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Travel reviews by Mrs K from Andover

Review Distribution

Excellent
Good
Average
Poor
Terrible

Total number of trips

2

Countries visited

1

Lodges stayed in

17

Excursions taken

0

2nd trip to Namibia and didn’t disappoint.

Namibia between 10 Jun 2023 and 27 Jun 2023

Trip rating: Excellent
"Our 2nd trip to Namibia and just as wonderful.

The ease of travel, amazing scenery, unique lodges, incredible scenery and outstanding wildlife makes Namibia an absolute favourite.

All organised seamlessly by Expert Africa."

Arranged By Sabina Hekandjo


Olive Grove

Olive Grove

"Olive Grove review"

1 night Arrived 11 Jun 2023
"All good"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Good
Service
Average
Rooms
Good
Food
Average
Dead Valley Lodge

Dead Valley Lodge

"Dead Valley Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 12 Jun 2023
"Lovely lodge, helpful friendly staff but food mediocre.

Not a lot of choice for vegetarians."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Facilities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Average
Rostock Ritz

Rostock Ritz

"Rostock Ritz review"

1 night Arrived 14 Jun 2023
"Amazing location with incredible views. Beautiful pool. Very friendly staff.

A really good stopover when travelling from Sesriem to Swakopmund.

Dinner was simple but tasty."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Facilities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Average
Cornerstone Guesthouse

Cornerstone Guesthouse

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

2 nights Arrived 15 Jun 2023
"Clean and very comfortable.

Convenient location.

Lovely staff."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Facilities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Spitzkoppen Lodge

Spitzkoppen Lodge

"Spitzkoppen Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 17 Jun 2023
"Location is stunning.

This lodge is beautiful. Lovely evening meal.

Staff very friendly and helpful."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Mowani Mountain Camp

Mowani Mountain Camp

"Mowani Mountain Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 18 Jun 2023
"Really beautiful lodge in an incredible location.

Elephant tracking with our guide Rosie so amazing.

Sundowners at the viewing area very special."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Okaukuejo Camp

Okaukuejo Camp

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

1 night Arrived 20 Jun 2023
"Very pleasantly surprised. Government run camp with dated rooms but very clean and the food very nice.

The waterhole and the location in Etosha is the reason for staying here. Saw elephants, black rhino, hyena and plenty of game at the waterhole. Sit for a while in the evening and you’ll see plenty of wildlife."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Average
Facilities
Average
Rooms
Average
Food
Good
Halali Camp

Halali Camp

"Halali Camp review"

1 night Arrived 21 Jun 2023
"A government run camp so don’t expect luxury but rooms were clean and the shower hot. Food was good.

Waterhole excellent."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Average
Facilities
Average
Rooms
Average
Food
Average
Mushara Outpost

Mushara Outpost

"Mushara Outpost review"

2 nights Arrived 22 Jun 2023
"Really lovely lodge. So peaceful and restful.

Fabulous rooms and the lodge is beautifullly appointed. One of my favourites on the trip."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Facilities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Average
Okonjima Plains Camp

Okonjima Plains Camp

"Okonjima Plains Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 24 Jun 2023
"Had a wonderful stay at Okonjima.

Staff so friendly. Rooms had wonderful views of the savannah with plenty of wildlife.

Family of warthogs slept in front of our room at night — very cute. Food was excellent.

Activities were outstanding. Two members of our group did the pangolin tracking at night and were rewarded with 30 minutes watching a pangolin.

Had a sundowner in the company of 3 white rhinos whilst out of the vehicle on foot - very exhilarating.

Can’t rate this place highly enough."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent

Fabulous Namibia; exceeded all expectations.

Namibia between 15 Jun 2018 and 27 Jun 2018

Trip rating: Excellent
"Namibia was an incredible place.

Stunning scenery, vast skies and rugged open roads. Easy to navigate and felt safe the whole trip.

People are generally very friendly and helpful. The wildlife in Namibia and especially Etosha was incredible. Saw so many animals and birds. Some outstanding accommodation and food.

An adventure we will be talking about for years to come."

Arranged By Tom Morris


Olive Grove

Olive Grove

"Olive Grove comfortable and welcoming "

1 night Arrived 15 Jun 2018
"Olive Grove proved a very pleasant overnight stay on arrival in Windhoek. Spacious and comfortable rooms and a lovely breakfast with lots of choice.

The staff were lovely and recommended and booked a table for us at Joes Beer House where we had a fun night meeting other travellers and sampling one or two cocktails! Very popular and atmospheric bar/restaurant.

On our return to Olive Grove at the end of the evening we found hot water bottles in our beds and port and chocolates for a nightcap. Would thoroughly recommend Olive Grove."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Good
Service
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Desert Homestead

Desert Homestead

"Stunning Desert Homestead "

2 nights Arrived 16 Jun 2018
"Wow, what a location. We were blown away by the views and sunsets. The lodge was very comfortable and the individual chalets nicely furnished and styled. Sitting outside for dinner (good food) and watching the sunset felt a privilege and is something I will never forget.

All the staff were lovely. Never seen so many stars in the night sky. One of our group went for a sunset horse ride and had a blast. Cantering out towards the mountains and stopping for a sundowner before returning just before dark. We drove ourselves to Sossusvlei early morning and hiked up Little Daddy (more manageable than Big Daddy). Strenuous but amazing. An otherworldly landscape.

Get here as early as possible to try and capture some solitude before too many people arrive."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Cornerstone Guesthouse

Cornerstone Guesthouse

"Cornerstone was excellent B&B"

1 night Arrived 18 Jun 2018
"After a long but incredible drive through the Namib-Naukluft National Park we reached Swakopmund and arrived at the fabulous Cornerstone Guesthouse. Our room was so spacious, comfortable and well appointed.

The owners were lovely and obviously take great pride in creating a homely and welcoming stay for their guests. Breakfast was excellent.

Only one night here but made for a restful stopover before travelling on to Damaraland. We dined at The Tug Restaurant by the jetty and enjoyed great seafood overlooking the Atlantic Ocean."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Camp Kipwe

Camp Kipwe

"Unique, wonderful Camp Kipwe"

2 nights Arrived 19 Jun 2018
"Our 2 night stay at Camp Kipwe was the highlight of our Namibia trip. Unique accommodation cleverly blending into the rocks; loved the outside bathroom! All the staff were so helpful - a special thanks to Rosie our guide who took us on a magical trip tracking desert adapted elephants.

To be amongst a herd of these magnificent creatures was a dream come true for me. A sundowner atop the kopje watching the setting sun was a truly special experience. Dinner followed outdoors on the wooden terraces and was sublime.

Two members of our group are vegetarians and were catered for superbly. Fantastic stay."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Okaukuejo Camp

Okaukuejo Camp

"Okaukuejo about location"

1 night Arrived 21 Jun 2018
"Okaukuejo is a basic government run camp. Don’t expect too much then you wont be disappointed.

However this place is all about its incredible waterhole and the wildlife which visit. We spent a couple of hours one evening sitting by the floodlit waterhole and saw elephants, giraffes, white rhinos, spotted hyena, zebras and various antelope.

Would recommend a one night stay here (take your binos for the night viewing)."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Average
Facilities
Average
Rooms
Average
Food
Average
Halali Camp

Halali Camp

"Halali basic and tired"

1 night Arrived 22 Jun 2018
"Halali is another government run camp in Etosha and we found a little more basic than Okaukuejo. The accommodation was very tired, staff uninterested and food reminiscent of school dinners!

Its location at midpoint in Etosha and floodlit waterhole only positives.

We did see a rhino at the waterhole but on balance would not stay here again."
Poor
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Poor

Location
Good
Service
Poor
Facilities
Poor
Rooms
Poor
Food
Poor
Mushara Lodge

Mushara Lodge

"Amazing Mushara"

2 nights Arrived 23 Jun 2018
"Mushara Lodge was beautiful with fabulous rooms and the best staff of the holiday.

Had a wedding anniversary and birthday here and the staff helped celebrate with flowers, candles and singing.

Food was delicious with a braai one evening in a magically lit boma with beautifully laid tables and again catered for vegetarian members really well. Also enjoyed sitting by the roaring fire in the lodge.

We had issues with our hire car whilst staying here and the staff could not have been more helpful in sorting a replacement. As we were without our car for a day we decided to take a guided safari from the lodge. So pleased we did. With Solomon’s (our guide) knowledge of the local wildlife in the eastern section of Etosha we spotted a leopard and a cheetah with 3 cubs. Wow.

Thank you Mushara for a memorable stay."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

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