Reviews of Onguma Tented Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
103 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Onguma Tented Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

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"Onguma Tented Camp review"
Upon arrival we were asked what activities we would like to undertake, only to be told that the trip to the photographic hide was already fully booked. I only mention this because the trip we booked into Etosha didn't start well as the guide failed to show up and after some tracking down by reception it was established we had been forgotten.
The two points are linked because although the Tented Camp only has 7 rooms the overall Onguma Reserve includes many other locations, some of which are larger and the activities are shared between them. This influences what is available and also the efficiency. This aspect needs attention because we had been booked onto a trip with four people in the Aoba lodge located some 20 minutes away. Therefore there was no chance of us all leaving at the time advertised even if we had been remembered. We suggested our trip be cancelled, because bringing the vehicle back would impact the other guests but this didn't seem to be understood. We eventually joined the tour some 45 minutes late and it turned out to be excellent.
The guide was very professional but clearly annoyed at the lack of organisation within Onguma. Whilst the price of our tour was met by the Lodge I am not sure the other guests who were disrupted had the same experience. We also weren't given the true story by the Lodge management which is unprofessional. Blaming the problem on a broken down vehicle, which we knew not to be the case. Whilst this didn't really disrupt our enjoyment of the place I mention it because it clearly requires attention.
Otherwise the location is excellent and a very relaxing place to view animals at the waterhole. The service at meal times was very good and the tour we experienced on their own reserve was also good" See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia

Elephant
2 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Lion
2 sightings

Oryx
8 sightings

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

Zebra
6 sightings
"Modern Camp with excellent facilities"
We had arrived following a long drive through Etosha National Park, so were too tired to do that evening activities. So we decided to use this as a quieter activity camp - and were particularly pleased with our trip to their Hide - which gave us excellent concealed view to get a good understanding of how animals come up to a waterhole and then move on.
Abraham our guide at the waterhole was a pleasant and friendly person with whom to spend a quieter couple of hours Lots of warthogs and their young, which we had not seen yet." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Oryx
Multiple sightings

Wildebeest
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Luxurious stop at Onguma"
We probably didn't get as much out of it as we could because of bad weather, but it was a great place to hide." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
"Onguma Tented Camp review"
I would recommended anybody that visits Etosha to spend at least 2 nights here." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia; 7n in Botswana
"sumpttuous"
"Superb luxury camp"
Beautiful rooms, excellent restaurant, and a delightful waterhole frequented by many antelope and giraffe.
All in all, a really good choice for exploring the eastern end of Etosha, located as it is a 20 minute drive from the eastern gate to the park." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana; 5n in Namibia
"Very comfortable, great waterhole"
The tents too are lovely, each of them also looking out over the waterhole. We woke one morning to the sound of a herd of zebra crunching the gravel on their way to drink!
Food and service were excellent.
We self-drove, so didn't take part in camp activities. Driving round eastern Etosha / Fisher's Pan was easy from here, and gave us a chance to see a variety of animals and birds." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
"Superb"
We went on a morning walk with a guide, which was great fun, and well worth doing" See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 1n in Zimbabwe
"Onguma Tented Camp review"
"A pity about our guide"
We were offered a private dinner by the pool for our anniversary , a nice surprise :-) and the food was excellent.
A pity that all this was ruined by our game drive experience which was a complete disaster as the guide was rude and did not show any interest. He didn't even ask in advance about our sundowners drinks, which it is not a problem if you have more than one coke available for a group of four.
He managed to find a cheetah mother with her cubs, but off-road is not allowed on any occasion on their private game reserve, so we could not see them. We reported all this to the lodge." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
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