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Comfort
for Gondwana's guests enhanced even further
Accommodation facilities have been extended and arranged
even more conveniently in all four nature reserves of
the Gondwana Desert Collection in southern Namibia. |
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At Kalahari
Anib Lodge the number of rooms for individual travellers
has been increased from 9 to 19. These chalets are set
slightly apart from the accommodation facilities for
tour groups (36 rooms); they also have a private veranda
and spoil the visitor with uninterrupted views of the
vast steppe scenery of the Kalahari. In addition, a
separate swimming pool has been built for individual
guests. |
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Location: Gondwana
Kalahari Park, 10,000 ha, 30 km northeast of Mariental,
an ideal first or last stopover on a roundtrip from
Windhoek through the south. Main attractions: Kalahari
(the world’s largest continuous stretch of sand),
feeding site for scavenging birds and three ornithological
world records – the largest bird, the heaviest
flying bird and the bird which builds the largest nests
in trees. |
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After gentle renovation, 20 guest chalets
of Cañon
Lodge offer even more convenience. The bathrooms
are now equipped with doors and thatched roofs and the
showers are tiled; there is also more space for toiletries.
The rooms have been refurbished with new tables, chairs
and a large mirror. In addition, the sealing was further
improved and the windows have been fitted with mosquito
gauze. More lights were added to the natural stone paths
among the wildly romantic granite boulders while large
numbers on the chalets’ doors ensure that everyone
finds their way. Since the extension of Cañon
Village, 2 km away, the lodge is mainly used for individual
guests. The remaining 10 chalets are also due for renovation. |
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Renovated
room at Cañon Lodge. Photo: Gondwana Desert Collection
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Location: Gondwana
Cañon Park, 112,000 ha, 20 km east of the
main lookout point at the Fish River Canyon. Main attractions:
Fish River Canyon (the second largest canyon on earth),
clusters of quiver trees. |
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Klein-Aus
Vista’s Desert
Horse Inn has been extended to 24 tastefully
decorated double rooms with generously proportioned
en-suite bathrooms. Owing to its location directly
at the entrance to Gondwana Sperrgebiet Rand Park
(2 km west of Aus) and next to the restaurant,
it is ideally suited for groups and the less adventurous
individual traveller. The architectural style
is reminiscent of colonial times; the exciting
past of the area comes to life through historical
pictures in the rooms and at the reception.
As before, Eagle's Nest Lodge
(a 15-minute drive from the reception & restaurant)
is just the place for the more courageous individual
guest – with vistas of the endless expanse
of the Namib Desert. |
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One
of the new chalets of the Desert Horse Inn.
Photo: Klein-Aus Vista
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Location:
Gondwana
Sperrgebiet Rand Park, 51,000 ha, 2 km west of Aus.
Main attractions: Wild Horses of the Namib, desert in
bloom ('Namibia’s Namaqualand', July - September),
dune belt and camel thorn tree grove at the seasonal
Koichab River, Aus Information Centre (2 km), the former
diamond settlement of Kolmanskuppe (90 km) and the harbour
town of Lüderitz (120 km). |
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Due to overwhelming demand Namib
Desert Lodge has been extended yet again –
to 55 double rooms for guests. Natural cooling of the
rooms was again emphasised during construction work;
this is achieved by ventilation and insulation of the
roof section and by placing windows in opposite walls.
Each room has a small private veranda. A second, larger
swimming pool was built for guests to take a refreshing
dip after a hot day. A reprocessing plant reduces overall
water consumption at the lodge. The treated water (maximum
capacity: 25 m³ - which corresponds to the daily
consumption of 200 people) is used for irrigating the
lodge’s fruit trees and gardens. |
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The
new swimming pool in the courtyard of Namib Desert Lodge.
Photo: Gondwana Desert Collection |
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Location:
Gondwana
Namib Park, 10,000 ha, 30 km south of Solitaire.
Main attractions: fossilised dunes of the protomorphic
Namib, Sossusvlei (120 km) with the highest dunes on
earth, Sesriem Canyon (60 km).
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