Reviews of Bagatelle Game Ranch
Wildlife sightings and reviews
198 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"
strongly recommend the northern route to lodge if coming from Windhoek: this is marked on the brown highway signs, it gives a great view of the dunes, and best examples of social weaver bird nests we saw in Namibia.
Oryx for supper was badly overcooked though asked for rare (also over spiced). No complimentary wine as listed in guide book." See all these reviews: 6n in Namibia
Eland
2 sightings
"It rained!"
A bit concerned about the number of dead animals we saw.
Our game drive was in pouring rain - in the Kalahari desert!" See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 3n in Zimbabwe; 2n in South Africa
Oryx
Multiple sightings
Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Night Drive at Bagatelle was amazing"
Also lots of other unusual wildlife such as spring hares, aardwolf, bat-eared fox and zorillas." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Aardvark
5 sightings
Eland
2 sightings
Giraffe
2 sightings
Meerkat
1 sighting
Oryx
10 sightings
Wildebeest
2 sightings
Zebra
2 sightings
"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
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