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What are the best alternatives to Ultimate Safaris for a luxury safari?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 2 November 2026
These are the companies with camps of their own in Namibia, where Ultimate Safaris has its camps, read from their own websites and set beside Ultimate Safaris on the same facts.
Ultimate Safaris on the same facts
Ultimate Safaris is set out here on the same facts as the cards below, from its own website, so any alternative can be read against it.
- Camps: Camp Sossus: Sossusvlei area, on the Namib Tsaris Conservancy.
- Rates: Camp Sossus only, Namibian dollars (NAD), fully inclusive per person: Shoulder Season Rate 'From NAD 7 385.00'
- Reviews: SafariBookings: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review; Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 67 reviews, read 19 and 20 October 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Ultimate Safaris for a luxury safari?
Each card below sets out a camp owner in Namibia on the same facts as Ultimate Safaris, its camps and private guide terms, so the alternatives can be compared line by line.
Desert & Delta Safaris
- Best for
- Lodges across Botswana's Delta and Chobe
- Camps in Namibia
- Chobe Savanna Lodge: Namibian bank of the Chobe River.
- Countries
- Botswana and Namibia.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.8 out of 5 from 96 reviews, read 20 October 2026.
- Enquire
- www.desertdelta.com
Gondwana Collection Namibia
- Best for
- Lodges and camps across Namibia
- Camps in Namibia
- Camps: Etosha Safari Camp (10 km south of Etosha's Andersson Gate)
- Countries
- Namibia only.
- Children
- Namib Dune Star Camp is not suitable for children 12 or younger and some excursions need ages 12 and over.
- Private guide
- Private tours can be booked through the Travel Centre ('on a private basis') and its chauffeur drivers.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.6 out of 5 from 342 reviews, read 20 October 2026.
- Enquire
- www.gondwana-collection.com
Natural Selection
- Best for
- Wild camps in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa
- Camps in Namibia
- Namibia: Kwessi Dunes (NamibRand), Hoanib Valley and Hoanib Elephant (Kaokoland), Shipwreck Lodge (Skeleton Coast), Etosha Heights (Safarihoek, Etosha Mountain Lodge, Safari House), Nkasa Linyanti.
- Countries
- Camps in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.
- Reviews
- Google: 5 out of 5 from 4 reviews, read 20 October 2026.
- Enquire
- naturalselection.travel
Onguma
- Best for
- A family-owned reserve beside Etosha
- Camps in Namibia
- A private 35,970 hectare nature reserve on the eastern boundary of Etosha, open only to staying guests, with 'strict low-volume vehicle regulations' (vehicles limited per sighting; the FAQ says three).
- Countries
- Namibia.
- Rates
- 2026 rack rates (1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026, one rate period, N$ per person sharing per night): Camp Kala all inclusive 29,790.
- Children
- Minimum ages: Bush Camp and Forest Camp all ages (mostly fenced; Bush Camp children 3 to 11 pay half, under 3 free)
- Private guide
- Private vehicles are available at an additional cost, subject to availability and advance booking; required for families with children under 7.
- Enquire
- www.onguma.com
Sanctuary Retreats
- Best for
- Lodges, camps and riverboats in six countries
- Camps in Namibia
- Okahirongo Elephant Lodge (Puros Conservancy, Namibia)
- Countries
- Safari lodges and camps in six countries: Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
- Enquire
- www.sanctuaryretreats.com
Wilderness
- Best for
- Camps across eight African countries
- Camps in Namibia
- Namibia: Damaraland, Desert Rhino, Doro Nawas (Damaraland)
- Reviews
- Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 71 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.8 out of 5 from 146 reviews, read 19 and 20 October 2026.
What do they charge per person per night?
1 of the 6 camp owners on this page publish a rate per person per night; the rest do not state it on their own websites. Each line is the company's own figure as its website gives it. Companies with camps in several countries are left out of this list and their cards, because their published figure can be for a camp elsewhere.
- Onguma: 2026 rack rates (1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026, one rate period, N$ per person sharing per night): Camp Kala all inclusive 29,790.
What age limits do they set for children?
2 of the 6 camp owners on this page publish a child policy; the rest do not state it on their own websites. Companies with camps in several countries are left out here, because their policy can differ from camp to camp.
- Gondwana Collection Namibia: Namib Dune Star Camp is not suitable for children 12 or younger and some excursions need ages 12 and over.
- Onguma: Minimum ages: Bush Camp and Forest Camp all ages (mostly fenced; Bush Camp children 3 to 11 pay half, under 3 free)
Which offer a private guide and vehicle?
2 of the 6 camp owners on this page offer a private guide or vehicle; the rest do not state it on their own websites. Companies with camps in several countries are left out here, because their terms can differ from camp to camp.
- Gondwana Collection Namibia: Private tours can be booked through the Travel Centre ('on a private basis') and its chauffeur drivers.
- Onguma: Private vehicles are available at an additional cost, subject to availability and advance booking; required for families with children under 7.
Alternatives to Ultimate Safaris: the questions people ask
Which say they charge no single supplement?
1 of the 6 does: Onguma. Each one's own website says so.
Which have their own aircraft or air service?
1 of the 6 does: Wilderness. Each one's own website says so.
Which publish a conservation model?
All 6 publish how they fund or run conservation.
Which publish a deposit?
4 of the 6 do: Desert & Delta Safaris, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Natural Selection and Onguma. Each one's own website says so.
Which have guest reviews on Google, SafariBookings or Trustpilot?
4 of the 6 do: Desert & Delta Safaris, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Natural Selection and Wilderness. Each platform's rating and count are on the card, never added together.
Which of these companies have all their camps in one country?
2 of the 6: Gondwana Collection Namibia and Onguma. The others run camps in more than one country, so their cards leave out rates and child policies on pages about one place.
Can I book these camps through Uncompromised Travel?
No. Uncompromised Travel is a publication and does not sell safaris. Each card has the company's own enquiry link; you can also book through a safari planner.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Each card links the pages of the company's own website its lines were read from, under Sources, with the date they were read.
How were these camp owners chosen?
Each one is in the Uncompromised Travel safari camp owners table and its own website names, in one sentence about its own camps, a camp of its own in Namibia, the area where Ultimate Safaris has its camps (a camp the site places only near or beside it, or a sentence about drives or partnerships, does not count). A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
How current are these facts?
Each company's website was read on 19 and 20 October 2026. Rates, child policies and reviews change, so confirm them with the camp before you book.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be listed.
Read next
Built to answer the question in the main heading. What is shown: facts each camp owner published on its own website, read on 19 and 20 October 2026, with reviews per platform (Google, SafariBookings and Trustpilot), from the Uncompromised Travel safari camp owners table. Companies whose websites would not open are not on this page. Cards are in alphabetical order. Photos are stock images from Pexels and do not show any company's camp. How this site earns · How we work.