Reviews of Onguma Bush Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
87 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
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"Onguma Bush Camp review"
"Hope to return"
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
Elephant
2 sightings
Giraffe
3 sightings
Oryx
2 sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Wildebeest
2 sightings
Zebra
2 sightings
"Onguma Bush Camp review"
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
Elephant
1 sighting
Giraffe
3 sightings
Zebra
1 sighting
"Onguma Bush Camp review"
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
Lion
Multiple sightings
Oryx
Multiple sightings
"Onguma Bush Camp review"
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
Brown Hyena
1 sighting
Eland
1 sighting
Giraffe
Multiple sightings
Roan antelope
Multiple sightings
Sable antelope
Multiple sightings
"Onguma Bush Camp review"
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
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
"Onguma Bush Camp review"
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
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
"Onguma Bush Camp review"
We visited in rainy season, so were concerned that we would not see much game. We need not have worried, we saw lots of elephants, rhino and lion and were lucky enough to witness a successful cheetah hunt with her cubs.
We also arranged a special bush dinner at onguma, which was a great experience. A private bbq feast dinner set up in the middle of the bush just for us." See all these reviews: 21n in Namibia
Cheetah
4 sightings
Eland
5 sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Leopard
1 sighting
Lion
10 sightings
Oryx
10 sightings
Spotted Hyena
2 sightings
White Rhino
5 sightings
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Onguma Bush Camp review"
"Onguma Bush Camp review"
The food was a bit all over the place–breakfasts were excellent, lunch offerings poor, dinner ranged from a very good night to some adequate meals. They do, however, offer a very pleasant multi-course dinner in the evening overlooking the waterhole, so even though the food was not always the best, the experience is always very pleasant.
The waterhole by the lodge is very nice and we had quite a lot of visitors this time, including elephant, kudu, springbok, impala, jackal, and a nightly eagle owl.
Onguma's photography hide is the absolute star here–we had several nice sessions watching the animals visit from that great, eye-level vantage point. I did learn that they had stopped doing true game drives in the Onguma reserve, and only do quick sun-downer drives, despite having a large reserve with a lot of wildlife. That being said, the great thing about Onguma is the location right next to the Etosha entry gate and all that the park offers. We spent most of our time self-driving from Onguma into the park." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
Cheetah
1 sighting
Elephant
Multiple sightings
Giraffe
Multiple sightings
Lion
1 sighting
Oryx
Multiple sightings
Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings
White Rhino
1 sighting
Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
Zebra
Multiple sightings
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