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Reviews of Okaukuejo Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

726 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, 133 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Okaukuejo Camp.
Lion

67% success

Leopard

6% success

Cheetah

18% success

Giraffe

98% success

Zebra

97% success

Oryx

96% success

Elephant

96% success

Wildebeest

93% success

Black Rhino

88% success

Spotted Hyena

56% success

Eland

46% success

White Rhino

39% success

Brown Hyena

23% success

Roan antelope

19% success

Sable antelope

13% success

Aardvark

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Showing 101-110 of 726
Duration
Arrival date
Mr L
Leicestershire

"Good"

1 night Arrived 23 Sep 2019
"Rooms basic but Ok.

Good waterhole visit here." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Black Rhino

1 sighting

Eland

1 sighting

Elephant

1 sighting

Giraffe

1 sighting

Oryx

1 sighting

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

1 sighting

P & B,
UK

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

1 night Arrived 14 Sep 2019
"This was by far the most "touristy" place we stayed at. But we were very glad to have spend just one night here, for the waterhole.

The Water Chalets were pretty comfortable and the food was better than we'd expected.
And the animal sightings were great." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Black Rhino

1 sighting

Elephant

7 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Oryx

4 sightings

Wildebeest

6 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr D.
Hartfield

"Good location within the Park"

1 night Arrived 8 Sep 2019
"Better than we expected." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

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

Mr & Mrs D.
Cambridge

"Great Location with excellent Water Hole"

2 nights Arrived 8 Sep 2019
"A great camp to be at for Game Viewing.

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
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

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

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

Mrs & Mr K
Geneva

"Great waterhole sight "

1 night Arrived 6 Sep 2019
"The location is great with the waterhole viewing in the evening.

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
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Black Rhino

1 sighting

Elephant

2 sightings

Giraffe

3 sightings

Oryx

2 sightings

Mrs P
London

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

1 night Arrived 5 Aug 2019
"Our accommodation was average which was to be expected.

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
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Excellent
Mrs B - family
UK

"Okaukuejo camp ok for one night"

1 night Arrived 22 Jul 2019
"Our stay in Etosha was the one aspect of our Namibian trip which we wish we'd organised differently. We obviously wished we'd had more time to observe the animals but even the time we had would probably have been more enjoyable if we'd stayed just outside the gate on our first night, rather than at Okaukuejo camp. The whole of the next day would then have been spent in the park driving only as far as Halali camp. After a night there we would have been able to spend a few hours in the park before leaving for Rundu, our next stop.

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
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Poor

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

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

Mr & Mrs R
Picton, NZ

"Exposed Okaukeujo Camp"

2 nights Arrived 14 Jun 2019
"Very very dusty and very little shelter and water not that hot. But great being able to sit and watch the animals coming to the water hole in front of the 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
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

9 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Lion

6 sightings

Oryx

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Family K
Florida

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 2 Jun 2019
"These camps were obviously a step down from the lodges. The food was very average and pricey for what it was but we were there for the game so it was fine. We loved the water hole and saw so many rhino which was very exciting. Driving around the next day or so was good but it was even more dry than I remembered and many parts felt so desolate. Interesting to see for sure." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

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

Mr M
Stockport

"Great rhino spotting"

2 nights Arrived 24 May 2019
"Water hole delivered as usual. Two rhinos, calf and mother looked straight at me for a while on the second night and then lay down in front of me, they say animals remember people, maybe they did?

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
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

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

Black Rhino

3 sightings

Elephant

3 sightings

Giraffe

3 sightings

Oryx

3 sightings

Wildebeest

2 sightings

Zebra

3 sightings

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