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Sossusvlei Lodge
Sossusvlei Lodge
Sossusvlei Lodge
Sossusvlei Lodge
Sossusvlei Lodge
Sossusvlei Lodge
Sossusvlei Lodge

Reviews of Sossusvlei Lodge

Wildlife sightings and reviews

34 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Sossusvlei 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 Sep-2023, 1 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Sossusvlei Lodge.
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Oryx

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Aardvark

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Brown Hyena

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Spotted Hyena

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Showing 21-30 of 34
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Arrival date
Mr & Mrs F
Brazil

"Sossusvlei Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 6 Jun 2011
"We knew before we booked this lodge that it has that sort of a big hotel feeling. Having said that, everything else was fine.

The Sossusvlei Lodge is a very convenient location for people who want to get early to the park. And it has its charm. The views from the tents are very beautiful." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
6
Whangarei

"Great location, interesting rooms"

1 night Arrived 10 Apr 2011
"We were fortunate to be able to stay here following a major mix-up in bookings at Desert Camp where we were booked to stay. At least we arrived early enough in the day and were able to be transferred to this place. We witnessed others turned away from Desert Camp who were not so fortunate.

Amazing rooms combining a tented living area with deck, and a solid bathroom area. Quite unusual 50/50 design, but gives a great atmosphere. Can't help but question the economics of air-con in a tent, but it worked, was quiet, and the beds were very comfortable. Extensive buffet served in an outdoor candlelit dining area. Quite special! Service excellent. Enjoyed sundowners on the verandah off the bar watching some nearby springbok and a yet another great sunset. Good location right next to park entrance." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia; 5n in South Africa; 3n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr R & Mrs E
UK

"Sossusvlei Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 17 Oct 2010
"Great position. Food was one of the two best on the trip.

Pity the canvas covers to the windows did not all close therefore the air con had to struggle." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Miss T & Mr B
London

"Hotel style"

2 nights Arrived 9 Oct 2010
"Service here was varialbe as you would expect from a large hotel style operation with large numbers of staff on rotas but on the whole was good.

Morning balloon flight - This was a lovely experience though disappointing in the sense that there was heavy fog so we could not reach the dunes..no one's fault of course, just luck on the day.

However becuase of this we took an early morning cesna flight over the dunes which was fabulous, highly recommneded for future guests." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mrs & Mr G
Toronto

"Sossusvlei Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 6 Oct 2010
"lovely rooms, good staff, great guides for activities" See all these reviews: 4n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Mr C & family
UK

"Sossusvlei Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 7 Aug 2010
"Great food with plenty of choice, well-designed large 'tented' rooms reminiscent of sailing ships with solid floors, tea & coffee making facilities and a separate bathroom with shower.

A semi-tame Springbok appeared near to rooms on first night, as well as a jackal who sat yards from the restaurant most evenings! Only negative was what I assume was distant generator noise during the night, and a distinct sewage smell on our second (windy) day." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs R
Berkeley

"A Great Base for Sossusvlei"

1 night Arrived 4 Aug 2010
"A local mix-up over our booking at Desert Camp resulted in us being quickly and efficiently upgraded to one night at Sossusvlei Lodge and 2 nights at the sumptuous Little Kulala Lodge.

Sossusvlei Lodge is very well appointed with individual rooms overlooking the sand dunes and in some cases (ours included) the waterhole. The food was very good and plentiful with meat and fish grilled to your taste while you waited. There is a climbable tower with superb views over the whole area and as it is only a short distance to the entrance to the Namib- Naukluft Park it is very convenient for an early morning trip to Sossusvlei.

Overall the ambience and service at both lodges made our stay in the Sossusvlei area an unforgettable experience." See all these reviews: 25n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Mrs A & family
UK

"Gateway to the Namib dune sea."

2 nights Arrived 24 Jul 2010
"We loved Sossusvlei lodge. We arrived after a long drive on gravel roads, feeling weary and very dusty. We were greeted with cooled flannels and chilled apple juice to refresh us. We were accompanied to our lovely individual tented cabins with spectacular veiws of the desert and mountains.

We would have enjoyed a refreshing swim in the pool had it not been so bracingly cold...

The staff were all freindly and helpful. The food was delicious and plentiful, the setting glorious-the view of sunset from the observation tower was stunning.

We thoroughly enjoyed our quad biking round the river bed and up into the foothills, but even more stunning was our trip to Dead Vlei, which was awe-inspiring. I have memories and photographs which will keep me smiling for years to come. A very very special place. We were sad to leave." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr M & Ms H
UK

"Very Handy for the Park entrance gates"

2 nights Arrived 24 May 2010
"This was the largest Lodge we stayed at. Our Chalet was right out on the end of the Lodge complex near the park fence, so was more secluded than many of the others. So very peaceful with wonderful sunrises and sunsets, and saw many animals from our chalet.

Incredibly convenient to get to the park gates for opening time at 6.30am. The staff also did us a wonderful packed picnic Breakfast (which had just about everything in it) to take in and enjoy whilst in Sossusvlei." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
4 travellers
UK & Zam

"Sossusvlei Lodge - an excellent base"

3 nights Arrived 7 May 2010
"A large lodge with many chalets laid out in fairly well spaced rows, but our chaletswere in the front with unimpeded views of, and access to, the desert so it was fantastic. I imagine it would have been less enjoyable to sit on one's verandah and have to look between other peple's chalets at the view. Rooms very comfortable with good size verandah.

The lodge was well run and provided for all our needs (except for a book on Namibian birds) and service was good. Food was pretty good, considering the size of the place, braii always had selection of bush meat, wide choice of salads and sweets.

Very convenient for the dunes and Sossusvlei." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Food:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Facilities:
Good
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