Place to stay · Sangwali
Rupara RestCamp
Community camp in the Wuparo Conservancy, 3 km from the gate of Nkasa Rupara National Park, with tented chalets, shared and private campsites and guided drives.
Rupara RestCamp is a self-drive camp on the northern edge of Nkasa Rupara National Park (Mamili until 2012), about 3 km from the park entrance. It is run by the Wild Waters Group in a joint venture with the Wuparo Conservancy, and part of what you pay goes to the community. Nkasa Rupara is Namibia’s largest formally protected wetland, a maze of reed-lined channels, lagoons and islands, and the park has no fence, so animals walk through the camp too.
What to expect
There are two kinds of tented chalet, standard and luxury, each sleeping two with an en-suite hot shower, power and a shaded veranda. Chalet guests share a kitchen with gas cookers, a braai and a fridge-freezer, plus the main area, bar and pool.
Campers get a choice. The four standard sites (A to D) sit under jackalberry and leadwood trees and share an ablution block with flush toilets and wood-heated showers. The three private sites each have their own ablutions, a covered cooking area and a sink, and look over the Harubandi seasonal channel. Two of them take up to eight ground tents or three rooftop-tent vehicles.
Game drives, night drives, nature walks and boat cruises in the park can be booked, and birders come for specials such as black coucal and little bittern.
Practical details
- Phone +264 81 675 9118, email info@rupara.com.
- Open all year. Check in by 4pm, check out by 11am.
- You need a 4x4, though the camp says the road isn’t difficult. The park turn-off is the D3511 from the B8 after the Kongola bridge.
Good to know
No pets, no generators and no music through speakers. Firewood must be bought at reception, not gathered. Carry a torch after dark. The rates page still showed the 2024 to 2025 season when we checked, so confirm current rates and availability direct.
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