Reviews of Okonjima Bush Camp

"This was a great place to stay and it was wonderful to be able to see wild leopards and cheetahs. The guide we had was excellent and the accommodation was great." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia

"This was stunning in every sense.

Rooms the best we encountered throughout, food incredible, service efficient though welcome could have been better.

Fascinating education / did everything we could in short stay there. Would happily return again" See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia

"Exceeded our expectations in every way.

The bush camp itself is comfortable and lovely but the rooms are fabulous - spacious, beautiful and very restful. The staff were absolutely excellent - especially our guide, Previous.

The cats were fabulous to track and spot and we saw some interesting aspects to how to manage these cats in a manner befitting rehabilitation and release. Good ( but not great) food but a sensational opportunity to learn more about the big cats in Namibia.

Highly recommended." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia

"Very well managed game park. Maybe a bit "managed", but we saw a lot here.

We could just sit on the verandah and watch the wildlife passing by. Perfect!

Food was quantity over quality." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia

"Drinks were actually included, when 'excluded' on the booking. A pleasant surprise.

A lot of people do one night only and they try to maximize the additional activities ( quite expensive).

Actually they have several bush hikes that are well marked and very pleasant if staying longer than one night." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia

"Our first great guide who made our experience of a fantastic place even more pleasurable.
Cannot fault it." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia

"The lodge and cabins are beautifully furnished and equipped but as we spent so much time on game drives we sadly had inadequate time to use and enjoy these wonderful facilities properly.

All staff provided a warm welcome and the trips were tailored around our party of 5. We got within 12 feet of leopard, 30 feet of white rhinos and walked to watch 3 cheetah.

There were also sighting of some game and lots of birds.

Dinner and breakfast was professionally served and delicious." See all these reviews: 26n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana

"We had been booked into Plains Camp & got upgraded , which was just great. Great rooms & loads of birds & 2 warthogs in our very own waterhole !

Two minor points -
1) why is there no water available in the lounge chalet where the coffee station is ?
and
2) for such a quality place it seemed odd that there was no choice on the menu (the portions were also a bit on the small side)

As we had been upgraded we had to pay extra for activities which I think are normally included (only fair).

We went on the leopard tracking which was great as we saw Electra. We also wished we had gone on the cheetah tracking - as we didn't see a cheetah in our trip.
The night hide visit was not so great - we saw 3 porcupines, who get fed kitchen scraps - they were already waiting when we arrived ; once they had eaten all the food they left & we were told that it was time to go. Very disappointing - no chance to see honey badgers or any of the other animals that it had been suggested we could see. I found the guide quite rude & did make a complaint.

I was surprised that the visit to the Africat centre was charged at $640, this seemed far too expensive so we declined .

It was nice to get out & go on one of the walks - great views of the reserve - but sadly very few birds (& no animals) seen." See all these reviews: 23n in Namibia

"Okonjima was one of our favorite destinations. Lovely lodge rooms and lovely surroundings. Great staff, always helpful.

Outstanding guides who went out of their way to make sure we saw the animals on the reserve.

Couldn't have been better -- we highly recommend Okonjima." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia; 5n in South Africa

"The stay at Okonjima was very enjoyable. The accommodation, meals and service were excellent. We particularly enjoyed the close views of birds and animals from our room - actually 2 rondavels, one a bedroom with large windows and the other a lounge area open below the thatched roof and supplied with seed to scatter outside to attract the birds.

We were a bit daunted by the list of activities on offer and the prices - there seemed to be an expectation that over the 2 days we were at the Lodge we would do 2 afternoon drives, a night drive, an early morning drive and a guided visit to the Africat centre.

We did one afternoon drive - wonderful close views of leopard and cheetah (for the latter we were on foot); the night drive when food scraps were put outside a hide to attract wildlife (though only a porcupine came foraging that night - but excellent views of this nocturnal creature); and a very informative visit to the AfriCat day centre. We also did two marked walks - one from the Lodge and one starting a few kilometres away. Neither yielded much by way of animal or bird sightings but gave us the opportunity to walk after a lot of time spent in vehicles and to see the plants and scenery close up.

The only drawback was that the walks could have been better marked - we lost the path on both of them!" See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia