Reviews of Kulala Desert Lodge
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Kulala Desert Lodge review
Great location with rapid access to the dunes thru their private gate. Good facilities although poor food as it was very industrial type.
Activities were fine and the guide was very helpful and attentive.
Expert Africa comments
The Kulala team responded to these comments writing:
"Many thanks for the feedback given through Expert Africa. The Kulala area manager, and our food experience managers, have been in discussion over the menu and preparation thereof at Kulala Desert Lodge and are at present working on areas of weakness that we have noticed, and that have been brought to our attention through constructive feedback such as yours.
We are also placing focus on service and service training, as part of an on-going program throughout our camps, and will ensure that time is spent at Kulala Desert Lodge to investigate where we may have room for improvement. Again, many thanks for the feedback and we regret that your stay at Kulala Desert Lodge was negatively impacted upon as it such a wonderful and unique environment. We hope to host you again in the near future."
Kulala Desert Lodge review
Activities were expensive and the the tour guide to sand dunes was not very enthusiastic although very knowledgeable.
Read more about the whole safariAmazing trip at Kulala Desert Lodge
I really enjoyed my stay at Kulala Desert Lodge.
The location in particular was absolutely amazing. I also really appreciated that I was able to do everything I planned within the two days that I was there. In addition, everything pertaining to pre-departure and getting in and out of Sossusvlei went extremely well.
I was very happy with my little trip to Namibia.
Kulala Desert Lodge review
This should be the only place to stay in Soussesvlei.
It is so convenient with its own private gate to Namib Naukluft Park.
Kulala Desert Lodge review
The location and the premises are great. The service was very good, particularly the personal was very friendly.
The only downside was the dinner. It was decent, but we expected a higher standard for the price. It was more a homely dish rather than restaurant standard.
Kulala - excellent desert lodge
Fantastic welcome by friendly staff.
Very grateful to those who helped with our tyre problems - they just took it away and dealt with it for us, leaving us feeling very relieved and able to get on with enjoying our holiday. In particular please pass our thanks to George and Philip again.
Enjoyed an excellent Saturday night meal but disappointed on the Sunday. Free house wine not very good and the tempting offer made us choose not to buy a decent bottle. Drop the free wine and offer more wines at reasonable prices.
Dinner was quite late - especially for those rising early for sunrise trip. Why did we have to wait for those returning from sundowners?
Kulala Desert Lodge review
Scenery and room both outstanding.
Staff were very attentive, greating us at the car with fresh juice and smiles. As we were checking out, one of the staff members noticed we had a low tire and filled it with air. Nice extra step. The setting and style of the place could not be better. Highly recommend.
These travellers took a Guided Sossusvlei excursion with Kulala Desert Lodge. They commented about this:
It was definitely worth doing if nothing more than to have a good car with someone else driving on the road to Sussuvlei, as our rental car would not have made it. The guide seemed to be in a bit of a bad mood -- maybe he didn't feel well and people can't always be "on", so I wouldn't make too much of that. However, he also wasn't terribly knowledgeable. It also was a bit ruished. We would have preferred to go on our own, so we could have more time at each spot where we stopped.
Kulala
Really enjoyed sundowner drive. Great views of dunes from our chalets. Good access to balloon trip if you wanted it - we didin't do it.
Very friendly and welcoming staff. Bar and verrandah exceptionally located.
A little bit far to Sossusvlei in morning (but an acceptable distance) if you don't take their relatively expensive trip in.
Kulala Desert Lodge review
Great camp, with good food and ambiance.
Petreus our guide was enthusiastic and knowledgeable.
The dunes experience was incredible, however having left our lodge just after dawn, we had expected to be walking the dunes around sun rise, at least not in the heat of the mid morning, when it was also more crowded.
An oasis in the desert
A very friendly lodge with good guides and excellent food, served direct to your table and beautifully presented. Lovely rooms but very hot as there is no air conditioning and the fan is noisy and not very efficient.
Read more about the whole safari
We have always believed that acting responsibly is the only way to approach tourism and we're one of
the few companies to hold AITO's original coveted 5-star status for responsible tourism. It's a lead
that others are now following.
