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Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge

Sossusvlei Namibia

Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge is situated in the northern foothills of the vast, privately owned NamibRand Nature Reserve (184 000 hectares). In the reserve, the eerie beautiful Namib Desert has been painstakingly reclaimed for conservation to create the largest private nature reserve in Southern Africa, exclusive to lodge residents. It's a world of vast space, far horizons, desert-scapes and jagged mountain heights. The reserve lies on the eastern boundary of the Namib-Naukluft National Park.

The reserve is covered by wind-sculpted dunes, the highest in the world, and 700-million year-old mountains. The valleys and slopes are home to a unique gathering of wildlife, some of which are found nowhere else on earth. Sightings including Hartmann's zebra, Grant's golden mole, oryx, spotted hyena, African wildcat and springbok. This is big sky country, and home to more than 115 bird species, including Sociable Weavers, Black Eagles and Martial Eagles.

Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge is a retreat from which to explore this rolling sand sea. From dawn to dusk, it's an ever-changing landscape of light and shadows with vast, untrammelled vistas. Clouds and mirages endlessly unfold in a seductive, silent dance of earth and sky as the Namib envelops you in her stillness. The reserve's totally private dunes, mountains, and pristine spaces are experienced by a maximum of 20 lodge residents.

Ten stone and glass desert suites combine unprecedented sophistication with the stark beauty of the desert landscape. The air-conditioned and spacious rooms are designed to capture the splendour and solitude of the desert. Spaced well apart, each suite is a private haven with a shaded deck overlooking the far horizons of the Namib Desert.

The split-level suites are located at the foot of a mountain overlooking an expansive Namib grass plain leading into a sea of orange sand dunes. Each suite is equipped for the climatic extremes of the desert. There is a fireplace in the split-level lounge for winter evenings. For the hot desert days, there are showers in the en-suite, glass-encased bathroom. There are also outdoor showers for starlit bathing.
Cradled against ancient mountains, Sossusvlei Mountain lodge's decor embraces muted hues of ochre, umber and ivory. An expansive star-viewing window above the bed is every child-at-heart's dream come true. The rooms are equipped with personal compact telescopes for game- or star-spotting, a service-intercom to the main lodge and a CD system.

The swimming pool is fed by an underground spring, emerging from deep within the desert. There is something deliciously contradictory about floating in a pool in the middle of the world's oldest desert.

On winter evenings, guests can select wine from the walk-in wine cellar before wandering through to the fire-lit bar. After relaxing, drink in hand, in the main lounge and terrace, or in our upper lounge and viewing deck, you may browse through our curio shop or CD and book library.

Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge's own observatory houses the most powerful electronic telescope in Namibia outside the National Observatory, allowing for breathtaking clarity during stargazing.

In the airy dining room, you can enjoy delectable African cuisine, prepared by a first-class Namibian chef.

Rate - valid from 1 November 2007 - 31 October 2008

Fully Inclusive (FI)
Includes: Accommodation, three meals daily, soft drinks, house wines, local brand spirits, and beers, teas and coffees, refreshments on game drives, \scheduled safari activities within the NamibRand Nature Reserve, emergency medical evacuation insurance, laundry
Excludes: telephone calls, safari shop purchases, champagne, cognacs, fine wines, premium brand spirits, and cigars, transfers to and from the lodge, gratuities, conservancy or park entrance fees (where applicable), activities outside of the NamibRand Nature Reserve

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Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge is situated on the private Namib Rand Nature Reserve in Namibia