Little Ongava

Little Ongava, an exclusive lodge

Little Ongava is an extremely luxurious small lodge welcoming its guests in just 3 villas. It is the dream starting point for discovering the Ongava private game reserve and Etosha National Park, renowned for over 100 years for the abundance of its game and birds around an attraction formed by an impressive salt pan. Little Ongava is perched on a hill overlooking the 30,000 hectares of plains of the Ongava private reserve south of Etosha National Park, created at the beginning of the century and famous for its immense salt pan whose waterholes fill up in the rainy season, thus attracting flamingos and pelicans by the thousand. The lodge comprises just 3 luxurious ethnic-chic villas, offering extreme comfort: spacious lounge, bedroom with a view, refreshing outdoor shower, private infinity pool… 4x4 safaris are organised by day and night to set out and meet the abundant wildlife in the private reserve, and the experience of a guided walk is truly irreplaceable for feeling the vibrations of the bush, and having the chance to approach a rhinoceros, a lion and all kinds of antelopes.

STYLE

The perched villas have a romantic colonial look

SITUATION

In the heart of the Ongava private reserve, to the south-west of Etosha

CAPACITY

3 villas with small private pool

HIGHLIGHTS

The 30,000 ha of the Ongava private reserve offer quite a strong contrast with the experience of the Etosha salt pans

THE EXPERIENCES

  • Day and night 4x4 safari, walking safari
  • Trap for amateur photographers
  • Quick access to Etosha
  • Swimming pool

THE EXTRAORDINARY

The extreme intimacy and refinement of the lodge, which overlooks the private reserve and a waterhole frequented by wild animals. Having the chance to observe both white and black rhinoceroses in the same reserve. Coming face to face with a rare endemic species, the black-faced impala. 3 good reasons to stay in one of the 3 villas.

ETHICS

In 1991, the owners of Ongava transformed 4 unproductive ranches into a 30,000-hectare private reserve where numerous species were reintroduced, notably white and black rhinos, through a highly successful buffer zone project prior to their full release into the national park. Worth a visit is the new ORC: Ongava Research Centre, which is both modern and informative.