Reviews of Ndhovu Safari Lodge
Wildlife sightings and reviews
126 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Ndhovu Safari Lodge and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Ndhovu Safari Lodge review"
Johan and Monica provided a warm welcome and we enjoyed the boat excursion with Martin where we saw many unusual birds as well as hippos, crocs and water monitors." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
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"Ndhovu Safari Lodge review"
They were knowledgable about the wild life of the area but also the culture of the area and some insight of the social and political issues of the country. They seemed to make an extra effort to encourage conversation during the dinner each evening.
The proximity of hippos may be un-nerving to some people." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
"Ndhovu Safari Lodge review"
Ndhovu is a nice camp and the service is good. However we were put in the floating tent on the river - as a room it's very nice but not for the faint hearted. We didn't sleep much because the hippos were very active around us at night. In hindsight a tent on land would have been more conducive to a good night's sleep!" See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia; 4n in Zambia; 1n in Botswana
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"Ndhovu Safari Lodge, a gem"
Sitting round a table all together, for meals, is an excellent idea, as we all mixed, and had some fascinating conversations from 'local' guests, who explained a lot about the Namibian life of all members of society, including farming and education.
We felt that the accommodation needs a bit of tlc. The tents need repairs in places, some of the bedding needs updating, and towels need replacing. We felt also that bathmats would be good rather than standing on small carpets after a shower. There is a plan to put Espresso Coffee machines in all rooms, rather than kettles, new linen would be a better way to spend the money! Having said that we would all go back.
Hippos 'mow the lawns' for the lodge, we had footprints very close to our tent, very exciting!" See all these reviews: 20n in Namibia; 2n in Zambia
"Kasane to cape Town Days 5 and 6"
We really like Ndhovu but have to say the tents are looking a little 'tired'; we were in the floating river tent which was fun but a little sprucing-up would make a good lodge an excellent one. We still rate our overall experience as excellent.
We had stayed here two years ago; since then Horst has become less hands-on and Chris has had to return to South Africa. The lodge was in the safe hands of Johann and Monica, helped/hindered by their gorgeous Great Dane puppy, Keira. Johann is a very good guide but having a closed-in cab on the game vehicle makes it difficult for him to interact with all his guests. As we had a full vehicle I (Jane) was sitting up front with Johann – while I didn't have quite such a good view of the animals I learnt lots about all sorts of aspects of life at the lodge and Namibia in general." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia; 4n in Botswana; 3n in South Africa
"Ndhovu Safari Lodge review"
We experienced two of the most magical river cruises and a truly memorable game drive with Chris in the Mahangu National Park where we saw just about every species in the park.
Sleeping under canvas with a hippo waking you up at 5 in the morning thrashing about in the mud 3 yards away was to say the least a very interesting experience!" See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 2n in Zambia
"Ndhovu Safari Lodge review"
The location is good for the Mahango park and the Papa falls although both were suffering from excess water and we couldn't drive very much of the park roads. Bird and animal sightings were very good though.
Access to the lodge was by boat and then 4X4 as the access road was flooded though we didn't have a problem getting to the boat pick up point where they'd set up a tent 'garage' for the car and posted a lookout to wait for us.
They provided a coffee machine universal electrical outlet mosquito nets and insect repellant." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana
"Ndhovu Safari Lodge review"
Poor fishing tackle and guide." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana
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