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Kulala Desert Lodge
Kulala Desert Lodge
Kulala Desert Lodge
Kulala Desert Lodge
Kulala Desert Lodge
Kulala Desert Lodge
Kulala Desert Lodge
Kulala Desert Lodge
Kulala Desert Lodge
Kulala Desert Lodge
Kulala Desert Lodge
Kulala Desert Lodge

Reviews of Kulala Desert Lodge

Wildlife sightings and reviews

353 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Kulala Desert Lodge and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in May-2018, 63 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Kulala Desert Lodge.
Leopard

0% success

Cheetah

0% success

Oryx

95% success

Zebra

22% success

Brown Hyena

13% success

Wildebeest

13% success

Spotted Hyena

7% success

Giraffe

4% success

Meerkat

2% success

Aardvark

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Showing 81-90 of 353
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Arrival date
Mr & Mrs H
Taunton

"Kulala Desert Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 9 Oct 2017
"Balloon ride fulfilled all expectations. Trip to the dunes was good but guide didn’t make much effort.

Again, as a four we found we were seated at the back of the restaurant near the serving hatch and behind the big tour groups." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Mr D
Cambridge

"Excellent Dunes hike"

2 nights Arrived 29 Sep 2017
"One of the most memorable days of our two weeks in Namibia was the morning dunes hike. We had a wonderful guide and really enjoyed the discussion of the geography of the dunes. The view from the dunes was amazing. It was a wonderful morning." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mrs F & Mr N
Surrey

"Go to the dunes!"

2 nights Arrived 26 Sep 2017
"A long drive to get here...and not great signage from the road. Lovely chalet with option to sleep on the roof which we tried!

One of our more expensive stops, I think but work it for the Soussvlei dune trip early morning-not to be missed.

Good food and wine and generally very relaxing. Pretty hot here in late Sept and we slept in the afternoon" See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Ms G & Mr F
London

"Super amazing stay. Excellent excursions!"

2 nights Arrived 26 Sep 2017
"Amazing location, super rooms, excellent service, great food. No bad words to say at all. Sleeping on the roof under the stars was really nice and guided tours were great!" See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs B
Herts

"Great views of the Dunes "

2 nights Arrived 24 Sep 2017
"Stunning location like something out of 'Star Wars' top class site and facilities but still with the personal touch have been to Wilderness Safari sites before and they do have a distinctive feel to them.

Visit to and up Big Daddy was excellent despite the mist as was the desert game drive and sunset. Food very good again and the staff entertained us after with local dances and songs which my wife was encouraged to join in with.

Just a quick point for info re the journey to Kulala the D854 was particularly rough, although they had the graders out." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr A
Horsham

"Kulala desert lodge"

2 nights Arrived 21 Sep 2017
"Good lodge , very welcoming , clean and helpful" See all these reviews: 21n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Alan
Glasgow

"magic in the desert "

1 night Arrived 17 Sep 2017
"Kulala Lodge was an amazing experience. The visits to the Dunes was a unique experience and the Lodge itself was excellent, with friendly staff and great food.

We slept out under the stars on one of the evenings which was amazing." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia; 5n in Zimbabwe; 2n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Muz
Colchester

"Kuala was a wonderful experience"

3 nights Arrived 11 Sep 2017
"wonderful experience at Kulala" See all these reviews: 20n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Paul & Nicky
Keswick

"Kulala Desert Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 7 Sep 2017
"Very well located for an early morning trip into the Sossusvlei area. Fabulous staff, good food (with an excellent meal out in the Bush one evening) and great guiding. A two day stay allows you to get the best out of the area.

Our guide, Gabriel, was outstanding throughout. We enjoy a local Bush walk and tracking trip just after arrival. The highlight was an early start to walk up Big Daddy Dune and visit Dead Vlei; here, Gabriel excelled in his care of my wife as she nervously descended the dune face - a big thank you to Gabriel for his kindness and patience.

A tip - if you want to see Dead Vlei before the crowds, go as early as possible and go straight there; see the other parts of the area later. Any delay and you will share your experience with many others!" See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mrs K
London

"Brilliant location for Sossuvlei"

2 nights Arrived 5 Sep 2017
"Eco-friendly lodge with nice views and well-located for access to Sossuvlei.

Our guide for the dunes trip was not as enthused as others we met on the trip, but the excursion itself into the dunes was really amazing - a dream come true.

Food was great and when we left one of the staff spotted some trouble with one of our tires, and arranged for us to see the on-site mechanic who diagnosed damage to the tire wall changed the tire for us, which was amazing - he probably saved us a burst tire on the road!" See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
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353 reviews of Kulala Desert Lodge by travellers since August 2007
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