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"
Our guide, Immanuel, was brilliant and such a lovely person.
We loved the singing and dancing by the staff and still have the bye-bye song running through our heads." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Elephant
4 sightings
"A stunning position, and great experiences"
Rooms were fantastic with great views. Spacious, good showers - indoor and out. Staff were lovely greeting us with a song. We were taken to dinner out in the dessert which was totally unexpected. The table was beautifully set with candles everywhere - totally magic. We loved drinks round the fire in the lodge in the courtyard.
The guided drives were amazing with the guide doing everything to find us éléphants. We could get really close. He found the most wonderful spot for our sundowner.
One of the highlights of our trip." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Elephant
2 sightings
Giraffe
2 sightings
"Really good"
Elephant
2 sightings
Giraffe
2 sightings
"Doro Nawas review"
Seeing the desert elephants was interesting, but seeing how the locals were dealing with the drought was for us even more interesting.
A high point here was the singing as we arrived, as we were finishing our dinner and again as we were leaving. Could have wished more lodges did this.
(An afterthought. On our way to Doro Nawas you directed us to take route D2612. This road at the time was the worst by far of the roads of our entire trip, courduroy reduced our advance to a crawl. Later we found C35 no less scenic and much better. We found the Twyfelontein rock carvings most interesting and guide so well informed. Strongly recommend this to certain clients. The bing museum of Damara was good, the petrified forest and burnt mountain much less so.)" See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
"Fortress on the hill"
The first meal was the 'bush-dinner' involving a walk out to a hidden area lit with dozens of candles and a couple of flaming fire pits (very welcome as it was cold)!! Singing and dancing by the team was most enjoyable. Then back to find we had hot-water bottles in our beds!!
Elephant Safari - the desert elephants were fantastic. Having the time to watch them roaming along the valley and eating Acacia was brilliant. For huge animals they can be very delicate. Coffee and cookies was very welcome. Bernard told us about the dangers of Euphorbia and showed us how to make a whistle from the Mopane leaf. Giraffe and Ostrich also spotted.
Whole staff team lovely and before we knew it we were listening to the farewell song!!" See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Elephant
2 sightings
Giraffe
1 sighting
"Doro Nawas review"
Elephant
1 sighting
Giraffe
1 sighting
"Doro Nawas review"
Staff very welcoming, amazing location and incredible attention to detail.
If I had to make a comment at all it would be to offer robes in the rooms but a very minor point in comparison to all the other amazing features and superb cuisine." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Brown Hyena
1 sighting
Elephant
1 sighting
Giraffe
1 sighting
Oryx
1 sighting
Wildebeest
1 sighting
"Amazing views and great service"
Elephant
2 sightings
"Excellent elephant tracking at Doro Nawas"
The rooms were excellent but apart from the afternoon of our arrival we had no hot water. As the nights were so cold a hot shower in the morning would have been nice. The swimming pool here was good - laps (well, mini-laps) were possible.
The communal areas were good, the staff were all very pleasant and helpful, but the food was poor both evenings - it was buffet style, as was the breakfast. On our second morning we ate breakfast at 8 AM and there was hardly any choice - most guests had eaten earlier and the food had not been replenished" See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia; 2n in Zimbabwe
Brown Hyena
1 sighting
Elephant
Multiple sightings
Oryx
Multiple sightings
"Warmest of staff, unique stay"
Staff gathered to sing to us at arrival, dinner, and upon leaving.
Dinner in the bush was unique, amazing, special...one of a kind!" See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
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