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Guestfarm Gelukspoort offers a tranquil retreat to smaller groups and the individual traveller…Gelukspoort is a 5000 hectare large guest farm located in the Fransfontein Mountains between Twyfelfontein, petrified forest and the Etosha pan and is surrounded by a mountainous landscape and a very large variety of trees, plants and grasses. With its magnificent and wild landscape, as well as plenty wild animals, Gelukspoort is the ideal place to relax and recline.

Just east of Aus, Klein Aus Vista lodge is nestled in the granite-gneiss hills with magnificent views of the landscape. This is the area where the Namib Desert begins to merge with golden grasses, where wild horses roam free and people once gathered with diamond dreams. Klein Aus Vista provides the perfect base to explore south-western Namibia, as a destination in itself or a perfect halfway stop en route from the canyon to the red dunes of Sossusvlei or vice versa.

Ngepi Camp, situated in the unspoiled upper reaches of the Okavango delta panhandle in the western Caprivi strip, Kavango region, Namibia.  With clean Kalahari desert air, the camp is set on an island under amazing trees with permanent river frontage and surrounded by seasonally flooded swamps. It is a paradise of flooded plains and secret swampy backwaters, teaming with wildlife, as we are nestled between Mahango National park, a few km’s to the south, and Bwabwata National Park directly opposite across the river. Most of our campsites are along the river’s edge, with a grassed camping area and an adjacent parking space for vehicles, trailers and caravans. Each site has its own 220v AC solar powered electricity point, river water tap and fireplace/braai area. Our Bush campsites are a bit more secluded, with lovely big trees for shade, but they have no river view.

Lapa Lange Lodge is situated only 35 km from Mariental in the Kalahari Desert. The lodge offers a refreshing swimming pool, a restaurant and a floodlit waterhole. Game drives are conducted in open vehicles and with a bit of luck even Rhinos can be spotted. Lapa Lange Game Lodge surprises you from the minute you arrive in this oasis with lush green rolling lawns and water features found in the middle of the stark savanna landscape on the edge of the Kalahari, to the luxurious cool air conditioned rooms all under thatch, to ice cold beers and cocktails, Boasting stunning sundowners on one of our exciting game drives. You can have close encounter with cheetahs, right up to walking with bushmen learning their ways and ending the day enjoying a traditional barbeque in our bushmen Boma under a starry Namibian sky being entertained by the Bushmen dancing and singing.

“Down to earth, relaxed, innovative and charming are Etosha Safari Camp’s alluring qualities – and of course, its proximity to Etosha National Park. This friendly safari camp has cosy accommodation set between the mopane trees. Extending the theme of Etosha as being a ‘Place of Legends’, Etosha Safari Camp takes it one step further by bringing home the story and spirit of Africa. And the result is – legendary! Here, the typical informal bar or shebeen, well-known and beloved throughout southern Africa, is given expression in the Okambashu (‘Our home’) restaurant and Oshebeena bar with local colour and country
bric-a-brac.”

The well-established Ongava Lodge is situated in the privately owned Ongava Game Reserve along the southern boundary of Etosha National Park. Placed as it is close to the top of a hill in the foothills of the Ondundozonanandana range, the vantage point is beautiful and overlooks a well-frequented waterhole and the plains beyond.

Spitzkoppe Mountain Tented Camp is situated only one km from the beautiful Spitzkoppe Mountains. The campsite boasts pre-erected safari tents, and camping sites ideal for families and groups. The area is popular with mountain climbers, hikers and star gazers.  The camp offers comfortable safari tents, already set up and wait for your arrival and camping sites with private bathrooms, showers and electrical points. Each tent sleeps three people and has a private bathroom with running water and flush toilets. Bar and Restaurant is available however guest can also bring their own catering equipment and staff are available to assist with any requests. Braai facilities and washing up areas are provided at each campsite.  Guests can enjoy sunset tours a guided drive or walk to the popular Bushmen Paintings or mountain biking.

Zambezi Mubala is a secret river hideaway where water laps the shores of the mighty Zambezi, hippos laugh and the calls of fish eagles pierce the vast blue sky. Leave your vehicle at Zambezi Mubala Camp, south of Katima Mulilo to cruise downriver and enter the enchanted Mubala world. The lodge sings its tributes to the colours of the water, the surrounding riverine vegetation and the clear blue sky, adopting the local Silozi name for colour – ‘Mubala’. A bird-lover’s dream, Zambezi Mubala Lodge is home to over 450 species of birds and hosts the springtime (August – December) visit of one of the largest colonies of carmine bee-eaters in Africa. These bright and cheerful visitors nest along the banks of the majestic Zambezi, filling the air with sound, activity and colour as they flash crimson breasts, swooping and rising into the air in an exuberant burst of energy.

Our guesthouse is located in northern Namibia near Grootfontein, ideally located if you are on your way to the Caprivi strip, Bushmanland or Ovamboland, Seidarap is also a very good overnight possibility.

Hamakari Guestfarm at the Waterberg is a typical Namibian hunting and guest farm. Hamakari is a family owned business run by the well-known Diekmann family. The guest farm offers 8 guest rooms with en-suite bathrooms and 4 camp sites. Visitors have the chance to do game drives and get to know the farm business.