#Namibia #EtoshaNationalPark #EtoshaKingNehaleLodge #Africa #Namutoni #Okaukuejo #Halali
Product Update
Dear partners and friends, get a first impression of our unique guest chalets at Etosha King Nehale.
Etosha King Nehale: First impression of the interior design
Only 254 days until the opening of Etosha King Nehale, and we are proud to offer you the first glimpse at our modern, spacious guest rooms reflecting the rich cultural heritage of the area.
The natural wonders of Etosha National Park are only a stone's throw away. Experience the peace and tranquility of this legendary animal kingdom at our exclusive water hole in the Park, which is not frequented by other visitors.
Etosha King Nehale is located one kilometre from the north-eastern King Nehale Gate and an hour's drive (48 km) from Namutoni. To the north, the lodge is surrounded by the pulsating life of the communal areas in Owamboland.
Etosha King Nehale will open its doors on 1 May 2020.
#KuneneMouthSafari #Namibia #SkeletonCoast #KuneneTours #Africa #CaesarZandberg #TerraceBay #MoweBay #CapeFria #SerraCafema #Sesfontein #KhowaribLodge #BosluisBay
Fellow 4x4 Friends
We once again do a Skeleton Coast Kunene Mouth Safari under the leading of Caesar Zandberg.
DATED:
03 – 09 October 2019
AND
18 – 24 November 2019
Herewith follow our itinerary with costing and more information below:
SKELETON COAST KUNENE MOUTH SAFARI ITINERARY
DAY 01:
03 October 2019: Meet Swakopmund Puma Service Station 08h00 / Henties Bay Puma Service Station 09h00
OR / 18 November 2019: Travel North via Terrace Bay – Last opportunity to get Fuel to Mowe Bay
Camping on the Beach north of Mowe Bay for the evening – Dinner (It will be cold for the following 3 days – pack accordingly)
DAY 02:
04 October 2019: Brake Camp, travel further north via Rocky Point, to Cap Fria
OR / 19 November 2019: Camping at Cap Fria for the evening. Breakfast & Dinner
Day 03:
05 October 2019: After breakfast travel north along the coast to The Kunene Mond. Drive 9 km south to Bosluis Bay.
OR / 20 November 2019: Camping in the dunes about 1.5 km from the sea for the evening. Breakfast & Dinner
Day 04:
06 October 2019: After breakfast travel into the dunes to The Hartmann Valley. This is a full days dune driving
OR / 21 November 2019: Camping at The Serra Cafema Falls for the evening. Breakfast & Dinner
Day 05:
07 October 2019: Brake Camp, travel south via The Marienfluss to The Marble Mine
OR / 22 November 2019: Camping at The Marble Mine Campsite for the evening. Breakfast & Dinner
Day 06:
08 October 2019: After breakfast drive south via the lower Hoarasib River to Purros.
OR / 23 November 2019: Camping at the Omenye Campsite for the evening. Breakfast & Dinner
Day 07:
09 October 2019: Travel to Sesfontein / The Khowarib Lodge. END OF SAFARI
OR / 24 November 2019: Accommodation and Campsite Fees at The Khowarib Lodge clients own Account
(Please book your accommodation or campsite directly)
SAFARI COST ON MINIMUM 20 x PEOPLE: N$ 8 000.00 PRICE PER PERSON
· Clients will do the Safari as a self-drive with their own rental 4x4 Vehicle as a tag along behind our Tour Guide & Camp Assistant (Please ensure that your vehicle’s have fridges in to keep your water, cool drinks, snacks, beers, wine etc cold. Have enough ICE! Please ensure that the clients vehicles will be able to cover 1 000 kilos on fuel.)
· Clients will have / provide their own camping equipment like rooftop tents / OR ground tents, stretchers, bedding, towels, duvets, cussing, etc without our services.
· Kunene Tours & Safaris will provide and cater 2 x meals per day while on Camping, breakfast and dinner including water, juice, coffee & tea during meals, including camping gear like tables, chairs, pots, pans, cutlery, rosters etc with all our services (Kindly advice us on any dietary requirements / allergies)
· Please note that we ONLY provide, juice, coffee & tea with meals, NO alcoholic beverages are included. You must bring their own along, including your every day – lunch, snacks, enough water, cool drinks etc.
INCLUSIVE:
Guide, Guide‘s Vehicle, Fuel
One ( 1 x ) Camp assistant
Two ( 2 x ) Meals per day: Breakfast & Dinner
All cutlery, pots, pans etc
Skeleton Coast Concession Permit
Skeleton Coast Concession Fees per person for 4 x days
Skeleton Coast Park Fees per person for the 4 x days
Your Vehicle entrance into the Skeleton Coast park
EXCLUSIVE:
Clients 4x4 Vehicles, fuel, tyres, windscreens, insurance and all running cost
Two way radios in Vehicles (Optional to rent from Kunene Tours & Safaris, kindly let us know in advance)
All Camping equipment (Tents, Bedding, Chairs, Tables, Drinking Glasses etc)
All Campsite Fees where applicable (Average N$ 160.00 per person per night)
Any Accommodation or Campsite fees before or prior the Safari
Accommodation / Campsite Fees at The Khowarib Lodge on Day 07
Any transport prior or after the Safari
Any flights or visas
Any personal requirements – cosmetics, laundry, telephone, Wi-Fi or Internet usage
Any Lunches, snacks, water, ice or alcoholic beverages
We ask each Vehicle to bring along 2 x bags of wood.
We will need the following information please:
· October or November Trip
· Group size / quantity of people per Vehicle
· Full Names & ID No
· Vehicle/s Name and Model
· Vehicle/s Registration Number
· Do you want to rent a radio for your vehicle from us / OR do you have your own radio (we will provide you our frequency)
· Name and address for your invoice purposes
#Namibia #AgamaRiverCamp #АгамаКемп #Намибия #Solitaire #Africa #Sossusvlei #NamibNaukluftPark
Agama River Camp Progress update
Updates on Agama River Camp
We wish to extend our gratitude for your support through the first phase of construction to expand the existing Agama River Camp capacity. An additional 10 standard bungalows have been completed and are ready to accommodate guests.
With this said, we wish to inform you that construction of the additional 20 luxury bungalows is still underway. We understand that this has been a very sensitive matter to all in the tourism industry and we kindly ask you to inform your guests that construction is still in progress. We are expecting work to be completed by the end of October 2019.
Although construction noise will be kept to a minimum while we have guests, if any guest (s) prefer to cancel their reservation we will be happy to offer a refund and avoid any bad reviews before we have even started with the new and improved Agama Lodge.
Kindly take note that campsite option has been discontinued. There are no camping sites as the new luxury bungalows are constructed on the same ground previously used for camping.
VERNEY'S CAMP
MONTHLY GAME SIGHTINGS
After having an incredible month of April, no one would have thought May could be even better, but it was! We encountered some stunning sightings.
As our winter starts here Hwange, most of our trees and forests lie dormant in our Kalahari sandstone formation. Our natural water sources dry up in response to daytime heat and are further depleted by the returning elephants. This marks the beginning of our dry season.
In our African conditions some of our animals cannot do without enough moisture a good example is our African Elephant. This drying of natural pans means the highest concentrations of elephants are now coming to have water in our eco-friendly solar pumped pans. It’s always a great experience when guests have their dinner under the stars whilst they are listening to the iconic call of the wild made by some elephants stomach rumbles and youngsters trumpeting.
The long winter nights mean that hyenas will have more time for their nocturnal activities. This month we had the best hyena sightings in front of the camp during the night drives. Seeing these creatures several times means higher chances of them denning within our concession. Our guests were mesmerized by the hyenas that were calling and laughing in front of camp while we were sitting at the campfire. They requested a night drive and nine hyenas were sighted on that same night. Their full beauty was revealed under the spotlight.
In this month we also had a special visitor - the African Wild Dog or “painted wolf”. One solitary dog was seen by guests when they were having some bush sundowners. The following day they saw the same individual battling to bring down a fully grown up kudu as it ventured and found its way into the water pan in front of the camp. The Dog fought for several minutes then gave up the battle trotted towards Sidanga pan – another one of our hotspot areas in the concession.
Giraffes are now making a difference. A journey of about twenty to thirty individuals is seen regularly coming to drink at the pan during day time. It’s also amazing to watch them walk through, the worst part is when they run. Did you know a “Journey” of giraffes becomes a “Tower” when they stop to eat of drink?
In the scorching heat of our drying pans, we see a lot of hornbills collecting mud to seal the cavities of breeding areas. African fish eagles are also sighted in tall trees in front of the camp, often in hot pursuit of the frogs and some red billed teals. Red-billed spurfowls also give us wake-up calls early in the morning as they start to display their presence.
Some of the other sightings included lots of plains game and a wonderful sighting of lions on a giraffe kill.
Until next month...
James and Verney’s Camp guides.
#Namibia #Nambia #Rehoboth #LakeOanobResort #WaterfrontRestaurantTerrace #FishEagleCruise #KhomasHochland #ОанобРесорт #Намибия #Намбия #Dronesberg
Workshops / Conferences / Teambuilding at Lake Oanob Resort
Would you like to experience Workshops / Conferences / Teambuildings Activities surrounded by nature: a secret tip, a place of retreat and creativity, where nature and silence inspire the mind, letting ideas flow and making decisions easy.
At Lake Oanob Resort near Rehoboth, we have the facilities and services ideally suited for your group and offer simple, bundled pricing:
° We take care of all your conference needs for up to 60 delegates (with overnight package) or 120 delegates (day package).
° Choose from different packages to suit your needs and let our healthy meals and snacks guide you through the day.
° Make sure to book early in order to make use of our special conference offer valid until End of July 2019.
° Conclude your sessions with a sundowner at our Waterfront Restaurant Terrace / Fish Eagle Cruise - with stunning view over the Lake.
° Or take advantage of the offer we have on accommodation for delegates, with discounted rates.
#Namibia #PelicanPointLodge #WalvisBay #NamibDesert #Paratus #DorobNationalPark #DolphinCruise #SkeletonCoast, #ПеликанПойнтЛодж #Намибия
DESTINATION
Pelican Point Lodge - Namibia
The arrival nature drive by 4x4 and the departure Dolphin Cruise by boat are compulsory and self-driving is no longer done. The provided arrival and departure excursions ensure that our guests arrive at the lodge relaxed and leave with a stunning memory of their stay after an amazing departure Dolphin Cruise. In addition to that we have created a unique in-house activity program and the fully inclusive option for our guests to experience the best that the unique Pelican Point Peninsula has to offer. Pelican Point Lodge is a destination on its own, rather than just a stopover at the coast. Bearing that in mind, why not embracing the guests’ safari mindset by offering them the best Namibia has to offer instead of just booking them into a coastal town.
THE MOST SECLUDED LOCATION ON NAMIBIA’S SKELETON COAST IS HOME TO ONLY ONE LODGE.
Pelican Point Lodge offers a pure and personal luxury service of the highest level. Surrounded by the bruteness of the Atlantic Ocean and the calm waters of Walvis Bay, Pelican Point Lodge is situated on the tip of the Pelican Point Peninsula in the Dorob National Park, and is therefore in the epic centre with all Marine focused activities the Namibian Skeleton Coast has to offer. Please discover our unique in-house activity program.
THE LUXURY OF SPACE
Our ten suites are designed to reflect a feature of the location and balanced by the irresistible blues of the ocean or spectacular sunset pinks dotted with seals, pelicans and shipwrecks that capture our guests’ attention as they relax in king-size comfort.Stretching over endless beaches, one can watch the ghostly mist roll into the lagoon, with ships looming mysteriously in the distance. For our honeymooners, the Captain’s Cove offers 360° views to die for.
DISH OF THE DAY
Our excellent kitchen team treats guests to first-class service and food representing the best that Namibia has to offer. Walvis Bay is particularly famous for its oysters, crayfish and exquisite fish, which we get fresh daily from the local fishermen.
TO DO LIST
Pelican Point Lodge is a place to unwind and switch off from the rest of the world. Activities include arrival nature drive, breakfast and romantic sundowners on the beach, kayaking between the seals, fat-biking, romantic sunset cruises that are offered by the lodge to enjoy this extraordinary destination. When arrival and departure excursions as well as activities are booked directly through Pelican Point Lodge, all start and end at Pelican Point Lodge hence no transfer costs nor valuable holiday time are wasted as opposed to guests being transferred from town where activities usually start and end. By having organized all activities via Pelican Point Lodge, we can keep the high-end quality of service to our guests in line with what they will experience at the lodge.
#DeceptionValleyLodge #Africa #Botswana #Kalahari #SanBushman #FootstepsInAfrica #Bushmen #Maun #Kasane #CentralKalahariGameReserve
Deception Valley Lodge has new owners with ambitious plans to regenerate their Kalahari lodge and surrounding areas
Deception Valley Lodge has new owners who are investing substantially in the lodge and the surrounding area. They are entirely refurbishing the lodge, extending the conservancy boundaries and reintroducing endemic species, installing solar power and creating a recycling program. Guests can expect the same warm welcome but with an exciting, fresh experience.
From the 1st of January until the 25th of March Deception Valley Lodge will be undergoing these exciting refurbishments and upgrades. To ensure that no guest experience is affected the lodge will be closed.
The eight rooms will be extensively refurbished with new glass folding doors, making the rooms feel lighter and more spacious. The guest areas overlooking the waterhole will remain a key feature and the pool area will be enlarged with a gym and spa. Each safari vehicle will be equipped with camera stands and the lodge will set aside an area specially designed for people to display, edit and organise their photographs when they are back from a drive.
The conservancy is being expanded from 15,000 hectares to 40,000 hectares and endemic species of the Kalahari reintroduced such as black and white rhino, eland, springbok and meerkat.
DVL will continue to offer a diverse array of activities including day and night game drives with the ability to go off road. Expert guiding will continue to delight guests, especially those seeking to take the perfect photograph. The San Bushman Activity will still be offered and guided by Braam Badenhorst, who grew up in this area of the Kalahari and remains one of the Lodge owners. Braam works with several of his childhood friends who share the heritage of how the San used to live and survive through their language and storytelling. Stargazing is also available using the new, professional telescope - guests are amazed at what they can see and learn about the immense Botswana sky.
DVL will endeavour to keep its footprint to a minimum by using more solar power and investment in bio tanks for waste - all underpinned by a strong program of recycling and separating when possible to minimise waste. A vegetable garden will be planted so that guests can enjoy deliciously fresh produce at each meal.
Deception Valley Lodge is adding a brand new family suite with large, bi-folding doors opening on to a spacious deck with views beyond and these artists impressions will give you a flavour of what is in store.
