Reviews of Otjimbondona
Wildlife sightings and reviews
7 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Otjimbondona and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Ultra exclusive"
Despite the neighbouring farms, we didn't see a single car on the 75km gravel road which leads to Otjimbondona, and you do feel very remote despite being only 1.5 hours from Windhoek airport. We stayed for our last night of a 3 week trip.
The 4 rooms at the lodge are more like giant apartments, with huge living/kitchen area, bedroom, open plan bathroom, plunge pool and wonderful view over the bush and red Kalahari sand - which for us in March was lush with vegetation, and with water in the nearby pan. You could easily accommodate a family with children for a good few days, with plenty of space both indoors and out, and a beautiful infinity pool at the main area.
Dining is formal with the dinner menu introduced by the chef. The food was lovely with a huge selection of wine and other drinks on offer.
We did a game drive with Lazarus and saw much more than we were expecting including our first meerkat.
The staff were lovely and friendly, but for us it felt a bit too high-end. It's very discreet and remote and if you're looking for discreet and remote, it's perfect." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Giraffe
3 sightings
Meerkat
1 sighting
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Otjimbondona Kalahari review"
Our guide, Lazarus, was enthusiastic and very informative. The drives were wonderful - very scenic and great animals.
Lovely views from the terrace with our sundowners. Breakfasts and lunches were very good but the main courses at the evening meals were a bit disappointing.
Wilfred was very kind when our car had a flat battery, due to us leaving lights on! He got it jump started and we were on our way within 20 minutes.
All in all Kalahari was one of my favourite areas." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Eland
6 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Oryx
5 sightings
White Rhino
3 sightings
Wildebeest
10 sightings
"Otjimbondona Kalahari review"
Eland
3 sightings
Giraffe
4 sightings
Oryx
3 sightings
White Rhino
2 sightings
Wildebeest
3 sightings
"Otjimbondona Kalahari review"
Anita is a wonderful host, she told us a lot about the environment, and other interesting things. Our room was a very spacious bungalow. Absolutely high end materials, a very good bed, a wonderful shower and the largest and softest towels we have ever had. The airconditioning was working but for us it was insufficient. For my 80 year mother Anita arranged the bungalow with a smooth pathway instead of stepping stones. That is very sweet en considerate. @Anita: thank you again!!
My mother enjoyed the main pool (with magnificent view!), we enjoyed the excellent wines on the main deck and our plunge pool outside our bungalow. We will definitely return to this wonderful place some day; 2 nights was too short. Next time we will just relax, read our books, enjoy a glass of wine, and just be there.
Lazarus is a friendly and helpful guide. We enjoyed the drives with him. Especially our very last drive, on the morning we left, when we saw the beautiful rhino's." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Meerkat
4 sightings
Oryx
Multiple sightings
White Rhino
3 sightings
Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
"Otjimbondona Kalahari review"
We enjoyed the game drive, meeting the owners and the food was first class." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Eland
Multiple sightings
Giraffe
Multiple sightings
Meerkat
1 sighting
Oryx
Multiple sightings
White Rhino
1 sighting
Wildebeest
1 sighting
"An ideal introduction "
The lodge consists of four very comfortable and tasteful "villas", privately located so you are not overlooked, and with a small plunge pool on your deck. The set up consists of a farm and a fenced conservancy area well stocked with game. But as there are no dangerous animals, walking is possible and we did this twice with a pleasant novice guide Lazarus. We saw Sable antelope, Kudu, Oryx,,waterbuck and plenty of the more abundant buck. Also a very beautiful snake which we eventually identified as harmless. We also had a drive through the area with the owner, and met some of the staff managing the reserve. All very satisfactory and relaxing.
The food was very good and the overall service and atmosphere of the place we found excellent" See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Oryx
Multiple sightings
Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
"An unexpected surprise!"
We followed Google Maps down an increasingly undeveloped dirt road for several hours before finding it.
The few villas and central lodge were gorgeous. The service was superb. Outstanding wildlife for a private reserve." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana
Giraffe
Multiple sightings
Meerkat
Multiple sightings
Oryx
1 sighting
Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
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