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Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp
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Okaukuejo Camp
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Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp
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Reviews of Okaukuejo Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

722 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

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in May-2018, 129 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Okaukuejo Camp.
Lion

66% success

Leopard

6% success

Cheetah

18% success

Giraffe

99% success

Zebra

97% success

Oryx

96% success

Elephant

96% success

Wildebeest

93% success

Black Rhino

89% success

Spotted Hyena

56% success

Eland

45% success

White Rhino

38% success

Brown Hyena

23% success

Roan antelope

19% success

Sable antelope

14% success

Aardvark

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Showing 261-270 of 722
Duration
Arrival date
Mr & Mrs K
Hereford

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 1 Oct 2015
"Wildlife viewing at Etosha is amazing and its worth staying at the camp just for the waterhole at sunrise and sunset.

The camp at Okaukuejo could be good with the right management but the staff are obviously unmotivated and unhappy which spoils it - such a contrast to all the other accommodations." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Poor
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Mr T & Mrs M
Newmarke

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

1 night Arrived 27 Sep 2015
"The wildlife experience at the floodlit waterhole was amazing, and one of the highlights of the trip.

The camp's size meant that it lacked the personal touch to which we had become accustomed, and the restaurant was essentially mass-catering, where the food was only average - but the location more than made up for it!" See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 5n in Zambia; 2n in Zimbabwe; 2n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs D
Hampshire

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 25 Sep 2015
"We expected Okaukuejo Camp to be pretty indifferent with it being run by the National Park, but in fact it was excellent.

We found the standard of service was good, the accommodation good, and the illuminated waterhole superb.

Okaukuejo's location, in the middle of Etosha, is of course why people choose to stay there, but it certainly exceeded our expectations. The wildlife viewings at the waterholes around Okaukuejo are exceptional and I would stay there again if I re-visited Etosha." See all these reviews: 24n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr S & Ms M
UK

"Could have spent all day at the waterhole."

2 nights Arrived 25 Sep 2015
"The bush chalet was fine and perfectly comfortable. Dinner was also fine although there was a mixture of self-service and waitress service which didn't altogether work. We were shown to a table which was not set for dinner and then we waited an age for a waitress to bring cutlery and take our drinks order. We think they need more staff and a better system.

We went to the waterhole after dinner on both nights and very early on our last morning and it was amazing - a constant silent procession of animals, all observed in complete silence by the people there. We were very reluctant to tear ourselves away.

We visited the waterholes in the western and central parts of Etosha on the next 2 days and were rewarded with seeing lots of different animals. Nowhere was it too busy." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Ms & Mr S
Switzerland

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 20 Sep 2015
"Their waterhole is the highlight - once other have to leave Etosha before sunset you get to stay overnight.

Sit on the bench around the waterhole and wait. Your patience will be rewarded... You get to see a lot of different animals." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs R
Newport

"Very good, well run lodge inside the park"

3 nights Arrived 18 Sep 2015
"Although the lodge had hundreds of guests from backpackers to fly/drive it was well run, with very good buffet food. We opted for a waterhole chalet and it was well worth it. We spent many hours at the waterhole and found it endlessly fascinating.

The roads around the park were OK, and the distances between waterholes can be quite large but the chance of a sighting made all the trips really enjoyable.

Because the park is so large the traffic seemed very light." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Ms L
Leeds

"Wonderful wildlife"

3 nights Arrived 16 Sep 2015
"The wildlife in Etosha National Park is amazing and in many ways it was good to be able to drive ourselves round the area. Okaukuejo offers very basic though perfectly adequate facilities. After the very personal service at our previous camps Okaukuejo seems a bit impersonal because of the numbers of visitors they are dealing with.

I think in retrospect now I preferred having the guided 4WD tours though it was also wonderful to discover wildlife for ourselves so perhaps its good to have the mix of experiences. Etosha was the first place we saw major wildlife in all its glory." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 7n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia; 2n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs R
Hereford

"Good base for doing your own safari."

3 nights Arrived 9 Sep 2015
"We stayed at a Bush chalet again, well positioned and good value, a short walk to the waterhole., with its constant flow of animals. plenty of waterholes you can drive to in the daytime. at your own speed

Meals are served buffet style. and are reasonably priced, you have to remember to sign in for Dinner.

A good place to do your own thing." See all these reviews: 27n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Mr S & Ms H
Belgium

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

1 night Arrived 8 Sep 2015
"IMO, the better camp." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mrs & Mr S
Kent

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 3 Sep 2015
"Highlight was the waterhole at night. Saw a lot of wildlife each evening including rhino.

Did seem to be a large number of wild dogs wandering through the campsite at night." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
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722 reviews of Okaukuejo Camp by travellers since August 2007
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