Nhoma Safari Camp

Nhoma Safari Camp is a small tented camp on a fossil dune above the dry Nhoma omuramba, in the old Bushmanland, inside the Nyae Nyae Conservancy. It sits beside //Nhoq’ma, a Ju/’hoan San village, and the whole stay is built around time with the people who live there. Flora Blommaert and Moritz von Hase took the camp over from its founders, Arno and Estelle Oosthuysen, in 2021.

What to expect

Most mornings you go out with three or four Ju/’hoan hunters, learning about bush food, medicinal plants, traps, fire making and tracks. If fresh tracks turn up, the walk becomes a hunt, though a kill is rare. A local guide translates. Afternoons are spent in the village watching crafts, cooking and games. You may also see a healing dance. It is a real curing ceremony, not a show, and the camp cannot make the village perform it, so it is never promised, though your chances are better if you stay more than one night.

Wildlife is a bonus. Elephants sometimes come to the waterhole, and a day trip to Khaudum National Park, about two hours away, is offered.

Practical details

• Tents on wooden decks with double beds and en-suite bathrooms. Meals, drinks and activities are included.
• Minimum stay of two nights.
• Solar power only, no plugs in the tents (charge devices in the lapa) and no air conditioning or pool. Hot water comes from wood-fired boilers.
• Phone +264 81 826 6677 or email, since the owners are often out of signal.

Good to know

Getting here is the hard part. From about 60 km north of Grootfontein you turn east onto the C44 gravel road for roughly 185 km, then turn north at the Nhoma sign for the last 40 km, which is sandy and only recommended for a 4x4. Drivers in a 2WD can arrange a transfer from the C44.

Last updated 7 October 2026. Sources: Nhoma Safari Camp, Nhoma Safari Camp (accommodation), Nhoma Safari Camp (activities), Nhoma Safari Camp (Khaudum excursion), Nhoma Safari Camp (contact), Expert Africa.