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Vreugde Guest Farm
Vreugde Guest Farm
Vreugde Guest Farm
Vreugde Guest Farm

Reviews of Vreugde Guest Farm

Wildlife sightings and reviews

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

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Oct-2018, 5 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Vreugde Guest Farm.
Lion

25% success

Leopard

0% success

Cheetah

0% success

Elephant

40% success

Giraffe

40% success

Oryx

40% success

Wildebeest

40% success

Zebra

40% success

Black Rhino

25% success

Roan antelope

20% success

White Rhino

20% success

Aardvark

0% success

Brown Hyena

0% success

Eland

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Sable antelope

0% success

Spotted Hyena

0% success

Showing 1-8 of 8
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Arrival date
J&L
UK

"Vreugde Guest Farm review"

2 nights Arrived 25 Nov 2024
"Rachel and Danie were excellent and informative hosts.

We particularly enjoyed the farm drive with Danie (if you want to understand the complexities of farming in Namibia this is an excellent place to stay)." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Excellent
P and J
SF

"Vreugde Guest Farm review"

2 nights Arrived 15 Sep 2024
"Rooms are nothing special. Pretty grounds and set up for outside eating. Very nice and knowledgeable owners. Helped us plan our time self driving in Etosha. Good planning to be outside the middle gate of park. We toured some of the Western part of park one day and then drove through the part to the Eastern gate and our next stop. Magnificent wildlife viewing both days. Really good food here with much of it from the farm itself. Walking trails which I needed after so much driving!" See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia; 4n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Elephant

2 sightings

Giraffe

3 sightings

Oryx

3 sightings

Roan antelope

1 sighting

White Rhino

1 sighting

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

2 sightings

Mr & Ms H
Saint Louis

"Vreugde Guest Farm review"

1 night Arrived 18 Mar 2024
"The hosts were very hospitable, and the food was excellent. We learned a lot about the impact of drought and climate change on cattle farming in Namibia. For us, this was a stopping point on our travel from Etendeka Mountain Camp to Vreugde Guest Farm, so we did not do any hikes or wildlife viewing." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Charlie
London

"Vreugde Guest Farm review"

3 nights Arrived 8 Aug 2022
"The guesthouse is a little dated in style and a touch tired in places but the family run aspect and friendliness happily compensated for that and made for a lovely stay overall.

It was about 30 minutes from the gate to Etosha which was mildly inconvenient and meant that we had to stay out in the park for the full day each time so the days were long.

But nothing was too much trouble, particularly for my fussy eater who couldn't have been better catered for each evening with specific homemade chicken nuggets/schnitzel each evening.

Overall we had a lovely stay in a beautiful part of the country." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Black Rhino

3 sightings

Elephant

3 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Lion

6 sightings

Oryx

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr L
Leicestershire

"Charming oasis"

1 night Arrived 22 Sep 2019
"Really enjoyed our one night stay here, Rachel the owners daughter in law was very welcoming and informative.

The gardens surrounding the farm are delightful filled with wonderful birdlife." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mrs M & Mr S
USA

"Vreugde Guest Farm review"

1 night Arrived 17 Oct 2018
"Lovely cattle farm with interesting long time welcoming family.
They regaled us with singing and champagne in celebration of our anniversary, another sweet surprise.

Took sun downer trip around farm with one of sons, informative.
No large wildlife, lots of birds, warthogs, dikdik and possibly a duiker

Left early for very long drive to Khowarib. With sightseeing stops, the drive took nine hours.

Excellent food!" See all these reviews: 21n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mr R & Mrs M
UK

"Vreugde"

2 nights Arrived 18 Feb 2017
"Very friendly family.

Unfortunately It was raining while we were there so it was not possible to explore the farm.
Food very good in a very welcoming atmosphere.

We would like to return in the dry season." See all these reviews: 27n in Namibia; 4n in South Africa; 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Average
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr T.
United Kingdom

"Convenient"

1 night Arrived 23 Oct 2013
"Only half an hour from Etosha's Andersson Gate, this is a well-established, family run guest farm appealing to those looking for a personal accommodation experience. Rooms are rustic but fully equipped and very clean with nice bed and bathroom linens.

We were welcomed and hosted by Rachel, which added a lot to our overall enjoyment. Food was simple home-cooked. Guided safaris into Etosha are offered if you don't want to drive yourself. My only constructive suggestion would be that the combination of having to name a time for breakfast the day before, and having no in-room facilities for making a morning cup of tea/coffee is an uneasy one. If you get your waking-time estimate wrong it can seem an awfully long time to breakfast without a drink.

However this won't matter to many and the friendly hospitality and convenient location will make it a very good stopover choice." See all these reviews: 21n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
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8 reviews of Vreugde Guest Farm by travellers since August 2007
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