2 independent reviews for Namibia safari

We were pleased that Michael found Namibia to be a fascinating country and enjoyed watching animals visiting waterholes in Etosha, although we regret that he was disappointed with aspects of the trip. The usual process on this tour is for clients to bring a water bottle with them and to fill it up at each campsite, lodge, or from the water tank in the tour vehicle. We were concerned to learn of Michael's experience and so have asked our local operations manager to ensure that all tour leaders are advising clients correctly regarding this matter, so that single-use plastic bottles are not being bought and used unnecessarily. The enclosure for a number of rescued cheetahs at the Namib Carnivore Conservation Centre used to be much bigger, approximately 500 hectares, but earlier this year the size was, regrettably, significantly reduced as one of the fences did not meet Ministry of Environment and Tourism standards. Whilst we feel it is a project worth supporting, and we are of the understanding that the conservation center will be able to re-upgrade to a larger enclosure again in March 2019, we have asked our local operations manager to ensure that tour leaders clearly explain the situation regarding the smaller enclosure to groups in the interim. Should we continue to receive similar feedback, we will remove the Namib Carnivore Conservation Centre from the itinerary until the situation improves.