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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

84 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, 20 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Onguma Bush Camp.
Lion

50% success

Leopard

12% success

Cheetah

19% success

Oryx

79% success

Giraffe

67% success

Wildebeest

67% success

Zebra

67% success

Elephant

50% success

Eland

44% success

Spotted Hyena

35% success

Sable antelope

33% success

Black Rhino

20% success

Roan antelope

19% success

White Rhino

19% success

Brown Hyena

14% success

Aardvark

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Showing 61-70 of 84
Duration
Arrival date
Mr M
W Lothian

"Onguma Bush Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 25 Sep 2012
"Very relaxing. Annoying that they don't sell cigarettes !!!!! very comfortable, jolly nice staff" See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr T&M &Ms S&J
UK

"Onguma Bush Camp - devoid of wildlife!"

2 nights Arrived 21 Sep 2012
"A beautiful camp on the fringes of Etosha, this place has recently been re-furbished and sadly animals are now rarely seen at the waterhole...it is a fantastic lodge/ waterhole design but loses its charm being devoid of animals.
We were dissapointed at this.

Food and service could have been better I'm afraid.
All in all the scene was set in a spectacular location but the key players just didn't turn up .

This would not be a place we'd go back to." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Mrs A & Friends
UK

"Great. Wish we had stayed longer"

1 night Arrived 17 Sep 2012
"Gwynneth recommended Onguma Bush Camp as we could not get into Namutoni, but brilliant recommendation.We had two large rondavels at edge of camp, excellent facilities and large ,well equipped bathroom.

The evening meal was excellent as was the breakfast and the staff were very efficient and willing to please. great lounge area to relax and have a coffee after meal overlooking waterhole. Julia on reception anticipated and answered all our questions. Pity it was just an overnight stop." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Dr & Mrs C
W Sussex

"A comfortable camp for eastern Etosha"

2 nights Arrived 23 Jun 2012
"This was another camp with very few guests. A delightful setting in front of a large and frequently visited waterhole, there was lots of comfortable seating from which to watch. Meals were very good and service excellent. The track to the eastern park gate is rough in places but we saw a lot of game on the way including a caracal at close quarters.

Our room was large, simply furnished and with comfortable beds. It being June, we didn't sample the swimming pool, right next to the waterhole." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mr M x 4
UK

"Onguma Bush Camp review"

1 night Arrived 6 Jun 2012
"And this is the budget option at Onguma!!?? It is an amazing place - to be honest, a bit chic for us. But we loved it all the same.

Very attentive service. Wonderfully warm welcome.

The guide-book said the rooms were 'spartan'. If this is spartan, I'll go for that every time!

Superb restaurant location overlooking the waterhole." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Ms S
North Carolina

"Beautiful lodge, excellent service"

1 night Arrived 18 May 2012
"Onguma was absolutely lovely, and the service was top notch. The woman at reception was welcoming, informative, and warm. Mattheu and Max were incredibly helpful and knowledgable, providing incredible service and showing us wildlife.

The watering hole and overlooking deck were beautiful, and the rooms felt both comfortable and luxurious. We had such a wonderful time having drinks on the deck, observing wildlife as the sun set, and the food was excellent. Onguma is certainly on my list of places to return to, and I hope to see Mattheu and Max again!" See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr D & Mrs S
Wilts

"Blue crane"

2 nights Arrived 31 Oct 2011
"Not as easy to find as we expected. Although we knew it was just outside the park gate there is no road sign. The brown sign pointing at the entrance gate is labelled for another lodge. The entrance gate does have Onguma on it but we were misled by the lack of sign and went several kilometres past before turing round and seeing a brown sign when we got back to the park gate. So no probs finding it if you are travelling from outside the park.

Waterhole is new and close to the camp so not well used, either because it is new or too noisy. It was great to eat meals and watch what game there was though.

No opportunity to drive around Onguma in your own vehicle so we used the camp as a base to explore the east of Etosha and went back into the park." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Ms R & Mr S
USA

"Onguma Bush Camp review"

1 night Arrived 22 Oct 2011
"We were there during a midge infestation, so the experience was somewhat impacted by having insects swarm the table as we ate.

The room was just OK, but the grounds were quite lovely, with a great bar where you can sit and have a drink and watch the watering hole and sunset." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

"Onguma Bush Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 23 Sep 2011
"We loved Onguma.

The rooms were great, the food was equisite and the service fantastic. Definitely one of the best places we stayed and conveniently located for the east of Etosha where we had fantastic lion sightings at Chudop waterhole." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia; 4n in Zambia; 1n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

"Onguma Bush Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 1 Aug 2011
"Wow, what a lovely place. Lovely rooms in a beautiful setting. Welcome great, with a cooling flannel for everyone to freshen up.

Food very good quality, in a beautiful restaurant round an open fire. Two lounges and a lovely verandah made for a lovely place to relax at the end of a day in Etosha. A lovely touch was that while we were at dinner, a bedtime story was put in the children's rooms." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
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84 reviews of Onguma Bush Camp by travellers since August 2007
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