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Travel reviews by Nick and Jane from Woolpit

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Total number of trips

1

Countries visited

1

Lodges stayed in

7

Excursions taken

0

Self drive round Southern Namibia

Namibia between 31 Jan 2016 and 10 Feb 2016

Trip rating: Excellent
"This was a hugely pleasurable trip - self drive proved fine ( we enjoyed being able to go where we wanted and when - and we didn't break down!) - and the desert scenery was magnificent. The lodges were all very good and all had charming and helpful staff.

Our only suggestion is that our itinerary could have been improved so that we could have fitted in a trip to Swakomund in the same 10 day period."

Arranged By Sabina Hekandjo


Villa Violet

Villa Violet

"Villa Violet review"

1 night Arrived 31 Jan 2016
"Rooms are a bit public - all open onto the same verandah/central area. Pool is not attractive.

Normal breakfast was fine but packed breakfast was inedible."
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location
Average
Service
Average
Facilities
Poor
Rooms
Average
Food
Average
Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge

Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge

"Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 1 Feb 2016
"Lovely welcome.

Excellent evening drive. Good food. Charming people. Small but clean pool."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Good
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Central Lodge

Central Lodge

"Central Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 2 Feb 2016
"rooms very public - big sitting area outside each of the rooms.

Pool cloudy/unattractive.

Helpful people.

Keetmanskop not of much interest and dead after 7.00 p.m."
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location
Average
Service
Good
Facilities
Poor
Rooms
Average
Food
Average
Canyon Roadhouse

Canyon Roadhouse

"didn't stay here - changed to Canyon Lodge"

2 nights Arrived 3 Feb 2016
"Changed to Canyon Lodge ( had to pay quite a bit more ) as didn't think 2.5 days at the Roadhouse would be fun ( pool cloudy and no other activities).

Canyon Lodge proved to be excellent in every way."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Eagle's Nest

Eagle's Nest

"Eagle's Nest - 7k away from the reception/bar"

2 nights Arrived 5 Feb 2016
"Stayed in the rondavaals 7k from main lodge along sand roads. Roomy accommodation built around a huge rock.

Very comfortable but shared with one or two mice!

A long way to go to the main lodge for anything so one night had their brai pack - very good! - and made sure we were ready to leave from the lodge after breakfast there.

Went for a great walk in the hills on the estate - too chicken to mountain bike though it looked amazing."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Sossus Dune Lodge

Sossus Dune Lodge

"Brilliant place- impo inside the nationalpark"

2 nights Arrived 7 Feb 2016
"Staying inside the park was a great advantage - you could drive befor dawn and after sunset - as it's 20 k to the main dune area from the park gates people staying outside the park can't be in the dunes for sunset or dawn.

We were there for both and both times were very memorably helped on the dawn trip by an excellent guide - even gave us a 15 min lecture on the stars before we set off.

Importantly it was cool too - we felt sorry for the tourists arriving at 9.00 a.m. to climb Big Daddy when the temperature must have already been 30 degrees.

The Lodge itself was comfortable if not luxurious. But service was good, pool fine and food tasty."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Villa Violet

Villa Violet

"Villa Violet review"

1 night Arrived 9 Feb 2016
"see day 1 [Ed: see below!]"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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