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Terrace Bay
Terrace Bay
Terrace Bay
Terrace Bay

Reviews of Terrace Bay

Wildlife sightings and reviews

37 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Terrace Bay and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Aug-2019, 2 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Terrace Bay.
Brown Hyena

50% success

Meerkat

0% success

Oryx

0% success

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Mr&Mrs L.
Paris

"Terrace Bay review"

1 night Arrived 31 May 2023
"We absolutely loved the atmosphere and the setting of that northern ,far away , isolated Camp.There were only the two of us that night in the entire place and it felt surrealistic.

Spacious chalet set very conveniently near the restaurant where we had a very good dinner .Nice staff." See all these reviews: 21n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Ms B
Arizona

"Terrace Bay review"

1 night Arrived 3 May 2022
"A lovely place to stay on the Skeleton coast.

Exploring the coastline here was fun after a long day in the vehicle.

Staff was nice and food was good. Beautiful stark setting on the coast." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia; 8n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Brown Hyena

1 sighting

Dr. L & wife
Denmark

"Location, location, location"

1 night Arrived 1 Aug 2019
"When we finally reached Terrace Bay Restcamp it was like arriving at another planet. Everything seemed abandoned. The main reception was closed and we couldn't find any people or staff. At least, there were signs of civilization. As we were driving around for a while in this dark and deserted lunar base, we saw light in the distance. We found a way to the light. It turned out to be the restaurant (basic cafeteria), where we were greeted by friendly staff. No one had missed us. We got our huge Beach Chatlet with five bedrooms, three bathrooms, large living room and kitchen. Completely surreal. Everything was simple but functional and clean. You sense it was originally built for the mine staff until the government took over in the 1970s. We slept exceptionally well that night. The roaring sea and the wind did not keep us awake.

This is a excellent place because of the extraordinary location and the friendly staff, not because of the facilities (then you will be dissapointed)" See all these reviews: 21n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Poor
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Mr D.
Southampton

"Terrace Bay review"

1 night Arrived 28 May 2019
"The accommodation was better than expected. It was very quiet with only a couple of other guests." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
The Rolling Crones
UK

"Terrace Bay review"

1 night Arrived 21 Jan 2018
"For such a out of the way location, Terrace Bay was amazing. The location on the skeleton coast made us realise how remote and inhospitable that part of the country is. In spite of that, we received a warm welcome and the food was excellent, particularly bearing in mind the logistics involved. So pleased we included it in our trip" See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mr M
W Lothian

"Terrace bay 10 out of 10"

1 night Arrived 26 Sep 2017
"This place is BASIC, but we were warned that it would be so No problems.

Staff had a sense of humour, which one needs if one is to live permanently in TB.

It was exactly as we expected. Therefore have to say 10/10." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Service:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Poor
Facilities:
Poor
raedrian
Canada

"The end of the road at Terrace Bay."

1 night Arrived 12 Apr 2017
"After a long drive, we arrived and had a flat tire as we drove in. The staff immediately changed the tire for the spare and patched up the flat tire. However, the damage was severe and we didn't trust the tire as we would be going into Damaraland on more gravel roads. However Richard arranged for us to see a man named Diamond in Damaraland and miraculously, he had the exact same tire, size and brand, in his shack and mounted it on the rim in place of the damaged tire...we were very relieved.

The facilities are basic but clean, they are oriented to fishermen going after the plentiful fish in the bay.

The rooms were a good size and had a nice view of the Atlantic. It is the only place to stay and one must keep in mind that caters to a different clientele than other resorts. The food was basic but very good with an excellent breakfast." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Average
Mr H
Michigan

"very dated"

1 night Arrived 16 Oct 2016
"We knew we were going way out to go here. I'd skip it in retrospect. Very dated and nothing to see here" See all these reviews: 27n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Average
Service:
Good
Activities:
Poor
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Ms Q & Mr B
USA

"intersting but is it worth the drive?"

1 night Arrived 16 Oct 2016
"It is debatable if being in such an isolated location is worth the hours of driving. There are interesting aspects form a geological and wildlife point of view but the lodge itself fails completely.

The rooms are left over lodging form decades ago mining operation and they are in desparate need of an update. They are noisy, drafty and very poor standard beds and shower facilities. the main staff is not all that friendly but the dining room staff is very good. The rooms are not all that clean so it does not appear to be very well run. t

This was definitely the worst facilities we experienced in our month in Namibia." See all these reviews: 27n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Poor

Location:
Poor
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Terrible
Food:
Average
Mr & Mrs H
Cambs.

"Basic accomodation in remote location"

1 night Arrived 31 Jul 2016
"You go to Terrace Bay to experience the remoteness and desolation of the Skeleton Coast and in that respect we weren't disappointed.

The accommodation was right by the beach but it was dated and basic and the wash basin leaked. The food in the restaurant was surprisingly good given the remoteness of the location." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Excellent
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