Reviews of Mowani Mountain Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
159 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Mowani Mountain Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Mowani Mountain Camp review"
The camp is built within impressive rock formations - which offer a great view during a sundowner.
Some of Namibia’s best rock art gravings can be visited nearby at Twyfelfontein." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
"Mowani Mountain Camp review"
"Good but not amazing"
Dinner was lovely – excellently cooked steak followed by a rather poor dessert, and breakfast was also very good. However, the mattress and pillows were uncomfortable and the shower was poor. I also didn’t particularly warm to any of the staff or our guide.
There is a very cute family of rock hyrax living in the rocks behind the main restaurant area." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
Elephant
5 sightings
Giraffe
1 sighting
"Mowani Mountain Camp review"
Food for vegetarians was very poor. Unimaginative and badly served." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 1n in South Africa
"Beautifully situated Lodge"
We didn't do any of the Mowani trips, so saw no big game animals, but there were lots of sweet little rock dassies (furry mammals) perched around the big rocks surrounding the lodge.
A real treat here was the fire pit dinner table arranged by staff member Kevin, who spotted that we were on a celebration retirement trip and made a real fuss of us. It was a delight to sit out under the stars to dine and Kevin provided lovely service and a lot of fun, even teaching us the five clicks of the local language - K'a'os Kevin!
The rooms were lovely with fab deck areas (handy because bathroom facilities weren't well screened for our son and daughter who were sharing). However we did have to Deet the room to remove some flies and what felt like a gale force wind through the tented/netted sides gave us a somewhat disturbed night's sleep." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
"Disappointing, poor atmosphere"
Game drive disappointing as much of it in sight of other lodges. When we found elephants they were surrounded by other vehicles. Concerned that drivers hemmed in herd with v young elephants. Saw v little else. Supposed to have two activities but only had one and manager unhelpful. Food good." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
"Exceptionnal"
Elephant
Multiple sightings
Oryx
Multiple sightings
"Magnificent setting"
Rooms have amazing views, are well appointed and are very private. Daily sundowners on top of the koppie was a real highlight.
Brilliant game drive in the morning where we saw desert elephant and lions!
Service was fantastic.
Only criticism was that they sometimes tried to make the food too sophisticated. They are in the middle of nowhere so people get it that they don't always have access to "posh" ingredients. Food was wonderful when they kept it simple but sometimes missed the mark when they tried to be too creative eg smoked salmon was frozen." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia; 3n in Zimbabwe
Elephant
1 sighting
Lion
1 sighting
Oryx
Multiple sightings
"Amazing location in exceptional scenery"
The tour with guide Rosie was the best we had during our visit.
Thanks to her tenacity we had this magical encounter with a herd of 12 desert elephants in a fantastic setting." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
Elephant
5 sightings
"Peaceful transition location in Damaraland"
Because we were resting between 2 long drives we chose not to participate in any guided activities. On our one full day we drove over to see the engravings at Twyfelfontein, which was worth it because it was so close-by -- not that interesting if you have to travel a long way to get there. We also checked out the Organ Pipes and Burnt Mountain -- these were a bust -- but nearby so we didn't waste too much time (although it was not worth the 50NAD per person). We had a wonderful afternoon at the pool, and in the early evening did the one hour walk around the perimeter of the lodge which was lovely. We almost skipped sunset from the viewpoint -- I am so glad we didn't! The setting was lovely with chairs and pillows set up, and appetizers were served and the sunset was breathtaking.
The service was very friendly. We particularly liked talking with Ambrosius, who was very energetic and eager to teach me some basic Damara words such as thank-you and how are you? He put a table out by the fire pit for us for our last evening so we could eat under the stars.
The food was good but not superb. There was a set menu with a choice of entrees. There is no wifi -- so plan accordingly. We did have an intermittent cell signal, adequate to send an occasional text but not enough to predictably use email. Luckily this was not a big deal for us -- but may be for other travelers." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
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