Tented Camps · Ongava Private Game Reserve, Namibia
Encounter by Ongava
Overview
Encounter by Ongava is an immersive safari camp set deep within Ongava Game Reserve.
Unfenced and surrounded by Mopane woodland, this is a place of immediacy, where wildlife moves freely through the landscape and the experience feels alive, unscripted, and close.
Here, guests do not observe the bush from a distance. They are part of it.
Spacious walk-in tents offer comfort without separation from nature, allowing you to relax fully while remaining connected to the rhythm of the land. Thoughtful details ensure ease, while the sounds, movements, and encounters of the wild remain ever present.
This is safari as it was meant to be, intimate, authentic, and deeply connected to place.
Unique Selling Points
- Immersive, unfenced safari camp surrounded by Mopane woodland
- Spacious walk-in tents designed to connect guests directly with nature
- Authentic, unscripted safari experience that brings guests close to the wildlife
Suites & Rates
Choose how you stay
Paired Tent
There is one Paired Tent which comprises of 2 identical rooms at an angle to each other. Each Tent has its own bathroom and entrance, they are however linked by a short curved walkway.
Standard Tent(s)
There are seven en-suite twin bedded tents.
Details
Good to know
Accommodation & amenities
Balcony / Deck, Dressing Gowns, Fan, Mosquito Nets, Outside Shower, Safe, Shower, Tea / Coffee
Languages spoken
Afrikaans, English
Ideal for
Birding, Flora, Hiking, Leisure, Nature, Relaxation, Wildlife
On-site activities
Bird Watching, Game Drives, Game Viewing, Game Walks, Rhino Tracking, Walks (Guided)
Services
Laundry Service (Complimentary)
Property facilities
Bar, Eco Friendly, Internet Access (Complimentary), Library, Pool, Secure Parking, Vegetarian
Location
Where you'll be
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Activities
What you can do
Encounter by Ongava - Excursions into Etosha National Park
Full- or half-day guided morning game drives in the Etosha National Park, Namibia’s prime savannah wilderness area (with packed lunch on full day). See the massive saltpan as well as the perennial springs that provide the water required by the Park’s high-density big game population.
Encounter by Ongava - Game drives on Ongava Game Reserve
Guided afternoon/evening game drives take place on the 30 000-hectare private Ongava Game Reserve. The reserve is famed for its population of rhino as well as lion and other game such as antelope, including endemic black-faced impala, and zebra.
Encounter by Ongava - Guided Nature Walks
Offered seasonally and subject to an available walking guide, nature walks through the area take in the abundant array of life, from unusual plants to arid-adapted animals, with a chance of approaching white rhino.
Ongava Information System and Visitor Centre
Guests can interface with science and research across the Ongava Game Reserve and part of this experience is an immersion into the world of natural history and science at the new Ongava Visitor Centre. With dozens of in-depth displays that feature information on the geology, animals, plants and ecological functioning of this fascinating region, guests are encouraged to meander through the self-guided exhibition area.
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