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Hobatere Lodge
Hobatere Lodge
Hobatere Lodge

Reviews of Hobatere Lodge

Wildlife sightings and reviews

74 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Hobatere Lodge and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Jul-2018, 19 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Hobatere Lodge.
Lion

68% success

Leopard

0% success

Cheetah

0% success

Oryx

100% success

Zebra

94% success

Giraffe

94% success

Elephant

79% success

Eland

56% success

Wildebeest

53% success

Black Rhino

20% success

Sable antelope

13% success

Roan antelope

7% success

Brown Hyena

6% success

Spotted Hyena

6% success

Aardvark

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

White Rhino

0% success

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Duration
Arrival date
Mrs W
Bath

"Hobatere Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 16 Sep 2023
"We had a very enjoyable 2 night stay here. We decided to use it as a relaxing stop after a number of days self-driving in Etosha. We were in rooms 7 & 8 in the row of thatched chalets. Simple rooms with small bathrooms but clean. No kettle or fridge but they will bring you hot water to make drinks. No aircon only a fan but the rooms are well designed with thick walls and thatch which keeps them lovely and cool. They also had attractive and well shaded terraces out the back.

We spent a lot of the day relaxing on the waterhole viewing deck and watching the parade of wildlife coming to drink. We were very lucky that lions were around the lodge the whole 2 days we stayed, spotting them both in the mornings and evenings. We also did a night drive where again we saw the lions up close as well as jackal, spring hares & scrub hare.

The food was good and the staff very friendly. Overall the stay here exceeded our expectations." See all these reviews: 23n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Sightings Report

Eland

2 sightings

Elephant

3 sightings

Giraffe

6 sightings

Lion

10 sightings

Oryx

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr & Mrs A
Kent

"Hobatere Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 6 Sep 2023
"Hobatere is well located on the Western side of Etosha and was a good place for us to stop and relax for a day. The waterhole behind the lodge is very good and we saw plenty of game coming down for a drink during our stay. We heard the roar of a lion early on our last morning and learnt that he had visited the waterhole - sadly we missed seeing him.

The trips out in the jeep were fun. We saw many birds, including owls and eagles, but little else on our trips.

The food was reasonable, and we enjoyed sitting out on the terrace at the back of the lodge watching all the game, including numerous zebras." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Wallington
UK

"Hobatere Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 30 Apr 2023
"A good place from which to visit the West of Etosha, which is quieter than the centre or East.
Accommodation was in a row of rooms, a bit soul-less but perfectly comfortable.
The food was fine, good view of water-hole from the restaurant.
It was a bit disappointing that it is not possible to walk or drive around the property except on organised activities.
We were recording a birthday message to a relative when the staff decided to sing their version of "Happy Birthday" for our video - very well sung and a lovely spontaneous touch.." See all these reviews: 30n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs H
Herne Bay

"Hobatere Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 2 Aug 2022
"Hobatere had a great setting near to the waterhole where we say elephant, kudu and impala.

The rooms were spacious but there were no views from the rooms.

The staff were friendly and helpful and we thoroughly enjoyed our guided afternoon drive. The night drive was very disappointing as we saw very little and although it was only meant to be an hour and a half we spent three hours looking for animals and only saw an owl and a spotted genet cat." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Drs M & R
UK

"Hobatere Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 1 Jun 2022
"Perfectly nice lodge and food - helpful staff (re tyre).

However, this lodge is accessed by a rough road where you can't get out of your car. This would be OK except you cannot drive around on your own for game - you have to take a tour.

We were not particularly lucky with sightings and spent some of our time in the newly opened western Etosha." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Ms M
Switzerland

"Hobatere Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 9 Apr 2022
"a not very interested staff. they just did the job.

Room and bath were not really that clean. Windows with spiderwebs, a door could not close well and one pane of glass was broken.

First wanted to give us a room with two seperate bed, when we complained the room with a double bed was possible. Was not fully booked.

Food was average and staff was not really forthcoming." See all these reviews: 21n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Sightings Report

Brown Hyena

Multiple sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mrs C.
Dubai

"Hobatere Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 30 Mar 2022
"We loved our stay here the staff were SOOOO friendly. The rooms are a little tired, but the atmosphere made up for it, everyone talks to everyone in this lodge. The food was lovely.

The road from the entrance to exit is long and bumpy our two wheel drive did get stuck in a river bed and we had to be towed out, to be fair had it not been raining in the night this probably would have been okay. I would recommend 4 wheel drive cars or someone from the lodge following you, which they did after our incident.

We did a night game drive and saw an owl, hares and a wonderful chameleon, the stars were amazing as well as different deer.

The sunsets are amazing here!

On our way back in to the lodge in the evening we also had a wonderful sighting of 4 elephants playing in the dust.

Once you get onto the road it is easy to reach Galton Gate." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Eland

1 sighting

Elephant

1 sighting

Giraffe

3 sightings

Oryx

1 sighting

Roan antelope

3 sightings

Sable antelope

3 sightings

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

3 sightings

Mr & Mrs B
Witney

"Hobatere Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 4 Nov 2019
"Rooms were quite rustic and small, but perfectly adequate. Reception and main area was large and open overlooking an area where game could potentially pass through. We did not see much game here, although some had seen lion in the area. However, with close proximity to Galton Gate it was a short trip into Etosha where game was plentiful - one sighting to note was a herd of more than one hundred eland. (Note for Expert Africa - the wildlife research listings are from sightings in Etosha and not on the Hobatere concession)

We did self-drive into Etosha, so the only activity we did from Hobatere was the night drive during which we had reasonable sightings of the nocturnal animals.

Staff were all friendly and helpful." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Eland

4 sightings

Elephant

6 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Oryx

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr & Mrs R
UK

"Hobatere Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 15 Oct 2019
"Rooms need to be brought up to date. Reception and seating areas are excellent. Air conditioning should be considered at this level of lodge. Staff excellent. Very helpful." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Poor
Food:
Average
Mr LeenP
Lewes

"best place for widlife at your doorstep"

2 nights Arrived 7 Oct 2019
"water hole bordering the lodge's terrace, with loads of wildlife.

Hunting pride of lions making a kill. Other lionesses with cubs Although somewhat on basic side - not refurbished lately -really liked this lodge, staff great and come from local community." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

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74 reviews of Hobatere Lodge by travellers since August 2007
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