Reviews of safaris to Southern Namibia
439 holiday reviews from our travellers of holidays which include Southern Namibia.
Prof K
South Africa
"An outstanding odyssey to Namibia"
I visited Namibia between 15 Sep 2013 and 26 Sep 2013
"A wonderful country to explore - vast, scenic, unique terrain, fantastic flora and fauna, friendly people. Our group of 8 was unanimous in praise for the trip."
Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 11 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Dr J x 8
Gauteng
"Great trip to Namibia"
I visited Namibia between 15 Sep 2013 and 26 Sep 2013
"Everything went smoothly, the itinerary worked well, and the stay in each of the stop-overs was most enjoyable.
The holiday experience was truly memorable and we would recommend others interested in visiting Namibia to approach Expert Africa." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 11 on a Namibia trip
The holiday experience was truly memorable and we would recommend others interested in visiting Namibia to approach Expert Africa." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 11 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr S x 8
SA
"Fantastic trip to a country of stark beauty"
I visited Namibia between 15 Sep 2013 and 26 Sep 2013
"The trip was a very memorable and one that generally exceeded expectations. We had been planning to do a trip to Namibia for years and this was worth the wait.
The trip was well planned to get a very good 'flavour' of Namibia in the time period chosen, with a good cross-section of 'experiences' etc" Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 11 on a Namibia trip
The trip was well planned to get a very good 'flavour' of Namibia in the time period chosen, with a good cross-section of 'experiences' etc" Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 11 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr DS
Surrey
"Dick and Dianne Sallis"
I visited Namibia and 2 other countries between 11 Sep 2013 and 2 Oct 2013
"Overall very positive, most enjoyable and memorable trip. Some exceptional animal and bird sightings - eg leopard with young one.
The only negative points were the transfer from Kasane airport to Chobe Game Lodge, our stay at Lianshulu, and the stopover at Ghanzi, which we felt was unnecessary and not particularly enjoyable (though we did get to see another side of Botswana!)" Read full review: 21 nights in Africa; 10 on a Namibia trip
The only negative points were the transfer from Kasane airport to Chobe Game Lodge, our stay at Lianshulu, and the stopover at Ghanzi, which we felt was unnecessary and not particularly enjoyable (though we did get to see another side of Botswana!)" Read full review: 21 nights in Africa; 10 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr J
Hants
"My Sep 2013 trip"
I visited Namibia and 1 other country between 8 Sep 2013 and 23 Sep 2013
"This was a second holiday booked with Expert Africa. For the first trip they were excellent, but this time not so good. Three comments -
1. this second trip was across two countries and Expert Africa staff seem organised by country. I was passed from one person to another and initially nobody seemed responsible for the whole trip
2. lack of answers to e-mails. On a couple of occasions I gave up waiting and had to phone
3. I booked 10 months in advance and even that far out some lodges were already fully booked. We were wait listed. A month before departure I contacted Expert Africa to make a final check of our wait list status and was somewhat surprised to find that in 10 months Expert Africa had not followed up on the bookings. By lucky chance only, we eventually got our first choice lodges, but only because I followed up" Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 8 on a Namibia trip
1. this second trip was across two countries and Expert Africa staff seem organised by country. I was passed from one person to another and initially nobody seemed responsible for the whole trip
2. lack of answers to e-mails. On a couple of occasions I gave up waiting and had to phone
3. I booked 10 months in advance and even that far out some lodges were already fully booked. We were wait listed. A month before departure I contacted Expert Africa to make a final check of our wait list status and was somewhat surprised to find that in 10 months Expert Africa had not followed up on the bookings. By lucky chance only, we eventually got our first choice lodges, but only because I followed up" Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 8 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Good
Dr M.
Loughborough
"Namibian adventures"
I visited Namibia between 6 Sep 2013 and 19 Sep 2013
"It was great to visit new places and to see old favourites once again. We loved the driving on the dirt roads - the freedom of it all and the distances that took us to some fantastic geological points of interest.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Make sure whover replaces Gwynneth is at least as good as her!" Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 12 on a Namibia trip
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Make sure whover replaces Gwynneth is at least as good as her!" Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 12 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr N & Mrs J
Wilts
"Janet and Norman's 2013 trip"
I visited Namibia between 4 Sep 2013 and 25 Sep 2013
"We enjoyed our trip very much. We would have preferred not to have gone to Halali, but to have had an additional day inn Swakopmund, as we did not have an opportunity to explore the town. Personally, we preferred the smaller lodges, i.e. up to 20 people. We enjoyed meeting the Namibian staff and finding our more about their country.
Our trip has inspired us to make a further visit to Africa.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
We were told that credit cards would not be accepted throughout the country, but in fact they were. This needs to be amended in your information. Also, we would have liked a detailed breakdown of the individual costs in the quotation.
We will certainly recommend Expert Africa to our friends, and will be using you again." Read full review: 21 nights in Africa; 20 on a Namibia trip
Our trip has inspired us to make a further visit to Africa.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
We were told that credit cards would not be accepted throughout the country, but in fact they were. This needs to be amended in your information. Also, we would have liked a detailed breakdown of the individual costs in the quotation.
We will certainly recommend Expert Africa to our friends, and will be using you again." Read full review: 21 nights in Africa; 20 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mrs A x 5
Oxon
"6 Happy returners to Namibia in 2013"
I visited Namibia and 1 other country between 3 Sep 2013 and 3 Oct 2013
"Our trip as a whole was superb, from the initial contact with Sabina, to our arrival home.
We had enjoyed our visit so much 2 years ago, that we wanted to return, and see more. this could well have been an anti climax, but fortunately it wasn't. None of us have any regrets.
We noticed the effect of no rain for more that 2 years, very little greenery anywhere.
The unmade roads were in a bad condition, which we were told was due to the increase in large tourist transports.
The people, the accommodation and the food were as wonderful as we expected. Thank you Sabina for putting such a great trip together for us.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
A little caution is required when driving from Dolomite to Okaukuejo, especially in a 2x4 car. We were warned, by a frequent visitor, of very deep tyre ruts, at the start of the most direct route. We took the slightly longer southerly route (an extra12 Kms), which was fine.
We were also warned of the extremely large Anteater holes in the roads, some were 2 feet wide & 18 inches deep. Many could be seen, if driving at a sensible speed, as they had pile of earth beside them, but others were not visible until nearly on them! They need to be avoided, or the car would get stuck, and you could do serious damage!
There were none east of Okaukuejo." Read full review: 30 nights in Africa; 24 on a Namibia trip
We had enjoyed our visit so much 2 years ago, that we wanted to return, and see more. this could well have been an anti climax, but fortunately it wasn't. None of us have any regrets.
We noticed the effect of no rain for more that 2 years, very little greenery anywhere.
The unmade roads were in a bad condition, which we were told was due to the increase in large tourist transports.
The people, the accommodation and the food were as wonderful as we expected. Thank you Sabina for putting such a great trip together for us.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
A little caution is required when driving from Dolomite to Okaukuejo, especially in a 2x4 car. We were warned, by a frequent visitor, of very deep tyre ruts, at the start of the most direct route. We took the slightly longer southerly route (an extra12 Kms), which was fine.
We were also warned of the extremely large Anteater holes in the roads, some were 2 feet wide & 18 inches deep. Many could be seen, if driving at a sensible speed, as they had pile of earth beside them, but others were not visible until nearly on them! They need to be avoided, or the car would get stuck, and you could do serious damage!
There were none east of Okaukuejo." Read full review: 30 nights in Africa; 24 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr M & Ms H
UK
"Namibia 2013"
I visited Namibia and 1 other country between 26 Aug 2013 and 22 Sep 2013
"Overall another wonderful trip back to Namibia. Very well organised by Sabina yet again. Regarding dietary requirements, everywhere ( except for the Nest Hotel in Luderitz) went to great efforts to fulfil our requirements, and where the more remote lodges were unable to do so, they informed us on arrival, again except for the Nest Hotel who were not at all remote. Tok Tokkie and Ultimate Safaris went to a lot of effort on this.
The highlights were; Ultimate safari in The Kalagadi with Polentswa and Rooipots lodges, The Mule Trail Hike, The Sedina boat trip, Sinclair Guest Farm and Tok Tokkie. The outstanding guides were Tarry (Ultimate), Manilow (Mule trail hike) and Domingo (Tok Tokkie) and last but not least, Taso from Sinclair guest Farm a very able guiding dog.
It was good to explore Southern Namibia & a brief excursion to Botswana & South Africa in the transfrontier park - stunning for wildlife.
As ever, Namibia provides huge contrasts & inspiration.
A big thank you to Sabina for sorting out potential problems with Budget car hire & other issues." Read full review: 27 nights in Africa; 15 on a Namibia trip
The highlights were; Ultimate safari in The Kalagadi with Polentswa and Rooipots lodges, The Mule Trail Hike, The Sedina boat trip, Sinclair Guest Farm and Tok Tokkie. The outstanding guides were Tarry (Ultimate), Manilow (Mule trail hike) and Domingo (Tok Tokkie) and last but not least, Taso from Sinclair guest Farm a very able guiding dog.
It was good to explore Southern Namibia & a brief excursion to Botswana & South Africa in the transfrontier park - stunning for wildlife.
As ever, Namibia provides huge contrasts & inspiration.
A big thank you to Sabina for sorting out potential problems with Budget car hire & other issues." Read full review: 27 nights in Africa; 15 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs S
Wandsworth
"Serenity"
I visited Namibia between 17 Aug 2013 and 3 Sep 2013
"I wish I can describe to someone how Namibia makes you feel. I can't. All I know is that this place will steal your heart.
I was sceptical about the trip, being from South Africa and not imagining a neighbouring country (and such a brown one) could be better than where I grew up. Maybe its all the lovely places we stayed at and all the wonderful people, but this trip managed to turn into one of the best experiences of my life. I want to go back and be under the endless sky." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 11 on a Namibia trip
I was sceptical about the trip, being from South Africa and not imagining a neighbouring country (and such a brown one) could be better than where I grew up. Maybe its all the lovely places we stayed at and all the wonderful people, but this trip managed to turn into one of the best experiences of my life. I want to go back and be under the endless sky." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 11 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
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Our suggestions for safari camps in Southern Namibia
Bagatelle Game Ranch
Bagatelle is a welcoming guest farm in the Kalahari. Visit as a stopover heading south or to enjoy the photogenic red dunes and varied wildlife.
Eningu Clayhouse
Scarcely an hour from Windhoek airport, Eningu is an artistic place to unwind amid the vast silence of the Kalahari.
Central Lodge
Central Lodge offers clean, fresh and comfortable accommodation surrounded by a well-kept garden in the centre of Keetmanshoop.
Kalahari Red Dunes
A good stop between Windhoek and Fish River Canyon, Kalahari Red Dunes is set around a dry lake on a private reserve, with excellent walking opportunities.
Kalahari Anib Lodge
Kalahari Anib Lodge is a comfortable stop between Windhoek and Fish River Canyon. Expect stunning Kalahari scenery, two swimming pools and lots of space.
Dabis Guest Farm
For good farm hospitality, wholesome cooking and an interesting farm drive, Dabis makes a great stop en-route from Lüderitz to the Sesriem area.
Kalahari Bush Breaks
Kalahari Bush Breaks, situated on the edge of the Kalahari Desert, is a perfect stop-over whilst driving between Namibia and Botswana.
Hotel Helmeringhausen
Hotel Helmeringhausen is a unique hotel in the heart of southern Namibia's farming district and makes a good stopover option.
Namtib Desert Lodge
A charming owner run lodge, located off the scenic D707, Namtib Desert Lodge is a convenient stop en route from the south to Sossusvlei.
Kanaan Desert Retreat
The tented Kanaan Desert Retreat offers a range of activities against the beautiful backdrop of the Namib Desert.
Kalahari Farmhouse
Kalahari Farmhouse, located in Stampriet has comfortable chalets in the gardens of an old farmhouse.
Otjimbondona
Otjimbondona Kalahari is a luxurious, peaceful and relaxing lodge conveniently located close to Windhoek's International Airport.
