EXPLORING NAMIBIA TV
47 reviews
1 out of 5
Avoid as far as you can and be warned: extremely rude owner! We made a booking for a clients and paid for them. But they were still charged on arrival, hefty business. In e-mail correspondence wife of the owner or female manageress who answered is rude.
vitalij gaziitshuk
2 reviews
1 out of 5
Cheetah is just a business and owners are not friendly at all. We came to the farm for a visit. Emailed them in the morning asking to come, they replied to come after 4pm. Our hotel phoned them as well. We drove 30 to the farm only to see the lady who told us her husband was not there as we did not confirm our arrival. After calling and emailing...Then she mentioned 3 times that we can't take photos even though we were still outside the gate with no phone or camera in sight. She suggested to just sit there in front of the gate and wait for her husband in case he comes back, but she does not know when. Overall very unpleasant experience and their attitude towards the visitors is nasty.
Hannah Schuhmacher
81 reviews
1 out of 5
Too little space for cheetahs. Dont support it! If you want to see cheetahs the right and animal friendly way go to the Cheetah Conservation Fund near Otjiwarongo.
Ana sousa
7 reviews
1 out of 5
The experience didn't happen, and in a way, that's a good thing!
The website is very poor and lacks a lot of information. In several places it mentions the mandatory prior booking/reservation, but there is no email and the telephone contact (which was also not easy to find) and when contacted, no one answers on the other end. Anyway, we went looking for the place. We found it! At the gate, it again mentions the need for booking, but there are no contacts. We went to Himba Village, which is very close by. There, the person in charge contacted us and said that we could go, that they were waiting for us. We went and opened the gate. We opened two gates until we reached the place. It was a lady who came to us. Not very friendly, contradictory information, she said that they were closed on Sundays (this is not mentioned anywhere) and "they were operating". The approach was strange. It's a good thing that it was like that because only afterwards did I see all the less positive reports of the experience!!!!
Luca Criaco
8 reviews
1 out of 5
Avoid - worst experience in Africa
The worst experience we've had in Africa. The owner of the campsite is a former hunter who domesticated three cheetahs for the sole purpose of attracting tourists. These cheetahs are now as degraded as cats: they live in a small garden and are petted all day by tourists interested only in taking the perfect selfie. Furthermore, the owner has confined other animals in a several-hectare enclosure where he has created a second tourist attraction: every evening he throws pieces of meat at the animals. These animals are far from wild; they simply live in a larger enclosure and will never be released back into the wild. Don't believe what they say on their website; it's simply a large zoo dedicated to cheetahs. If you're looking for a place like this, you'll find much better ones in your own country; it's not worth coming all the way to Africa. One last note about the owner: let's go to the bar/restaurant and order a drink. Very coldly, she tells us to leave the restaurant because we're disturbing the other customers (what are we?) who are eating. Once outside, we notice that the Cokes we were served are expired three years ago and therefore completely empty. We point this out to the lady, who then comes out of the restaurant and starts yelling at us: "Italians, do you know why so many of you have died from COVID compared to Africans? Because Africans don't check the expiration date and don't pay attention to these things." She continues with a 10-minute monologue that is absolutely delusional and racist. In conclusion, these are terrible people who have created a terrible business. Don't make the same mistake we did: don't give your money to these people!!!
Lotti
59 reviews
1 out of 5
It's a strange place. The campsites and bungalow area seemed as if they hadn't been used for a long time. We were there spontaneously and were the only guests. We felt uncomfortable and very lonely. Everything was run-down and deserted. The hosts were aloof and extremely reserved. We didn't feel welcome. In our opinion, the cheetah viewing is unpleasant because these are captive animals, either kept in an enclosure or tamed in the owners' gardens. In retrospect, we would have preferred to avoid this encounter.
Tomasz Polczyk
37 reviews
1 out of 5
We don't recommend it – it's too risky. We were here with two children. After visiting the property, where we could see three tame cheetahs, we were bundled into a pickup truck (into an open trunk, or "box") and taken, without warning, to the habitat of wild cheetahs. We sat in the back of the car without any protection, while the driver stopped and fed the animals. As parents, we felt terrified and would never go there again. There was no information about what awaited us, no question about whether we were sure we wanted to go there, and no reassurance whatsoever. It would have been fun if we had just sat in the cab of the car. Visiting this place was a mistake.
Lisa N.
16 reviews
1 out of 5
The cheetahs live in the surrounding garden. They're far too small for the big cats. We were very shocked by the conditions...
Muktinath8
1 out of 5
The most unfriendly encounter in 15 African countries!!! I wouldn't give it a single star. The rabid owner is best avoided. We drove a long way and only saw the tiny sign on the main road on our way back, which said visitors were only welcome in the afternoon. The two large signs were very inviting. Then, the entrance fee would have been 1500 Namibian dollars per person (!!!!!), which we refused to pay on principle. The woman forbade us from taking a picture of the cheetah and stood in front of the animal, which had a wound, until we left. Then, she had the nerve to demand money because we had damaged her gravel road!!!! There are other cheetah farms.
S BS
50 reviews
1 out of 5
I thought it was a cheetah recovery project, but in reality, he's a former hunter who keeps three cheetahs as pets and another 15-16 caged cheetahs that he feeds every evening for the delight of tourists. Cheetahs that are clearly becoming less free and more domesticated. It's a shame and I absolutely regret having participated in this. The information on their website is confusing, and they don't sell what they really are.
Alexey Filichkin
2 reviews
1 out of 5
You can't see the cheetahs unless you've booked accommodation. They could have made it publicly accessible, considering there are almost no tourists.
raphid2016
1 out of 5
There's no word for the owner's dismissive attitude! |And the only cheetah we saw had bleeding scratches! |Please stay away from there! |Absolutely the lowest of the low!!||I've rarely experienced anything more dismissive!||
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