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While the facilities and surroundings are clean and beautiful, we unfortunately had a very bad experience here. While what happened to us was out of the control of the establishment, we feel it could have and should have been handled better.
We camped for one night in this beautiful place. While the ablutions were immaculate, I had to endure an ice cold shower (I did notice staff coming to fix the problem later that evening - these things happen).
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Imagine you have 1 night in this lovely place, you're peacefully sitting by the fire listening to nature and and the howling of jackals. There is a warthog and a horse grazing nearby.... bliss! But then suddenly the campers next to you turn on their (horrendous) music. Nice and loud. The pamphlet you receive on arrival clearly states no music is allowed. You complain to the management - who take an hour to arrive and talk to the campers. Once the manager leaves, the "man" of the neighbouring campsite decides to come over to our site and confront us about the fact that we complained. He was clearly inebriated and talking absolute rubbish, including asking if my husband had been in the war and if not, by implication did not then deserve his respect to turn down his music? Who knows.... This was a Namibian Windhoek local clearly there for a loud night and did not care about others' peace and quiet.
After speaking to the manager on a few occasions who kept assuring us she would sort him out, this man came over to accost, abuse, and swear at us on another 2 occasions. It was impossible to reason with him and obviously the manager had the same issue. However this does not help the fact that our peaceful night and what would otherwise have been a fantastic experience was ruined.
Once we were in bed, we had to listen to this man talking over and over and over about how us "Kapeners" "Zuma's people" (clearly doesn't read the news) "ma se youknowwhat" etc etc must f off out of his country. My 8 and 10 year old kids were obviously very upset by his fighting with us and swearing at us.
The next morning over (delicious) breakfast; the management told us he would receive a fine. Whether or not this happened, we did not stick around to find out. What we do know is nothing was done to make it better for us. Campsites in South Africa would most definitely have removed this person.
We would like to hear back from somebody at this place in apology. My husband on leaving asked for an email to be sent to us but we still have not heard...
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After 2-3 years of having good stays in the chalets, we wanted to try the campsites at Daan Viljoen. And unfortunately, share the same sentiments as most visitors to the campsites. We were also disappointed, as for the price we paid, we received a campsite with taps covered in rust and braai facilities that were not cleaned properly; we had to clean them ourselves and on top of that, a sandy camp spot. There are sprinklers where there used to be grass, but now only for display. The baboons also were a nuisance, and that was after well-received rains a few months ago. So the problem is not the drought. The surroundings in the park, as you drive up to the lookout point, are clear to see that they have not been maintained in years, unlike back in the day. Overgrown grass and run-down buildings are what Daan Viljoen offers as a view. The park only gives a good impression at the beginning, and one can clearly see that this establishment is not run with any intention to give visitors the best experience, but rather just a place to spend one night and leave when it is check-out time. As a matter of fact, their policy states (according to reception) you should leave the premises at 10:00, and you cannot stay longer to enjoy the pool or restaurant facilities. Other private establishments offer much more and try to give visitors the best experience. But not Daan Viljoen, you might as well go to a government-owned establishment. There are many great camping spots outside of Windhoek...
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Wir waren gleich zweimal im Sun Karros. Am Anfang und am Ende unserer 4x4 Dachzelt-Campingreise.
Nur 20min von der Innenstadt entfernt in einem Naturschutzgebiet mit Giraffen und Büffeln liegt es geradezu ideal für einen guten Start.
Tipp: Solltet Ihr auch eher unerfahren sein mit 4Rad-Antrieb, dann solltet Ihr gleich mal bei der Anfahrt die ausgeschilderte 6,6km lange Detour durch die Hügel machen. Es ist schon ziemlich herausvordernd aber wunderschön und sicher. Alle gefährlichen Stellen wurden entschärft. Trotzdem ist diese Tour keine Butterfahrt.
Später auf der Reise hatten wir solche Strecken auch, waren aber dann allerdings komplett alleine ohne Netz und doppelten Boden.
Die erste Nacht verbrachten wir natürlich in unserem Dachzelt an einer CampingSite. Diese liegen reizvoll in einem Tal und haben alles was man braucht, um sich auf die Tour vorzubereiten. Schließlich muss man sich auch erst einmal sortieren. Alles auch picobello sauber und den Pool kann man auch mitbenutzen. Das Restaurant war auch lecker.
Das waren dann auch die Gründe, warum wir uns entschieden haben auch die letzte Nacht unserer Reise dort zu verbringen. Zur Belohnung nahmen wir uns aber eines der luxuriösen Chalets.
Hierfür waren allerdings die 100€ pro Person einfach zu teuer. Das ist fast das 10fache was die Campsites kosten und waren letztendlich davon etwas enttäuscht. Keine Frage, die Chalets ließen keine Wünsche offen, aber am Ende 200€ Endpreis dafür war einfach zu teuer. Hinzu kommt, dass man von den Chalets auch noch den weitesten unbeleuteten Fußweg zum Restaurant und Poolbereich hat.
Die Preispolitik ist allerdings keine Eigenart dieser Lodge, sondern zog sich auf unserer ganzen Reise durch. Chalets waren z.T. absurd teuer wohingegen die Campsites nur 10€ pP oder gar...
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