Reviews of Halali Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
324 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"
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
"Halali Camp review"
Black Rhino
1 sighting
Eland
2 sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Leopard
1 sighting
Lion
2 sightings
Oryx
10 sightings
Spotted Hyena
3 sightings
Wildebeest
3 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"One night a Halali"
The waterhole is some distance from the rooms, though you can drive and park closer, and it is also a clamber over rocks to find a seat, not easy at night. However, animals are attracted and we saw large herd of elephant here, enjoying plenty of antics and denying access to several black rhino.
Our room was fine, with two large double bedrooms, and a fully-equipped kitchenette. The restaurant food isn't gourmet, but you shouldn't expect this in a camp of this size and type.
Halali gives good access to many other waterholes in Etosha and is a good base for game sightings." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 4n in Botswana
Black Rhino
4 sightings
Elephant
6 sightings
Giraffe
6 sightings
Oryx
4 sightings
Wildebeest
4 sightings
Zebra
4 sightings
"Halali Camp review"
Black Rhino
Multiple sightings
Giraffe
Multiple sightings
Lion
Multiple sightings
Oryx
Multiple sightings
Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings
Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Convenient overnight stop - Halali"
We had the two bedroom chalet. This accommodation was as expected. We had paid our deposit with notes of various denominations and received our receipt. As we were following EA guidelines we actually did a reckoning with the listed inventory and found lots 'missing'. We reported the missing items, much to the amusement of the desk person, who assured us that this deposit was ONLY a deposit for the return of the key. There was much confusion (eventually resolved) about the return of our money and so I would suggest only having one denomination of notes in your deposit,
Actually we found the food was quite good and well priced and we had the best piece of kudu on our whole trip. There was a fillet of kudu on the bbq plate and the chef cut off the required amount. We had considered buying food in the shop to bbq in the brai that was outside our room but as there were no implements to eat or cook with, or much of a choice in the shop so dinner out was the only option." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia; 4n in Botswana; 3n in Zambia; 1n in South Africa
Elephant
4 sightings
Giraffe
2 sightings
Lion
1 sighting
Wildebeest
1 sighting
Zebra
3 sightings
"Showing age but okay for a night."
However, plenty of wildlife to be seen in the Park nearby." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia; 4n in Botswana; 3n in Zambia; 1n in South Africa
Elephant
5 sightings
Giraffe
3 sightings
Lion
1 sighting
Oryx
7 sightings
Wildebeest
5 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
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Okaukuejo Camp
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Dolomite Camp
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Onguma Tented Camp
Onguma Tented Camp is a lovely, little tented camp which centres around an attractive waterhole a short drive from the Von Lindequist Gate to eastern Etosha.
Mushara Lodge
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Hobatere Lodge
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Mushara Outpost
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Onguma Camp Kala
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Mokuti Etosha Lodge
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Mountain Lodge
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Vreugde Guest Farm
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Villa Mushara
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Etosha Garden Hotel
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Safari House
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Etosha Oberland Lodge
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Onkoshi Camp
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Etosha King Nehale
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