Reviews of Etendeka Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
117 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Etendeka Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Etendeka Mountain Camp is splendid"
Dennis set up his telescope and let all visitors see Saturn, rings, moon and all - small but much more exciting than seeing it on TV." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
"Fantastic wilderness camp at Etendeka"
We also had an astronomy lesson and looked at the stars through Denis's telescope" See all these reviews: 26n in Namibia
"Etendeka Mountain Camp review"
"Exciting Etendeka"
A wild and beautiful camp - loved the bucket shower!" See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
"Etendeka"
Dennis and his colleagues were so knowledgable and hospitable. Again, we enjoyed eating with everyone together. Wonderful scenery, wildlife . Wonderful morning walk and evening game drive. We could happily have stayed longer. We loved the way the camp was set up. Food was excellent.
Our favourite place." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
"Etendeka Mountain Camp review"
Dennis and Bonnie were great. atmosphere phantasmagoric since our relatively unimportant (human)role in the complex interplay of Nature was highlighted. tents were comfortable; food was great.
We were fortunate since we all got along so well. Could be different if factor in incompatible personalities. Would definitely return." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
"Our favorite in Namibia"
How can Dennis, after almost two decades of owning/managing Etendeka, be so gracious, warm and friendly, is beyond me. And Bonnie’s passion for the area, coupled with his extensive knowledge (geology; ecology; wildlife – you name it, he knows about it), made him the best guide we had. He is a real asset to Etendeka.
Visitors to Namibia should stay here for the isolation; beauty and quiet. Spotting wildlife is secondary and frankly almost a distraction from the sheer exquisiteness of the location. Food is excellent, the staff friendly, the rooms comfortable. I challenge anyone to stay in a more interesting and personal lodge.
The only one recommendation I would make to Dennis is that if other guests are 'late' for the pick-up, then the guests that have made the effort to be on-time, should not have to 'pay the price'. Five of us waited for 90 minutes for the last two guests to show up. We were all desperate to get to Etendeka as we had heard such great things about the camp. I can completely understand why Dennis would not want to make two trips. However, he might wish to charge a fee for those guests that don't make the rendezvous on time in order to cover his costs for two trips. It seems unfair for those that made the effort to be punctual that they are 'penalised' rather than the tardy guests." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
"Great safaris at Etendeka"
Saw a lot of game on the game drives, including rhino - in the distance - and had an excellent bush walk with Bonnie who taught us the difference between the spoor of the different species of game who had crossed our path.
Amazingly good internet connection, though we really were miles from any civilization!" See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 6n in Mozambique; 1n in South Africa
"Genuine wilderness with style at Etendeka"
There are only 10 tents, so the number of guests is very limited. The eating arrangements are in the main tent, where there is a single long table around which a long entertaining dinner makes a perfect end to each day.
The game drive we went on was amazing - after more 4X4 driving, we came to a green valley with a permanent spring. And loads of game, including desert adapted elephants. I can't believe that we spent a whole morning looking at rocks, and Bonnie had us all completely spellbound on the geology of the area - how did he do that!!
The whole thing is brilliantly run by Dennis and Bonnie, the best hosts in the whole of our journey (and the others were all pretty good too)" See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
"Etendeka Mountain Camp review"
The outside bucket shower was fun. It was surprising how little water you actually need to have a shower!
If you have difficulties walking then some of the walking activities were not easy and so Chris couldn't particiapte in them. The walk led by Dennis was by far the most interesting.
The afternoon activity guides were very good and knowledgeable and the 3 drives that we went on were all different in terms of the animals we saw and the information we were given.
Dennis had difficulty finding confirming the times of our air transfer with Wilderness Air." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
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