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!Xaus Lodge
!Xaus Lodge
!Xaus Lodge
!Xaus Lodge
!Xaus Lodge
!Xaus Lodge
!Xaus Lodge

!Xaus Lodge: gallery


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!Xaus Lodge: video gallery


!Xaus Lodge: picture gallery


!Xaus Lodge in South Africa's Kgalagadi Trans frontier...
...lies within a private reserve run by two San/Bushmen communities.
!Xaus is built on a wooden platform and open to the surroundings desert.
In the main area there is a small dining room with hand-made furniture...
...a cosy lounge with leather sofas...
...a fireplace.
Walkways over the dunes connect the hub of !Xaus Lodge to the chalets.
The thatched rooms at !Xaus Lodge are on top of red Kalahari dunes...
...and have a private deck with stunning views across the salt pan.
Each chalet is modestly furnished...
...with twin beds...
...a free-standing wooden cupboard and a writing desk.
Each en-suite bathroom has a shower, a washbasin and a separate toilet.
Outside you will find a swimming pool...
...overlooking the pan and the nearby area.
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!Xaus Lodge in South Africa's Kgalagadi Trans frontier...
!Xaus Lodge in South Africa's Kgalagadi Trans frontier...
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...lies within a private reserve run by two San/Bushmen communities.
...lies within a private reserve run by two San/Bushmen communities.
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!Xaus is built on a wooden platform and open to the surroundings desert.
!Xaus is built on a wooden platform and open to the surroundings desert.
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In the main area there is a small dining room with hand-made furniture...
In the main area there is a small dining room with hand-made furniture...
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...a cosy lounge with leather sofas...
...a cosy lounge with leather sofas...
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...a fireplace.
...a fireplace.
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Walkways over the dunes connect the hub of !Xaus Lodge to the chalets.
Walkways over the dunes connect the hub of !Xaus Lodge to the chalets.
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The thatched rooms at !Xaus Lodge are on top of red Kalahari dunes...
The thatched rooms at !Xaus Lodge are on top of red Kalahari dunes...
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...and have a private deck with stunning views across the salt pan.
...and have a private deck with stunning views across the salt pan.
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Each chalet is modestly furnished...
Each chalet is modestly furnished...
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...with twin beds...
...with twin beds...
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...a free-standing wooden cupboard and a writing desk.
...a free-standing wooden cupboard and a writing desk.
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Each en-suite bathroom has a shower, a washbasin and a separate toilet.
Each en-suite bathroom has a shower, a washbasin and a separate toilet.
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Outside you will find a swimming pool...
Outside you will find a swimming pool...
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...overlooking the pan and the nearby area.
...overlooking the pan and the nearby area.

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