Reviews of GocheGanas
Wildlife sightings and reviews
40 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited GocheGanas and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"gochegana lodge"
The Spa facilities are very good.
The restaurant is very good and the food was excellent, and the cake in the afternoons was wonderful.
We went on a guided walk which was very informative. Plus, we did our own self guided walk following way markers. We saw some game on all the walks.
It is a great place to unwind and relax either after the flight on arrival, or before flying back home." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 5n in South Africa
"An excellent lodge and spa"
"A final Flourish"
The food is always enjoyable but the offering of a made to order 'stir fry' for our last night (because the lodge only had a few guests there was no dinner menu as such) was disappointing and seemed a bit 'lazy' and simple." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
"Unwanted at the Elegant Farmstead"
You will be greeted at the gate to the property by the friendliest gate-keeper we have ever met and he will wave you off frantically when you leave. Gocheganas is set on the top of a hill 5km from the gate; you leave your car at the bottom and are driven up to the top. Suites are beautiful with enormous bed, sitting area with TV (Martin found the rugby immediately) and huge bathroom with a ‘bath with a view’. Private decks provide wonderful views of the valley and hills around.
Food was excellent as were all staff we encountered.
We took an evening game drive with Ambrosius. Whilst the reserve is not huge it holds a good number of animals and we were fortunate enough to get a great Mummy and Baby rhino sighting. Compared to other lodges the drive was very good value.
Gocheganas would make a good first or last night stop as, if you turn right on leaving the gate, ther’s a quick back way to the airport." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia; 4n in Botswana; 3n in South Africa
"Gocheganas Lodge & Spa review"
"Gocheganas Lodge & Spa review"
The staff at Wilderness Safaris and Gocheganas were very helpful (Wilderness let us park their car overnight in their compound, whilst Gocheganas came and got us in an ex-military amphibous truck when big 4x4s could cross the river).
When we finally got to the Lodge, the staff were welcoming and the rooms and facilities were amazing!!! We didn't get to indulge in any pampering but it looked to be popular and worth treating yourself.
There looked to be plenty of wildlife - we could see giraffes on the hills from our room and an oryx was contentedly munching the flowers by our front door - and the scenery was amazing with great panoramic views." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
"Gocheganas Lodge & Spa review"
Fabulous full board food and delightful service from very friendly staff. The personable manager was very much in evidence and hands .
Enjoyed the self guided walk several times (a bit limiting that there is only one marked route) and it was good to see rhino and giraffe on foot. Lovely elevated position with great views of the bush and wildlife below and we are looking forward to our third visit already.
The spa complex is well maintained and attractive and the quality of treatments from very professional staff, high.The gym equipment is a bonus." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
"Relaxing stay in Gocheganas"
Food was very good and it was an great stop over. but we probably would not spend more than a night.
The rooms had fantastic views and had everything we needed but were 'functional' - however we were were now comparing to Little Kulala!" See all these reviews: 5n in Namibia
"Gocheganas Wellness Village review"
The game reserve also has a lot of animals and is great for walking or mountain biking. It has more of a hotel feel to it than a lodge feel.
The rooms were nice but unfortunately on the first night our room was infested with insects, Gocheganas were obviously aware of the issue and as soon as we complained they moved us to a different room." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
"Gocheganas Wellness Village review"
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