Guest reviews Okonjima Plains Camp, Otjiwarongo

by WillaG25 Windhoek, Namibia

Top Luxury in the Bush Suite @ Okonjima

WOW! I have always loved visiting Okonjima, but this was the best night spent here in top luxury. The bush suite is a must for anyone on honeymoon or a family travelling together looking for some privacy. It really feels like you are in your own apartment in the bush. They have all you need and more. The service was tops, the food was good and our guide Gabs was great on the leopard tracking activity. Thank you so much to Tristan and his team for always being professional and welcoming. I wish I was there right now :)

by Navigate396636

Simply the best

This is such a beautiful camp/lodge. The rooms are to die for. Every detail well thought threw. Every room has a separate " open air lounge" for viewing game and to simply relax and enjoy the beautiful view. The food is outstanding! Gamedrives fantastic and the staff will go that extra mile to make you feel comfortable.The walking trails are so beautiful. This place is an absolute must!!

by Eros81_it Milano

Superlativo

We booked for the plains camp but we had an upgrade at the bush camp. The lodge is amazing and everything has been perfect: the dinner, the room that is big enough, clean, relaxing and comfortable, the surrounding, the staff, the leopards drive. I will suggest this lodge. One of the best Namibian experience. Go on this way!

by Gale L Brighton, United Kingdom

Bush Suite second visit

Our last 3 nights in Namibia and what a perfect place to stay. The Bush Suit is a wonderful luxury experience, worth every penny. Our own chef, our own ranger, our own house manager etc. The rooms could do with a bit of an update but they are still really comfortable and very well appointed. The pool is just a wonderful place to relax after a hard game drive. By comparison to some other places the game is a little sparse on the ground and one does spend a lot of time in a vehicle chasing elusive animals, some of which are collared. We were so lucky to see and Aardvark and our guide managed to give us some outstanding moments. He was knowledgeable but we did wonder if there was a bit of BS at times. However, we learnt a great deal about the working of Africat which we did not the last time we were there. Christopher our chef produced some wonderful meals - far too much food all round - we asked to make our own lunch which was happily accommodated. Gloria organised us well and our last night with Brai with the lodge manager Jason was really interesting and such tasty well presented food and delicious wines from a huge selection. Nothing is too much trouble for them. Sadly I think that was our last visit to Bush suite but not because it was not a fabulous stay but I think we have now done as much as we could do here. We felt Afica is a commercial organisation for its own sake, their primary focus was cheetahs, they have a few in captivity, they are getting rid of their lions and are now involved with pangolins, aardvark and leopards, rather loosing their way and primary focus, despite still doing a much needed job for Namibian wildlife.

by Alastair L London, United Kingdom

Fantastic, surpassed our expectations! Wished we had stayed 2 nights.

This location was a very positive surprise, we had only booked one night as we were concerned about how it would feel to be in a conservancy after having visited the other National Parks. We need not have worried, the guiding by Josua was top notch and the welcome and the support to meet our timing requirements was first class. Belinda gave a first class introductory overview when we first arrived clearly explain what was in the package and what we might expect - this practice would do well to be replicated by other lodges! Even our car was looked after, which had it's own car port next to our lodging to shade against the sun. The restaurant area looks out over a tree with hundreds of weaver bird nest and pool fill of lilies with a heron and a warthog enjoying the amenities when we first arrived; the backdrop of bushland has oryx, kudu and springboks strolling past. The rooms are large with huge windows that allow you a view out across the bush and an individual small watering area where steinboks and kudus came down to enjoy. You feel very connected to the wildlife in this lodge; you feel that you are taken care of and the wildlife around you taken care of. The rooms have large beds; high thatched ceilings and a fan with a large shower. The chalet also had a separate seating area with plush armchairs looking out over the bush and birdseed to feed the guinea fowl and birdlife. We only had one dinner and breakfast here and the food was very good - we had oryx on the menu and the food was delicious and well-presented. Josua had encyclopedic knowledge of the wildlife and tracking leopard and enabled us to do everything in our own time. For the evening drive; we spotted and tracked a leopard for 30 mins including watching her mark her territory and then had a sundowner from a hilltop overlooking the reserve. During the morning, he kindly provided a private drive as we had to leave by 09:00 to get a flight from Windhoek and after tracking Electra, we spent almost an hour watching her stake out a warthog burrow; only for a cannonball of a large male warthog to shoot out at the most impressive speed and momentum. Overall, a great experience and recommended… well done the team at Okonjima Bush Camp!!