Travel reviews by Stefano from New York
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
1
Countries visited
1
Lodges stayed in
7
Excursions taken
1
My May 2023 trip
Namibia between 20 May 2023 and 4 Jun 2023
Our trip to Namibia will stay in our memory for a very long time. The country is amazing and even if we only saw a part of it , Namibia showed us such different beautiful landscapes . It is difficult to decide which area we liked the most but the activity we enjoyed the most was the driving on the dunes at Sandwich Harbor. It is a combination of the landscape and the guiding that made it extra special.
The trip , organized by Sabina , went on without a hitch. From the amount of driving each day to the different lodges and activities we felt she made perfect choices.
We are now left with the wish to go back to Namibia , to drive to areas we skipped , to go walking in Mundulea Reserve with Bruno and get to know some other local tribes ."
Arranged By Sabina Hekandjo

Weinberg Hotel
"Weinberg Hotel review"

Kulala Desert Lodge
"Kulala Desert Lodge review"
The Lodge itself is very comfortable - the dining area has great views. The chalets are well equipped. The Staff were all very friendly and helpful .
Kulala was a great choice as a base in the Sossusvlei area, although Wilderness should probably change a little the afternoon activity ( Sesriem canyon) . We felt it was a bit lightweight compared with the morning visit to the dunes. But probably it is hard to beat the Sossusvlei."

Brown Hyena
1 sighting

Oryx
8 sightings

Strand Hotel
"Strand Hotel review"
We stayed in the Luxury room sea facing, it was very comfortable and well appointed, only criticism was sea view was mainly of the car park.
Location is perfect next to the ocean, very easy to get to, with very easy parking and walking distance to shopping and restaurants."

Coast and Sandwich Harbour
"Coast and Sandwich Harbour review"
25 May 2023 • All-day excursion
Our driver/ guide was Bruno (the owner) and meeting him was the best part. He is so knowledgeable about everything. We had great conversations on the way about Southern Africa politics, Namibia history , photography, wildlife encounters ( dune lark!) , the fabulous work he is doing in his private reserve Mundulea… so much so that we want to go and visit his reserve on our next trip to Namibia .

Mountain Lodge
"Mountain Lodge review"
The lodge was quite empty , with only another couple who did their own things , so during the activities it was just us. We did all the drives possible alone with Leon and we had a fantastic experience. The game encounters were superb . On one day we had three different rhino sightings!
We felt we were on our very own private reserve."

Black Rhino
3 sightings

Brown Hyena
1 sighting

Eland
2 sightings

Elephant
10+ sightings

Giraffe
5 sightings

Lion
2 sightings

Oryx
10+ sightings

Wildebeest
6 sightings

Zebra
10+ sightings

Onguma Forest Camp
"Onguma Forest Camp review"
It felt a little soulless and the zebra hide on the floor didn’t help. It is clean and the service was good and it is close to Etosha but still it is notch below the other properties we stayed.
The sundowner drive was not worth for us . Maybe we were unlucky but the area they took us was very dense and there were very few animals visible in the reserve .
We had a lot more sightings visiting Etosha’s waterholes independently."

Black Rhino
2 sightings

Brown Hyena
1 sighting

Eland
3 sightings

Elephant
10+ sightings

Giraffe
10+ sightings

Lion
1 sighting

Oryx
10+ sightings

Wildebeest
10+ sightings

Zebra
10+ sightings

Okonjima Plains Camp
"Okonjima Plains Camp review"
I was a little worried when I saw a long line of vehicles ready to take the guests for the afternoon activities . I thought we are going to be ten cars around a leopard . But everything is so well planned that the cars went in different directions and for our leopard tracking it was just our car ( excellent guide Martin) and we saw first a collared leopard and later her 2 years old son uncollared and very relaxed .
The next morning , we went to the Africat center and even though this is for their safety , it is still a little sad to see the cheetahs walking around their large enclosure. Still a positive and interesting experience."

Eland
1 sighting

Giraffe
3 sightings

Leopard
2 sightings

Oryx
1 sighting

Zebra
3 sightings

Olive Grove
"Olive Grove review"
Only a few rooms and overall a very family-like atmosphere . We stayed there before flying back home so didn’t spend a lot of time there.
The food was good especially the breakfast."