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Reviews of Okaukuejo Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

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

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in May-2018, 107 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Okaukuejo Camp.
Lion

71% success

Leopard

6% success

Cheetah

19% success

Giraffe

99% success

Zebra

96% success

Oryx

96% success

Elephant

95% success

Wildebeest

94% success

Black Rhino

90% success

Spotted Hyena

58% success

Eland

43% success

White Rhino

35% success

Brown Hyena

23% success

Roan antelope

20% success

Sable antelope

15% success

Aardvark

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Showing 1-10 of 701
Duration
Arrival date
Ms R
N. Yorkshire

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

1 night Arrived 18 Jan 2024
"Illuminated waterhole is outstanding - great to be able to sit for hours morning and evening just watching wildlife come and go - especially the 6 adult and 3 young rhino.

Definitely felt like the camp itself relies on the waterhole and knows people will come for that regardless of facilities! Room was clean-ish with rusty, broken fly-screens, but large and nice to have the fridge and seating area.

Pool was quite murky/ milky - heard several people commenting on this. Food was average. Definitely nice to be there when it was low-season as it would have seemed very busy with more people.

Amazing to see how different the area is coming across from the east, and how it varies within a few kms." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Brown Hyena

1 sighting

Giraffe

5 sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

White Rhino

9 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mrs & Mrs A
London

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

1 night Arrived 2 Dec 2023
"Good budget accommodation.

We were able to see a good range of wildlife at the watering hole." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Black Rhino

Multiple sightings

Brown Hyena

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

1 sighting

White Rhino

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr and Mrs M
Scotland

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 15 Nov 2023
"Having stayed here 18 years ago I had low expectations on both accommodation and food.

However the accommodation (waterhole chalet) was fine (only a few seconds from the waterhole) and the food was actually okay.

What hadn't changed was that some, but not all, of the staff appear disinterested in providing any sort of normal guest interaction. Particularly noticeable at check-in.

However the reason for coming back here didn't disappoint. The waterhole, particularly at night is amazing with sightings of 8 giraffes at once, multiple black rhinos including babies and loads of elephants, springboks etc. A stay of at least one night here is a MUST if visiting Etosha" See all these reviews: 23n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Black Rhino

Multiple sightings

Brown Hyena

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Eland

1 sighting

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

JD
Harrogate

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 14 Nov 2023
"We have stayed at Okaukuejo on a number of occasions so we knew what to expect.

The staff were a bit more friendly than previous visits but still room for improvement. We stayed in a Bush Chalet but the chairs and sofa are really dirty and need new covers. The overall look of the chalet is tired and in need of refurbishment which can be said of the whole camp.

The only reason for staying here is the waterhole which is world renowned and it didn't disappoint.

The restaurant is now waiter service rather than buffet and there is not enough staff for the volume of visitors. They are only offering a very limited menu (3 main courses) and for the quality it is very over-priced.

There was a power cut on our first night so no electricity and water but we were left 2 large bottles of water outside the room in the evening. This also affected the credit card machine (but there is always a problem with this) so a lot of people were very unhappy. Next day breakfast was quite chaotic due to the power cut. The staff tried their best but everyone was very frustrated. NWR need to get their act together and start investing in their properties otherwise people will not return even for the waterhole." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Poor

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Poor
Facilities:
Poor
Rooms:
Poor
Food:
Poor
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

6 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

8 sightings

Lion

2 sightings

Oryx

10 sightings

Spotted Hyena

3 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

PCF
UK

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 11 Nov 2023
"We returned here for the second part of our Etosha trip and again stayed in a premier waterside chalet - we weren't disappointed as so many animals come here to entertain you.

There are numerous waterholes that you are able to drive too from here, and the abundance was amazing (mid November), we even saw an African wild cat - that was a first for us.

Had a very close encounter with an Eland that ran out in front of the car - they are huge!!!

Really loved every moment and as previously said some staff are excellent and others need more training, but all in all we can't complain on any aspect of this camp and the sightings we had.

If it's wildlife viewing you want - this is a camp I would highly recommend - if its luxury you want then maybe this camp isn't for you." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Black Rhino

7 sightings

Eland

8 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Lion

3 sightings

Oryx

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mrs L.
London

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 10 Nov 2023
"The waterhole here is incredible - even saw an African rock python next to me in a tree!

Check in is chaotic and rooms are basic, but can’t beat the location" See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Rooms:
Average
Food:
Poor
Facilities:
Average
Service:
Poor
Activities:
Average
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

Multiple sightings

Eland

1 sighting

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr N
United Kingdom

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 9 Nov 2023
"The waterhole was very nice. However, the hotel itself was not great.

We had the premier waterhole chalet. We were woken up in the middle of the night by a bat on the first night, and the same happened again on the second night, even after we asked the hotel to clear the room. The hotel then suggested it was our fault for leaving the door open during the day, something we had never done (but which all their cleaning staff do).

There was probably simply a family of bats in the thatched roof - bats like thatched roof and I suspect the hotel hadnt cleaned it. Generally, the hotel rooms were not very clean with dust, cobwebs and other signs of dirt." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Poor

Location:
Good
Service:
Poor
Facilities:
Average
Rooms:
Poor
Food:
Poor
PCF
UK

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 7 Nov 2023
"My favourite camp in Etosha - due to the activity at the waterhole - especially at night.

Well worth the addition of the premier waterside chalets, as you can sit to your hearts content watching - all night if you want! Saw lots and lots of animals here, including 7 rhinos all at once one evening, 15 giraffe - large herds of elephants and even lions visited to take a drink and to stalk local wildlife - without success.

Camp food is fairly basic, but edible. Some staff are amazing, others need a bit more training.

We found the reception staff to be very helpful when we had a glitch - have been before and would go again.

Love this place!" See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Black Rhino

7 sightings

Eland

1 sighting

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Oryx

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Stuart
London

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

1 night Arrived 23 Oct 2023
"Gets the 4* only because of the waterhole. Rooms OK but less charm than other places we stayed.

Food quality was good, but service hopelessly slow and chaotic.

Not enough sun loungers around the pool.

But the floodlit waterhole was one of the highlights of our holiday." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Mr & Mrs C
Bristol

"Okaukuejo, 2nd short stay"

1 night Arrived 16 Oct 2023
"To get here we had driven back from the east side of the park, again seeing many animals.

One memorable sighting was of a large group of about 30 elephants of various ages at a large waterhole in the park. Several of them entered the water. The younger ones particularly seemed to be having fun submerging themselves and splashing around. Back at Okaukuejo Camp 2 large groups of elephants visited the waterhole in the late afternoon. Again the younger ones enjoyed splashing around.

Around 9pm at least 6 Black Rhinos visited. 3 or 4 had a youngster with them.

Our chalet was near the waterhole again, and was quite comfortable. The meal at the restaurant was of decent quality." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 4n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Black Rhino

6 sightings

Elephant

9 sightings

Giraffe

5 sightings

Oryx

1 sighting

Roan antelope

1 sighting

Wildebeest

5 sightings

Zebra

6 sightings

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