Blog
- Home
- Blog
Our Blog
News & Articles
Join our article series! Through this monthly series, we’ll be sharing insights from the field, seasonal travel guidance, and behind-the-scenes perspectives from Onguma’s camps and reserve.
Beyond the Safari how Conservation shapes every Experience at Onguma Nature Reserve
At Onguma Nature Reserve, on the eastern edge of Etosha National Park, the safari that guests come for is only half the story. Behind the game drives and waterhole sundowners, conservation work continues quietly: rhino monitoring as a Black Rhino Custodian since 2003, anti-poaching patrols, and research partnerships that help scientists understand the health of the wider ecosystem. It is steady, unglamorous but necessary work, and your stay is part of what makes it possible.
Listening to the Land: A Conversation with Liberty at Onguma Nature Reserve
Liberty has guided across Namibia’s bush for 15 years, the last four of them at Onguma Nature Reserve. But spend an hour in conversation with him and it becomes clear that his real skill is not tracking animals: it is reading the language of the land itself. From cicadas forecasting rain to lions anticipating a storm hours before it arrives, Liberty’s understanding of the Etosha ecosystem runs deeper than most guests expect to find. This is his story.
Onguma’s Onkolo Soundscapes: A First-of-Its-Kind Safari Experience in Namibia
At Onguma Nature Reserve on the edge of Etosha National Park, a new experience is inviting guests to encounter the Namibian bush in an entirely different way. The Onkolo Soundscapes is Namibia’s first immersive waterhole listening experience, and once you hear the wilderness through it, you will never observe a waterhole quite the same way again.
Nature Notes: Masked Weavers of Etosha: Namibia’s Master Nest Builders
The southern masked weaver and lesser masked weaver are among Namibia’s most industrious birds, weaving intricate grass nests with a precision and speed that stops even seasoned guides in their tracks. From the male’s elaborate courtship display to the tightly woven chamber where chicks will hatch weeks later, the story of the masked weaver is one of instinct, effort and survival. This week’s Nature Notes takes a closer look at these small but extraordinary architects of the Namibian bush.
