Travel reviews by Mr J & Mrs S from Streatha

"Only there one night but pleasant and comfortable. Efficient check in."

"Fantastic service and a really relaxing place to stay. The community walk was a wonderful bonus - well worth doing and for anyone interested in birds so too was the bird walk"

"Helpful staff and convenient (15mins walk from the centre of Windhoek). Pleasant food and eating in the restaurant is a good option if like us you've had a long journey to get there.

It had a bit of a transitory feel as everyone seems to just stay for one night, passing through."

"A wonderful place - really helpful staff , amazing location and fabulous rooms. Food is simple but very nice. Guided drives were outstanding. We hadn't focussed on them having their own telescope nor on there being an in house astronomer before we got there but this certainly added another dimension.

If staying at the full moon though cover the roof skylight that lets you look at the stars from your bed as otherwise you end up drenched in light at 2.00am as the moon transits.

Dune buggies are good fun as an alternative to a drive."

"Clean and functional - helpful staff happy to serve us muffins and coffee ahead of the official breakfast time as we needed to get to Walvis Bay early for kayaking.

Restaurants seem to book up early in Swakop - think about booking a day ahead of your arrival if possible. The Tug was very good but fully booked on our first night and we could only get a very early table elsewhere.

Pelican Point Kayaking
This was one of the highlights of the trip. Jeanne is very relaxed and competent leader - it is not strenuous and much better than the alternative launch trips. It was quite cold but Jeanne had all the right gear available for this.

Worth noting the seal pups are at their most playful between June and September (according to Jeanne) - the best time of the year for this activity.

We also saw large groups of flamingoes and half a dozen jackals on the way to Pelican Point."

"We only stayed one night but would happily have stayed longer.

The Camp is very imaginatively designed into a boulder strewn hillside with a very a nice sundowner vantage point at the top."

"A very different place - definitely not luxury but it was fun.

The communal nature worked well - everybody eats at a communal table and does the same activities together (walk in the morning and drive in the afternoon). It is a stunning beautiful and remote setting."

"Hobatere is still a little rough at the edges, not everything is running smoothly yet but this is fully compensated for by immensely helpful and enthusiastic staff. To give an example - we asked about laundry which they do as a free service but had no laundry bags or laundry lists to complete. A green plastic bag was produced immediately and the assistant manager designed a laundry list on her computer there and then.

They weren't expecting us when we arrived as our booking hadn't been copied onto their room allocation schedule but a room was still made ready within 15 minutes.

The food was exceptional - definitely the best chef that we came across in Namibia. The guiding is really good as well.

We also spent two fascinating hours in the hide at their waterhole although we understanding they are working on moving it closer to the lodge."

"A pleasant functional camp - everything worked well and efficiently.

There is a good of variety of game including lion and rhino in their own reserve, especially the bird life. The food was a bit dull compared to some of the other camps."

"One of the most luxurious "tents" we've ever stayed in! Superb facilities and excellent imaginative food.

The guided trips into Etosha were really good as well - we covered in a relatively small part of the park but still managed to find multiple lions, elephant, rhino as well as cheetah."

"As a place to stay it has a rather impersonal feel - more like a hotel than a camp which we thought reflected the large scale of its operations (particular looking at the number of vehicles lined up for the afternoon drive).

The rooms are large and have nice picture windows but the concrete floors and walls give them a functional appearance. Staff are friendly and helpful.

Cheetah and leopard tracking though were tremendous experiences - worth staying two nights to ensure you have time to do both.

We also enjoyed visiting the Africat day centre and of all the guides we had in Namibia, Martin worked hardest to show us as much as possible in the time we had."