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Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp
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Okaukuejo Camp
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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 501-510 of 726
Duration
Arrival date
Dr O & Dr J
Hungary

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 1 Aug 2011
"The bush chalet is tidy, comfortable, we had even a small kitchen. The waterhole was a highlight, we saw much more animals there than on all our trips through Etosha.

The food was excellent, the chief cook had a nice word to all the guests. The staf is not so kind at the reception, maybe because of having soo many tourists." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Mr C & Mrs C
UK

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 29 Jul 2011
"We had lovely semi detatched chalets here, nice rooms, with coffee and tea making facilities and a fridge. The waterhole was excellent, never too crowded. The food in the restaurant was lovely (soup and or salad for starter, always two meats on offer and a nice selction of desserts). The chef , Mr P Pakura was larger than life ( an African Brian Blessed!) and made evryone feel very welcome. It was normally possible to pay for meals by credit card but the machine wasn't working while we were there.

The shop was a little disappointing in as much there was no bread, cheese, ham etc to buy. I had thought we would probably be able to buy things to make a lunch to take with us the following day. In the event we returned to camp and used the kiosk, which was good value,for a snack like toasted sandwich and chips was around £4.

The system of checking out then having breakfast, so giving them chance to check the rooms, worked well for us, as we had left a torch and some shower gel behind, which we were able to get before we left!" See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs H
Middlesex

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 27 Jul 2011
"Everything OK but it was very busy and staff seemed a bit overwhelmed eg for registration and in restaurant.

Room was comfortable and clean, great location near waterhole and for going round the park. Good facilities, shop, food, maps etc. We drove ourselves round the park (great game viewing and wonderful views of the salt pan) so can't comment on activities." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Ms S & family
Stroud

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

1 night Arrived 23 Jul 2011
"Great accommodation close to this busy waterhole but this felt the most 'touristy'. Food was poor -
did not cater for vegetarians very well." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Average
The E family
Bath

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 22 Jul 2011
"Updated since our last visit and very nice rooms. Access to water hole very easy with lots of activity by day and evening.

Restaurant buffet was good. Plenty for breakfast buffet." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Ms N & Mr S
Bristol

"Waterhole room?"

1 night Arrived 21 Jul 2011
"We booked a waterhole room at Okaukuejo and were a bit surprised that it didn't actually have a view of the waterhole. That said, the room was really good and the walk to the waterhole was short.

The overall feeling in the camp was very corporate - imagine a holiday camp run by the civil service, and you wouldn't be far off. The food was OK but not great, with long queue's for the buffet, and a general feeling of being rushed through. Due to a powercut in the morning, the breakfast was restricted to cold meats and yoghurt, which was a bit disappointing as we'd paid for the full breakfast in advance, and no refunds were offered.

However, the amazing variety of animals visiting the waterhole made up for the shortcomings in the set up. We would have liked to stay another night for this reason alone, but the camp was fully booked so we had to move to Namutoni for the rest of our stay in Etosha." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 6n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
D party
Belgium

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

1 night Arrived 18 Jul 2011
"Okaukuejo Camp is a mediocre camp mainly suited for an overnight stay en route to nicer places.

The camp is geared towards mass tourism and the overall experience was unpersonal and not memorable." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Mr O & Mrs R
Germany

"Wildlife at Okaukuejo Camp"

2 nights Arrived 14 Jul 2011
"We enjoyed being in the Etosha, rather than having to face the daily drives into the reserve and would not hesitate to do the same again. Nevertheless we were surprised about the size of the camp, it felt like a village of holiday resort.

Staff were very good in looking after individual guests, who were in the clear minority. We had breakfast and dinner in a small room off the main restaurant, which was lovely.

The selection of food in the shop was unfortunately very limited, therefore there was no chance to use the BBQ." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Mr J & Ms J
Devon

"Good location and waterhole."

2 nights Arrived 14 Jul 2011
"Our third visit to Okaukuejo and probably our last. The canteen style restaurant seems to bring out the worst in people and the food was very expensive for the quality and content. The best thing about the camp is the waterhole as the wildlife is prolific there and herds of elephant regularly visit. We had a bush chalet, which, although had a kitchen area, had no facilities for cooking or utensils for eating, apart from the BBQ. The chalet was near the camping area so was quite noisy early morning and late at night." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Poor
Mr K & Ms C
NJ

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 13 Jul 2011
"Camp is in a great location inside Etosha.

Two nights in a row we saw elephant and rhino at the water hole. The water hole area gets a big crowd and can be loud due to inconsiderate people.

Room was clean and comfortable." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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