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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"A great place to stay"
Lovely accommodation, excellent food and superb staff.
Doro Nawas is high up, so the views are wonderful.
Several interesting places to visit while staying here." See all these reviews: 24n in Namibia; 2n in South Africa
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Desert elephant hunt very exciting and (ultimately) successful." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
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"Doro Nawas landscape is stunning"
One of the staff noticed in the morning that our car had a flat. He arranged to fix the tire while we were having breakfast. Great service.
I wish the food at the two Wilderness Safari lodges we stayed at was of higher quality." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia; 4n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
"More than just elephants and rock carvings"
We also greatly enjoyed the Doro !Nawas-organised trip to Twyfelfontain where we again beneftted from an excellent guide, Jenny, going round the impressive rock carvings.
Furthermore, we found that Doro !Nawas also has a very solid birding proposition - better than we had expected. We did three birding walks with Mwizi, two close to the camp and the third at a beautiful canyon location with permanent water some 25 minutes away by truck. Together with taking the 'back way' to Twyfelfontain, this allowed us to find a range of interesting birds including several endemics.
The camp itself is well-run, the food is good and we thought the wine list to be better than average. All the staff we met were very friendly and helpful." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
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We came here to go on a desert adapted elephant tour. We saw elephants driving ourselves on the way in and an elephant on the way out...but none on the 5 hour tour...which I understand. If you want a guarantee then go to a zoo...but Ahhhh!!!!. They saw them in the afternoon and made a point of coming to tell us they had seen 18 elephants...which somehow was supposed to make us feel better.
This lodge was beautiful and had a gorgeous view. I think in the morning they need to remember that their guests are freezing and maybe keep the dining area warmer so I don't have to wear a hat and gloves to breakfast. ...Keeping the glass doors closed still allows us to see the gorgeous view. For anyone driving in, we had to pass a Doro Nawas camp on the road that was a little confusing.
Our room was clean. The room service excellent. We appreciated the hot water bottle and special attention from the room staff. I would have loved a robe (since the morning air was so cool) and a blow dryer... The staff was really trying to give excellent service and sang for us one night. The top of the lodge was a terrific place for night star photography. It was a fine place to stay to go to Twefelfontein, the petrified forest, and organ pipes. I would have like to have taken in the living Museum as well." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
With regards to the check in, an unfortunate situation arose in camp beyond anyone's control that saw only one manager handling more than one meet and greet. The camp has apologised to the guests for this unusual situation. The camp team has looked into ways that managers might adapt their meet and greets depending on the situation they find themselves in.
"Desert Elephant safari"
The Desert Elephant Safari with Ryan was a highlight. It took Ryan a long time to locate the elephants but once found we spent a good time viewing them and learning about them. The scenery we saw during the search was great.
We would also recommend the living museum which is about 5-10 minuted drive." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
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Perhaps the swimming pool could be heated with solar panel so that it could be enjoyed during the whole year." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia
"Close up views of Desert Elephants."
Lovely tents, if a bit dark, but with nice views and a lovely terrace where you could push the bed out for the night! It is,however
chilly and very windy so think that is probably unlikely!
Rather strange meal!
Amazing trip out to see the Desert Adapted Elephants! Able to get really close to them, including a week old baby! Freezing trip back to camp in open jeep!" See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia
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However, the staff were very friendly, if slightly chaotic, the food was fine and the rooms were lovely. Hot water bottles at night (they were COLD nights) .
We had a memorable dinner on top of the 'fort', with moroccan-type candles everywhere. Really special.
The trip to see the desert adapted elephants was wonderful. We spent hours with them and our guide really knew his stuff." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
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