oryx
10 sightings

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"What we were expecting"
The restaurant was a buffet for all meals where the food was just about acceptable. The restaurant was however rather expensive - $280 for a refectory style meal. Compared with restaurant prices in Windhoek and Swakopmund, this is very expensive, even allowing for the relatively remote location.
The swimming pool was large and well used.
Our rationale for staying at Halali was that we could drive ourselves around Etosha (which it is designed for), stay for as long as we liked at each water hole, and not lose time driving from a camp outside the park. This plan worked extremely well as one day we spent over two hours watching 40+ elephants at Oliphant Bad. It was magical. Also late one evening we found black rhino mating - if we had not being staying at Halali we would have already been leaving the park.
Although Halali in theory has internet which costs N$100 - in practice it was off for most of our stay. So not good value! And because the telephone and internet networks are so unreliable at Halali, use of credit cards is not always possible. Our experience suggests that visitors should be prepared to use cash for everything and not hope to be able to use a credit card." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia

Black Rhino
Multiple sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Lion
1 sighting

Oryx
10 sightings

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Halali Camp review"
Great waterhole where patience was rewarded with wildlife.
Staff not always very helpful." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia

Black Rhino
3 sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Leopard
2 sightings

Lion
6 sightings

Oryx
10 sightings

Spotted Hyena
3 sightings

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Basic"
Comfortable bed with mosquito net and air-conditioning.
Better than Okaukuejo for us, but we realise that this is probably due to the luck of the draw with room allocation. We had room 57." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia

Elephant
1 sighting

Giraffe
2 sightings

Leopard
1 sighting

Oryx
1 sighting

Zebra
2 sightings
"Halali Camp review"
However, the park is great.
We enjoyed driving to the various outlooks and waterholes during the day and simply walking to the waterhole at the Halali camp itself." See all these reviews: 21n in Namibia

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Lion
6 sightings

Oryx
Multiple sightings

Roan antelope
10 sightings

White Rhino
6 sightings

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
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