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Namtib Desert Lodge
Namtib Desert Lodge
Namtib Desert Lodge

Reviews of Namtib Desert Lodge

Wildlife sightings and reviews

14 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Namtib 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 Sep-2018, 4 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Namtib Desert Lodge.
Leopard

0% success

Cheetah

0% success

Oryx

100% success

Zebra

33% success

Giraffe

25% success

Wildebeest

25% success

Aardvark

0% success

Brown Hyena

0% success

Meerkat

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Spotted Hyena

0% success

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Duration
Arrival date
Mr & Mrs C
Bristol

"Fascinating stay on working farm"

1 night Arrived 23 Oct 2023
"We just had one night here but would happily have stayed longer. The setting up a side valley between granite bouldered hillsides was intriguing. The comfortable accommodation was in small individual bungalows around a nicely landscaped courtyard, the main farmhouse being one side. There were many intriguing plants, including our first sight of a Quiver tree.

Our hosts were very approachable. It was fascinating to hear the history of the farm, and the struggles of managing in such a remote and arid area.

Meals were taken in common with our hosts round a big table. Again this was a very pleasant experience. For our evening meal we had a delicious stew made from oryx meat. There were plentiful wild oryx on the property." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 4n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Oryx

10 sightings

Mr & Mrs R
Syderstone

"Namtib Desert Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 9 Sep 2022
"In a beautiful area and it was a welcome change to be on a working farm. We enjoyed hearing tales of life on the farm as well as seeing some of the daily life.

The rooms were lovely; the bare essentials, but comfortable and beautifully decorated with natural arrangements. I did miss a kettle for a morning cup of tea! The trip across the private courtyard to the bathroom gave a good opportunity for stargazing, but it might not be to everyone's taste.

The hosts were welcoming and engaging and we loved the ‘en familie’ meal in the evening. It was good to chat with other travellers as well as the hosts. We were very grateful to the other guests, all German, and the hosts for indulging us by speaking English. The food was simple but delicious. We would have liked some manner of cooked breakfast though.

The ‘honesty’ fridge at the sundowner point was a great idea.

It’s actually 47km from C13 junction and then a further 10km along the farm drive. Beautiful scenery, but a total of 430 km from Canyon Lodge made this much too far for a one-night stop.

Travelling away, north, we were informed that to continue on D707 was some 100km shorter, but, with the host talking of deep sand, rocks and managing only 30km/hr himself, we decided to retrace our steps and take the longer route.

Altogether, we thought that Namtib was much too far out of the way for us and, enjoyable as it was, we wouldn't stop here again." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 7n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Oryx

5 sightings

Richard & Caroline
GB

"Namtib Desert Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 26 Aug 2022
"A superb eco-lodge in a stunning location in the middle of nowhere. The approach to the lodge is through the reserve they manage containing mainly oryx and springbok.

Once at the lodge there are marked walking trails where you may spot other wildlife - we saw the resident Klipspringers. The drive north from the lodge (to Sossosvlei) is through the Namib-Naukluft NP, with plenty of stunning views and wildlife (not included in the log as outside of lodge reserve).

Lovely styled bungalow accommodation set near to the al fresco honesty bar terrace and the dining area. Excellent food prepared by the hosts and evening dining is for both them and the guests together, so conversation flows until the last person retires for the night." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia; 6n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Oryx

5 sightings

Mr D.
Chelmsford

"Namtib Desert Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 16 Sep 2018
"A good place for a stop over

Somewhat authoritarian
eg You will start dinner when we are all ready as a single group" See all these reviews: 20n in Namibia; 5n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

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

Giraffe

1 sighting

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

A and A
Cossington

"Intimate friendly lodge"

1 night Arrived 3 Sep 2018
"Namtib Desert lodge is in a good location on a clockwise tour from fish River heading north.

There's a very warm welcome, a sundowner spot, and a friendly dinner and breakfast.

The stand out element of the typical lodge 'package' was the dinner around a single big table with our hosts." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
D & P
Lavenham

"A delightfully shelled and friendly place"

1 night Arrived 6 Oct 2017
"Super spot for one night. Lizards, butterflies, biirds. A large and friendly pig!

Great for walks.

Quite remote, Without a 4 wheel drive, we would have have had to retrace our steps for quite a long way.

Nice family atmosphere!" See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mrs S
Surrey

"A farm without animals !"

1 night Arrived 16 Apr 2017
"In the middle of nowhere ! The drive to & from is as scenic as the guide books say - well worth the effort of getting here !

Run by Namibian couple - should be a farm - but they sold all their animals in 2014 because just not enough rain to sustain them. Now all they have is a few oryx. A very isolated existence. It was nice having the communal meal (just 5 other guests) - to chat to the other guests & learn about the life from our hosts - very good food too.

Rooms adequate - although lack of fans & A/C could be an issue when really hot. Lots of scope for hiking - tho we arrived late & had to leave fairly early for Luderitz as at this point we had no spare tyre - due to major blow-out - so had to take it really slowly (finally got new tyre in Keetmansloop - some 500 kilometres later - quite an anxious time!!)" See all these reviews: 23n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Miss A
Okehampton

"Candlelit dinner at Namtib"

1 night Arrived 21 Feb 2017
"A great place for a night's stop- and a memorable, candlelit dinner with delightful hosts.

A small bar area up in a rocky outcrop is perfect for a sundowner... very relaxing." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
P & S
Pickering

"Namtib Desert Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 4 Dec 2016
"The lodge could be described as a wilderness lodge! quite a way from Aus the nearest town. We had a lovely welcome, dinner was excellent, very friendly and helpful hosts.

From C13 junction the D707 is quite poor with sandy patches north of Nantib access track. I recommend that a backtrack to C13 is advised.

No activities." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia; 6n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Ms Q & Mr B
USA

"Namtib Desert Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 9 Oct 2016
"Although a difficult place to reach on very sandy roads in and out, this Lodge is very much worth the visit. The family who owns it are very knowledgable and helpful They have built self guided nature walks to allow you to explore their huge ranch with an extensive printed guide to help you get the most out of it.

The setting is beautiful and they try to run this as greenly as possible. The candlelit family-style dinner was wonderful, with the whole family mingling in several languages with all the guests. the rooms are very comfortable and provide all that is needed.

They did not offer any game drives as we were led to believe but for an overnight stay the walks were enough." See all these reviews: 27n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
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