Reviews of Ongava Tented Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
162 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Ongava Tented Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Ongava Tented Camp review"
In Etosha, I was fortunate enough to have a good siting of honey badgers, and the drive also produced other animals.
The location of the camp with its own water hole is great; even saw a black rhino at the water hole as well as elephants.
I would stress that given it is a reserve, guiding has to be inventive, and my guide Sven, certainly was able to do so." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
"Amazing"
The attention to detail here was second to none & even though we didn’t do as well with the wildlife spotting we thoroughly enjoyed it." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
"Ongava Tented Camp review"
Food good." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 2n in Zimbabwe
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"The most ecologically conscious lodge we saw"
Salomom did a great job in tracking the wild animals in the reserve; unfortunately he could not use his tracking skills in the Etosha park, because vehicles cannot leave the roads. Therefore staying in a private reserve was a definite plus." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
"Ongava Tented Camp review"
Great company so they organised for us to go to tented camp. Great staff, friendly and helpful.
Good drives, lots to see, good food." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 8n in Zambia; 4n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
"Best camp of the trip"
"Wonderful game drives"
We were delighted to learn that Jason, our guide, had been trained by Enos (from Hoodia Lodge) so we knew we were in very good hands. We had three excellent game drives with Jason, two in the Ongava reserve and one in Etosha and in each drive Jason managed to lead us to lions, elephants and rhino (black and white).
One of the highlights of staying here is the waterhole so close to the communal areas so you see elephant, giraffe, white rhinos, and various buck at all times of the day and night." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
"Comfortable tents - very close to animals"
A good guide, prepared to listen to what we wanted to see - he spent 3 hours trying to find us elephants but failed. Later that evening an enormous bull silently appeared at the waterhole while we were having supper. Just brilliant!" See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
"Dining/lounge area/pool overlooking waterhole"
The large dining area overlooked the water hole but otherwise it didn't have much character. It was set out with separate tables and felt like a cafeteria.
The accommodation was fine.
We stayed at the camp for access to the Etosha National Park, which was like the Kruger National Park, where you had to stay on the road to see the animals, apart from two areas where there were large water holes. There were lots of animals there, and also lots of vehicles. Since our return home we have spoken to a number of friends who have been to Etosha and all of them were disappointed with their experience there, saying that it was a bit like a UK safari park.
The camp was situated in, or had access to, a large reserve with plenty of animals, and there our guide could drive wherever he wished. The scenery there was stunning, with long golden grass, trees and wild flowers, and with dark mountains in the background." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia
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