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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 331-340 of 701
Duration
Arrival date
Mr & Mrs F
Ealing

"A relatively large camp inside Etosha"

2 nights Arrived 8 Jan 2014
"We had been spoiled staying in small luxurious lodges in Caprivi and this is quite a large complex of individual bungalows, like a small town rather than a safari lodge, and caters for relatively large numbers of people. So the restaurant is a self-service buffet and the food, although good, was not to the "gourmet" standards of some of the more exclusive lodges.

Although we rated it "average", the quality of this camp was quite acceptable - just that "excellent" and "good" in Namibia really mean something that is exceptionally good by international standards.

Unfortunately the water hole for animals by the camp, one of our reasons for wanting to stay there, was completely devoid of any four-legged visitors in the evening perhaps because it was the rainy season when there are plenty of alternative water sources." See all these reviews: 25n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Mr F & Mrs B
Preston

"Etosha is green !!"

2 nights Arrived 28 Dec 2013
"We were surprised by the Main Camp here as we did not expect it to be as good as it was. The room was certainly satisfactory. Food was OK but nothing special however this did not detract from the stay there.

Plenty of water in Etosha so the animals were not visiting the known waterholes as much." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 3n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Dr M & Mrs S
UK

"Okaukuejo"

2 nights Arrived 1 Dec 2013
"This was not to our personal taste as it was relatively commercialised, large and busy. However, the area was fascinating and we enjoyed looking at the wildlife at the waterhole.

I think it needs to be emphasised a bit more that finding wildlife is definitely harder when the rains start. But we still enjoyed our stay and were lucky to see quite a lot of animals. The food was again a bit canteen like and too much choice.

We felt that the waterhole needed to be monitored at least some of the time as one person decided to throw stones at a sleeping black rhino to persuade it to move. We did not expect to see such behaviour in a place like that!" See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

"Okaukuejo Camp"

6 nights Arrived 15 Nov 2013
"Reception switched our room to W10, one of the four best round the waterhole. This year was lion year, saw many but no kills.

The room was kept immaculate by our room girl. Take away breakfasts were always ready on time so we could get into the park when the gate opened. Enjoyed evening meals. Little shop had everything we needed." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Mr T & Ms M
W Molesey

"A very busy place"

1 night Arrived 14 Nov 2013
"Our one night stay here was enough, although the accommodation was fine the catering was fairly chaotic with so many people the staff had a tough time keeping up with buffet content.

The waterhole had plenty of visiting animals and is always great watching" See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Poor
Facilities:
Good
Mr G & Ms W
London

"Watering hole is the only reason to stay here"

2 nights Arrived 10 Nov 2013
"We had very low expectations staying here. The sole, and only reason for booking Okaukuejo, was to stay close to the flood-lit watering hole. And for that reason alone, it was worth it.

We knew that the government run camp would be fairly basic and without a lot of character. So those expectations were met. The room was very tidy, clean and roomy. The other facilities - i.e. the swimming pool - were not as clean.

The food was below our expectations - very poor. Dinner consisted of overcooked grilled game and mayonnaise laden salads. Vegetables were so overcooked that there was no taste.

Service/friendliness was the worst we experienced on our entire trip. It wasn't that it was so bad, but everywhere else was much better.

However, that being all said, the watering hole was indeed amazing, and for that alone, we are happy we stayed here. The amount and variety of wildlife was incredible. We had never expected to see rhinos, never mind baby rhinos. And at one point, during the sunset, it felt like a scene out of "The Lion King" but without the cheesy music.

So, if you are looking for a reliable place to view wildlife within the comfort of your room, and can put up with bad food and mediocre accommodation/service, then we can highly recommend it." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Terrible
Facilities:
Poor
Ms E & Mr J
Spain

"The best waterhole in Etosha to see wildlife."

2 nights Arrived 6 Nov 2013
"It is a great place to watch wildlife right a few meters from your room. The service is poor." See all these reviews: 21n in Namibia; 10n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Poor
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Poor
Facilities:
Poor
Mr G x 4
Norway

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 1 Nov 2013
"We had 2 nights in main camp.

Well organised and we could sense a bit more service minded staff compared to our visit two years ago, so keep at like that.

A lot of animals showing up at the waterhole and we had some stunning encounters with lions at two other waterholes as well.

The chalets were very nice and all in all good service." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs G
Haslemere

"Better than expected at Okaukuejo"

2 nights Arrived 23 Oct 2013
"We had a waterhole chalet, and used it to advantage, even going out to look at the waterhole in the middle of the night, seeing both rhino & herds of elephant, as well as many other game species. Though some aspects were below par, it is a definite must in terms of a 2 night stay.

Though it is a self-service restaurant, service was very poor, with almost no attention given to us once we'd been seated. However the food was better than we'd expected. Wine was half the price we found elsewhere - only N$70 for a bottle of Rosé.

Rooms were good and comfortable and included a fridge, which many other private lodges did not have.
The pool filtering system was either switched off or wasn't working, so the water surface wasn't pleasant. Also there were insufficient loungers for those that wanted to sunbathe, which after a long drive we certainly wanted to do." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 6n in Mozambique; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Poor
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Dr & Mrs M
Newcastle

"Okaukuejo Camp"

1 night Arrived 18 Oct 2013
"Accomodation itself was very good.

We were glad that we had gone to Halail first- we saw lots of animals in the eastern part of the park and then returned west to Okaukuejo. We went out to the west of the camp but saw very little wildlife. If we had gone here first , I think we would have been disappointed." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Facilities:
Good
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