Reviews of Okaukuejo Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
710 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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"Okaukuejo Camp review"
Expert Africa's information is a little out of date. The N$500 is a key deposit, there is no longer an inventory, nor is there anything in the chalet except for bedding, towels and some glasses. No chance of self catering unless you take all your own equipment including crockery. They also request payment by credit card which is just a quick as elsewhere in Namibia. One of our cards was declined at the petrol pump but another one worked OK.
Service is generally slow, especially for dinner in the restaurant at peak times." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
"Okaukuejo Camp review"
We had dinner at the restaurant and didn't have the best experience. We had been warned that service might be "indifferent" but our server outright ignored us for about an hour and then got upset when we
1) went to find her and
2) went to the front desk to ask for support.
Other servers eventually stepped in and got us our dinner, but we sat for more than 1.5 hours before that happened. The food was cold when it arrived.
The chalet was basic but had everything we needed. It was great that it had a fridge, kettle and a braai. My suggestion for other travellers would be to buy a few supplies and make your own dinner rather than deal with the restaurant here." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Black Rhino
1 sighting
Elephant
1 sighting
Giraffe
1 sighting
"Okaukuejo Camp review"
The room was very tired, food was not great and the staff seemed apathetic. Location in the park was useful and there was many watering holes to visit with the freedom to drive ourselves.
However you are limited to the roads so it is largely down to luck at what is nearby.
None of the wildlife experiences we had here ranked amongst the top of our trip" See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Brown Hyena
1 sighting
Elephant
Multiple sightings
Giraffe
Multiple sightings
Lion
Multiple sightings
Oryx
Multiple sightings
Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Okaukuejo Camp review"
Black Rhino
Multiple sightings
Brown Hyena
Multiple sightings
Cheetah
1 sighting
Elephant
Multiple sightings
Giraffe
Multiple sightings
Lion
Multiple sightings
Oryx
Multiple sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Okaukuejo Camp review"
Black Rhino
Multiple sightings
Cheetah
1 sighting
Eland
Multiple sightings
Elephant
Multiple sightings
Giraffe
Multiple sightings
Oryx
Multiple sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Okaukuejo Camp review"
Black Rhino
Multiple sightings
Cheetah
1 sighting
Eland
1 sighting
Elephant
Multiple sightings
Giraffe
Multiple sightings
Oryx
Multiple sightings
Roan antelope
1 sighting
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Okaukuejo Camp review"
Our chalet was clean and the air con worked well. However there were a number of light bulbs that needed replacing. The staff were efficient if not particularly friendly. We didn’t have dinner in the restaurant but bought a lunch pack from our previous lodge and had it as a picnic on our balcony whilst watching the waterhole in the evening.
Breakfast was adequate but you could be waiting a while if there was a queue to get your eggs cooked. Overall we had a satisfactory stay.
We topped up with petrol here but at the time they were rationing everyone to 20 litres as they were running out." See all these reviews: 23n in Namibia
Black Rhino
6 sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Leopard
1 sighting
Lion
10 sightings
Oryx
Multiple sightings
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Okaukuejo Camp review"
The room was pretty bad, but the location can't be beat, and we saw so much wildlife at the waterhole. The food at the restaurant was surprising delicious for both dinner and breakfast.
Overall we are really glad we spent our 2 Etosha days at Okaukuejo." See all these reviews: 8n in Zambia; 2n in Namibia
"Okaukuejo Camp review"
Black Rhino
Multiple sightings
Eland
Multiple sightings
Elephant
Multiple sightings
Giraffe
Multiple sightings
Lion
Multiple sightings
Oryx
Multiple sightings
White Rhino
Multiple sightings
Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Okaukuejo Camp review"
Had previously passed through Okaukuejo but not stayed. Had high expectations of the location but no great expectations of the camp itself. Camp, its campsite and its more basic accommodation look a bit municipal. The large shop had very little food and even buying the ingredients for a sandwich was too much of a challenge. Other than that, the camp very definitely delivered.
Accommodation around the waterhole was set out in a much more spacious way. Stayed in Premier Waterhole Chalets which were of a very high standard. These are in the front row around the waterhole and the Waterhole Chalets are effectively in the row behind.
The waterhole itself was stunning and had a wide variety of game in almost constant attendance throughout our stay. Most guests with accommodation nearby spent their time at the waterhole itself rather than trying to view from chalets. The frontage to the waterhole is long and effectively extends around two sides so never felt busy. In the evenings and at night, people were very respectful and quiet. In the middle of the day, a few bus loads of day-trippers visited for a few minutes and were a bit noisy but not too disruptive. Animals included a lot of plains game, several visits of herds of elephants of between 20 and 40, brown hyena, serval and in the evenings numerous black rhino with up to eight present at once and a lot of fascinating 'bluff and bluster' behaviour over several hours.
Restaurant had to be booked for dinner but reception had done this provisionally before our arrival. The dinner menu was the typically non-descriptive meat, fish, game list but food was again very good and waiting staff were very attentive. Breakfast staff were also very friendly.
On game drives around camp, game density was not great but we had good sightings of elephant, black rhino and lion - everything else was probably at Okaukuejo!
On both evenings, we were out on self-drive game drives returning close to sunset. It is worth being aware of vehicles branded with lodge names out of the park - often empty, presumably having dropped passengers further east, driving at ridiculous speeds to get past Okaukuejo to Andersson's Gate before closing time. A handful passed us, probably driving at around 100kph, one very nearly driving into the back of vehicles stopped viewing rhino." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Black Rhino
10 sightings
Brown Hyena
2 sightings
Eland
3 sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Lion
2 sightings
Oryx
5 sightings
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
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