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Okonjima Plains Camp
Okonjima Plains Camp
Okonjima Plains Camp
Okonjima Plains Camp
Okonjima Plains Camp
Okonjima Plains Camp
Okonjima Plains Camp
Okonjima Plains Camp
Okonjima Plains Camp
Okonjima Plains Camp

Reviews of Okonjima Plains Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

392 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Okonjima Plains 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 Jun-2018, 65 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Okonjima Plains Camp.
Leopard

97% success

Wild dog

16% success

Oryx

98% success

Giraffe

97% success

Zebra

97% success

Wildebeest

73% success

Eland

58% success

Brown Hyena

55% success

Sable antelope

44% success

White Rhino

31% success

Spotted Hyena

12% success

Aardvark

11% success

Pangolin

9% success

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Arrival date
JD
Harrogate

"Okonjima Plains Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 19 Nov 2023
"We booked a View Room and it did not disappoint. All we could say when we entered the room was 'WOW'. All of one wall was a window out on to the plains and you felt like you were actually with the animals. There was a veranda with chairs and a bed with linen provided if you wanted to sleep outside. We didn't as there always seemed to be jackals close by.

We were in room 10 which was quite a way from the main building so we tended to drive down at meal times and for activities. The restaurant has both indoor and outdoor tables and lovely firepit.

The staff were very friendly. The first activity we booked was Leopard Tracking and Daniel the guide was excellent. It was so exciting as he persevered in looking for one particular leopard who suddenly appeared on top of a mound of earth. We next booked a Night drive and although we realise that you might not see loads of animals, the guide did not engage with his guests and his light was broken and the red cover kept coming off which made it difficult to see anything. We spoke to the lodge manager as we were very disappointed with the whole trip and felt that it had been a waste of money. He admitted he'd had similar feedback and made a note of our comments but did nothing else. In hindsight we should have asked for a refund or at least a reduction in the cost as it was a very expensive trip.

We finished off with the Africat Carnivore Care and Information Centre which included a visit to the enclosures where they keep the cheetahs which cannot be released. Peter our guide was excellent and talked about the cats as if they were his family as he knew them so well. A perfect way to end our stay at Okonjima." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Brown Hyena

2 sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

White Rhino

2 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mrs L.
London

"Okonjima Plains Camp review"

1 night Arrived 12 Nov 2023
"The guides here were incredible and we learnt a lot.

It was amazing to get so close to lions, a leopard and cheetahs. Very interesting learning about Africat.

The lodge is very nice and food is excellent. Staff were very friendly." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Brown Hyena

1 sighting

Eland

1 sighting

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr & Mrs Paul
Surrey

"Okonjima Plains Camp review"

1 night Arrived 2 Nov 2023
"We were actually upgraded to the gorgeous Bush Camp. This was the most traditional luxury accommodation and the additional room with loungers overlooking the watering hole was special. We felt the pool was out of the way and not inviting us to take a dip and the activity at the watering hole was mostly birdlife and a few warthog.

The attempts to upsell on the tours was quite clear - we were more interested in the night safari after two weeks of daytime safaris and they seemed shocked we would choose not to do the leopard safari with a 50/50 chance of sighting. We just weren't sure it was a risk worth taking at the end of three weeks expenditure!

We did eventually choose to do both but were late back from the sundowner tour and waiting staff seemed unaware we had a 45 minute turn around before the next outing and had prepared a lovely private meal for us in honour of our honeymoon, we felt really bad abandoning but were being chased by the guide for the tour and had to leave most of the wine and our dessert course behind. It didn't seem very coordinated or personalised.

We were very lucky to spot 3 leopards - one without a collar and the guide was fantastically knowledgable. Any more than 6 in the truck was problematic as some guests refused to share their row or insisted on outside seats which meant Tom had to squish in the front with the driver and I had to be very mindful of others in my row that couldn't see the wildlife if I wasn't contorted in a weird shape on our row.

Curios shop was huge compared to others and actually stocked wildlife books where no-one else had - a little late on our trip though.

The walking trails were a great option but we couldn't take advantage with the short stay we had." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Brown Hyena

2 sightings

Giraffe

8 sightings

Leopard

3 sightings

Oryx

10 sightings

Sable antelope

3 sightings

Zebra

3 sightings

Claire M
Toronto

"Okonjima Plains Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 4 Oct 2023
"Our view room was stunning. I appreciated how well spaced they were from the others and from the main lodge. To be able to lie in bed and gaze out at the plain, with springbok and kudu and giraffe grazing just outside, was wonderful. I loved the veranda with the day bed.

The service was extremely friendly and upbeat across the large number of staff.

The swimming pool was a little murky when I swam in it at around 2 pm on the day I arrived there.

A highlight was eating dinner just a few metres from the waterhole and watching various species of antelope come from drinks.

The food was delicious and well presented. I felt the lunch was overpriced, compared to what we'd seen in other locations in Namibia (315 ND per plate). This price was not on the menu we were given and while we should have asked the price, we assumed it would be in line with what we'd spent elsewhere (closer to 200 ND per plate).

We went on a leopard sundowner drive and an early morning visit to Africat and the cheetahs and lions there. Both were great and I enjoyed learning more about the work of Africat." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Giraffe

3 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Oryx

3 sightings

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

3 sightings

Mrs B.
Chicago

"Okonjima Plains Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 21 Sep 2023
"This is a very unique place and experience" See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Brown Hyena

1 sighting

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Sable antelope

1 sighting

White Rhino

1 sighting

Wild dog

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mrs L.
London

"Okonjima Plains Camp review"

1 night Arrived 1 Sep 2023
"Perfect last night before going to the airport.

Friendly welcome, lovely big rooms with a great view. The leopard tracking was great fun and we got very close to a leopard which was awesome.

The facilities were good - it feels like being in a high-end field trip centre. The food was fine but not brilliant.

Overall, a good experience and a lovely setting." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr&Mrs D + kids
Herts

"Okonjima Plains Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 19 Aug 2023
"Not applicable. Unfortunately, we did not make it to Okonjima due to flight cancellations and a 3 day delay." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

DD & PK
New York

"Okonjima Plains Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 14 Jul 2023
"We loved Okonjima! The leopard tracking and pangolin tracking tours were amazing! We were incredibly lucky to see a leopard kill a guinea fowl (our guide said he had seen a leopard kill only three times before in his 15 years there); carry it back to her cub; and cry out to her cub to find it. We saw the cub cry out later and eventually saw mother and cub reunited and then chased away by a brown hyena. We loved watching the pangolin, as well, and learned a lot about the animals from the researcher on our trip. The rooms were also excellent and, although not heated, it was nice to have a non-drafty building rather than a tent for a change. We also loved the hiking trails--we hiked two of them in one day after days of sitting in our car and driving through Etosha." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Brown Hyena

2 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Oryx

10 sightings

Pangolin

1 sighting

Zebra

10 sightings

Ms J.
Northallerton

"Okonjima Plains Camp review"

1 night Arrived 24 Jun 2023
"Fabulous warm reception from all the staff.

Our room was lovely with fabulous views. The food I have to say was superb and dinner has to be one of the best meals we have had in a long time.

The game drives we chose were Leopard Tracking in the evening and Cheetahs in the morning.

Leopard tracking was excellent plenty of game to see on the drive and we got extremely close to two Leopards.

Cheetahs in the morning had the added bonus of seeing the lions been fed." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia; 4n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Giraffe

2 sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

Oryx

2 sightings

Zebra

2 sightings

Mrs K
Andover

"Okonjima Plains Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 24 Jun 2023
"Had a wonderful stay at Okonjima.

Staff so friendly. Rooms had wonderful views of the savannah with plenty of wildlife.

Family of warthogs slept in front of our room at night — very cute. Food was excellent.

Activities were outstanding. Two members of our group did the pangolin tracking at night and were rewarded with 30 minutes watching a pangolin.

Had a sundowner in the company of 3 white rhinos whilst out of the vehicle on foot - very exhilarating.

Can’t rate this place highly enough." See all these reviews: 15n 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

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Pangolin

1 sighting

Sable antelope

Multiple sightings

White Rhino

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

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