Travel reviews by Mr M & family from UK

"A pleasant start to our holiday though we were only there one night , lovely rooms and great breakfast."

"Wonderful time spent here , great for kids especially Toffee the Meerkat. Loved our own evening stroll to watch sundown . Rooms were lovely and nice touch with the complimentary drinks .

Sundowner guide very friendly and very informative , great introduction for the kids . Food was super and again good introduction for the children into varied game cuisine ."

"Beautiful scenery , we loved the complete isolation and solitude . Stars were amazing at night. Probably one of our favourite locations we stayed at .

We thought it could easily have more activities for families ie horse riding and bike paths . Food was superb . We would go back here easily if there was more to offer in this area and stay longer next time ."

"We loved our stay here , great walks , canyon walk and loved barbecuing for ourselves .

Jakobus on reception when we arrived was so helpful and informative ... Got us organised for the next day and his recommendations were the best for us as a family . We probably got the most out of our stay in this area due to his recommendations ."

"Perhaps a little commercial for us ,too busy and touristy although the food was amazing in the restaurant and they had already provided our produce for our BBQ the night before which had been lovely .

However the highlight was the breakfast hamper they provided for us after we had spent 3 hours in the early hours of the morning walking up and down dunes ,was so welcoming and very well prepared ... We still talk about it now .

A big thank you to the head chef at this location , he deserves 5 stars for the food."

"We arrived in Swakopmund on a cold foggy day , unfortunately our rooms at Sam's were very chilly and perhaps less appealing than our previous accommodations however Sam's hospitality and Cuisine made up for the lack of comfort ion our rooms .

We had a very informative and great guide Sean in our desert trip which was great fun and a highlight of our trip here, the museum in town was first class and the whole family enjoyed it .Our boat trip was very cold , we saw many seals but sadly very few dolphins from a distance a little disappointing .We would if we had our time again probably only spend 2 nights here ."

"We were very impressed by the lodge and it's accommodation but felt again perhaps too touristy for us as there were several coach companies . Although we would not like to have missed the rock drawings which were incredible and although the lodge staff were very pleasant we felt they didn't help with enough information as to the whereabouts to find them .

Our guide to see some elephants / sundowner was very friendly and informative . Listening to the choir in the evening was lovely .Again on reflection we would have only chosen to spend one night here."

"A big thank you to Sabina as she persuaded us to choose this camp and yes would not have missed it . Basic accommodation compared to other places we had stayed at and food in restaurant not as varied choice but the evening watering holes made up for this greatly . We saw some wonderful sights at the watering hole , especially young elephants and a young rhinoceros . Martin and I felt very comfortable allowing the children to set their alarms for 2 am and go down to the watering hole .

We came away from Etosha feeling we would have spent a couple more nights here in this are not necessarily at this park but perhaps to the east as we didn't really cover that area .


Driving ourselves was a great family experience and in our 3 weeks we never felt in danger or out of our comfort zone although I do admit prior to arriving in Namibia I did have some concerns ."

"My daughter and mines favourite accommodation , beautiful and tranquil interiors although we sneakily looked at their other lodge down the road and would probably like to try there next time !

Evening meals were lovely and set in beautiful style and atmosphere , very small numbers compared to the larger places we had stayed .
Kids loved swimming here , and great access to the park . Staff very helpful and professional although perhaps a little reserved , we would have easily stayed here an extra night ."

"Great location accommodation and staff . We felt one night here was not enough and felt we had to rush some of the activities or miss some although the lady who met us on arrival did her best to ensure we got the optimum out of our time here . Seeing the leopards and cheetahs in this location was a memorable experience that we as a family will never forget. Previous our guide was brilliant he was so informative and although at times we didn't think we would get to see a young leopard ,he got us deep into the undergrowth where we closely experienced the interaction between mother and cub ...truly wonderful to see .

On leaving the camp we made a detour to the REST sanctuary , that we again thoroughly enjoyed and found fascinating especially holding the Pangolin . We definitely would recommend a longer stay here ."

"A little disappointing for our last night in Namibia . Accommodation not as good standard felt our rooms and general decor throughout needed updating . However staff were pleasant friendly and helpful it made up for the accommodation , food was also of good standard and getting to the airport the following morning was easy .

Small gestures from the staff , such as childrens stories were appreciated ."