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Onguma Camp Kala

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Onguma Camp Kala

Awards
  1. Conde Nast Traveller Hot List 2023 - "The Best New Hotels in Africa and the Middle East: 2023 Hot List"
  2. WTM Africa 2023 Responsible Tourism Award - Most Compelling Responsible Tourism Story for the “A Day in the life of the Onguma Reserve” series
  3. Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards - Top 15 Resorts in Southern Africa
  4. Finalist for Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2024 - Onguma The Fort
  5. Top 10 Most Romantic Hotels of the World - Big 7 / Easy Travel
  6. Top 15 "Most Beautiful Hotel Rooms In The World" - Country & Town House Magazine UK
  7. Finalist in "Most Instagrammable Hotel in the World" by Luxury Travel Advisor
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On the Boundary of Etosha National Park

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Elevated on wooden decks, with panoramic views over one of Onguma’s most beautiful and active waterholes is the exclusive and intimate Onguma Camp Kala.

Appealing to the sophisticated, luxury adventure traveller seeking authenticity and deep comfort, the camp is inspired by the site itself and the Etosha region. Celebrating both the environment and the culture – from the vast pale salt pans of Etosha to the landscapes of Onguma and the traditional Haikum bushmen, a nomadic hunter-gatherer people of the region – the camp is designed to blend seamlessly into its natural surroundings.

The thatched camp is centred around game viewing with numerous vantage points to take it all in – be it the comfortable lounge, the intimate cocktail bar or the beautiful deck, which is sunny by day and warmed by a fire pit at night. The dining area has an open plan ‘show’ kitchen and all-day pantry to ensure everyone feels right at home. For guests who want to be active there is a gym and for those who want to relax, they can while away the hours in the comfort of the ground-level photographic hide, enjoy a treatment in the spa or practice yoga and meditation on the yoga deck.

It doesn’t get more exclusive than this. Camp Kala is comprised of only four guest suites, each with their own private butler and linked by raised wooden walkways. Although the lodge is perfect for exclusive... use for eight to ten guests, the four suites can be booked individually. Spacious and private, the open-plan suites have sumptuous twin or king-size beds with a state-of-the-art air-cooling system as well as a beautiful bathroom with bespoke double vanities, full-size free-standing bathtub and a generous shower. The comfortable seating area is equipped with a fully stocked personal bar.

Each suite has its own deck with plunge pool and wood-fired hot tub as well as a walkway to a private, shaded sala with a king-size outdoor day bed – perfectly placed for an armchair safari or a ‘sleep out’ under the stars.

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Highlights
  • Game viewing from your private suite is some of the best in Africa.
  • The people at Camp Kala are warm, friendly and so helpful. Their individual characters are simply wonderful and together, the team is more like a family.
  • The food here is exquisite, said to be some of the best in Namibia! The sorbet is genius!
  • Massages are constantly praised and guests walk out feeling renewed and relaxed.
  • Onguma Sunrise and Sundowner Drive 

Quick Facts

Region
Africa
Property Type
Safari Lodge (less than 20 rooms)
Child Policy

No under 12 years, unless taken exclusively.

Accommodation

4 Suites - all elevated on stilts, overlooking a natural spring waterhole

Region
Africa
Property Type
Safari Lodge (less than 20 rooms)
Best Safari Cuisine

Have good home made food

05-04-2024 @ 1:42pm
Best New Safari Property

Very beautiful place to be

05-04-2024 @ 1:42pm
Best Safari Cuisine

Amazing from the breakfast to the dinner

04-04-2024 @ 7:18am
Best New Safari Property

Wonderful design with animals all around. Can’t ask for more !

04-04-2024 @ 7:18am
Best Safari Experience

Lions, lions, and lions again !

04-04-2024 @ 7:18am
Best New Safari Property

Love this camp. Have stayed in many luxury camps - but this is tops. great staff and location.

CR
03-04-2024 @ 9:31pm
Most Romantic Safari Property

The plunge pool, the hot tub under the stars and the sleep out all make for the most romantic setting

CR
03-04-2024 @ 9:31pm
Best Safari Experience

Loved our safari at Onguma. We saw better wildlife than in Etosha National Park!

CR
03-04-2024 @ 9:31pm
Best Safari Cuisine

incredible food and loved the fresh veggies from Oshivelo - proper farm to fork sustainability

CR
03-04-2024 @ 9:22pm
Best Safari Cuisine

Excellent choice of fresh vegetables etc.

V
03-04-2024 @ 4:38pm
Best New Safari Property

It‘s Onguma - come if you want to get good chances to see their famous lions in the etosha pan :)

V
03-04-2024 @ 4:38pm
Best New Safari Property

Opened in November 2022 and is still being touted as the best property to open recently in Namibia.

SN from South Africa
11-03-2024 @ 5:25am
Most Romantic Safari Property

Voted Most Romantic Hotel recently and from guest feedback - amazing!

SN from South Africa
11-03-2024 @ 5:25am
Best Safari Experience

Best all round luxury safari experience. The natural spring waterhole is popular and game viewing from the hot tub, plunge pool or Sala allows fantastic game viewing from the comfort of your suite.

SN from South Africa
11-03-2024 @ 5:25am

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