Reviews of Desert Rhino Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
118 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Desert Rhino Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Our favourite camp"
Finding black rhinos wasn't easy but it was a marvellous experience when we saw them. Walking up to the rhinos for a short distance made it even better.
Hot water: we found out that there was only enough hot water for one shower a day.
NB The instructions said that the transfer from our car to the camp would take 3-4 hours. This is wrong; it took an hour and a half, but it was still quite hard work. My recommendation would be to fly into this camp, even if the rest of the holiday is self-drive." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Black Rhino
1 sighting
Giraffe
1 sighting
Oryx
Multiple sightings
"Wonderful experience at Desert Rhino Camp"
We stayed for two nights, and wanted more. Had great day tracking black rhino. Everyone was so helpful, generous and fun. A special mention to Lloyd our guide, who was informative and a good companion.
It was good to see rhinos in their natural environment, as well as other animals. We did not expected the hills surrounding the camp and across the whole area to be so beautiful - they changed colour as the day went on, with hues of pink, purple and blue. We were also fortunate in that it had recently rained, and the desert was covered is silvery grass which also changed colour during the day.
Food was excellent and each night the staff explained the menu in local "click" language as well.as English. They are wonderful singers too. A fabulous stay - cannot recommend it highly enough. Will come back one day." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
Black Rhino
Multiple sightings
Brown Hyena
Multiple sightings
Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings
Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Desert Rhino Camp live up to expectations "
The scenery is beautiful. The guiding was exceptional. The area was just starting to get a game population back as the rains were late.
But we saw springbok giraffe oryx impala as well rhinos and cheetah - all in the most wonderful scenery. Plenty of birds too. Loved it!
Staff at the camp were fantastic and we particularly loved the singing." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
"Desert Rhino Camp review"
The Rhino Camp team does everything they can to make the visit worthwhile, and the scenery, wildlife, and lodge are amazing." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia; 7n in Botswana
"Great experience"
"Desert Rhino Camp review"
The staff was absolutely wonderful. They were funny and caring. They sure know how to sing and dance!
The landscape is like nothing we saw before, looks more like the moon. We felt so far away from everything." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
"An amazing experience"
The main draw here is the rhino tracking activity - we went out on two drives, following the trackers and found rhino on both occasions (amazingly 4 on the first day, being able to approach reasonably close on foot). The second day gave a more fleeting view of a single rhino, but the experience of joining the trackers in an extended pursuit was itself fascinating. Of course we saw many other animals (including desert-adapted elephants and mating lions!) during the drives, as well as the stunning scenery reminiscent of Utah/Arizona. Our guide Bons was one of the best I've encountered.
A couple of points worth noting - for a couple of days that we were there it was very cold on the drives, partly due to the wind, so layers of clothing are needed. Also, the day on the van can be long - we were out from 7 until 3 - and bumpy. But worth every minute of it!" See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
"Desert Rhino"
Rhino trekking is the thing here, we may have had a good day but it was a doddle! Rhinos only 1 hours drive plus a 5 minute walk. Everyone has to walk in single file and behave, which nearly everyone managed. The work this camp and the associated trust are doing really deserves support.
Apart from the rhinos , we saw desert adapted elephants, giraffe, oryx, springbok, black backed jackets, amongst others.
The really special thing about this camp is the staff, they either love working there or are all talented actors. Singing was constant and seemed genuine! Just really lovely people." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
"Desert Rhino Camp review"
"My favourite Namibia scenery"
Our visit was much enhanced by our exceptional guide, Bons, who made us feel that we were friends rather than customers and was a great fount of information.
Future visitors will have the benefit of a new airstrip which has just been built very near to the camp - we were on the last flight out of the old one.
One of the prettiest 'boma' dinner settings we have ever had." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana; 9n in Namibia
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