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Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch
Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch
Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch
Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch
Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch
Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch

Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch


24°18’1.9"S 18°1’58.2"E

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

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in May-2018, 22 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Bagatelle Game Ranch.
Leopard

0% success

Cheetah

39% success

Oryx

79% success

Eland

72% success

Wildebeest

63% success

Giraffe

50% success

White Rhino

50% success

Zebra

50% success

Meerkat

35% success

Aardvark

16% success

Brown Hyena

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Spotted Hyena

0% success

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Mr & Mrs E
Cornwall

"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"

1 night Arrived 15 Nov 2014
"We had a dune room which was beautiful and in a stunning location.

However we felt this was the most commercial of the places that we had stayed in and the attitude of some of the staff was noticeably worse than we had come to expect during our trip." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Mrs D
Southampton

"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"

1 night Arrived 31 Oct 2014
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs R
Leatherhea

"We wish we could have stayed longer"

1 night Arrived 22 Sep 2014
"We were only staying overnight on the drive from Fish River to Windhoek but were still able to do the game drive in the evening and the Bushman walk in the morning before having a shower and leaving at 11.30am. We so enjoyed the whole experience and the activities we really wish we could have had more time to enjoy the place further.

The food was very good and the staff very helpful and friendly. Our dune chalet was very comfortable with a beautiful view." See all these reviews: 23n in Namibia; 9n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs P
Maidstone

"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"

2 nights Arrived 27 Aug 2014
"We stayed in one of the wooden chalets on stilts and would recommend this, both for the room and the wonderful views. A torch is useful for the walk to and from the main building for dinner.

I went on the early morning game drive and was the only one on it - perfect as I could ask the very helpful guide to stop whenever I wanted to take photos. My wife didn't accompany me as we'd just heard that our granddaughter had been born (late, should have been before we left home!) and remained glued to the internet. So grateful for the wi-fi and mobile phone signal which we didn't get on other parts of the trip.

Only disappointment was not seeing the meerkats as this seems to be promoted as a highlight at this location. Questions about this were met with ambiguous replies, we wonder if they're no longer there but they're not admitting it?

Although the staff were friendly this was the least personal of all the private lodges." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
The B family
Glasgow

"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"

2 nights Arrived 21 Jul 2014
"Magical location. Arrived around sunset and the staff couldn't have been more friendly. Food was excellent and the kids loved the buffet style meals. Bushman walk and horse riding a must as was the cheetah feeding. Saw many more animals on the game drive than we expected.

The staff were exceptionally good with the children (twins aged 8)" See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr R & Mrs E
Bucks

"Overnight stop en route to Fish River"

1 night Arrived 28 May 2014
"An excellent overnight stop. Cannot comment on what it would be like for a longer stay.

Enjoyed seeing the feeding of the farm's orphan cheetahs, and the "sundowner"." See all these reviews: 26n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mrs A.
S. Carolina

"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"

1 night Arrived 25 May 2014
"We had a lovely stay - it is in a beautiful setting, and we had great room with a fabulous view." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Ms S & Mr G
Florida

"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"

1 night Arrived 20 May 2014
"We loved it here! We did the evening and morning game drives which were excellent, with our guide George. We got to see some cool animals and had a nice time being outside in the reserve.

They have a very natural piece of land, very unadultered, which is fantastic. The food was delicious and the room was comfortable." See all these reviews: 6n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Ms B & Mr L
Australia

"Good stop over"

1 night Arrived 14 May 2014
"Nice place to stay when travelling south. We stayed in dune cabin which are really lovely. Great views. Food very good. Afternoon tea and cakes provided.

Game drive very pleasant and best sundowner overlooking desert scenery, but guide was a lacking a bit in enthusiasm. We did see more animals than expected including giraffe which was quite special. No Meercats as grass too high, but did see a mongoose close to reception. Unfortunately water was not working due to damaged pipe the morning we left so unable to use bath with a wonderful view! Probably a good thing as water a scarce asset in Namibia, but a shower would have been good before a 6 hour drive.

Horse riding looked fun, but we only had an overnight stop." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr M & Ms O
UK

"Friendly Springbok"

1 night Arrived 25 Feb 2014
"Welcoming staff, nice accommodation.

Would recommend the game drive. Sadly cheetahs only kept as a tourist attraction but they are well looked after.

Look out for the friendly springbok around the lodges. There is also an oryx which likes to say hello but he was off on his wanders." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 5n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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