Reviews of Onguma Tented Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
106 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Onguma Tented Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Onguma Tented Camp review"
On the positive side, the tents are great and you see wildlife both at the private water hole and while driving to Etosha.
However we were not impressed by the food, which tries to be pretentious but lacks quality.
Also note that this one out of several Onguma franchises, which means that you will not get the personal touch of a smaller camp nor the intense interaction with other guests at an owner-run camp.
Reasons to stay here: be close to Etosha and wildlife.
We were in Tent 5" See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
"Onguma Tented Camp"
All of the staff were extremely nice and I like the fact that the Onguma operation goes to great lengths to train and employ local people. But we arrived in the late afternoon after a long drive through Etosha and departed in the next morning, so I don't think we took advantage of all the camp had to offer." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
"Onguma Tented Camp review"
The room itself was extremely hot and airless and the fan was useless! The pool area was relaxing and very welcome in the heat." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
"Finally we see dik-dik"
The rooms, service and food were great. The pick-up / drop-off to the rooms was very well organised - in some camps I have found this a little confused, but here it was well regimented and worked for us.
We enjoyed the opportunity of a night drive, since this is not very widely offered." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
"Onguma Tented Camp review"
It is comfortable & well appointed but didn't have the "intimate" feel of many of the other camps. Our evening drive was very low on sightings although our guide was interesting & informative." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
"Relaxation & no ash."
Great location and food." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
"Onguma Tented Camp review"
Onguma has a nice sitting area, restaurant area and a small but welcome pool all with a great view of the waterhole. The small waterhole had a variety of game that visited during the day and the night. Keep an eye out for the honey badgers!
The staff were lovely especially Alphaeus who was kind, gentle and efficient.
The tents are large, nicely appointed and very comfortable indeed. The outdoor showers are a lovely touch although the indoor shower and bath are great too. There is a coffee/tea station in each tent and electricity sockets available. There are no mosquito nets here which might be useful and reassuring.
We went on one game drive into Etosha with the guide. The drive was good as the guides share information so you see things you may have missed by yourself. We found the drive too short for our enthusiastic selves. You left at 7:30 and returned by 10:30/11:00. By the time you had done the 2 X 1/2 hr drives to the gate and completed the formalities at Naumutoni on returning you only had 2 hours in the park so we drove ourselves in after that. Having said that you do see game on the way into and out of the park and we did see 5 lions on Onguma property." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia
"Onguma Tented Camp review"
After dark the staff escort guests from their room to the restaurant and lounge at an agreed time but it would be helpful if there were some way of calling reception when you are ready to make it more flexible." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
"Onguma Tented Camp review"
It was a bit awkward having to wait for a member of staff to escort us the 70 metres to the dining room after dark (health & safety).
The food was poor and the chef needs to take some training in preparing meals for vegetarians." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
"Another interesting type of safari"
Pleasantly relaxing by their water hole.
Some people we got to know stayed at one of the other Onguma camps and were very dissatisfied to the point of leaving a day early." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana; 3n in Zambia; 3n in South Africa
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