Weekend at the Omaruru wildlife lodge

chrisinhouston · 10-02-2017, 02:24 AM

The lodge had a nice patio for sitting and having a cold drink and watching the animals come and go. The elephants are not in this area as they would be a bit too much for the small barriers, they were in a very large fenced off section of the property. But in the lodge area any of the animals could wander in and have a drink in the large waterhole. Most of the day you would see ostriches, zebra, giraffes and lots of birds. Later as sundown approached the bovines would appear, waterbuck, eiland, besbock, heartbeast, springbok and wildebeest. Also the female rhino would come see the male who hung out in camp a lot.

chrisinhouston · 10-02-2017, 02:30 AM

A few more showing my wife and her coworkers up close with the animals.

chrisinhouston · 10-02-2017, 02:42 AM

One last set of images... The park does have a cheetah and leopard. The leopard had become a nuisance predator for farm stock so the government captured her and relocated here, otherwise they would probably be shot by the farmers. The cheetah was separated from her mother so would have died in the bush.

They have huge fenced enclosures that give them room to run but they are fed as they can no longer hunt.

The lodge also had a large enclosure for 2 hippos which are not normally found in this dry area of Namibia. They had a huge pool to swim and stay i. The female was quite docile but the male snorted and splashed about a lot.

The lodge leaves some spotlights on the waterhole all night so you can see animals come and go.

All in all a fun and relaxing weekend. We had a great dinner on Saturday night and had grilled oryx steaks and were treated to a big thunder storm with lightning and a power outage. After the storm we all sat out on our patio watching the animals and flashes of lightening in the distance and then the power returned so we went to bed. The next morning we had a nice breakfast and checked out. The whole bill for my wife and I for the weekend was about $250!

xoxoxoBruce · 10-02-2017, 02:45 AM

Wow, outstanding, thanks.

10-02-2017, 02:24 AM	#1
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	The lodge had a nice patio for sitting and having a cold drink and watching the animals come and go. The elephants are not in this area as they would be a bit too much for the small barriers, they were in a very large fenced off section of the property. But in the lodge area any of the animals could wander in and have a drink in the large waterhole. Most of the day you would see ostriches, zebra, giraffes and lots of birds. Later as sundown approached the bovines would appear, waterbuck, eiland, besbock, heartbeast, springbok and wildebeest. Also the female rhino would come see the male who hung out in camp a lot. Attached Images

10-02-2017, 02:30 AM	#2
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	A few more showing my wife and her coworkers up close with the animals. Attached Images

10-02-2017, 02:42 AM	#3
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	One last set of images... The park does have a cheetah and leopard. The leopard had become a nuisance predator for farm stock so the government captured her and relocated here, otherwise they would probably be shot by the farmers. The cheetah was separated from her mother so would have died in the bush. They have huge fenced enclosures that give them room to run but they are fed as they can no longer hunt. The lodge also had a large enclosure for 2 hippos which are not normally found in this dry area of Namibia. They had a huge pool to swim and stay i. The female was quite docile but the male snorted and splashed about a lot. The lodge leaves some spotlights on the waterhole all night so you can see animals come and go. All in all a fun and relaxing weekend. We had a great dinner on Saturday night and had grilled oryx steaks and were treated to a big thunder storm with lightning and a power outage. After the storm we all sat out on our patio watching the animals and flashes of lightening in the distance and then the power returned so we went to bed. The next morning we had a nice breakfast and checked out. The whole bill for my wife and I for the weekend was about $250! Attached Images

10-02-2017, 02:45 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Wow, outstanding, thanks. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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