Halali Resort — Hotel in Halali Camp

The camp has a variety of accommodation options. The double lodge room was compact, but clean and comfortable. Mosquito nets were provided. The bathroom was very small, but adequate. That said, there was no door to the shower and the shower head was so powerful that water went everywhere. The plug did not drain well either. One main attraction is the waterhole, which is very close to the accommodation and overlooked by a viewing area. We saw rhino, zebra, hyena and elephants. The restaurant serves a set dinner buffet, with a couple of simple starters, like soup, some main meat options and a cake or pudding for dessert. It is not fine dining, but it is filling. There would probably not be much to choose from for vegetarians. Breakfast is simple options with eggs and meat to order. There isn't a lot of ambience in the restaurant and much of the seating is outside under a cover. The morning and evening game drives are highly recommended because it is the only way to see the park between sunrise and sunset. The guided tours were excellent. We did a morning and an evening drive and saw rhino, antelope, foxes and cheetah. The guides are informative and drive carefully spotting animals as they go with a red searchlight. Overall service from other staff could have been a little more welcoming. The camp is quite a drive from any park entrance, at least one-and-a half to two hours. You must arrive before sunset to avoid the gates being closed (possibly a fine is levied for late arrival). From the camp, you can drive out independently during the day for full days of wildlife watching. Roads have a speed limit of 60km/h. With the potential for poor surfaces, underestimating travel distances would be easy so plan for extra time. The most important thing to note is that, at least in July 2025, there was no petrol available in the park. There is a petrol station at the camp marked on maps, but it was not functioning. Ensure to fill up with petrol before entering - there is a station close to the Anderson Gate and the King Nehale gate but they can take a while to get to if you have to backtrack due to the speed limit and distance. Overall we enjoyed staying and would recommend it as the only option for staying in this beautiful area of the park. The opportunities to see animals are amazing and it all feels like a...

We got the honeymoon lodge. We were unhappy to find out that there is no barbecue station mainly because we have a jacuzzi, somehow barbecuing and swimming in the jacuzzi couldn’t be done together 🤷🏽‍♀️ Namibia is known for their braai (aka barbecue), all of the places we booked in campsites has a barbecue station except for this. But apart from that, the main reason why I just gave a single star re these: The room was untidy, the free coffee and tea were scattered on the shelf. The kettle had spider webs inside and outside the kettle. Our bed had tiny hair and dust, there are 3 live insects too but letting go of this one for now. The sliding door to the open area keeps getting derailed no matter how gentle we are in sliding it. For the restaurant, food was passable, but the ambiance was horrendous there were flies everywhere in the food. Not sure how the guests are able to swallow a single bite of their food, seeing the flies on the serving utensils, and even on the actual food. The restaurant’s attempts to keep the flies out of the food was meager, they tried to cover everything with cling wrap, but the flies find a way to get in that tiny opening. And some even just drowned in the pitcher of milk. Yup you can see floating dead flies. There were no fly catcher or any of the sort to even try to minimize the infestation. They do not seem to have the drive to improve themselves because there is no competition. As for the shop, it had enough items to get you by a few days but it’s not that great a selection. Some are little to no stock, like example salt is just 1 bag left, flour had 2, etc. The shop lade offers laundry services, and may i suggest NOT to avail of it - This was our 3rd laundry service in Namibia, so we already have a rough idea of how much it should be, and the lady charged us twice the usual for half the number of clothes. And yes, we asked first how much the service was, but all she said is she will charge after it is done. The only reason why we agreed to this is because we had other things to do, and arguing about laundry price was the last thing on our minds - and we have used up all of our clothes so this laundry was needed. That’s all i have to say for now. I hope they...

WORST PLACE IN NAMIBIA EVER Arrived in Halali "Resort" on 4th of November at 1:41pm after 5 hours of driving. That's when we met the wonderful Tisla at the reception, whose first words were so nice and welcoming: "there is no check-in before 2pm". Thank you Tisla, we already love you. Then the magic happened:

1. old chalets straight out of the 70's with the most ancient bathroom and beds
2. wet bedsheets to sleep warm and comfy
3. shower filling like a pool to enjoy the submarine experience
4. dirty barbecue space to enjoy the previous visitors' leftovers

Same night, we had booked a game drive from 7pm to 10pm; price 3,000 N$ for 4. Just before the ride, I come at the reception to pay and that's where I meet again with wonderful Tisla. Taking my wallet out of my pocket, I start to count the notes to reach the amount of 3,000 N$...1,000....2,000...3,.. ..and whoopsy, Tisla grabs my notes as if they were already hers... Me confused, I'm about to give her the 1,000 N$ to complete the 2,000 N$ and make it 3,000 N$ but NO, she tells me she took 1,000 N$ only...and immediately adds: "you want to check the cameras????" I could only reply no as the security camera was behind Tisla, and of course, it would have been useless.

Bottom line: we're been in 7 different places in Namibia, all of them were very welcoming. Halali staff (except at the restaurant) were the absolute worst. The manager, as well as Tisla should change work and industry. If you don't like tourists, don't work in the tourism industry. We were supposed to stay 2 days, we left after 24 hours. NEVER AGAIN

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