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Onguma Bush Camp
Onguma Bush Camp
Onguma Bush Camp
Onguma Bush Camp
Onguma Bush Camp

Reviews of Onguma Bush Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

90 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Onguma Bush 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 Jul-2018, 25 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Onguma Bush Camp.
Lion

44% success

Leopard

9% success

Cheetah

19% success

Oryx

75% success

Giraffe

74% success

Zebra

70% success

Wildebeest

65% success

Elephant

57% success

Eland

39% success

Spotted Hyena

32% success

Sable antelope

25% success

Black Rhino

20% success

Brown Hyena

16% success

Roan antelope

15% success

White Rhino

14% success

Aardvark

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

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Duration
Arrival date
Mr & Mrs H
London

"Onguma Bush Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 7 Aug 2024
"Onguma Bush Camp is a convenient base to do game drives in the reserve or in Etosha.

Beautiful waterhole by the dining areas where a number of animals (including Elephants) come drink. Quite a large lodge feeling a little bit more mass tourism than some of the other places

We also spent a night on the Dream Cruiser which is a must for anyone who has the opportunity to do it - amazing experience, best rhinos sightings we’ve had, very unique and special moment" See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Poor
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

Multiple sightings

Brown Hyena

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

Multiple sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Jonathan
Newcastle

"Onguma Bush Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 27 Jul 2024
"Great and very friendly staff.

There was nothing wrong with this place and on a normal trip you'd probably rave about it but compared to all the other hotels, it felt like the sort of place you'd get in an American theme park - manicured lawns build around a man made water hole with and electric fence around the compound to keep the animals out and another around the whole estate to keep the animals in.

Everything was well kept and to a high standard and the food was good but it just didn't feel as authentic as the other places." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

4 sightings

Giraffe

6 sightings

K&R
Yorkshire

"Onguma Bush Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 20 Jun 2024
"The location of the restaurant and communal area was stunning particularly at sunset.

The staff were very friendly and helpful.

The trip to the hide is well worth it and enjoyed the bush walk even though we didn't see much wildlife." See all these reviews: 20n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Oryx

1 sighting

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Dr and El Jeffe
MT

"Onguma Bush Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 10 Jun 2024
"We saw every sort of wild animal. Again the lodge, staff and guides are the greatest." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Mr & Mrs M
Hagley

"Hope to return"

2 nights Arrived 6 Jun 2024
"Luxurious resort to rival Hoodia and Kipwe – and with a waterhole overlooked by the restaurant.

Great food with very relaxed and friendly service.

Good gamedrive/sundowner and a lovely sunset.

Another of our favourites." See all these reviews: 26n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

2 sightings

Giraffe

3 sightings

Oryx

2 sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wildebeest

2 sightings

Zebra

2 sightings

Mr M.
Ramsgate

"Onguma Bush Camp review"

1 night Arrived 23 May 2024
"We were only here 1 night which was a shame. To reach Onguma, we had to drive through Etosha from Anderssons gate to Von Lindquist gate over 'cattle-grid' tracks. It was quite a long drive and we took a short detour to view the salt pan, which was other-wordly. There were a couple of places where toilet facilities were provided but we kept going until we reached the Namutoni rest camp (much smaller and quieter than Okaukeujo) and had a nice break there. Onguma Bush Camp was just outside the main gate (on the left as we exited). Google maps tried to send us down a path parallel to the correct road but it was well marked so we had no trouble finding it.

We were very impressed by the camp. We were given a lot of information at check-in about the camp and the facilities. It was well laid out, with individual roundels for rooms, a nice gift-shop in the reception area, a pleasant pool and a great restaurant, bar and lounge area overlooking a beautiful reed-fringed waterhole.

We had to leave the car in the car park which was a bit away from the room, but there was prompt help with the bags. The room was comfortable with a nice bathroom and plenty of space for the luggage. There was no safe which does generate a feeling of vulnerability but didn't result in any problems.

We went straight to the lounge for coffee and cake from the station provided in the bar/lounge. The waterhole was alive with dragon-flies we and could see fish swimming below us. We watched a heron fishing. The waterhole attracted black-faced impala, kudu and giraffe and there were a lot of different birds including several marabou storks.

Dinner was lovely, outdoors but blankets were provided on each chair and food and service were good. The same for breakfast. There was a cold buffet and hot drinks were ordered at the table and brought to us. Hot breakfast was also ordered from a nice menu.

All in all this was a very pleasant place to spend a night and we wished we could have had 2 nights here and managed to go on a game drive, as it would have been in the east of the Etosha area so may have been different to what we had already experienced further west. We couldn't even take an early morning game drive as we had to leave early for our longest drive of all the next day to the Zambezi region." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

1 sighting

Giraffe

3 sightings

Zebra

1 sighting

John
Western Canada

"Onguma Bush Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 20 Dec 2023
"Super camp!

Much more luxurious feeling here with the accommodation, facilities and food, all of which were of the highest standard." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Lion

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Mrs & Mrs A
London

"Onguma Bush Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 3 Dec 2023
"We had a wonderfully relaxing couple of days at Onguma.

We did not partake in any game drives as we wanted a bit of relaxation after a busy few days in Etosha.

The food and service were excellent and the swimming pool was a lovely place to camp out with a book.
The restaurant overlooks a watering hole which made for a lovely dining experience." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Brown Hyena

1 sighting

Eland

1 sighting

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Roan antelope

Multiple sightings

Sable antelope

Multiple sightings

Mr & Mrs B
Cambridge

"Onguma Bush Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 26 Jun 2023
"We had spent the whole day in Etosha National Park gazing at all the incredible wildlife before we reached Onguma for our two night stay. The location of Onguma is exceptional if you are planning many visits to the Etosha park as it is 2 minutes drive to the entrance gate.

Our cabin was just inside their private reserve behind a slightly foreboding steel gate, the room was spacious and clean and the facilities at Onguma are really well presented with a large watering hole overlooked by seating areas and the restaurant. We found the staff to be friendly and helpful, food was really good and even though we ate in the evening with woollen hats and thick blankets on (we were staying during winter) it only added to our sense of being in the wild.

Perhaps the highlight of our stay (aside from the incredible experiences in Etosha where we saw two male Lions by the side of the park road) was the mature Elephant who wandered past us as we were having an evening glass of wine at our table, there was nothing separating her from us. We both got the fear, especially as she flashed her ears and faced us on her return from the resort's watering hole, we were no more than 10 metres away. Its impossible to forget that moment." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Roan antelope

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Shannon
Northants

"Onguma Bush Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 6 May 2023
"Our favourite! Instantly felt so comfortable and welcome here.

Fabulous staff, great activities, delicious food, and the most beautiful site.

Elephants coming to the watering hole as we lay by the pool was a highlight" See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

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