Reviews of Okaukuejo Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
724 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Okaukuejo Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Great Waterhole"
The other advantage of the camp is that you can exit into Etosha at sunrise for an early morning game drive ( even though the deterioration in Etosha's roads in the last couple of years can make this uncomfortable). This is certainly the best time to see game.
The camp is large and can be noisy (especially from the campsite). The restaurant, although not cheap, provides reasonable food although its management is somewhat chaotic albeit the staff are very friendly.
One of the swimming pools was out of use and had not been drained and looked disgusting!" See all these reviews: 26n in Namibia
Elephant
Multiple sightings
Giraffe
Multiple sightings
Lion
1 sighting
Oryx
Multiple sightings
Roan antelope
1 sighting
Sable antelope
1 sighting
Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings
White Rhino
1 sighting
Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Basic and grubby"
As much as we loved Etosha and seeing the amazing wildlife, Okaukuejo accommodation was not pleasant. If I knew it would have been like this I would have opted to stay outside of Etosha in a private lodge instead.
Again I realise we might have been unlucky with room allocation, we had room 72." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
"Southern Africa Manager"
Giraffe
2 sightings
Lion
2 sightings
Oryx
4 sightings
Wildebeest
3 sightings
Zebra
5 sightings
"Okaukuejo Camp review"
We drove far to the west and enjoyed the outback as well as large Etosha pan.
We enjoyed the large selection of bird types and habitats.
not sure I know if the antelopes were the roan or sable??" See all these reviews: 21n in Namibia
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Lion
5 sightings
Oryx
10 sightings
Roan antelope
10 sightings
Sable antelope
Multiple sightings
White Rhino
10 sightings
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Worth staying for the waterhole"
We checked in late because we broke down just inside the park but instead of finding difficult people, as described in other reviews we read, we found the staff helpful. Ludwiana in particular was very nice and even said our room should not be examined when we left as there was no inventory list in the room when we arrived. It certainly is not luxurious like the other lodges we stayed in but probably what you would expect from a government run lodge.
The room was a decent size and the air con worked, there was a mosquito net which covered the bed and the fridge was more than adequate for our needs. We were in a standard double room and only a few minutes walk from the waterhole. We didn’t eat in the restaurant as we bought our own food at the bakery and supermarket in Outjo, after reading the reviews. However when I passed the restaurant several times people seemed to be enjoying their food. Also speaking to others who had eaten there you can get eggs to order and the food was good.
It was great being inside the park at night, sitting by the waterhole watching the animals wander down at night. We saw a mother and calf black rhino, elephants, giraffes jackals and zebra. It was lovely just sitting there for as long as you wanted to watch them. While we were there we did not encounter people being noisy as others have found. I would say you need to get down there early to get one of the seats.
All in all I would recommend at least one night here and I think we probably should have stayed even two. Don't let the reviews put you off, give it a chance." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Black Rhino
3 sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
6 sightings
Lion
1 sighting
Oryx
2 sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Wildebeest
2 sightings
Zebra
3 sightings
"Somewhat disappointing"
Only saving grace was the floodlit waterhole giving good sightings of elephant, giraffe and black rhino.
Of all the places we stayed this was the only one that really disappointed." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia
Black Rhino
1 sighting
Elephant
3 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Lion
1 sighting
Oryx
10 sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
White Rhino
2 sightings
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Okaukuejo Camp review"
The waterhole at Okaukuejo is always it's most outstanding feature and always worth a visit" See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
"Okaukuejo Camp review"
The camp served its purpose as a base in the Etosha park with a very good floodlit waterhole.
No complaints." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Black Rhino
5 sightings
Elephant
1 sighting
Giraffe
6 sightings
Oryx
6 sightings
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Okaukuejo Camp review"
"Okaukuejo great waterhole let down by camp."
Our room was a bush chalet with a braii. The chalet was quite roomy and had all we required and everything worked but it lacked maintenance. We cooked our evening meals on the braii with food we bought on the way to the camp. We also brought all plates etc that you need for a barbecue as none supplied.
The chalet was fairly near the waterhole. we had a light lunch and a breakfast in the camp restaurant which were OK. The staff were fine if you treated them with respect which unfortunately not all guests did." See all these reviews: 24n in Namibia
Black Rhino
3 sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Lion
2 sightings
Oryx
10 sightings
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Okaukuejo Camp review"
Our chalet was right on the edge of the waterhole but also right next to the sewage treatment hut. That was smelly ( I kept blaming the elephants but they were, on this occasion, innocent).
We saw the most extraordinary sitings. Lions killing a giraffe, 8 black rhinos in the waterhole.
The central restaurant was not great. Go early so the food is hot. It was a pain that you could not braai. The swimming pool was out of action the whole time we were there and had been for some time.
We had an excellent night drive." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia; 9n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe; 1n in South Africa
Black Rhino
10 sightings
Brown Hyena
1 sighting
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Lion
10 sightings
Oryx
10 sightings
Spotted Hyena
10 sightings
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
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