Reviews of Bagatelle Game Ranch
Wildlife sightings and reviews
193 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Bagatelle Game Ranch and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"
The desert chalet we had was well designed with a lovely view.
The game drive was decent enough but it was made by seeing the cheetahs close up at the end." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"
We were in a dune chalet which had lovely comfy chairs on the decking where we could sit and watch the wildlife both at the water hole it overlooked and the kudu wandering past eating the bushes.
The main building has one of the best shops we came across with plenty of variety of both souvenirs and more practical items such as hats for sun protection.
There was a barbecue the night we stayed with a good variety including 3 different meats which were all very tasty.
We did the cheetah feeding which is you in the back of a truck watching the guides get out and feed the cheetahs (who cannot be released into the wild) & it was both informative and a good way to see these beautiful animals up close." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Cheetah
1 sighting
Eland
1 sighting
Oryx
2 sightings
White Rhino
1 sighting
"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"
Concern for the welfare of the oryx with cropped horns who was in the car park when we arrived." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"
Our chalet (Desert Dune One) was superb, spacious and with all amenities you could imagine, including even a deep claw-foot bath tub with a view over the bush and a waterhole. The main building was large too and there were animals: an oryx, a kudu and some springbok that came right into the premises by the swimming pool! Dinner was three-course and quite formal, but very nice indeed; though it was very busy with every seat occupied (including some people wildly coughing away behind us), so we relocated to the lounge area with our desert as soon as it arrived.
We didn’t have any activities pre-booked but were lucky to get two places on the cheetah-feeding and sundowner tour. This was really excellent, again better than expected and a very nice final wildlife activity before our last stop in Windhoek.
Glad we had this place included – it certainly is much more than a “Bagatelle” (something trivial). Here we thought we could have had an extra night – and pre-booked extra activities. Maybe next time." See all these reviews: 21n in Namibia
Cheetah
Multiple sightings
Giraffe
1 sighting
Oryx
Multiple sightings
"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"
All the staff at Bagatelle were really friendly and nothing was too much trouble.
We booked a morning game drive for the next morning which was excellent.
We would have liked to spend an extra night here." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Eland
1 sighting
Oryx
Multiple sightings
White Rhino
1 sighting
Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"
Nice pool, great bar, very friendly staff, great location set in its own little game reserve with plenty of animals walking around. Evening meal was superb and a good breakfast. Quite a long drive from the main road. One room had no window but the other had a view out into the reserve." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
Eland
2 sightings
Meerkat
10 sightings
Oryx
5 sightings
"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"
Golf buggie with luggage up to room and dune chalet worth the extra as the view was spectacular.
Dinner was excellent too …. Wished we had stayed two nights" See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
White Rhino
1 sighting
"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"
The standard was good. Everybody was charming. The room was lovely.
We only stayed one night and didn’t see any wildlife, but we saw our first African sunset. So colourful!" See all these reviews: 6n in Namibia
"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"
Pet, trained rhino seemed sad. Cheetah "show" also sad. Nice scenery only." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana
Giraffe
1 sighting
Wildebeest
1 sighting
"More than just a stopover"
The staff were superb, the game drive exceeded expectations, as did the dinner. There is decent game viewing here, including two white rhino, although these are habituated to people to the point of being tame rather than wild." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Eland
1 sighting
Giraffe
1 sighting
Oryx
Multiple sightings
Wildebeest
1 sighting
Zebra
1 sighting
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