Reviews of Kalahari Red Dunes

"Wonderful relaxing first stop with tame eland and plentiful game to see and luxurious accommodation...." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia

"Great place to unwind- very nice people, pleasant manager and lovely place. Very comfortable and characterful rooms.

Wildebeest immediately outside our room in the early morning!" See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia

"I had developed a fluey cold at this point so found this a good place to read and take paracetamol!

However Kevin enjoyed some pleasant walks and a good game drive" See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia; 10n in South Africa

"Lovely welcome.

Excellent evening drive. Good food. Charming people. Small but clean pool." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia

"Comfortable and good quality.

Excellent food and staff helpful and friendly." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia; 4n in South Africa

"This is where we had the only slight glitch in the trip!

We arrived on the road to the lodge at about12.45, planning to take a leisurely lunch and explore the surrounding, However another arriving guests car got stuck in the sand in front of us on the track up to the lodge they summoned help from the lodge which took a while to appear, they suggested we turned round, not easy, but we were soon bogged down in the slightly rising ground, eventually one of the staff got it out, and we were able to proceed to the lodge by another route,which was actually the 'out' route. This all took an hour in the middle of the day, and this lodge is only 3km off the B1! So we arrived rather harassed, only to be told we were too late for lunch, but the tea was just coming out, and we could have that.

After speaking to 2 other people a ham and tomato sandwich was rustled up which we were made to feel was a lot of trouble. I t appeared that one had to book to sit outside on the terrace for dinner, really? The meal was OK, but it is quite a big place,and not off the beaten track, I might have expected some choice, other than braised pork! The bungalow was spacious clean and fine, though the hand basins are rather strange and orange! And dont know what i could have put in the huge bavarian wardrobe without any hangers.

I took up the issue of the track in with the manager, who was there the next day, we arrived on a sunday, no sign of him then.

He tried to persuade me that no one else had ever been stuck in the sand before, and that we we on the wrong road, well so were the other visitors. I really couldn't believe that it had never happened before, it was a slope with deep sand. to be fair he did apologise for the lack of lunch and the track,and did waive the cost of a. Bottle of wine and a drive.

Needs a bit more effort on the service, fancy fittings are no substitute. The pool was attractive and there was a pleasant relaxing area outside the chalet, and we saw quite a few animals on the drive, so they have clearly put some effort into introducing an protecting them." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia

"An interesting lodge to stay at and helpful, friendly staff" See all these reviews: 21n in Namibia

"This was just a stopover for us but the rooms, setting and meal were all good.

As a stopover location it is excellent as it is a 5 minute drive from the B1 just north of Mariental." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia

"We stayed here for 2 nights and it was a pleasant and relaxing start to the holiday. The surrounding landscape is uninspiring but we did see plenty of wildlife.

The lodge itself and the food did not compare with the other places we visited in Namibia" See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia

"Again some misunderstanding with the rooms.
The ones kept for us were too far apart.
We ended having one room only and they compensated us by not charging for the morning game ride.

The place is magnificent ...very nice architecture. Wonderful view. The best sunset.
Feels like you are living the safari dream.
Very pleasant team and a great place to wrap it up for the end of our great adventure." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia