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Sossusvlei Lodge

Sossusvlei Namibia

Sossusvlei Lodge is situated at Sesriem, the entrance to the Namib Naukluft Park and the dunes at Sossusvlei. The location of Sossusvlei Lodge makes it the ideal lodge for visitors wanting to explore this section of the Namib Desert.

The lodge is designed to be eco-friendly and the walls and canvas roofs blend in to the spectacular scenery, and the flooring is cool slate. The lights are supplied by Solar energy. Comfort is provided by the African furnishings with soft finishes, part of the art, culture and traditional theme which decorates the Sossusvlei Lodge.

Dinner can be eaten alfresco under the star studded sky of the Namib Desert, and drinks can be bought at the bushman painted bar.

Activities

• Walking - It is perfectly safe to walk freely on the Sossusvlei Lodge premises, provided that contact with wild animals, snakes, scorpions and other reptiles is avoided.
  
• Waterhole - Antelope, scavengers and other mammals frequently visit the waterhole. Please do not disturb the animals and, for your own safety, do not go closer than one hundred meters from the waterhole.
  
• Sossusvlei Excursions - An early start from the Lodge to enter the Namib-Naukluft Park at sunrise, while the temperature is still mild and when the dune contrasts are at their best. You will travel in one of our all-terrain URI Gameviewer vehicles, custom-built in Namibia for the Lodge, with your own specially trained guide who will share all his knowledge of the area, the animals, the plant life and much more with you. Regular stops are made on the ±60 kilometre drive down to the Vlei to gain information or take in the vistas. At Dune 45, the more energetic have the opportunity to climb to the upper ridge of the world's most photographed dune. Further along, a gradual 2,6 kilometre round-trip walk up to Dead Vlei is a must for the healthy visitors. Spend time in Sossusvlei before returning to the Lodge approximately 5½ hours later in time for luncheon. Refreshments are provided on the trip.
• Nature Drives - Guided nature drives in our comfortable all-terrain URI Gameviewer vehicles on the 44 000 hectare expanse that make up our private reserve. You will experience a relaxing drive through pristine nature where Oryx and springbok wander freely on the property. Spectacular photographs present themselves at every turn during this excursion of approximately 4½ hours. Refreshments are provided.
  
• Sundowners - Depart from Sossusvlei Lodge in the late afternoon on a leisurely drive out onto the Lodge's private reserve. Watch the shadows lengthen as your guide takes you out to a panoramic location where sundowner drinks will be served as you relax and watch the spectacular sunset.
• Hot Air Ballooning over the Namib Desert
• Eco-Quad Biking - A wondeful and different way to view the local surrounds. Exhilirating yet eco-friendly, the fixed quad biking trials have been meticulously laid out on the Lodge's private reserve so as not to interfere with the indigenous plant and animal life. Visitors follow the guide and may not deviate off the trails.
  The Quad Bike Breakfast Run is for the person who wants to experience something different and is specifically geared towards those who still want to travel on to their next destination the same day. Currently, the sun rises at ±06H00, therefore this trip starts at 05H45. It follows the shortest route on easy terrain to the Tsauchab River and arrives at the destination in time to watch the sunrise. Once there, your Guide unpacks the picnic basket and sets a 'table' (of petrified mud which resembles a flat table top and even offers 'seats' too). This breakfast location is stunning with a 360° view of the rising sun over the mountains, on the dunes, on the golden grass plains and on the mountains... simply breathtaking! On completion of the breakfast, bikers follow a slightly different direct route back to the Lodge over easy terrain.
  
• Desert Scenic Flights - Desert Air have a well-maintained 6-seater Cessna 210 light aircraft permanently based on the Sossusvlei Lodge property along with an experienced pilot who also doubles as a trained "aerial" desert guide. A number of routes are available on request and include 40 minute trips to Sossusvlei and longer round-trip flights down to the coast. The latter excursion provides wonderful aerial photographs of the desert with its 'sea of dunes' as well as unforgettable views of the numerous shipwrecks along the so-called "Skeleton Coast" of Namibia.

Rate - valid from 1 November 2007 - 31 October 2008

Dinner, Bed & Breakfast (DBB)

Activities & Additional Meals

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Directions

Sossusvlei Lodge is situated just outside the national park gates at Sesriem