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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 1-10 of 48
Duration
Arrival date
Flying Dutchmen
NL

"Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 16 Feb 2024
"In 2019 this was our first stop after Windhoek. The chalets have had a major upgrade since on the inside; much more a 'safari' feeling (e.g. canvas walls). Very good bed, nice decorations and interior.

Food during diner was a bit disappointing. My fish took ages to prepare and when it finally was served it was awful: cold and even a bit frozen. Terrible." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Average
Mr and Mrs M
Scotland

"Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 3 Dec 2023
"Easily accessed a few kilometres of the main B2 road. The rooms were fairly recently built with high quality finishes which felt quite opulent.

The food here was outstanding - dinner was presented gourmet style and staff were all very friendly and helpful.

The walking trails around the lodge allowed us to get close to zebras, wildebeest and giraffes.

excellent two night stay here - would highly recommend" 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

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Jane U
London

"Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 1 Dec 2023
"This is a beautiful lodge, rooms spacious and luxuriously appointed, and very comfortable. Air conditioning was not powerful enough, though, and that was a problem in the December heat. The staff at the lodge were friendly and helpful, but not particularly knowledgeable or, I felt, very well trained. As an example, although the lodge was virtually empty in early December I was asked to move all my things out of my room, and to move my car, while I went off for a 24-hour guided hike (run by the lodge), only to move back into the same room a day later. A different person on front-of-house told me later that I should not have bothered packing my things - but I had been asked to. Some aspects of the design of the accommodation were a little odd, such as the fact that the bathroom window was directly opposite reception and, I was told, visible from reception... which made me wonder why it had been built like that. I felt that this lodge needed to be managed." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Eland

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr N
United Kingdom

"Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 17 Nov 2023
"Good.

Again, we had a bat in our room on the last night, which was annoying!" See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Mrs W
Bath

"Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 1 Oct 2023
"We stopped over here one night on the way back to Windhoek. It was very acceptable stop.

The rooms were spacious with a bedroom and adjacent living area. A nice bonus was the mini bar whose contents were included in the room rate. Some of the design choices were a little incongruous and seemed out of place in an African lodge e.g. the navy velvet and gold crescent sofa, the black and gold tiles in the bathroom (which also had appallingly dim lighting). Also, we didn’t understand the purpose of the outdoor shower which had no privacy.

There are attractive communal areas although again some of the furnishing choices seem out of place. The restaurant menu was very ambitious with a menu of 5 courses, including amuse bouche and a palate cleanser, but I think they managed to pull it off and we enjoyed the food. Lots of very well price wine on offer." See all these reviews: 23n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Mr & Mrs A
Kent

"Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 28 Aug 2023
"Slightly corporate feel. The room was luxurious and exceptionally comfortable. We had a marvellous view out of the picture windows. We liked being able to walk along the trails." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

1 sighting

The S Family
Plymouth

"Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 14 Aug 2023
"We used Kalahari Red Dunes at the end of our trip which might influence our view.

The rooms were a little OTT in their size and decor. The dining was formal compared the other lodges we had stayed in.

The sundowner was disappointing - this is a converted farm surrounded by farms and the guide was limited in his knowledge of the animals and environment. Of note this was the only lodge where drinks on the sundowner were charged additionally (we were charged for a full bottle of wine).

On the positive it was a pleasant place to while away the day before a drive to the airport." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

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

Wildebeest

2 sightings

Zebra

1 sighting

DD & PK
New York

"Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 3 Jul 2023
"We had a nice stay here; the heat in the tents was much appreciated! And the food was excellent. My husband's kudu steak was the best he had on the trip, and the kitchen was kind enough to make a delicious vegetarian meal for me and my daughters on relatively short notice. (We are not vegetarian, but did not want red meat again at that meal.) The game drive and sundowner were nice, as well." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Meerkat

1 sighting

Oryx

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

6 sightings

Mr & Mrs R & V
ASCOT

"Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 8 Mar 2020
"This is a nice lodge with large, rustic rooms overlooking a water hole which encourages some resident wildlife to make an appearance, plenty of bird life too. The rooms really are large, ours had 2 inside showers AND an outside one too ! Very comfortable with aircon which is essential given the large glass windows.

We did the Trans-Kalahari trek. This sounds a grand affair but its really a Trek around the (10,000 acre) property in a kind of zigzag direction to make the mileage. It does give you a nice insight into the terrain and we did see some wildlife. Our guide, Phillomon (Sp ?) was very good in pointing out all sorts of desert flora and insects etc. There were many yellow flowers out too and it was nice to walk in the cool of the morning, though this does give way to extreme heat approaching the middle of the day.

We did +/- 18 km, it finished at the bush camp, which is very comfortable, even with a plunge pool which is v cold. The guide and a cook put together a really nice braai and it was fabulous to eat out in this way. Both guys talked about the bush and Namibia and we all enjoyed their company.

The rooms were very comfortable, but they were very, very hot ! the blanket/duvet is completely unnecessary, only really needs a cotton sheet. There isn't aircon or a ceiling fan, I opened some windows slightly to encourage a draught, but it was only any good when I cracked open the door a bit, which the next morning I learned I should NOT have done, as some insects/reptiles may want to come in and join us ! SO this IS a problem here. It was too hot for us to sleep properly, despite being tired after our trek. If you can't open the door and / or windows (later in the night I killed 3 or 4 mozzies so that was frustrating too) the camp owners need to consider how to make this work more efficiently. The windows need a fine gauze to allow a draught but to keep out even the smallest of insects. Not sure about how to modify the doors, but they need a large gauze panel with perhaps a drop down flap secured by velcro, again to keep out unwanted insects and reptiles but to allow the lovely breeze in, that does indeed blow at night and would have transformed our experience. Its all doo-able, Ive seen it in other camps. Kulala do it well in the Namib in their rooms.

In short, we loved the whole thing except the hot room. If we did it again, we'd just stay in our nice cool room ( # 5 Springbok) and get up early for an early morning walk and forget the sleep over in the bush camp. BUT, if they made the mods, this would be even better and quite special, please consider it Red Dune Lodge owners.......

I put 'Good' on the room grade which really doesn't take into account our pretty much sleepless night in the bush camp.
Food was ok, no choice, and no vegetarian option, given the increasing amount of people moving away from meat, this should be
a consideration, even if the dish is the same, just without the meat !" See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Giraffe

3 sightings

Wildebeest

4 sightings

Zebra

2 sightings

Mr & Mrs D
Perth

"Great stop over to end our adventure"

1 night Arrived 23 Jan 2020
"A surprising accommodation out in the dessert - lovely and comfortable. We loved having the option of the outdoor shower.

There were plenty of animals that visited the waterhole, it was wonderful to see them from our room/the dining area/pool etcetera. We enjoyed the friendly service and delicious meals. When my husband said that he was not keen on duck, the staff offered game meat. When I heard that it was oryx, I inquired whether I could have that also, they were very obliging. The food was excellent - well presented and tasty. The portions were great - not too large.

It was handy having the Curio shop there for those last minute souvenirs." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Eland

2 sightings

Giraffe

1 sighting

Oryx

2 sightings

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

2 sightings

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