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Mushara Lodge

Reviews of Mushara Lodge

Wildlife sightings and reviews

96 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Mushara 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 Jun-2018, 13 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Mushara Lodge.
Lion

75% success

Leopard

63% success

Cheetah

33% success

Giraffe

100% success

Oryx

100% success

Wildebeest

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Elephant

92% success

Black Rhino

70% success

Spotted Hyena

57% success

White Rhino

57% success

Eland

44% success

Brown Hyena

13% success

Aardvark

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Roan antelope

0% success

Sable antelope

0% success

Showing 21-30 of 96
Duration
Arrival date
Mr D.
Chelmsford

"Mushara Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 27 Sep 2018
"Disappointing in many ways - flattering to deceive and certainly not a patch on Ongava and Onguma fort.

Food very average" See all these reviews: 20n in Namibia; 5n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

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

Black Rhino

1 sighting

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mrs K
Andover

"Amazing Mushara"

2 nights Arrived 23 Jun 2018
"Mushara Lodge was beautiful with fabulous rooms and the best staff of the holiday.

Had a wedding anniversary and birthday here and the staff helped celebrate with flowers, candles and singing.

Food was delicious with a braai one evening in a magically lit boma with beautifully laid tables and again catered for vegetarian members really well. Also enjoyed sitting by the roaring fire in the lodge.

We had issues with our hire car whilst staying here and the staff could not have been more helpful in sorting a replacement. As we were without our car for a day we decided to take a guided safari from the lodge. So pleased we did. With Solomon’s (our guide) knowledge of the local wildlife in the eastern section of Etosha we spotted a leopard and a cheetah with 3 cubs. Wow.

Thank you Mushara for a memorable stay." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Cheetah

4 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Linda & Paul
UK

"Probably the best place I have ever stayed at"

2 nights Arrived 16 May 2018
"An outstanding lodge in every respect. Wonderful room, excellent meals and two wonderful locations to enjoy the dining experience.

The BBQ on our second night was one that I will certainly not forget!" See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mrs CH
Wimbledon

"Wonderful lodge with outstanding service"

3 nights Arrived 27 Apr 2018
"We stayed her in 2017 and made the right decision to go back. It is a lovely lodge with great food, service and style." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs JW
SW London

"Divided opinion between us"

2 nights Arrived 14 Mar 2018
"Whilst this is a beautiful place, very well equipped and comfortable with lovely rooms, our opinions were divided.

Perhaps it was our fault but we didn't realise in advance that the only trips were back into Etosha, where we had just spent the previous four days. One of us went on one of these in the morning and was quite happy but the other didn't on the basis that we had seen all we wanted to see. So one of us spent the whole day hanging around in Mushara with nobody else around (there were no other guests at the time) and literally nothing to do. No walks (you can't go far because there are animals roaming the Mushara grounds), no waterhole and no views. It was a shame because it is lovely, but it flatters to deceive. It is fine if you just want to crash out for a day or if you treat it as a base for Etosha.

If you've already spent a few days in Etosha and don't want to go back there isn't really much point in staying here. It falls short of excellent because of the lack of things to do." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia; 5n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

"Mushara Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 16 Feb 2018
"We had originally booked to stay in the Bush Camp, but upon arrival in mid afternoon found the "tent" too hot for us.

So moved to Mushara Lodge with a/c ! Lovely lodge. Convenient to re-enter Etosha via Von Lindequist Gate. Beautiful pool area.

The lady who looked after us during our stay was Lunkrentia (Lu for short). A really helpful cheerful young lady." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
The Rolling Crones
UK

"Mushara Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 26 Jan 2018
"Only one night here, so difficult to make proper comment. However they did help me celebrate my birthday with flowers on the breakfast table and the staff sang to me. A nice touch" See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr K
Hexham

"great"

1 night Arrived 5 Oct 2017
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs B
Herts

"A 'colonial' style lodge"

2 nights Arrived 2 Oct 2017
"Had two great game drives from Mushara into the National Park great views of Lions some elusive views of a Black Rhino and finishing with views of a leopard in a tree, stunning, We had a very good guide from the lodge.

The facilities, food and service were of a high standard." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr J & friends
UK

"Luxurious lodge"

4 nights Arrived 24 Sep 2017
"This is a most comfortable lodge with every amenity.

We had the family house which was extremely spacious.

It is about a 10 minute drive to the park gate. We always arrived early although procedures at the park gate could be speeded up to everyone's advantage.

Food service etc are all of the highest class." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
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96 reviews of Mushara Lodge by travellers since August 2007
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