Okonjima is home to the AfriCat Foundation, one of the world’s largest cheetah and leopard rescue-and-release wildlife conservation programmes. The camp offers accommodation choices to suit a variety of budgets.
The design of Okonjima is a tribute to the history of cattle-farming in Okonjima, dating back to the early 1920s. The complex now offers three levels of accommodation, plus The Barn (entertainment area), a traditional lapa (which means 'gathering place') construction with a dining and lounge area, swimming pool and curio shop.
The accommodation stretches out on either side: six budget Garden rooms are located in the garden of the original homestead, overlooking a lapa with tea and coffee making facilities. Each has a double and a single bed, an en suite bathroom, roof fan and safe. These rooms are situated quite close together and do not have views over the plain, however the choice of activities is identical, and all meals are taken at Plains Camp.
All 14 Standard rooms, on the other hand, enjoy a view across the plains of Okonjima. Each room has two double beds, an en suite bathroom with twin basins and a shower, a small verandah, tea and coffee-making facilities, two roof fans, mini-fridge, safe and a ramp for wheelchair access. Four of these rooms form two large family units.
Finally, ten spacious and exclusive View rooms were completed all offer a view across the plains. The rooms are set 25-75 metres apart, some distance from The Barn, which affords greater privacy. In addition to the facilities offered by the Standard rooms, these have a large verandah, a larger shower, a desk and a comfortable chair for reading. Two of the View rooms form a single large two-roomed family-unit.
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