Reviews of Bagatelle Game Ranch
Wildlife sightings and reviews
199 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Bagatelle Game Ranch and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"
A torch provided by the lodge as in other locations would have been useful.
Ben was excellent." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
"Bagatelle and meerkats and cheetahs"
The bungalows were spacious and the car was parked beside each bungalow making baggage handling really easy. This is a well run lodge but the welcome was rather formal and cool. We arrived at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, but too late to book onto a game drive as they were fully booked. We were offered cheetah feeding instead and this was really interesting - the rescued cheetahs are fed every day and we walked alongside them.
We were also lucky to see the meerkats whom are also fed kitchen scraps every day, but it was pure luck that I happened to mention meerkats to one of the kitchen staff which then enabled us to see them." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"
The afternoon nature drive was very nice, but the "cheetah drive" in the small enclosure only interesting for small children or if you have never seen cheetahs at close hand before. The resturant served nice dinners and there was a good atmosphere.
You should stay for 2 nights (one is to little)" See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"
"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"
Friendly and very helpful staff." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"
We took a game drive with the excellent Pedro and saw our very first array of wild animals. We missed the meerkats (apparently out foraging), but we managed to watch with one of the guides the last rugby test match of the Lions against the Bocks.
We would recommend this place to anyone, friendly and relaxed atmosphere, superb food and wine." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 3n in South Africa
"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"
The ranch is in a beautiful location and the staff were extremely helpful and catered to our every need. We stayed in one of the dune chalets which was gorgeous but in hindsight we would probably have been better off staying in one of the straw bale chalets as we were very very cold at night (even with hot water bottles!) - this is probably because these rooms are on stilts so have no insulation. We were there in the winter - i'm sure in the summer they'd be perfect.
The highlight of Bagatelle was definitely seeing the meerkats. The sundowner game drive we felt was overpriced and we didn't see much." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"
we did not see any Bat-eared foxes." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
"Relaxed tourist ranch with fair safari drive."
Game drive was well done but animals were limited and if we had gone the other way round and had seen Etosha etc. first would have been disappointing. As an example of a ranch, a good opener to our tour." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"
Food very very average, Location outstanding and can recommend the straw bale chalets - fantastic,
Did not have high chairs for our one year old, though were able to provide an earlier supper.
South African guide very knowledgable, if rather naive and opinionated as to what goes on in realitiy in Namibia re Cheetah Conservation - but perhaps I am being rather jaundiced, as sat next to a friend on the plane returning to England who had been staying on a farm where in the past 24 hours they had tracked and shot a lion, and trapped and shot a cheetah." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
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