Namibia - Places To Stay

Otjiwarongo - Okonjima Main Camp is built around the original farmhouse, which still serves as the reception and dining/bar area. The swimming pool and an open fire refreshment area is set in the lush and mature gardens where tea is served in the afternoons. The chalets overlooking the waterhole and the reserve, are spacious and private while only meters away from the main camp. One of the chalets is wheelchair friendly.

Halfway between Windhoek and Etosha National Park near Otjiwarongo

Okonjima can be reached by car from Windhoek, approx 2.5 hour drive on good tarred road

16 - 10 Chalets and 6 Garden Rooms

£145 per person sharing

Accommodation, meals and activities.

Children over 12 are welcome only in the garden rooms

Home to the Africat Foundation and your stay here will give you an ideal opportunity to witness their world renowned big cat conservation work. Track rehabilitated cheetahs on foot, guided bushman trail, Self guided walking trails, bird watching.

Africat Foundation was founded in 1991 to promote large carnivore conservation and animal welfare in Namibia. One of their main activities involves the rescue and rehabilitation of big cats, mostly leopard and cheetah, caught on farmland across the country. Many of the cats and the wild dogs living on Okonjima's reserve are individuals that for various reasons can no longer be returned into the wild. Here they are offered a second chance to live a semi-natural existence and at the same time serve as ambassadors for their species. For Okonjima's guests it means a unique opportunity to experience these magnificent but endangered creatures up close. All their guests are free to participate in any of the Africat activities, including leopard tracking, cheetah tracking & feeding, bushman walk and birding. After your evening dinner your guide will accompany you to their floodlit night hide. This is a unique opportunity to view porcupine, honey badgers and caracal as well as leopard as they come down to drink and feed on kitchen scraps.

P.A.W.S. - People and Wildlife Solutions
A Unique and Exciting Conservation Working Holiday Programme based in the heart of the Namibian Bush.
The PAWS Conservation and Big Cat Rehabilitation Project works alongside the AfriCat Foundation in Okonjima, to restore the land back to its original state and reintroduce wildlife to the area. Opportunities exist for volunteers to participate in essential reserve maintenance tasks, or work directly with the AfriCat Foundation (when projects are available). You can expect to partake in a series of exciting daily activities including: Leopard tracking and monitoring, large carnivor tracking and monitoring, behind the scenes AfriCat feeding run, rescue and release of leoppards and cheetahs, participate in the Cheetah Welfare Programme.

PAWS runs on a 2 week rotation basis - the minimum stay required is 2 weeks and the maximum stay is 8 weeks. The package includes accommodation, meals and activities. For more information about the projects, and a breakdown of the cost please Contact Us