Reviews of Okonjima Bush Camp
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A must do
Our first great guide who made our experience of a fantastic place even more pleasurable.
Cannot fault it.
First class lodge with wonderful wildlife
The lodge and cabins are beautifully furnished and equipped but as we spent so much time on game drives we sadly had inadequate time to use and enjoy these wonderful facilities properly.
All staff provided a warm welcome and the trips were tailored around our party of 5. We got within 12 feet of leopard, 30 feet of white rhinos and walked to watch 3 cheetah.
There were also sighting of some game and lots of birds.
Dinner and breakfast was professionally served and delicious.
Fabulous !
We had been booked into Plains Camp & got upgraded , which was just great. Great rooms & loads of birds & 2 warthogs in our very own waterhole !
Two minor points -
1) why is there no water available in the lounge chalet where the coffee station is ?
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2) for such a quality place it seemed odd that there was no choice on the menu (the portions were also a bit on the small side)
As we had been upgraded we had to pay extra for activities which I think are normally included (only fair).
We went on the leopard tracking which was great as we saw Electra. We also wished we had gone on the cheetah tracking - as we didn't see a cheetah in our trip.
The night hide visit was not so great - we saw 3 porcupines, who get fed kitchen scraps - they were already waiting when we arrived ; once they had eaten all the food they left & we were told that it was time to go. Very disappointing - no chance to see honey badgers or any of the other animals that it had been suggested we could see. I found the guide quite rude & did make a complaint.
I was surprised that the visit to the Africat centre was charged at $640, this seemed far too expensive so we declined .
It was nice to get out & go on one of the walks - great views of the reserve - but sadly very few birds (& no animals) seen.
Okonjima Bush Camp
Okonjima was one of our favorite destinations. Lovely lodge rooms and lovely surroundings. Great staff, always helpful.
Outstanding guides who went out of their way to make sure we saw the animals on the reserve.
Couldn't have been better -- we highly recommend Okonjima.
Excellent accommodation and game viewing
The stay at Okonjima was very enjoyable. The accommodation, meals and service were excellent. We particularly enjoyed the close views of birds and animals from our room - actually 2 rondavels, one a bedroom with large windows and the other a lounge area open below the thatched roof and supplied with seed to scatter outside to attract the birds.
We were a bit daunted by the list of activities on offer and the prices - there seemed to be an expectation that over the 2 days we were at the Lodge we would do 2 afternoon drives, a night drive, an early morning drive and a guided visit to the Africat centre.
We did one afternoon drive - wonderful close views of leopard and cheetah (for the latter we were on foot); the night drive when food scraps were put outside a hide to attract wildlife (though only a porcupine came foraging that night - but excellent views of this nocturnal creature); and a very informative visit to the AfriCat day centre. We also did two marked walks - one from the Lodge and one starting a few kilometres away. Neither yielded much by way of animal or bird sightings but gave us the opportunity to walk after a lot of time spent in vehicles and to see the plants and scenery close up.
The only drawback was that the walks could have been better marked - we lost the path on both of them!
excellent
What can I say it was ex in every respect and a total surprise
staff were ex
food was ex
rooms were amazing
guides and activities ex
wildlife ex
Excellent experience
We loved Okonjima. It's on the way north from Windhoek to Etosha. The accommodation was lovely and we had giraffes outside our hut a number of times.
The service and general ambience in the main areas we great. Everyone was very friendly. Our guide was excellent and really tried hard to get us a glimpse (however fleeting) of a leopard.
We had a fantastic experience walking close to Cheetah and Rhino and then really enjoyed the AfriCat centre. Highly recommended.
Awesome camp!
Awesome camp, with great food!
Excellent huts, should have spent 2 nights there if we had known better.
Okonjima Bush Camp review
As much as I loved Onguma, our accommodation at Okonjima was out of this world - we had a separate open air living room and in our bedroom the windows opened right out and we were within inches of visiting warthogs and guinea fowl - at night you could lie in bed and watch various animals wander past - the room was so well equipped with everything thought of, it was heaven and I wish we'd stayed here longer.
We had lunch and breakfast here which were fantastic, however, I skipped dinner as I was ill, but they very considerately sent my dinner to my room. The staff were very attentive and friendly and there is a well stocked gift shop.
There's plenty of activities on offer here, but a major highlight was the leopard tracking and sundowner drive - we were incredibly fortunate in that we saw two leopards, one very closely with her cub - even our guide said he'd only seen one of these leopards twice in four years so he was also over the moon.
Okonjima, a must!
Special visit and a memorable end to our three weeks. Fantastic staff andwarmest of welcomes. This place sets out to be good and achieves this in spades.
Angel the Manager was excellent and runs a tight ship with everything done to perfection. Attention to detail justifies its success. Helia his assistant must be mentioned too.
Game drives to see Leopards and Cheetahs fantastic and Previous, our Zimbabwean guide, a fund of knowledge about every aspect of the work of this big cat sanctuary.
The early morning walk to see the cheetahs hunting was a fantastic privilege.
Lovely people and lovely place with fantastic accommodation. A must go-to place.
