Reviews of Okonjima Plains Camp
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361 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

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"Okonjima Plains Camp review"
We loved learning about the cheetahs and leopards.
The rooms had a superb view out across the bush and we had the opportunity to go on our own self guided walks, which is nice." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
"Okonjima Plains Camp"
We were very lucky with our game drives - we saw Leopards, Cheetahs, Wild Dogs etc. - our rangers were a delight and made us feel very welcome and fully informed.
Although a very large lodge, we were made to feel part of it by friendly staff." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
"Okonjima Plains Camp review"
We were upgraded to view rooms which was nice. The pool was lovely. Food could have been better - it was the only place where portions were quite small.
Our guide was fantastic - very good at spotting the little things (e.g. owls). We went on a game drive and saw a cheetah (allowed to do the last 15m on foot despite us having children) and a leopard up really close. Both were collared, but wonderful to see them so up close." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia
"Fantastic cheetah and leopard sightings"
We went on both the leopard and cheetah tracking trips with our guide Gideon. On these trips we were lucky enough to come up close to a leopard and cheetahs. Walking near the cheetahs was a special experience. Our guide was able to explain all about the animal conservation efforts being made and it made for a fascinating insight into the local area.
Overall this was an extremely enjoyable stay. The gift shop was good too!" See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
"Okonjima Plains Camp review"
the game drives were excellent as was the food & the main accomodation" See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
"Great choice at Plains Camp"
Activities are well-organised and the idea of being allocated a guide for your whole stay is very good. It is easy to plan the days with main activities at 06:30 and 16:00 each day. Only staying two nights we were able to pack in 3 activities during which we saw leopard, cheetah and wild dogs in addition to a rich variety of other fauna.
The staff are very flexible and were able to change seating quickly when three couples returning from a game drive wished to eat at a table for six. The food is of good quality.
The only regret was not squeezing in the Africat visit between main activities.
This is one Lodge which will inspire." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
"Very wel run and informative centre"
The Standard rooms are nicely decorated in a simple way and have two large beds with views out across the plain. Meals are served in a large building. The set 3 course dinners were good - game each night. The first night's meal was significantly better than the second. All staff were keen to ensure the visit was good. Tables were allocated for dinner, but we asked to combine tables with others we met on the game drives and were accomodated immediately.
We took three drives out seeing leopard, cheetah and wild dogs, as well as loads of antelope and giraffe. The guide, Immanuel, was excellent and made an effort to ensure we saw as much as we could during our stay. We were nervous that the viewing would be affected by the way they collar the cats and track them but in practice it didn't affect the experience as the cats are roaming wild and the tracking doesn't 100% identify the location of the animals and the animals might be in areas the vehicles can't reach.
The clinic/centre is also worth a visit to understand the work AfriCat does.
We hung around on our final day as it was such a comfortable place torelax before heading on to Windhoek." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
"Okonjima Plains Camp review"
The service is not excellent but the rooms are nice and the food is good.
The activities are well planned and enjoyable." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
"Amazing experience"
The staff were all friendly, the food was good particularly the afternoon tea!
We took part in the cheetah and leopard tracking - it was a great privilege to get so close to the cheetah and to learn about the work of Africat in preparing these beautiful animals for release into the wild. Our hunt for leopard illustrated the difficulty Africat have in monitoring these animals. Our guide Mike was informative and very experienced.
I also took the tour of the Africat foundation and got to see Leewa the leopard up close - such a beautiful animal. I really enjoyed the trip with Martin and learned so much about the difficulties caused by the local communities living in close proximity to cheetah and leopard.
Overall an amazing experience not to be missed" See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
"Okonjima Plains Camp review"
Good large comfortable room, with good pool associated with a small cluster of rooms. Restaurant very functional but food OK." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
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