I would recommend it to anybody visiting Namibia. It is so special, very private and exclusive and the food is excellent. No buffet but a great menu to choose from, a real experience compared to all the other lodges. The staff is amazing! Our tours were beautiful and interesting since we could learn a lot about Namibian wildlife and the cats in specific. Very high chances to see Leopards! We also saw Giraffes, Zebras, a Rhino… The campsite was great and had everything we needed. It was worth every single cent.

This place is amazing. The campsites are not only very secluded and spacious but also clean and original. The staff is very friendly and professional, everything is organized and gets explained. The reserve has many highly interesting activities to offer, some of them are really special like rare species tracking. The guides are knowledgeable and friendly. The Reserve is also a place where interesting research and conservation takes place. Just do yourself a favour and book your campsites in advance because the high standards of this place did not go unnoticed and you will need lots of luck to get a drop in spot. Just give them a call. The place is not cheap, but the campsite was worth every dollar for us.

Our recent visit to Okonjima was a highlight for the entire family. Friendly (knowledgeable) staff, great food, and stunning chalets. But undoubtedly the leopard tracking was the real highlight. We managed to find a female leopard with cub just before sunset. While observing them we noticed her becoming restless and after a rustle in the bush to our left, both she and her cub ascended into the safety of an acacia tree. Just seconds later a brown hyena was sniffing the area vacated by the leopards. Pure, raw nature. Thank you to everyone who made our stay special.

Not the cheapest place in Namibia but definitely worth a visit. The lodge and the camping are great, and so are the opportunities to see wildlife. Probably one of the best spots in Africa to see leopards.

An amazing place to visit in Namibia. Great facilities, super friendly and professional stuff, and probably the best place to see leopards in the wild in Namibia.

A full day of all wildlife wonders. Better than Etosha.

First class experience. Really enjoyed our stay. The safari guide promised us one leopard, but got us 2 and we saw nearly all the animals in the park. Food and lodging first class with very nice and friendly service.

We did the day tour cheetah drive -- most of the time we looked at taxidermy and the presentation was not great -- the guide read from the posters on the wall :-( -- the location is nice, but way to expensive for the few minutes you get to see animals. The highlight was the (self-)drive from the main road to the lodge where we saw lots of animals.

Such a unique place! The campsite was perfect. The Game drives have been a lot of fun and the staff was super friendly!

An exceptionally well run nature reserve. All the facilities are immaculate, the staff are caring and very involved in conservation.

Loved it - great staff, friendly and accomodating. Wonderful wildlife - happy explorers :-)

Great lodge - everything concerning accomodation and catering is simply great, but not really important. People coming to this place hopefully come because of the Africats project, and most of us would stay there with only bread and water only to experience it. There are different approaches to the protection and conservation of wild cats. In South Africa they are held in secure areas, fed, and made feel comfortable with the presence of humans. That's why they have the "biggest population of wild cats in Africa" - yes, but it's a population that wouldn't be able to survive in the wild. Namibia follows a very different approach, and that you can see at Okonjima. The cats there get only fed if they need to, they have as few contacts with human beings as possible. They are not there to serve us. That is why another reviewer said that it might need a few days to see one of the cats living in the wilderness, and he didn't like it. Yes, sir, I am sorry, sir, that you didn't see one of them on your first tour. But these cats aren't there to entertain us, that's not their reason for existence. It's the other way around - we are here to make sure they can go on existing. And the Africats project does a very, very good job at doing so. Perhaps it would be important for some tourists to understand that they, coming to a lot of lodges and places in Namibia, are not the center of the show but just the ones financing the really important things - like the reintegration of the San in Kanaan Na'an ku se Desert Retreat or the conservation of wild cats in Okonjima. I really do like this absolutey Namibian way of doing things. It even makes me proud to contribute by only being a tourist. Hey, your country is a great project I will gladly partake in again!

We are campers at heart. These pics are from 2020. So although the lodge offers chalets, self catering and b&b we prefer camping. Everything about Okonjima is breathtaking! The wild animals will make your heart flutter!

What a perfect place to stay !! The dinning room is stunning and the rooms were absolutely amazing. You must go there when you visit Namibia. The leopard tracking and the Okonjima center were two perfect activities

Amazing place!! We camped on their campsites and were amazed by the structure and service of the place. Everything is very spacious, well created and intelligent with respect for the surroundings. The service was outstanding with only friendly people. They even surprised our friend on her birthday with ice cream. My only complaint would be that we didn't stay enough time! So if you're reading this in advance: don't just book for one night like we did but make sure to book longer! And if you have the money, I'm sure the lodges are truly outstanding.

At first I was a bit skeptic about Okonjima. I wondered whether it was a legit project or not. And definitely, it is legit. Would definitely recommend. Their tours are amazing and at a very reasonable price. Camping was the best we had in the country. Do note that there is no open restaurant for dinner at the campsite, at least when we were there. Totally worth a visit.

(Translated by Google) Small reserve very pretty where we can see many animals like leopards (Original) Petite réserve très jolie où l on peut observer de nombreux animaux comme des léopards

(Translated by Google) Very nice place, very interesting visits. Camping pitches can accommodate groups of 20 people and widely spaced from each other. (Original) Très bel endroit, visites très intéressantes. Emplacements de camping pouvant accueillir des groupes de 20 personnes et très espacés les uns des autres.

Great guide. Alfeus. Went out of his way.to find the animals for us. Good man

(Translated by Google) Exciting experience. Very interesting thanks to the good guides (Original) Aufregendes Erlebnis. Sehr interessant Dank der guten Guides

(Translated by Google) Nice large reserve, the food is really delicious and you have the full nature experience. Just super 👍. (Original) Schönes großes Reserve ,das Essen ist echt lecker und man hat das volle Naturerlebnis. Einfach nur Super 👍.

(Translated by Google) A leopard support foundation very well organized and efficient in a welcoming environment. I enjoyed the water hole near the station. I especially recommend the training of leopards. A real adventure full of emotions. (Original) Une fondation de soutien aux léopards très bien organisée et efficace dans un cadre accueillant. J'ai apprécié le trou d'eau tout proche du poste. Je recommande surtout le training des léopards. Une véritable aventure pleine d'émotions.

(Translated by Google) Super Guide we feel the involvement of everyone in order to save the animals. (Original) Guide super on ressent l'implication de tous dans le but de sauver les animaux.

(Translated by Google) A really beautiful and well thought out reserve with an amazingly beautiful lodge and very friendly staff. Great project Africat! We were very excited and will definitely come back. (Original) Ein wirklich schönes und durchdachtes Reservat mit einer wahnsinnig schönen Lodge und sehr freundlichen Mitarbeitern. Tolles Projekt Africat! Wir waren sehr begeistert und werden definitiv wiederkommen.

Fantastic

Beautiful reserve doing important animal conservation work. They take both day and overnight visitors, and have an exceptional level of customer care. Don't miss the gift shop which stock some beautiful crafts, clothing and accessories and decor items! I can't imagine anyone not loving this gem of a lodge.

Okonjima is absolutely one of the best places to visit in Namibia. The customer service was out of this world! Welcoming, kind, considerate.... it was perfect! Food was great and the rooms were nice, big and clean! Highly, highly recommend it, including all the tours! Our guide, Peter was incredible !

We had such a great experience. The stay was comfy, the staff super and efficient, the food, well, yummmm! We saw so many animals and thoroughly enjoyed the adventure

An amazing initiative that does so much for the big cats. Not only do they rescue and rehabilitate, they educate us to be more understanding. You can stop as a day visitor, stay in their accommodation for an immersive experience over a night or two, or even hold a conference or team building event. The staff are amazing, the food delicious and itvis well worth a visit.

We did camping with Okonjima and despite higher price for the camp, it comes alogn with really well equiped camping site wich suprised us in a good way. They provide also fire-wood in the price which was the only camping that did. Also shower and kitchen were nice. We did the leopard tracking and was able to actually spot one and in the morning we visited cheetah. On both accasions we were accopmanied by our guide Gavamba who was very nice and funny person, really caring for the nature. He really made sure we saw some beutiful animals and also didn´t hesitate to explain lots of information about animls. We didn´t need to ask all the time (like with other guides) and kept telling us all these exicitng things about animals. Really reccomend the guy. Made us feel very welcomed.

BE VERY CAREFUL! THEY ARE NOT TO BE TRUSTED! In March we booked accommodation for July 10th for two nights for two people as part of our 3 week trip to Namibia. It was paid in full on March 13th, about 1,200 euros, approx. That amount included the full national park fee. We did some extra activities and expenses at a cost of just over 300 euros, which was paid separately. But in the final bill, they charged us again the park fees that we had already paid in March, and an extra of more than 500 euros corresponding to a higher class accommodation that we did not hire and that nobody mentioned to us. We had booked at Plains Camps, but they put us in Bush Camp. We were not notified, nor were we asked for permission, nor were we consulted beforehand if we were willing to pay the extra cost. The photos on the website are very similar, as they both have large windows to the outside from the room, so it is easy to confuse them. In fact, I wanted to book at the campsite, as we were going with a 4x4 with a tent on the roof. We didn't need a room. But there was no room at the campsite available.... I don't have to know one from the other, especially when I booked 4 months before. When I arrive at an accommodation I trust that they know what I have booked. At first I doubted whether I had paid the initial bill in full, as we were given a rather confusing bill in Namibian dollars. But it was when I got home that I realized the error in the accommodation and payments. I have contacted them to try to resolve the issue. They told me they were going to review it, but it has been over a month and I have not heard anything. There are better and more serious sites, so they are NOT RECOMMENDED.

Private reserve. Very well kept. Excellent rooms. Good service. Good place to see leopards

Lovely fancy Lodge with cottages next to a restaurant and view point. Service is a hair above namibian standard, the food is good ( included breakfast, vegetarian options ) and the view is lovely. We highly recommend doing a leopard tracking adventure

We visited Okonjima on 21/05/2020 for my wifes birtday and what an experience we had. Okonjima is a class of it’s own. The place is absolutely beatifull and the rooms incredible. We stayd at the Planes Camp V2. The people was incredible, Danny was our tour guide, no effort was spared to give us an incredible Leopard sighting early morning. Tobias was our host in the diner and what a pleasant person. All the staff made our stay one to be remembered for a very long time. Thank you Okonjima.

We stayed on the campsite for 2 nights. Very attentive service by Daniel who is the campsite supervisor. Leopard tracking with Axel was wonderful and we had a nice gin & tonic as a sundowner. Wildlife is phenomenal. Definitely worth to stay for 2 nights.

Peter was brilliant at tracking the leopards

Nice place with great service and comfortable accommodations. The View Room we stayed in was clean and well equipped. The leopard tracking drive was quite nice and well worth it. The food was great. The Africat activity was also fun and interesting. This is a good stop on the way to Etosha from Windhook. Two nights are recommended.

We stayed at the Omboroko campsite recently. Simply put it's the best camping location I've ever been to - very well equipped but maintaining a strong feeling of intimacy and quiet. The reserve is incredible - from entering the first gate you are inundated with wildlife and it's impossible not to see something amazing. The lodge and facilities are subtle and extremely well maintained and, most importantly, the educational message, attitudes and research efforts of the reserve are immense and very much on display and promoted to visitors so you can feel like you're genuinely contributing to something truly worthwhile. Finally, the guides are immensely skilled and knowledgeable. We were very lucky to have Igwe imparting his substantial knowledge to us throughout our stay. When this virus nonsense is finished we'll be back to our favourite place in Namibia.

Amazing place! Superb rooms with loads of game viewing, great food and brilliant tour guides. Don't miss it!

Great park for tracking leopards

Loved it - great lodge, fantastic wildlife. Particularly liked the leopard tracking, great fun.

Fantastic place for cheetahs and leopards. Great player in Namibia's conservation.

I've learned more about conservation and the importance of the wildlife and its nature... Amazing...

Might be beautiful....but we had no chance to visit due to frontier closure (Covid)...and NO refund has been done, although applicable based on site policy. Very deceiving.

(Translated by Google) Absolute recommendation! The Bush Camp is great and the African Villa❤❤❤ is something very special (Original) Unbedingte Empfehlung! Toll ist das Bush Camp und etwas ganz Besonderes die African Villa❤❤❤

(Translated by Google) Just a dream (Original) Einfach ein Traum

(Translated by Google) Very nice place, extra hospitality. Good food only flat, the menu unique at dinner. Excellent guide and welcoming staff ... to do again (Original) Très bel endroit, hôtellerie extra. Bonne restauration seul bémol, le menu unique au dîner. Excellent guide et personnel accueillant...à refaire

Fantastic!!! Request a leopard tracking drive with Alfius if you can. It'll be the highlight of your Namibian trip!

Private reserve with a very positive atmosphere. Good chances of spotting Leopards, brown hyenas and the usual Namibian games. You will support several conservation which are taking place in Okonjima. All the staff members and guides are very friendly and well prepared.

Stunning!

Great example of a well managed Nature Reserve. Beautiful environment looked after by a family of like minded individuals, collectively protecting this fragile ecosystem to allow nature to continue to thrive. Great place to view cats, plains game and amazing scenery.

(Translated by Google) It is very worth it. Many explanations, interesting and friendly guides and cheap and rich coffee shop. We saw 7 different cheetahs in the reserve! (Original) Merece mucho la pena. Muchas explicaciones, guías interesantes y amables y cafetería barata y rica. Vimos 7 guepardos distintos en la reserva!

(Translated by Google) Fantastic landscape, great lodge and a great and very friendly team (Original) Traumhafte Landschaft, super Lodge und ein tolles und sehr freundliches Team

(Translated by Google) It is worth visiting and contributing to the protection of the cheetahs (Original) Vale la pena visitare e contribuire alla salvaguardia dei ghepardi

Best place to go see wildlife have a excellent meal and to relax

(Translated by Google) You can easily observe animals in this reserve ... And for good reason, they are fed. No interest in my opinion. (Original) On peut observer facilement des animaux dans cette réserve... Et pour cause, ils sont nourris. Aucun intérêt à mon sens.

You see Cheetahs, leopards and other species of animals

It was raining last night 😍

(Translated by Google) The accommodation was very good and clean. The staff at the service as one would wish in Germany. (Original) Die Unterkunft war sehr gut und sauber. Das Personal bei der Bedienung wie man es sich in Deutschland bei wünschen würde.

(Translated by Google) Fantastic, the best. (Original) Fantastisch, the best.

(Translated by Google) The Plainscamp and the whole complex are located in the middle of the nature reserve. Therefore wonderful to watch animals and to learn a lot about the support program for cheetahs on a guided tour. For this the whole staff is placed and courteous. Highly recommended! (Original) Das Plainscamp und die ganze Anlage sind mitten im Naturreservat gelegen. Daher wunderbar um Tiere zu beobachten und auf einer geführten Tour einiges über das Auffangprogramm für Geparden lernen. Dazu ist die ganze Belegschaft aufgestellt und zuvorkommend. Sehr empfehlenswert!

Very intensive experience with the guide explaining the work of AfriCat and its development. The highlight was the drive to the cheetahs that were relaxing in the shadow. On the way through the park to reach the day center we saw some giraffes, oryxes and several antelopes.

(Translated by Google) Great lodge ... Great food and the rooms are fantastic (Original) Tolle Lodge... Super essen und die Zimmer sind phantastisch

It's an amazing place for cats and other wild animals, it's a must go