Reviews of Bagatelle Game Ranch
Wildlife sightings and reviews
195 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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"Wish we could have stayed longer"
Cheetah
1 sighting
Giraffe
Multiple sightings
Meerkat
1 sighting
Oryx
Multiple sightings
Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Great night drive"
Aardvark
2 sightings
Eland
1 sighting
Oryx
2 sightings
Wildebeest
1 sighting
"Bagatelle"
Once again, some of the activities felt contrived. Maybe we have had a lot of very good experiences and this was not in the top tier." See all these reviews: 26n in Namibia; 7n in Botswana
Eland
1 sighting
Oryx
Multiple sightings
"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"
The room was excellent with a great view across the desert. Only problem was for some reason our dune room 4 had not had its path completed which meant our shoes and socks were continually covered in red sand.
We took the combo activity that consisted of a game drive which the guide worked hard to make enjoyable even with limited animals. This was followed by the cheetah feeding which we thought would be zoo like but was actually circus like as the keeper hand fed them. Good to see the cheetah before and after. Very full jeeps to see the sunset.
The food was good once you picked the best from the buffet arrangements for the main course.
Pool area was pleasant though water was again very cold." See all these reviews: 24n in Namibia
Cheetah
2 sightings
Eland
1 sighting
Oryx
1 sighting
Wildebeest
1 sighting
"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"
"Stopover en route to fish River Canyon"
The stand out element of the typical lodge 'package' was the food - some of the best we had in Namibia." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch is beautiful"
Only downside with a dune cabin is that you have to climb a red sand dune to get to and fro so are constantly picking up sand..." See all these reviews: 5n in Namibia
"Edge of the Kalahari "
We understood the dune chalets were the best accommodation at Bagatelle, but the long walk in the sand from the main building together with the difficult trek up over the deep sand dune, made the location not ideal for our very short stay. We noticed the next door chalet had proper steps built into the dune and how we would have loved to have swapped rooms!
We arrived at 4pm and immediately swapped vehicles and went straight out onto an organised sundowner game drive arriving back after dark and left at 8am next day. We therefore had no opportunity to enjoy other attractions such as watching the waterhole near our room nor the meerkats and cheetah we had seen advertised.
Our evening meal was taken outside and because of the cold, people had to dine in their coats with blankets - not very practical but it would appear the indoor dining room was not big enough to accommodate all the guests. Dinner was buffet and it was disappointing to find that early on, the variety of salad items had run out with only lettuce being available. The kitchen was not very geared up to accommodate Mr L's dietary requirements despite them being advised of it in advance.
Breakfast was taken early at 7am and was in the indoor dining room - a much nicer experience altogether." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Eland
Multiple sightings
Giraffe
Multiple sightings
Oryx
10 sightings
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Room with a wonderful view"
I'm glad we had a 4WD car otherwise we would have struggled with the sandy parking area near the chalet.
The D road that accesses the property was one of the most challenging we encountered on our whole trip." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
"Amazing place to stay"
Met the owners of the ranch who were so enthusiastic and welcoming towards us.
Taken to see the local family of meerkats - a highlight of our trip." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
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