Reviews of Doro Nawas
Wildlife sightings and reviews
493 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"
"Doro Nawas review"
- It would have been nice to have a quiet room with internet access (agree it should not disturb guests but if you are going to attract business people......)
-West facing room was very hot indeed at about 4pm!
- At Etosha and Serra Cafema excursions were included in the price - but not at Dowa Nawas. Why? I thought excursions were rather expensive. But the guide was very good (Richard).
But a lovely place.....and people" See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
We are able to book this lodge on a full board and activities basis (as Ongava and Serra Cafema were), however when on a self-drive, many of the attractions in this area very easily accessible in your own vehicle. Consequently we feel it is unnecessary to charge in advance for activities that you may not wish to do once you are staying at the lodge; or feel that you could have done yourself without having to pay. We generally find that our travellers perfer to book Doro Nawas on a half board basis and then buy any excursions that they want once at the lodge. This way you do not pay for any activities that you do not take. If you do book the excursions locally there is no difference in cost to if you had booked them in advance.
The one activity that we highly recommend booking in advance is an excursion to track the desert adapted elephants in this area. The sightings are good and the guides excellent. We can easily pre-book this for you and would usually recommend this.
"Southern Africa Manager"
"Doro Nawas review"
The food was generally good although one night the steaks were definitely under-cooked. We were a little frustrated waiting much longer than necessary for a cup of tea at breakfast time because the hot water flask was empty." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
"Doro Nawas review"
"Doro Nawas review"
The trip along the river bed to see the elephants was magical.
The rock paintings were amazing - Why hadn't we heard of them before?" See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
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"Excellent return visit"
Searching for the desert elephants is better from this camp than another that we have visited. Do not be put off by the dark burnt out appearance of the main building as we were on our first visit - it is very well appointed and has a huge dining room, balcony and seating area with exceptional views. One of our favourites." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
"Doro Nawas review"
We had a very nice guide - Michael - who was clearly very into the desert elephants & nature. In addition to the desert elephant tracking, we had a treat on our 2nd night: we opted for a short hike with sundowner drinks back on the lodge roof, and to our surprise a group of 19 elephants were trudging in a long line about 1km from the lodge. It was beautiful to see them this way, in the evening light.
The food was a bit disappointing, redeemed only by a delicious lunch as we waited to leave." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
"Doro Nawas review"
"Weird but Wonderful!!"
We were met by a very pleasant manager called Steven and given a good orientation of the place. Arrangements were made to take our belongings to the lodge. It really was huge and sumptuous if not a bit over the top accommodation, but we really liked it.
The activities offered here are very expensive but can be easily done by yourself such as visiting Twylfontein, Organ pipes etc. If Desert Adapted Elephants are your thing then one might want to pay the high prices. We have seen so many elephants and they all look the same except the desert elephants are a bit long in the legs, thin and apparently bad tempered and if you are lucky you can see them on the way to Twylfontein in your own car.
We went on an early morning walk with a very knowledgeable guide and really enjoyed it. In the evening the same guy showed us various star constellations with the rooftop telescope.
The food served here was cooked to a good standard, although I was served an apple crumble with raw crumble one night. When I pointed this out; the waitress said it was definitely cooked but it was as raw as any dough and a few other guests stared to point out the same problem, but the staff said, "nothing wrong with it"! Anyway it was a busy night and I really didn't mind it at all." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia; 8n in Botswana; 1n in South Africa
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