The Camp

Location: Etosha, Namibia
Number of Tents: 3

Combining one of Africa’s premier wildlife viewing experiences with high style and impeccable service, Little Ongava is the destination of choice for discerning safari aficionados. Perched on a rocky outcrop overlooking a waterhole, Little Ongava provides guests with panoramic vistas of the surrounding savanna. A warm welcome awaits at this intimate and exclusive lodge, offering unrivaled privacy and comfort in just three spacious and luxurious units. Each has its own plunge pool, sala (veranda), en suite bathroom with a view and indoor and outdoor showers. The dining and lounge areas also offer wonderful views of the waterhole below the camp, and guests may enjoy delicious meals outdoors or under thatch. Guests at Little Ongava share a dedicated guide and Land Rover, ensuring the best possible nature experience at one of Africa's great wildlife destinations. A hide at the camp waterhole provides superb wildlife viewing, with the rare chance to see both black and white rhinoceros.

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Facilities & Amenities

• En suite bathroom with tub and indoor/outdoor showers
• Shampoo, soap, lotion and insect repellent
• Hair dryer
• Air conditioning
• Tea/coffee in room
• Mini bar
• Fireplace
• 220v charging outlets in room
• In-room safe
• Private plunge pool
• Wi-Fi in room
• Laundry included
• Local drinks included (house alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks)
• Credit cards accepted (Visa and MasterCard)
• No telephone or cellular coverage

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Wildlife Viewing & Activities

Etosha National Park is Namibia's premier wildlife destination. Nearly the size of Switzerland, it is one of Africa's largest wildlife parks. Large herds of plains animals concentrate around the waterholes in the dry season, while the sporadic rainfall of the summer months produces a profusion of life. The Ongava Game Reserve is situated on the southern boundary of Etosha National Park, and large animals such as elephant and lion are able to move between the park and the private reserve. Exclusive activities on the reserve include day and night wildlife drives, visits to hides that overlook waterholes, and walks with experienced guides. Wildlife drives and daytrips into the easily accessible Okaukuejo area of Etosha National Park are rewarding, with frequent sightings of lion, elephant, gemsbok, springbok, red hartebeest, and white and black rhino. For those who enjoy close encounters with wildlife, tracking white rhino on foot with a guide is a highlight not to be missed.

Etosha National Park and her surrounding private reserves make up the primary wildlife viewing location in Namibia, and the below chart helps to illustrate major wildlife sightings often experienced in the area. Other typical sightings may include springbok, hartebeest and a number of other mammals, birds and reptiles. Exact sightings will depend on seasonality and wildlife movements.

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Conservation

Little Ongava is located within the Ongava Game Reserve, which was formed in 1991 when four unproductive cattle ranches were converted into a 74,000-acre private wildlife reserve that now protects large concentrations of animals. Most general wildlife has been reintroduced onto the property, including springbok, gemsbok (oryx), blue wildebeest, Burchell's zebra, Hartmann's mountain zebra, common waterbuck, red hartebeest, southern giraffe, eland, Damara dik-dik, steenbok, klipspringer and the largest population of the endemic and endangered black-faced impala outside of Etosha National Park. The reserve also has a healthy predator population, including lion, leopard, brown hyena, black-backed jackal, African wildcat, aardwolf and caracal. The most successful reintroduction initiative on the reserve, however, is the white and black rhino project. Today, Ongava Game Reserve holds one of the largest rhino custodianships for the Namibian government. Little Ongava is one of the few places in southern Africa where guests have a realistic chance of encountering both of these amazing creatures.

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