When we booked the 3 camps at Etosha in January 2007 we had no idea what we were really getting. The Namibia Wildlife Resorts web site at that time did not give a clear indication of what the accommodation was like. Other web sites showed pretty basic rooms. Because we were booking National Park facilties we lowered our expectations. Shortly after we booked I began reading reports of renovations and then we were hoping the facilities would be completed and available for our arrival in late October.

You can imagine our very pleasant surprise when we arrived at the chalet that we booked and found a gorgeous and modern updated room. We were ecstatic because we expected so much less. The only disappointment is the two single beds. I'm not sure if all rooms come with single beds but we indicated that we wanted a double. All the same the beds were comfortable, the linens of good quality, and towels were thick and soft.

While showering outside I had a troop of banded mongoose scurry along the outside of my reed enclosure. It startled me and my husband and I still laugh about this today. We loved our stay here and would recommend the chalets highly.

The restaurant was overwhelmed with tour groups the evening that we dined. The food was o.k., nothing to complain about but nothing to jump up and down about either. Breakfast was worse. It is served from 7 - 8:30 and we arrived at 8:10 and there was nothing left. What scraps were left were very unappetizing. We actually turned around and walked out without breakfast. My advice just don't expect much from the restaurant. The tour groups invade the buffets like they've never seen food before.

The Namutoni rest camp has recently been remodeled for Etosha's 100 year celebration. We stayed in a very nice 2 bedroom suite with en suite facilities, kettle, fridge, A/C, and an outside shower (all very modern in appearance). Having stayed at other government managed
rest camps in Namibia and South Africa before, as well as 6+ private safari lodges in southern Africa, I can honestly say that our room and the facilities at Namutoni provide strong competition for the lodges just outside the national park. There are two different restaurants, one offering traditional western cuisine and the other traditional tribal cuisine. While the camp store and gift shop was small, it had all the essentials. The staff were friendly and helpful. Apart from the 1000's of red-billed quelae coming into roost
in the reeds around the camp waterhole, I didn't see much come into drink during the 1 night we stayed there -- the nearby waterholes were much more productive for seeing wildlife. For the cost, I would seriously consider staying at Namutoni again (the same cannot be said
for the Okaukeujo rest camp, primarily because of the unfriendly attitude of the Okaukeujo staff).

The Historic German Fort in is the middle of the Namutoni resort. Impossible to miss it. Ther is a lot of wildlfe in the surrounding including the lions. Actually, this is the best place to stay of lions.

We stayed in a room inside the fort. Fabulous stay ! There is no private bathroom and the common ones are very clean. As far as I know, all rooms have double beds.

For sundowner, I recommand to go up the tower for watching a wonderful sunset over the Africa. If you are lucky, you will see the wildlife at the waterhole during sunset.

The restaurant serves a good buffet with a lot of different foot including game food for 110N$ (cheap).

I highly recommand to reserve the room accomodation if you want to stay in the fort.

The bungalow out of the room are not attractive. The swimming pool is pleasant.

We will stay again !