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Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge
Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge
Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge
Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge

Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge


24°5’26.6"S 17°38’47.5"E

Reviews of Kalahari Red Dunes

Wildlife sightings and reviews

48 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Kalahari Red Dunes 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-2018, 24 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Kalahari Red Dunes.
Leopard

0% success

Cheetah

0% success

Wildebeest

91% success

Zebra

73% success

Oryx

67% success

Eland

65% success

Giraffe

60% success

Meerkat

44% success

Aardvark

0% success

Brown Hyena

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Spotted Hyena

0% success

Showing 11-20 of 48
Duration
Arrival date
Greg's group
Regina

"Great Staff!! Thank you! "

1 night Arrived 21 Oct 2019
"This is a beautiful place. Our rooms were unique, attractive, comfortable and well laid out. We enjoyed the friendly staff, and took a sundowner drive for wildlife viewing and a beautiful sunset location. Dinner and breakfast were very good, and the wait staff did well with our individual particular selections.

** We had vehicle issues on our way to the airport and the Mgment send a vehicle and driver to rescue us - enabling us to get to the airport without missing our flights. A Huge thank you to Chaimberlain, and to the Management at Red Dunes - we very much appreciate the extra efforts provided to us, and will highly recommend the lodge for such great customer service!" See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Eland

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

J&J
Plockton

"Pleasant for a stop-over"

1 night Arrived 6 Oct 2019
"Chalets are very comfortable, particularly as we were upgraded to the "honeymoon suite". This comes with its own private pool, which caused us some angst considering the prevalent drought conditions, but not enough to stop us enjoying it. The chalets are well spaced, which gives good privacy, but be prepared for quite a long walk to the central dining area.

When we arrived we were told that the evening drives were already full. This wasn't really an issue for us, but corroborates EA comments on the site. Instead, we chose to follow the 1 hour ("Red Dam") walk, where we saw Wildebeest, Zebra and Oryx at the dam. In places the trail was not well marked, and we ended up navigating by dead reckoning.

The staff are very pleasant, but slightly less personal than at some of the smaller lodges we stayed at later. Food was very good, with a good wine list. Overall, a pleasant place to spend a night, but with a rather artificial feel, not a lodge that we would want to stay longer at." See all these reviews: 20n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Poor
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Eland

1 sighting

Oryx

1 sighting

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

1 sighting

Dr CB & Dr MB
Tring

"Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 29 Sep 2019
"Amazing room.

The restaurant was average but adequate. Generally good service" See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Oryx

4 sightings

Mrs & Mr K
Geneva

"A nice stop "

1 night Arrived 19 Sep 2019
"Nice individual chalet with an outdoor sitting place. comfortable and well run." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Eland

1 sighting

Giraffe

1 sighting

Wildebeest

5 sightings

Mr L
Leicestershire

"Excellent"

1 night Arrived 10 Sep 2019
"Wonderful place, luxurious rooms and amenities." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Eland

3 sightings

Giraffe

2 sightings

Meerkat

1 sighting

Oryx

1 sighting

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

1 sighting

Mrs C.
Blauzac

"Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 28 Aug 2019
"Excellent and spacious room, like all the lodges we stayed in the lighting in the bathroom was very poor.

Good food with the fire lit in the evening. We arrived just 10 mins prior to the departure of the sundowner, but we were able to join.

Our gluten free diet was respected." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Eland

1 sighting

Giraffe

1 sighting

Oryx

1 sighting

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr & Mrs D
London

"Great stay and Trans Kalahari Walk "

2 nights Arrived 25 Aug 2019
"A very enjoyable stay with very comfortable accommodation in a private reserve with many antelope. The 16 km walk feels like an achievement across the desert and is worth it for the lovely Dunes camp overnight but the game viewing on the walk is modest.

We did see our first Aardwolf on the evening drive! Like many Namibian lodges, the main course tends to be red meat/ game and there is no choice. We asked for an alternative but didn’t get a response at the table, so beware, you need to request the dinner menu at check in." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Eland

3 sightings

Giraffe

2 sightings

Meerkat

1 sighting

Oryx

5 sightings

Wildebeest

4 sightings

Zebra

2 sightings

Mrs E & family
UK

"Beautiful lodges and friendly staff"

1 night Arrived 9 Jul 2019
"We were blown away by the tented lodges at Kalahari Red Dunes lodge.

The attention to detail was evident. The staff were very friendly and helpful too.

The free mountain bikes and trails were much enjoyed by my husband and kids." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Wildebeest

2 sightings

Dr and Mrs A
Surrey

"Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 30 Jun 2019
"This was our first proper stop and was a good choice as easy to reach and chance to get used to driving etc.

The lodge is beautifully arranged and furnished and service was excellent. It is hard to judge the wildlife experience because it felt they were suffering in the drought like a lot of places. We opted to go out on the bikes which we really enjoyed. A sandstorm rather dominated our afternoon here but did not ruin the experience." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Meerkat

1 sighting

Oryx

1 sighting

Jane/Chris
crolles

"Personalised service"

1 night Arrived 19 Jun 2019
"Again we were given an upgrade - the honeymoon chalet as we were the only ones staying that night.

Staff charming, very attentive (well done Gottfried!). Good evening meal and breakfast.

Excellent first overnighter." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Wildebeest

1 sighting

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48 reviews of Kalahari Red Dunes by travellers since August 2007
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