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Hoodia Desert Lodge
Hoodia Desert Lodge
Hoodia Desert Lodge
Hoodia Desert Lodge
Hoodia Desert Lodge
Hoodia Desert Lodge
Hoodia Desert Lodge
Hoodia Desert Lodge
Hoodia Desert Lodge
Hoodia Desert Lodge
Hoodia Desert Lodge
Hoodia Desert Lodge
Hoodia Desert Lodge
Hoodia Desert Lodge
Hoodia Desert Lodge

Reviews of Hoodia Desert Lodge

Wildlife sightings and reviews

201 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Hoodia 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 Jun-2018, 61 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Hoodia Desert Lodge.
Leopard

0% success

Cheetah

0% success

Oryx

87% success

Wildebeest

40% success

Zebra

31% success

Giraffe

11% success

Meerkat

7% success

Brown Hyena

5% success

Spotted Hyena

2% success

Aardvark

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

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Arrival date
John
Western Canada

"Hoodia Desert Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 12 Dec 2023
"Awesome stay here. Really enjoyed the staff, they all were super friendly and fun to be with.

Guide, Enos, was excellent as was the tour to Sossusvlei and the sundowner. Sundowner at Hoodia was the BEST sundowner on the whole trip for both setting and food.

Food was very good, better than Anib.

Only minor quibble and this probably has more to do with us traveling in the warmest part of the year was the AC in the rooms could be better." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Mr and Mrs M
Scotland

"Hoodia Desert Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 27 Nov 2023
"Hoodia was a very welcoming and comfortable lodge fairly close to Seisreim for Sossusvlei access.

It has great food and friendly staff and a nice little pool to cool off in.

The individual lodge was good with inside and outside showers and nice sitting area.

Would highly recommend Hoodia" See all these reviews: 23n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Mrs & Mrs A
London

"Hoodia Desert Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 26 Nov 2023
"We stayed at Hoodia for 2 nights and were slightly disappointed with our stay. The rooms were OK but unfortunately the air conditioning wasn't quite strong enough to cope with the 40 degree heat.

The food was good but the service was somewhat lacking. Despite being the only guests at the lodge, we were allocated the room furthest from the reception area, meaning we had no wifi (not a huge issue). We later discovered that the owners were away and the staff were sleeping in the rooms closer to reception and hosting parties with loud music in the reception area.

The Sossusvlei tour was brilliant although we did feel that our guide was angling for tips.

This is a lovely lodge with a nice pool and beautiful scenery, but overall disappointing service." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

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

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Mr N
United Kingdom

"Hoodia Desert Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 15 Nov 2023
"Everything about Hoodia desert lodge was good, except for the owner Thomas who, although nice, practically told us off for saying that we'd love to try some local Namibian dishes if they have that option over the next three days.

It was a long conversation, but I think he could have been a little nicer about our request, even if he was still going to say no!" See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs Paul
Surrey

"Hoodia Desert Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 24 Oct 2023
"the location was spectacular, service superb and staff very friendly.

Very quiet and tranquil, only wildlife on the reserve we saw was birds.

The rooms were huge and amenities great although we weren't able to use too much due to the drought.

Pool was a welcome relief and the pack lunch very much appreciated for the next part of our drive!" See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

"Hoodia Desert Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 21 Oct 2023
"The lodge was superb in every respect.

The room was comfortable without being over-elaborate, the staff were very friendly and helpful and the food was good.

The Sossusviel excursion was excellent, especially the living desert talk.

The guide went out of his way to make it an individual experience to make it memorable, which it certainly was." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 1n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Mr & Mrs C
Bristol

"Exceptional sundowner experience"

2 nights Arrived 21 Oct 2023
"Another exceptional lodge, individual chalets either side of the main dining/reception buildings. The meals were well conceived and delicious. Our chalet was spacious, a large comfortable bed, outdoor and indoor showers.

The sundowner experience here was exceptional. We were driven from the lodge at 6pm to a hill a short distance away. There we discovered individual tables on the side of the hill overlooking the plain. Tables were already set up with snacks and our choice of drinks.

Once we were all settled Daniel, our guide, left and we had relaxing hour and a half enjoying the sunset and the atmosphere. Really something special and very professionally done." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 4n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Oryx

10 sightings

Bintang
Cambridge

"Hoodia Desert Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 1 Oct 2023
"A beautiful place to stay and ideal to view the dunes.

The sundowner drive was not so much a drive as a romantic drink at sunset.

As the tiny swimming pool was rather overcrowded we cooled off in the bath tub (once we'd borrowed a bath plug from reception). Not the most comfortable bath, built for style not comfort!" See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mrs W
Bath

"Hoodia Desert Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 27 Sep 2023
"This is a beautiful lodge in a stunning location. The rooms were lovely and very well equipped and the food was good.

Our one issue was the Soussusvlei excursion. Overall we were very disappointed with this activity – except the lunch which was fantastic.

[ Ed: See their comments on this trip amongst our reviews of the Hoodia Sossusvlei excursion. ]

Although there’s lots of positives about the lodge we probably wouldn’t have stayed here if we’d known what the excursion was going to be like. I would have done more research and either found someone who does give an ‘off the beaten track’ experience or found somewhere we could have self-driven to the sites as early as possible and to our own timetable.

We didn’t do the Sundowner experience which at N$850 each (~£38) seemed pretty expensive.

If you are not worried about getting off the beaten track then this lodge is a great option." See all these reviews: 23n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Oryx

2 sightings

Mr P.
Chelmsford

"Hoodia Desert Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 21 Sep 2023
"We thought this the climax of our visit." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Giraffe

1 sighting

Meerkat

1 sighting

Oryx

Multiple sightings

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