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Reviews of Safarihoek Lodge

Wildlife sightings and reviews

48 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Safarihoek Lodge and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Jul-2018, 42 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Safarihoek Lodge.
Lion

78% success

Leopard

4% success

Cheetah

4% success

Giraffe

100% success

Zebra

98% success

Oryx

97% success

Wildebeest

92% success

Black Rhino

90% success

Elephant

88% success

Eland

85% success

Sable antelope

47% success

White Rhino

47% success

Spotted Hyena

27% success

Brown Hyena

23% success

Roan antelope

19% success

Pangolin

7% success

Aardvark

0% success

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Duration
Arrival date
Mr & Mrs H
Yorkshire

"Safarihoek Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 29 Oct 2024
"Our accommodations just got better and better!

Safariehoek is amazing. We will be returning as soon as possible.

Incredible welcome and service, lovely food, a great pool and incredible animals.

Flexible service too so we were able to take a short extra safari on our last morning before checking out." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

Multiple sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Roan antelope

Multiple sightings

White Rhino

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Alan and Di
Chippy

"Safarihoek Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 19 Oct 2024
"Lovely welcome with a song and dance.

Great location.

Very helpful staff." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

1 sighting

Brown Hyena

1 sighting

Eland

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Lion

4 sightings

Oryx

10 sightings

White Rhino

2 sightings

Wildebeest

2 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Lynda
Nomad

"Safarihoek Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 17 Oct 2024
"fabulous comfort .... perhaps more than two nights woudl be a little boring unless you go into the park but very pleasant game drives for the two nights I was there - stunning rooms." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

Multiple sightings

Eland

1 sighting

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr & Mrs L
Gloucester

"Safarihoek Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 9 Oct 2024
"As this lodge and reserve is very big and connected to Etosha it was a real African experience and put you in touch with nature.

We sat the the hide for sundowner and was amazed and entertained by the animal comings and goings.

We also took a morning guided walk which was the highlight of our whole trip.

The guide was extremely knowledgeable and taugh us so much." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Eland

1 sighting

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

4 sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

H family
Surrey

"Safarihoek Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 28 Sep 2024
"Safarihoek was a very good place to stay due to the great wildlife spotting and a very comfortable lodge.

The rooms are large and comfortable. They and the the main lodge area and pool area have wonderful elevated views over the reserve and a popular watering hole. The food was very good although with slightly more limited choice than other lodges.

The staff were generally good albeit not quite matching the superb level at the previous lodges.

However, balancing that, this camp was where we had the best wildlife viewing. It is open to Etosha National Park so you get the beneit of all their wildlife but without the crowds." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

5 sightings

Eland

2 sightings

Elephant

5 sightings

Giraffe

7 sightings

Lion

3 sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr & Mrs J.
Chester

"Safarihoek Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 28 Sep 2024
"A fantastic location overlooking the plain and it could be a magnificent place however it was let down by certain things that I will elaborate upon.

We were supposed to be in a luxury chalet and I am pretty sure on reflection that we were not. We were meeting up with the Hickmans here and they were all the other side of the main building and all had more facilities like outdoor showers and decks that we did not have. I only realised this after. If we were not given what we paid for then I think there should be a refund. I do not want the money but would donate it to a suitable charity such as Africat.

We only had one pillow each and when I got others down off the top of the wardrobes they were filthy, covered in dust, showing the cleaning was not done properly. To cap that they were then taken away for the next night and we had to go to reception to get some more.

On top of that the light outside our room at floor level was flickering and so we had to cover it with the cushions from the outside seats. The light was "mended" ( Disconnected) the next day, but they took the cushions away meaning that we had to go and ask for them back.

There were no plugs for the bathroom sink and when I asked the manager said they didn't have any and were waiting for some!!!

It is a shame becasue it could be top notch but poor housekeeping and quite frankly management let it down." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

5 sightings

Brown Hyena

1 sighting

Eland

2 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Lion

5 sightings

Oryx

10 sightings

Sable antelope

2 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mike & Dawn
Bolton

"Safarihoek Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 24 Sep 2024
"Another top notch camp with excellent facilities and staff.

The excursions were very good with the highlight getting within 20 feet of a pride of lions." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

Multiple sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr & Mrs H
London

"Safarihoek Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 9 Aug 2024
"Beautiful lodge with an amazing view over the valley and the waterhole

A little bit out of the way, with only access to its own private reserve where (at least during our stay) there was only limited wildlife sightings" See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Average
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Poor
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Miss Honey T.
Greece

"Safarihoek Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 3 Jul 2024
"At first I found the architecture rather dated but in the evenings they made a bif effort with lighting etc and it looked lovely.

My guide was excellent and we saw many animals.

Food very average though !

Staff were excellent." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

Multiple sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Roan antelope

Multiple sightings

Sable antelope

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr & Mrs B
London

"Safarihoek Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 2 Jul 2024
"Fantastic stay in all respects. The facilities are very well appointed, the staff are knowledgeable and well trained and the reserve is outstanding.

We enjoyed the very comfortable room with the fantastic view and outdoor shower.

The food was delicious. We did think there could be better cold options at breakfast as some items weren't of the quality expected. In addition, it also felt at time as if the staff were constantly following us, for example up to the breakfast and afternoon tea buffet, to the point it felt uncomfortable serving ourselves.

The drives were very high quality, personalized, we saw a lot of animals and learned an immense amount from our guide Sydney." See all these reviews: 20n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

1 sighting

Brown Hyena

1 sighting

Elephant

2 sightings

Giraffe

2 sightings

Lion

2 sightings

Oryx

3 sightings

Wildebeest

2 sightings

Zebra

3 sightings

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