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Okaukuejo Camp
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Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp
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Okaukuejo Camp
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Okaukuejo Camp
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Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp

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 211-220 of 726
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Arrival date
Mrs S
Brentford

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 31 Oct 2016
"Having access at any time to viewing the waterhole was brilliant....on one occasion we watched a group of black rhinos, and later a single white rhino, drinking and bathing there. Our drives around Etosha were memorable, both for the wildlife and also the harshness of the parched landscape.

Chalets fairly basic and functional but ok, good air conditioning (recently installed).

The restaurant was as shambolic as the one at Twylfontein, and the food only poor to average - the worst food of our whole trip. The lighting was inadequate and again we had to lay our own tables. At breakfast the floor was covered with litter and food from the previous night's dinner." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia; 8n in Botswana; 1n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Poor
Facilities:
Good
Ms Q & Mr B
USA

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 27 Oct 2016
"As the largest camp in Etosha, Okaukeujo suffers a bit from unruly crowds and busloads of fly by tourists.

The staff is competent and friendly but are limited by the size of the operation and rudimentary resources. The dining room has food very similar to all the other camps in the park but the size of the operation means the service is a bit less thoughtful or thorough. the rooms were on par with the ones at Halali, in standards and comfort, but a little less clean and well maintained. Power was more spotty here then in the other camps but outages were short lived.

They did have a lack of petrol in the station ofr at least 5 days and counting by the time we left which was creating tensions throughout the camp as some people could not leave while others had booked their rooms. The staff clearly has nothing to do with this problem and i am sure arranging petrol delivery is done at a much higher level then anyone actually in the camp but the staff in the camp were stoically taking the brunt of a lot of angry visitors.

The waterhole is probably the least scenic of the 4 rest camps, but it was always very productive in wildlife sitings, with many groups of elephants frolicking in the spring feeding the waterhole everyday. The social weaver nests in the trees at the viewing area were worth the visit in themselves." See all these reviews: 27n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Average
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Mr H
Michigan

"great water hole"

3 nights Arrived 27 Oct 2016
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Poor
Facilities:
Good
Mr R.
Malmesbury

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

1 night Arrived 24 Oct 2016
"Although a government camp, this one gets it right. The staff were great - when we wanted to BBQ they lent us plates and cutlery, since our cabin strangely didn't have these. The pools were lovely and the waterhole was magical.

The bush cabins were nicely decorated and comfortable with a lovely outdoor seating area/BBQ.

Game was concentrated around one or two waterholes as it was very dry but we saw two prides of lions." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Ms V & Mr C
Belgium

"Okaukuejo Camp - camping in Etosha"

2 nights Arrived 21 Oct 2016
"The location of Okaukuejo Camp is ofcourse excellent.

The waterhole at the edge of the camp is a great attraction. We spend multiple hours at the waterhole on the day of our arrival, just sitting there and watch the animals pass by. We had a chalet room, which was good. It had all required facilities including A/C.

The food at the restaurant is a buffet both for lunch and dinner, but the quality is rather average and the service is insufficient." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 1n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Miss M
Margate

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 18 Oct 2016
"The major plus point to Okaukuejo has to be the water hole - to be able to walk out of dinner and two mins away you're sitting watching elephants, giraffes and rhino at a water hole is priceless - the room was comfy, however the restaurant side of things was a little hectic.

The only downside though really were the staff who weren't as pleasant as we'd got used to - some could be a little abrupt, but then I guess they're dealing with much larger numbers than other places we'd stayed at" See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Poor
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Dr and Ms R
Bristol

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 18 Oct 2016
"The high point of Okaukuejo camp is the waterhole, which is easily accessible from the rooms. We saw a large number of different animals including lions and it was wonderful to be able to go there at any time and just sit for a bit, particularly as it grew dark.

The camp is large and the restaurant and other facilities are a bit chaotic and slow because of this. The room was very large and comfortable and only minutes from the waterhole." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs P
Waterloovi

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 16 Oct 2016
"the camp is superbly located & unparallelled with the floodlit water hole
saw 6 rhinos in 1 night & instantly in the park
if your looking for high go elsewhere but the rooms have air con & you can take breakfast before NP opens" See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Bruce
Harrogate

"Busy Caravanserei"

2 nights Arrived 15 Oct 2016
"A busy oasis and one of the great crossroads of Nambia; also one of the main entry gates to Etosha

In spite of its business, this place is really successful and works well for all tourists. Excellent base for self drivers.

Good food and helpful staff, comfortable lodges and a famous water hole floodlight all night long. Well worth the two nights we spent there.

Good facilities including garage and post office but the shop is awful and really rather sad.

Credit cards worked well at all the NWS lodges." See all these reviews: 20n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs T
Hampshire

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

10 nights Arrived 4 Oct 2016
"Got the waterhole chalet we requested,welcomed as old friends in restaurant,even remembered we like to take a packed breakfast into the park first thing" See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
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726 reviews of Okaukuejo Camp by travellers since August 2007
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