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
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"Okaukuejo Camp review"
The food at Okaukujo was a buffet which meant you had some choice and was generally ok." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
"Okaukuejo Camp review"
One complaint, this year our first visit to the restaurant was also our last the food was uneatable we tried the snack bar which was just as bad.
The cooking in both cases was to blame not the ingredients, I did complain to the management when leaving." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
"Okaukuejo Camp review"
The animals were of course the highlight and the camp is excellently placed for that.
The restaurant is slightly school-dinner style. It was all buffet style, which is difficult when there's around 100 people in there, and it was hard to get a waiter's attention for drinks etc.
For the location it was excellent." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
"Okaukuejo Camp review"
BBQing was a nice change after being fully catered for elsewhere. However, Okaukuejo does have a serious problem with jackals roaming the site scavenging for food. They are certainly not timid and one even jumped up onto our BBQ while it was alight. We felt it was potentially an accident waiting to happen insofar as the possibility of someone (particulary a child) being bitten. The floodlit waterholei s obviously brilliant for viewing game although it does have a somewhat unnatural unreal feel to it with such a large human audience but, on balance, still a definite plus point." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
"Okaukuejo is a Must for Self Drives in Etosha"
The renovated waterhole chalets are comfortable, if a bit small, and are an improvement over the very tired accommodations experienced on our previous two visits. We were unaware that self-catering was no longer available (something return clients need to know as we had planned to do our own lunches and dinners) and that the only restaurant on site (now the only choice for meals) has reduced its buffet selections offered at dinner.
For people doing self-drives in Etosha, Okaukuejo is an absolute must! On one night's viewing we saw 5 white rhino and 7 black rhino sharing the water hole at the same time." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana
"Great waterhole and access to Etosha"
It was a bit of a shock to be around so many people, it seemed very noisy by comparison to everywhere else we stayed (particularly in the restaurant and by the waterhole).
The location is undoubtably the best thing about this camp
The shop was understocked and v.overpriced." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia
"Okaukuejo Camp review"
The number of people is a surprise after the tranquility of the previous lodges and the quality and choice of food obviously suffers because of the crowds that are being catered for!
The flood lit waterhole was fantastic and is a must for evening viewing!" See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia; 1n in South Africa
"Okaukuejo Restcamp review"
We were very lucky whilst we were there we saw elephants, rhinos, zebra, jackals, many many birds including african eagle owls and that was without leaving the camp.
What can one say about Etosha? It was everything we hoped it would be and with a lot of effort ,as the grasses were long making spotting difficult, we saw everything we came to see and a great deal more.
The only downside to this camp is the restaurant which is pretty basic but there is a choice so you can usually find something to eat but it would be better if you could just pay for what you ate rather than one price for all." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
"Okaukuejo Restcamp review"
We really regretted spending only one night there." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
"Okaukuejo Restcamp review"
The dining was a bit like canteen style , a rolling buffet , so it was vital to avoid the crowds as this was a much busier camp than Namutoni. We ate late both lunch and dinner and found that after the initial crowds had died down , the standard was satisfactory /good , but don't get too excited.
The main draw has always been the waterhole , but the recent heavy rains had made it redundant which was a shame , but on the plus side it made the waterhole area very quiet during the evening and night, so that there was not the constant noise if you did want to get to bed early as previous visits.
As at Namutoni ,the authorities had closed several roads , but there was still plenty to see and so much just by the car. The 500 dollar deposit was no problem , returned promptly when checking out. The staff generally were fine" See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia; 4n in Botswana
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