Reviews of Doro Nawas
Wildlife sightings and reviews
497 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Doro Nawas and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Doro Nawas review"
My wife slipped badly in the outdoor shower.
The floor gets very dangerous when wet." See all these reviews: 3n in Namibia
"Amazing place to stay for Christmas"
Everything about the accommodation was amazing - outdoor shower looking out over the desert, beds that can wheel outside.
The main building really was special, built around the crest of a hill, with access to the roof (where we had Christmas Dinner at sunset - the most spectacular I have ever seen). The pool was small but perfectly formed with wonderful views out across the desert and mountains, our kids spent 2 very happy afternoons there.
We went on their Desert Adapted Elephant safari which was great - found a family of elephants with a baby and followed them for a couple of hours. The guide was very knowledgeable and made the safari great fun.
This was a really, really special place to stay." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
"Doro Nawas - a really lovely camp"
We had a very good morning game drive to find desert adapted elephants and drove ourselves to see the rock engravings and organ pipes.
One highlight was the impromptu (or so it seemed) singing by the staff at the end of the meal on our second night." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
"Doro Nawas review"
The introduction to the lodge was poor, with no mention of any possible activities offered by the lodge, no real time spent showing the lodge / room and the free refillable drinks bottles were not mentioned to us, we found them on a table near to the restaurant with our names on.
The service for the restaurant improved with staff being more helpful and friendly." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
"Doro Nawas review"
The elephant spotting is pretty sure it seems, and rewarding. In quality and service, although a whisker down on its sister Desert Rhino Camp, still excellent.
What was amazing was the change in scenery that took place about 15 kms before Noro Nawas, coming from DRC." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
"Beautiful rooms at Doro Nawas"
However, we found the food and service was not up to the standards that seemed to be targeted. It would have been much more enjoyable if they stopped trying to be 5-star and embraced the relaxed friendly energy that seemed to exist between the staff." See all these reviews: 5n in Namibia; 5n in Zimbabwe; 2n in Botswana
"Doro Nawas - hilltop respite in Damaraland"
Very large, comfortable tented cabin rooms, with decks looking out on the mountains beyond. Brilliant night-time skies with endless banks of stars. Extremely attractive common areas. Excellent food. Especially friendly and helpful service that even included tentative lessons at Khoisan. Very quiet and peaceful (when the wind isn't blowing), so you can hear your neighbors cough.
The morning drive by Doro Nawas to Twyfelfontein was very informative; the separate guided tour of the site itself was extremely interesting, as was a later visit to the Damaraland Living Museum." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
"Fabulous desert elephants & wonderful staff!"
Breakfast good - best granola we had all trip! Delicious. Lovely staff - feisty and a good team spirit.
The main memory we will have of Doro !Nawas is the staff's friendliness and their keenness to teach us 'the click'. We engaged with several staff over breakfast and what was exceptional was the way they broke out into spontaneous singing for us, with most of the kitchen staff then coming out to join them. It was fun and not contrived. I was very impressed that the manager was quite happy for about 10 of his staff to spend time with us when he might have been more worried about getting the jobs done.I really thought that Wilderness had instilled a great team spirit and the staff were excellently trained. I felt that Wilderness were good employers and that it showed in how the staff were with guests and each other." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
"Wonderful resting place in great location"
Facilities and food are good and the service excellent." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia; 4n in South Africa
"Doro Nawas - a real gem"
Everything else was perfect too but the staff are the icing on the cake ! After dinner all the staff came out singing - magical !!
The morning desert elephant tracking tour was excellent. In the afternoon we drove ourselves to see the rock carvings at Twfelfontein." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
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