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Namibia

Okonjima Plains Camp

PLAN MY TRIP

Home base of the world-renowned AfriCat Foundation, Okonjima Plains Camp is nestled among the Omboroko Mountains of northwestern Namibia.

Accommodations consist of fourteen standard room, ten view rooms, and six garden rooms. The standard rooms come with two double beds. Four of the rooms combine to form two large, family rooms. Each room offers a large veranda, handicapped accessible ramp, mini-fridge, coffee/tea station, en-suite bathroom, safe, alarm system, and telephone. The exclusive and spacious view rooms look onto the beautiful grass plains and are set further apart from each other for added privacy. There are also budget-friendly garden rooms overlooking the lush homestead garden. These smaller rooms have a double and single bed but no wilderness view.

The camp is situated halfway between Windhoek and the Etosha National Park in the private 124 square mile Okonjima Nature Reserve nestled amongst the imposing Omboroko Mountains. Okonjima comes from a Herero word meaning “place of the baboons.” But thanks to the AfriCat Foundation, this area has become home to excellent populations of large cats including cheetah, leopard, lion, and caracal as well as wild dog and hyena. Since 1992, the AfriCat Foundation has grown immensely, saving over 1,000 carnivores. A majority have been rehabilitated and released into the wild, but Okonjima has provided a safe haven for those too injured to be set free. Ensuring the long-term survival of these magnificent creatures through environmental education, ongoing research, and mitigation of human-wildlife conflict, AfriCat continues to be a strong leader in habitat and wildlife conservation.

From leopard-viewing and tracking on foot to game drives in search of cheetah and spotted hyena, guests enjoy the many opportunities to see these animals thriving in their natural habitat. Experiencing a day in the life of a bushman, taking a self-guided nature walk, birdwatching, enjoying evening game drives, and viewing game at the nocturnal hide are just some of the adventures waiting at Okonjima. Some of the wildlife here include leopard, cheetah, caracal, African wild cat, brown and spotted hyena, black-backed jackal, aardwolf, bat-eared fox, aardvark, pangolin, honey-badger, porcupine, kudu, oryx, red hartebeest, gnu, eland, impala, giraffe, Hartmann’s mountain zebra, Burchell’s zebra, steenbok, common duiker, Damara dik-dik, warthog, and chacma baboon.

Okonjima Plains Camp was the original Hanssen family farmhouse. It was reconstructed as a lodge in the 1990’s and was recently updated. The nearby waterhole affords extensive wildlife viewing from the lodge’s main area. The homestead houses an indoor and an outdoor fireplace, an excellent restaurant, and a bar. A quaint curio shop offers select African artifacts and jewelry. While the camp’s pool provides a cool respite from the heat of the day.

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Namibia

Okonjima Plains Camp

PLAN MY TRIP

Home base of the world-renowned AfriCat Foundation, Okonjima Plains Camp is nestled among the Omboroko Mountains of northwestern Namibia.

Accommodations consist of fourteen standard room, ten view rooms, and six garden rooms. The standard rooms come with two double beds. Four of the rooms combine to form two large, family rooms. Each room offers a large veranda, handicapped accessible ramp, mini-fridge, coffee/tea station, en-suite bathroom, safe, alarm system, and telephone. The exclusive and spacious view rooms look onto the beautiful grass plains and are set further apart from each other for added privacy. There are also budget-friendly garden rooms overlooking the lush homestead garden. These smaller rooms have a double and single bed but no wilderness view.

The camp is situated halfway between Windhoek and the Etosha National Park in the private 124 square mile Okonjima Nature Reserve nestled amongst the imposing Omboroko Mountains. Okonjima comes from a Herero word meaning “place of the baboons.” But thanks to the AfriCat Foundation, this area has become home to excellent populations of large cats including cheetah, leopard, lion, and caracal as well as wild dog and hyena. Since 1992, the AfriCat Foundation has grown immensely, saving over 1,000 carnivores. A majority have been rehabilitated and released into the wild, but Okonjima has provided a safe haven for those too injured to be set free. Ensuring the long-term survival of these magnificent creatures through environmental education, ongoing research, and mitigation of human-wildlife conflict, AfriCat continues to be a strong leader in habitat and wildlife conservation.

From leopard-viewing and tracking on foot to game drives in search of cheetah and spotted hyena, guests enjoy the many opportunities to see these animals thriving in their natural habitat. Experiencing a day in the life of a bushman, taking a self-guided nature walk, birdwatching, enjoying evening game drives, and viewing game at the nocturnal hide are just some of the adventures waiting at Okonjima. Some of the wildlife here include leopard, cheetah, caracal, African wild cat, brown and spotted hyena, black-backed jackal, aardwolf, bat-eared fox, aardvark, pangolin, honey-badger, porcupine, kudu, oryx, red hartebeest, gnu, eland, impala, giraffe, Hartmann’s mountain zebra, Burchell’s zebra, steenbok, common duiker, Damara dik-dik, warthog, and chacma baboon.

Okonjima Plains Camp was the original Hanssen family farmhouse. It was reconstructed as a lodge in the 1990’s and was recently updated. The nearby waterhole affords extensive wildlife viewing from the lodge’s main area. The homestead houses an indoor and an outdoor fireplace, an excellent restaurant, and a bar. A quaint curio shop offers select African artifacts and jewelry. While the camp’s pool provides a cool respite from the heat of the day.

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