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Reviews of GocheGanas

Wildlife sightings and reviews

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

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Aug-2018, 12 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at GocheGanas.
Leopard

0% success

Giraffe

100% success

Wildebeest

80% success

Zebra

80% success

Eland

63% success

Oryx

60% success

White Rhino

60% success

Aardvark

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Showing 11-20 of 41
Duration
Arrival date
Mr and Mrs A.
Chobham

"Simple"

1 night Arrived 21 Dec 2018
"Very disappointed that when we checked in we were advised we could not take the game drive that evening as fully booked and told we should have booked in advance. As we were there only 1 night it looked like we were going to miss the evening drive. Did not fancy the morning drive the following day as had a long day travelling. With much persuading etc we did manage to get on evening drive as people (not from hotel) did not confirm within the last few hours.

Great to see Rhino which my family had not seen before. This is very much a conservation park. This hotel was booked as a one night stop over in Windhoek. Is there not anything closer to the airport?

Very slippery floors in rooms. Service was disappointing after having such wonderful experiences at the Wilderness Lodges." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

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

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

White Rhino

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mrs F.
Aylesbury

"GocheGanas review"

1 night Arrived 24 Oct 2018
"A really good place to spend our first night in Namibia, having landed in Windhoek at lunchtime.

Nice room, pool with a wonderful view out over the surrounding bush and a surprising amount of game to see. We saw giraffe and zebra on the drive in alone. We enjoyed following the guided walk footprints, painted onto strategically placed rocks, but we were quite startled to come upon 2 rhino. We retreated as quickly and quietly as possible and all was fine!

Very good food, especially the Oryx steak for supper." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Giraffe

8 sightings

White Rhino

2 sightings

Zebra

3 sightings

Mrs M & Mr S
USA

"GocheGanas review"

1 night Arrived 9 Oct 2018
"Easily reached from airport, excellent service, lovely accommodations.

Took early morning game drive, great introduction to wildlife." See all these reviews: 21n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Eland

1 sighting

Giraffe

10 sightings

Oryx

10 sightings

White Rhino

4 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Dr J.
London

"GocheGanas review"

1 night Arrived 14 Sep 2018
"It was a comfortable hotel but the game viewings felt a bit like visiting Longleat - slightly artificial.

I would probably opt for a hotel in Windhoek itself as a last night stopover." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Eland

1 sighting

Giraffe

2 sightings

Oryx

3 sightings

White Rhino

2 sightings

Wildebeest

5 sightings

Zebra

4 sightings

Mr S
UK

"Beautiful Lodge"

2 nights Arrived 8 Aug 2018
"Lovely spa hotel.

Rooms were a little dated, but food was wonderful and setting is stunning." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Eland

1 sighting

Giraffe

1 sighting

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Ms J
London

"Gocheganas is truly lovely"

1 night Arrived 9 Jun 2018
"Really lovely, wished we had stayed longer. Both of us though suffered from altitude here (and it turns out it is high).

We had a very short stay - from about 3pm to about 10am. The accommodation was great, the location was great, the spa was lovely as was the pool. Food fine.

All good and would go back for longer." See all these reviews: 5n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Mr J & Ms D
UK

"GocheGanas review"

1 night Arrived 24 Apr 2018
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr M
Midlothian

"Relaxing end to holiday at Gocheganas"

3 nights Arrived 11 Apr 2018
"This might be a good way to start a trip as well and avoid Windhoek altogether.

The room was a little tired but we had wildlife come to our door (water buck, giraffe, warthogs) and lots of birds too.

The spa facilities were good and reasonably priced." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr S
Sri Lanka

"Great First Stop"

1 night Arrived 4 Apr 2018
"GocheGanas was the perfect place to spend our first night: incredible views, excellent food, a lovely pool, and a great first game drive including a wonderful sundowner right next to their rhinos.

It provided a really exciting first stop for our kids, which a boutique hotel in Windhoek may not have, and a taste of what was to come.

Our guide for the drive, Rocky, was excellent but the service could have been a little better, especially in the restaurant." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Alan
Glasgow

"a fleeting stop"

1 night Arrived 20 Sep 2017
"We only stayed here for a very brief overnight as we had to leave at 3am.

Rooms etc were all first class, pity we didnt have more time to enjoy it." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 5n in Zimbabwe; 2n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Showing 11-20 of 41
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41 reviews of GocheGanas by travellers since August 2007
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