Mount Etjo Safari Lodge

This lodge is a truly nostalgic and awesome place. It perfectly resembles the imagination of Africa to people who were born before 1980, provided that they have never set foot on the continent before. That being said, the rooms are huge, the garden, the swimming pool, and the setting at the artificial lake are all stunning. The food was not too shabby, either. Remarkably, the safari game drive with Orlando was outstanding, and probably the best we had in Namibia. This lodge is popular with tour groups and caters to this audience, with having with hippos on its compound, which are not endemic to this area and flamingos with clipped wings. For some, the fact that Okonjati Game Reserve allows hunting might be a no-no. That being said, we really enjoyed our stay and wished we had a second night there.

Nice lodge bye the NP. When we arrived no one cared to check us in. The staff looks like they are forced to work, so you have to dig out any kind of information from them. We booked an afternoon gamedrive, which despite bad weather ended very well seeing male lions, and rhinos. The buffet dinner was not good. When you look at the lodge and how classy it is, then you expect more than that in a dark room with smoke. We went for a rhino tacking on foot and had to go early in the morning. here we saw both grey and back rhino! For the price it's well worth to do, as it's cheaper than other places like Palmwag. The breakfast brought by the guide was horrible and we didn't ate anything of it. So to sum it ups, if you're out for wildlife photography, then this lodge it for you! But the bad food draws it down for us.

Beautifully situated lodge in a very large and species-rich private reserve. Excellent service, friendly staff and great support with any problems that may arise, such as getting stuck on access roads during the rainy season (experienced first hand)!