Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs B from Herts
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
1
Countries visited
1
Lodges stayed in
8
Excursions taken
0
Namibia Sept 2017
Namibia between 21 Sep 2017 and 5 Oct 2017
The itinerary was well balanced with a mix of accommodation and locations offering different alternatives. We met a mix of visitors from different countries, and Namibia has it own special feel to it reflecting its history and development, and I think this all adds to the holiday experience.
I would just like to say a big thank you to your ground agents Wildlife Safaris particularly the lady at their airport office who was exceedingly helpful and also to their staff on the emergency line who responded to our call on the 28th Sept.
This was a memorable holiday."

Galton House
"Excellent stopover after flight to Windhoek"

BullsPort Lodge and Farm
"Very homely and welcoming stay"
We walked one of their trails on our own in the morning and in the afternoon we were taken to Quiver Gorge and walked about half of the way up with a one of the staff. This was not on their list of activities but when we said that we didn't want to do the whole of the trail from the top the owners offered to do this for us. The Quiver trees, Baobabs and other sights in the gorge were stunning."

Kulala Desert Lodge
"Great views of the Dunes "
Visit to and up Big Daddy was excellent despite the mist as was the desert game drive and sunset. Food very good again and the staff entertained us after with local dances and songs which my wife was encouraged to join in with.
Just a quick point for info re the journey to Kulala the D854 was particularly rough, although they had the graders out."

Cornerstone Guesthouse
"Very good location for Swakopmund"
They provided info on restaurants and other points of interest.
The Museum and the Krystal Gallerie are both well worth a visit,, and although we didn't get to the Tug or Jetty, Kucki's was very good.."

Camp Kipwe
"Great sunsets from the hilltop viewpoint"
Great guide for the visits to see the Desert Elephants and Petroglyphs. The visit to the elephants was particularly memorable and during this we had an opportunity to see the magnificent landscape of Damaraland finishing up with a drive up a dried up riverbed where we saw this magnificent Kudu bull.
Just a quick point the C35 was particularly rough, not just because of our problem on that road, the guide at Kipwe commented on it as well."

Okaukuejo Camp
"The waterhole at the Camp is a must see"
Its location in the Etosha NP is its major advantage and in particular the waterhole which adjoins the site and is floodlit at night.
This provides an opportunity to see a wide variety of game at close quarters, how they behave and interact with other species."

Mushara Lodge
"A 'colonial' style lodge"
The facilities, food and service were of a high standard."

Okonjima Plains Camp
"Fantastic sunset to end the holiday off with"
The dinner in the evening was particularly good and there was local entertainment and also excellent company with some visitors who we had met up with in Bullsport.
Just one point when we arrived we had been allocated to a leopard drive, rather than the cheetah one. We were not aware of this distinction assuming that all drives were the same. We tried to change this because we wanted to see the cheetahs but this proved to be not possible. As it turned out we saw both on our drive, plus the sunset, but thought we should mention this."
The staff were friendly and helpful and the food was of a high standard. The provision of evening meals was very welcome as we had no desire to go out into Windhoek that evening to find somewhere to eat."