Reviews of Okaukuejo Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
724 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

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"Great Location with excellent Water Hole"
However, this is a government run facility and it needs a makeover. The rooms were adequate and had kettle and fridge. However, our kettle was broken and despite reporting it 3 times in 2 days, never got repaired/replaced. Beds were comfortable. You could park outside the room.
The meals here were good and catered well for our needs.
We went on an afternoon game drive and saw a Cheetah as well as many other animals stated below. We also drove ourselves around the park, which was quite easy to do. Just buy a map from the shop to help you around." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia

Black Rhino
5 sightings

Brown Hyena
1 sighting

Cheetah
1 sighting

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Lion
8 sightings

Oryx
7 sightings

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Good location within the Park"

Black Rhino
3 sightings

Eland
Multiple sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Lion
2 sightings

Oryx
10 sightings

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

White Rhino
2 sightings

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Great waterhole sight "
It's like a theatre with different animals come and go. We saw éléphants, Rhino, Oyrx ......just to name a few." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia

Black Rhino
1 sighting

Elephant
2 sightings

Giraffe
3 sightings

Oryx
2 sightings
"Okaukuejo Camp review"
But you don't come here for the room, or the food, but for the outstanding waterhole which provided us with hours of amazing wildlife viewing. Exceptional waterhole." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
"Okaukuejo camp ok for one night"
We did not like Okaukuejo Camp - it was too big - the rooms were the worst we had anywhere and the food (buffet style) was poor. However the staff were all very friendly. The area around the camp was good for wildlife - we saw rhino nearby as well as at the waterhole, and the next morning we saw six lion cubs at close range (with only one other vehicle in attendance)" See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia; 2n in Zimbabwe

Black Rhino
2 sightings

Brown Hyena
1 sighting

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Lion
1 sighting

Oryx
Multiple sightings

Wildebeest
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Exposed Okaukeujo Camp"
Excellent pool and handy having a shop there. General surroundings in the camping area need to be tidied up. Lots of wildlife on the way to the camp and afterwards. (We travelled west to east)" See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe

Black Rhino
9 sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Lion
6 sightings

Oryx
10 sightings

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Okaukuejo Camp review"

Black Rhino
7 sightings

Brown Hyena
Multiple sightings

Cheetah
Multiple sightings

Eland
Multiple sightings

Elephant
2 sightings

Giraffe
7 sightings

Lion
1 sighting

Oryx
10 sightings

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Great rhino spotting"
First night meat inedible, second night different chef eland meat superb!
Service on the whole was fine. The bar was closed so one man operated in the restaurant was run off his feet but remained cheerful. When the place is busy replacement staff should have been found.
Park roads as bad as ever, if not worse, or was it the puncture that meant we felt the roads even more?
Bush chalet spacious. Hot showers at a premium, our room had an element replaced two days previously, which went again before we arrived. Got it replaced our first morning and it went again that evening. So the result was we had one hot shower in two days. Maybe there should be a rebate system? Especially when you have more than major problem?
Lucky enough to see black rhino in the bush in daylight." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana

Black Rhino
3 sightings

Elephant
3 sightings

Giraffe
3 sightings

Oryx
3 sightings

Wildebeest
2 sightings

Zebra
3 sightings
"Surprisingly good experience"

Black Rhino
1 sighting

Elephant
1 sighting

Giraffe
1 sighting

Lion
3 sightings
"Okaukuejo Camp review"
Unfortunately, we didn't receive particularly good service whilst at Okaukuejo camp. It was very difficult to get useful information from staff both during check-in and at other times. We were told when we checked in that we would need to book a table at the restaurant for dinner. We went to the restaurant to book and they sent us back to reception to book. This happened several times and in the end our details were scribbled onto a piece of paper in the restaurant. When we arrived for dinner, no table had been booked and the staff we fairly rude to us, implying this was our fault. They reluctantly (even though there were lots of free tables around), gave us a table but we ate pretty quickly as we didn't feel that welcome! We were probably unlucky in our experience because we were treated well the next evening.
The location definitely made up for any short-falls in service quality!" See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe

Black Rhino
2 sightings

Elephant
1 sighting

Giraffe
10 sightings

Lion
5 sightings

Oryx
10 sightings

Spotted Hyena
2 sightings

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
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