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Ongava Game Lodge

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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars Based on 11 traveller reviews
  • What to Expect:
    • 4 based on 9 reviews Rooms
    • 4 based on 9 reviews Service
    • 4 based on 9 reviews Value
    • 4 based on 9 reviews Cleanliness
    • 4 based on 4 reviews Pool
  • Recommended For:
    • 50% based on 11 reviews Older Travellers
    • 40% based on 11 reviews An Amazing Honeymoon
    • 30% based on 11 reviews Families with Teenagers
    • 30% based on 11 reviews Young Singles
    • 20% based on 11 reviews Families with Small Children

Reviews of Ongava Game Lodge

( 1-10 of 11 )
3 Jun 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

Our expectations were very high after reading all the positive reviews on this site. Our welcome wasn’t as nice as expected. The staff yelled at us to park our Toyota Corolla on a kind of overflow parking which had very large stones not really a place were you normally would drive with a 2WD car. Our room looked very nice... more

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5 of 5 stars
edinburgh8
3 Feb 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Wonderful place, a real oasis in the bush! We had a beautiful room (very romantic) with a lovely terrace overlooking the bush and the atmosphere and the food was excellent (I am a vegetarian and since I told them in adavance they made a real effort and I had a delicious meal every lunch and dinner). What really makes this... more

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5 of 5 stars
Galway, Ireland
10 Jan 2008
3/3 found this review helpful

Another excellent stop on this tour, hard to fault. The accommodation was almost sybaritic, the food and wine good, and the waterhole exciting. The staff made us very welcome. Tours around the private reserve and into nearby Etosha National Park were also good and we were lucky with the wildlife we saw. Our guide was noticeably inexperienced, but friendly and... more

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4 of 5 stars
Washington DC, District of Columbia
7 Oct 2007
3/3 found this review helpful

Stayed here for 2 nights in August 2007. The rooms were nice and private, although a little minimalist (concrete floor, minimal additions and furnishings). Our room had a funny smell of wood chips/mulch but only noticeable when you walked in. The shower is open plan and there is a balcony with an outdoor shower on it as well. It was... more

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4 of 5 stars
Scotland
10 Jul 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

We spent 1 night at Ongava, and it really is a beautiful setting with excellent views to the waterhole and lots of game activity. We also took the afternoon game drive which was fantastic. The bungalows are being refurbished so we were lucky to get one which was pretty much brand new, and very nice. However, work was going on... more

9 Oct 2006
2/2 found this review helpful

This is a beautiful lodge near Etosha, all wood and natural stone with thatched roof. There are 12 spacious private huts, beautifully appointed with wooden furniture and a romantic mosquito net around the bed. The bathroom is also spacious and clean, and there's a nice deck with two chairs to sit out on. The main lodge where the meals are... more

19 Jul 2006
2/2 found this review helpful

An average experience, but at over $600/night, I was expecting a bit more pizzazz. The food was buffet-style and the lodge staff eat from the same buffet after the guests do (tells you how inexpensive those kudu chops and bread rolls must be). The reason to stay here is the view from the main lodge building - where you eat... more

10 May 2006
1/1 found this review helpful

This was a first class game lodge. The whole place was incredibly efficiently run by a rather formidible woman (I was glad I didn't work for her but being her guest was a delight, and she made us all feel more than welcome). The accomodation is in detached wooden huts, all with views across the amazing landscape which includes a... more

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5 of 5 stars
Edinburgh, Scotland
12 Nov 2005
4/4 found this review helpful

We spent two nights at Ongava Lodge during our honeymoon and it really was EXCELLENT. We stayed in a large wooden chalet with a double shower, an exterior shower and a verandah from which we saw quite a lot of wildlife, including a rhino about 50 metres away! The communal area has a great view of the 2 waterholes just... more

28 Sep 2005
11/13 found this review helpful

We stayed 3 nights at Ongava Game Lodge. Part of Wilderness Safaris, this lodge is amazing for a couple of reasons. At this time of the year (Sept.), it gets very dry and they have 2 waterholes just down the dinning area where you can sit and watch animals come to drink. You can watch them safely sitting in a... more

Reviews of Ongava Game Lodge

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Andersson Gate Entrance, Etosha National Park, Namibia