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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

Showing 21-30 of 74
Duration
Arrival date
Mr J & Ms J
Devon

"Hobatere Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 7 Jul 2018
"The night drive was the highlight of our trip. The staff were very friendly and accommodating" See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mrs CH
Wimbledon

"small lodge in beautiful landscape"

2 nights Arrived 23 Apr 2018
"Stayed here in 2017 and pleased to return.

Lovely warm welcome from staff and excellent food and drink. Safaris yielded plenty of game and elephant. Sadly no lions this time (18 in 2017)." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Mr P & Mrs L
Uk

"Hobatere Lodge"

2 nights Arrived 13 Feb 2018
"Pleasant lodge. Too far from Galton Gate for day trip into Etosha, and in the wet season there's very few animals to see.

One night would have been sufficient (in the wet season).

They provide tea and coffee sachets in the rooms, but no kettle. There are hair-driers, so presumably there's enough power for a small kettle.

Rooms adequate, but not high class; small and airless; no a/c." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Average
Mr & Mrs S
Harrow

"Good but like Kruger rest camp"

1 night Arrived 7 Nov 2017
"Bit large. Food and service good.

Game guides not up to standard." See all these reviews: 4n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Mr K
Hexham

"great "

2 nights Arrived 7 Oct 2017
"Greatly enjoyed the night time safari - not on offer widely in other places" See all these reviews: 25n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr K & Mrs N
UK

"Hobatere Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 28 Sep 2017
"This was our first visit to Hobatare, we chose it due to its close proximity to Galton Gate.

Main lodge is impressive overlooking a small waterhole which attracts a myriad of birds as well as elephant and lion during our two night stay.

Food was to a good standard with a varied dinner menu each night we were there. Cooked breakfast was available as well as normal cereal and fruit. Accommodation was slightly disappointing, rooms were tired and not cleaned to a high standard.

We took an evening game drive, saw elephant and lion by the main Waterhole, other game was not prolific. Our guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about the flora and fauna.

Next day we decided to drive into Etosha and we’re rewarded with black rhino, elephant and lots of antelope and birds." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Cambridge 4
UK

"Almost on safari from the terrace"

2 nights Arrived 22 Sep 2017
"We travelled through the western part of Etosha & the Galton Gate to get to Hobatere. The waterholes on route are much less busy (human wise) than those further east but we saw some amazing wildlife en route. At the time of our visit the road in Etosha was in a bad state & our journey very slow. When we arrived at Hobatere (6pm) we received a warm welcome & found that day staff had stayed on duty to wait for us. We stayed in the thatched chalets which were lovely.

Staff were very friendly, efficient & food was great.

There are great views from the terrace across to a waterhole, which attracts a lot of wildlife & this can also be visited closely as there is a hide above it. We were driven over there & stayed for 1½ hours during which time we saw huge numbers of zebra vying for a space, as well as lots else. Another water hole is located at the camp, which attracted lots of visitors including lions & we witnessed a kill there.

We took one trip out here & got some good bird sightings & elephants.

We could have happily stayed longer at Hobatere, just soaking up the surroundings and atmosphere." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Miss G
Thetford

"Nice to see it open again"

2 nights Arrived 21 Sep 2017
"I had a wonderful time staying at Hobatere Lodge 9 years ago before it sadly burned down. I was not sure what to expect as I returned to see the newly designed reception area and was scared I would be disappointed. It did not take long to allay my fears and we had a truly amazing time relaxing by the waterhole and watching the animals down to drink.

The staff were very welcoming and so interested in what we had been doing, what we had seen and went out of their way to enhance our experience, with the guides running groups of people out to see two lionesses who were laying up a distance away from the waterhole.

We had 3 interesting game drives, which each presented different experiences within the African bush and enabled us to see a wide variety of wildlife at very close proximity. The meals were outstanding and well presented, using local produce. All credit to the Hobatere Concession community for getting this lodge up and running again, I didn't want to leave." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Dr & Dr A
Cleveland

"Excellent communal areas"

2 nights Arrived 8 Sep 2017
"Hobatere is is ideally situated for exploring the western end of Etosha - about a 20 minute drive from the Galton Gate. The main camp dining / lounge area is lovely - looks recently renovated. Spacious with comfortable seating and a large deck area looking out to a view of the distant waterhole and lots of animals in view. There is a smaller waterhole close to the deck, and a nicely designed sheltered hide-like walkway/seating overlooking this (just 30 secs from the bar!). We watched elephants and a range of antelope close up from here.

We were in one of the 'bungalows' - a terrace of rather tired rooms that clearly haven't been renovated yet. The room was spacious, but the bathroom was rather cramped. The chalets may be better.

As we were self-driving we didn't take part in the main activities here. We did though take the (free) 90minute visit to their nearby hide overlooking the waterhole. This was great - lots of animals came and went while we sat watching.

Overall a lovely lodge in a great location let down slightly by the quality of the accommodation.

Self driving around western Etosha from Hobatere was easy and a very rewarding experience - though be warned that there is a stretch of road between Dolomite and Olifantstrus that is really bad, heavily rutted and rock hard. Also another stretch between Olifanstrus and central Etosha. That aside, the drive was very quiet and we had waterholes largely to ourselves. We were astounded by the amount of wildlife we saw, including close-up encounters with lion and rhino." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Family V
Belgium

"Hobatere Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 17 Jul 2017
"What a wonderful, heartwarming and pleasant retreat this was.

Such friendly and helpful staff, very relaxed and laid back atmosphere, lovely chalets, small scale luxury (but not exaggerated).

Delicious food and beautiful surroundings.

Highly recommended." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Showing 21-30 of 74
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74 reviews of Hobatere Lodge by travellers since August 2007
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