A breather for your soul
Ongava Tented Camp is one of the four finalists in the Responsible Tourism Awards (RTA) for 2017.
The Ongava Tented Camp is one of four pristine lodges in the 30 000-hectare Ongava Private Game Reserve and borders on the Etosha National Park at the Anderson Gate.
Ongava is considered one of the finest private game reserves in the region and enjoys global recognition for its exceptional conservation, ground-breaking research and exciting safari experiences.
It boasts of an internationally recognised research centre that was started by well-known Dr Ken Stratford and his wife Sabine in 2006.
The research centre studies a wide variety flora and fauna and it includes the successful breeding of both white and black rhino populations as well as the rare black-faced impala.
Ongava also boasts a large free-roaming lion population.
With more than a thousand animals, including 100 different mammals and a large variety of birds and reptiles to study, it provides the perfect “living laboratory” for serious research in wildlife.
At Ongava Tented Camp, guests can experience nature first-hand with a waterhole that is right in front of the entertainment area.
The camp consists of nine comfortable luxury tents each with a private veranda.
All the en-suite tents also have a view of the waterhole that is not only frequented by lions, but also by elephants, rhinos, black-faced impala and waterbuck.
Ongava Tented Camp is specifically designed to blend into its surroundings and provide a rustic, relaxed feel.
Part of the charm of the camp is the calm of its surroundings, with the only sounds coming from birds chirping in the mopane trees or some antelope drinking water.
The camp is powered by a solar plant of 120 panels that provides the entire lodge with power, while each tent is also equipped with its own solar geyser. An outside shower also heightens the experience for guests of being close to nature, while all shampoo and shower gel provided is biodegradable.
Activities include game drives to Etosha and in Ongava, nature walks, rhino tracking and bird watching.
The other three finalists of the RTA are Gondwana Etosha Safari Lodge in the Oshikoto Region, Jackalberry Lodge in the Zambezi Region, and Wilderness Safari Hoanib Skeleton Coast in Kunene Region.
The winner will be announced at the official opening of the Namibia Tourism Expo on 31 May.
STAFF REPORTER
Ongava is considered one of the finest private game reserves in the region and enjoys global recognition for its exceptional conservation, ground-breaking research and exciting safari experiences.
It boasts of an internationally recognised research centre that was started by well-known Dr Ken Stratford and his wife Sabine in 2006.
The research centre studies a wide variety flora and fauna and it includes the successful breeding of both white and black rhino populations as well as the rare black-faced impala.
Ongava also boasts a large free-roaming lion population.
With more than a thousand animals, including 100 different mammals and a large variety of birds and reptiles to study, it provides the perfect “living laboratory” for serious research in wildlife.
At Ongava Tented Camp, guests can experience nature first-hand with a waterhole that is right in front of the entertainment area.
The camp consists of nine comfortable luxury tents each with a private veranda.
All the en-suite tents also have a view of the waterhole that is not only frequented by lions, but also by elephants, rhinos, black-faced impala and waterbuck.
Ongava Tented Camp is specifically designed to blend into its surroundings and provide a rustic, relaxed feel.
Part of the charm of the camp is the calm of its surroundings, with the only sounds coming from birds chirping in the mopane trees or some antelope drinking water.
The camp is powered by a solar plant of 120 panels that provides the entire lodge with power, while each tent is also equipped with its own solar geyser. An outside shower also heightens the experience for guests of being close to nature, while all shampoo and shower gel provided is biodegradable.
Activities include game drives to Etosha and in Ongava, nature walks, rhino tracking and bird watching.
The other three finalists of the RTA are Gondwana Etosha Safari Lodge in the Oshikoto Region, Jackalberry Lodge in the Zambezi Region, and Wilderness Safari Hoanib Skeleton Coast in Kunene Region.
The winner will be announced at the official opening of the Namibia Tourism Expo on 31 May.
STAFF REPORTER
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