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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

Reviews of Kulala Desert Lodge

Wildlife sightings and reviews

364 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, 73 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Kulala Desert Lodge.
Leopard

0% success

Cheetah

0% success

Oryx

94% success

Zebra

22% success

Brown Hyena

15% success

Wildebeest

11% success

Spotted Hyena

6% success

Giraffe

4% success

Meerkat

2% success

Aardvark

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Showing 51-60 of 364
Duration
Arrival date
Mr J x 4
USA

"Overpriced"

2 nights Arrived 26 Jun 2019
"If you enjoy a sewage smell in your expensive room, then Kulala Desert Lodge is your place.

There is no benefit to staying at KDL as regards to getting into the park early. The dunes were swarming with people who had come from Sesriem by the time we arrived." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Average
Service:
Good
Activities:
Poor
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Pavel
Eleebana

"Kulala Desert Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 8 Jun 2019
"Great location, accommodation, food, service.

The activities (trip to the dunes with Stanley and to Sesriem) were the highlight. Also enjoyed the sleepout on the roof despite the cold.

Great experience overall." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Oryx

2 sightings

Family K
Florida

"Kulala Desert Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 27 May 2019
"We also loved Kulala Desert Lodge. We liked the ambiance and the setting was gorgeous. It was nice to be closer to Sousselvlei as well--but meant we did the tour with the Lodge instead of on our own--would have been a real pain to drive back to the entrance. But we liked going with a guide for this as we wanted to information. The one nit I have but it was fine is that we ended up climbing one of the smaller dunes instead of Big Daddy and had we realized we had a choice, we would have climbed Big Daddy--I think it was because our group was not very fit. But we had a lovely time." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Ludocie
Sheen

"Jaw droppingly stunning"

3 nights Arrived 15 May 2019
"5 star from start to finish.

That's the staff, guides, drives, food, location and accommodation, esp the starlit night on our roof." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Dune lover
London

"Kulala Desert Lodge Review"

2 nights Arrived 7 May 2019
"We all loved this lodge, there staff were exceptionally friendly and welcoming.

Our guide Rachil (the only female guide at this location) was great fun, full of life and enthusiastic. We also found her informative and keen to show us the local environment. Great location for Sossusvlei. We loved the tented chalets and attention to detail.

We stayed for two nights but could easily have stayed for 3." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 3n in Zimbabwe; 1n 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

Mrs G.& Mr H.
Moelln

"Great experience"

2 nights Arrived 5 Apr 2019
"We had a wonderful morning and afternoon drive with a very good guide. He met us again in the evening for a night walk and showed us scorpions! We loved to sleep on the roof-top under the stars. It is a little bit chilly in the night, so take your blankets up to the roof." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs A
Hants

"Kulala Desert Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 17 Dec 2018
"Generous inclusion of wine with evening meal appreciated!!!" See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Ms H
Canada

"Kulala Desert Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 1 Nov 2018
"Very friendly staff and lovely spot. Glad to have had the opportunity to sleep on the roof under the stars: wonderful!

The guided tour into the dunes was excellent, and as stated in guide book there is a separate private entrance to the park. We were self-driving; so this had the disadvantage of not being able to easily access the park after the tour (i.e., we would have to take a long drive to access the regular entrance)." See all these reviews: 6n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Oryx

4 sightings

Mrs M & Mr S
USA

"Kulala Desert Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 24 Oct 2018
"Another long driving day from Swakopmund to Kulala, eight hours, including stops and lunch. Arrived in time for a sun downer drive. Interesting area. Lovely rooms, one night we slept outside in raised roof area.

Another bottle of wine to celebrate our anniversary...we have definitely been spoiled!

Took game drive to Sossusvlei and hiked to top of Big Daddy dune, well worth the effort. Incredible scenery down into Deadvlei. Took another sun downer drive, this one to Sesriem Canyon." See all these reviews: 21n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Oryx

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Pat
Robin Hoods Bay

"Great place to say"

2 nights Arrived 14 Oct 2018
"Couldn't fail to enjoy the trips to the dunes and the canyon.

The sundowner was a highlight - gin and tonic!" See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 3n in Zimbabwe; 2n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Oryx

Multiple sightings

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