1. Little Kulala

Little Kulala is located in the Kulala Wilderness Reserve, a harsh and deeply healing environment of wide desert, limestone outcrops and enormous skies. It is one of the most convenient and comfortable ways to enjoy this portion of the Namib, with an exclusive usage gate enabling direct access to Sossusvlei and Deadvlei. The lodge is sleek and modern, yet the landscape is the constant focus, each element pulling the eye back to the dunes, the light and the vast silence beyond.

2. &Beyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge

The Sossusvlei Desert Lodge is located in a huge private reserve in the Namib Desert where old dunes, barren mountains and wide-open plains evoke a landscape reduced to its basics. It is adjacent to the NamibRand Nature Reserve and the Namib-Naukluft National Park and allows you access to one of the world’s oldest deserts and a setting where silence, distance and light do much of the job. The architecture suits the site too: stone, glass and steel kept low against the cliff, meticulously planned to frame the landscape.

Daily experiences in the desert – wander the dunes, scenic drives, uncover desert rock and cultural stories or get on an e-bike for a freer, wind-on-your-face method to cover ground. When nite falls, stargazing is on the agenda, either through the skylight over your bed or through the lodge’s own observatory. Back at base, the health space, wine cellar and interactive kitchen give dimension to the experience. Sustainability is also a big consideration. Solar power, rainwater collecting and grey-water recycling discreetly support the way the lodge works.

3. Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp

Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp is located in a remote private wilderness region in Namibia’s ancient Kaokoveld, not far from the Skeleton Coast. This is a region of dry riverbeds, stony mountains, shifting dunes and surprise pockets of life, where the immensity of the environment is matched by the sense of aloneness. For those who enjoy the more distant parts of Namibia, the camp offers a good base for exploration.

4. Doro Nawas

Far from the bright lights of the huge city, Doro Nawas Camp in the dry Aba-Huab River Valley offers guests one of the clearest and most stunning views of the nite sky. Here you’re in for a different kinda star-gazing experience. Each of the 16 Rooms comes with a verandah built for exceptional sleepouts beneath stars.

But by day your verandah opens onto a very different vista: spectacular mountains and gorges of Damaraland, parched riverbeds, stark savanna plains and the red sandstone cliffs of nearby Twyfelfontein. Trips to the geological wonder can be arranged and the latter is a World Heritage Site with ancient San rock art. Guests can also take a beautiful drive or guided walk and have the potential of seeing springbok, gemsbok or perhaps elephant.

5. Safarihoek Lodge

Safarihoek Lodge, overlooking Namibia’s Etosha National Park and a local waterhole invites you to experience the quiet of unspoiled wilderness with the comfort of well-appointed facilities. The lodge is designed to fit beautifully into the savanna, with nature-inspired décor like wooden high-beam ceilings and thatched roofs.

Etosha National Park is home to a vast array of wild life species including rhino, lion, elephant, giraffe and more. Experienced guides will take you on enthralling morning, sundowner and nite game drives to explore the salt pans, savanna, Mopane woods and riverine forests. Guided bush hikes Get down to the ground and explore the mysteries of the bush.

6. Pelican Point Lodge

Pelican Point Lodge is located on a unique and exclusive peninsula in Walvis Bay, Namibia. The resort is situated in one of the most magical and beautiful settings in Namibia with the Atlantic Ocean and unspoiled beaches on one side of the lodge and the Walvis Bay Lagoon on the other.

From the luxury of your private deck, watch hundreds of seals surfing the ocean waves, spot dolphins and whales and hear the unmistakable call of jackal. Observe the flocks of flamingos grazing the lagoon’s still waters and the fishing boats entering the harbour. On a clear day, watch out for the dunes of the Namib Desert.

7. Okahirongo River Camp

Deep in the solitude of Kaokoland, Okahirongo River Camp looks out over the Kunene River. Kaokoland, one of the most untouched, wild areas in the North West and the land of the Himba tribe is found in the Kunene Region. If you want to go away from the city and be surrounded by nothing but wilderness this is the place to be. The beautiful thing about this resort, it is eco-friendly and you can be guaranteed that the breathtaking vistas of the forest are being protected.

8. Wolwedans Plains Camp

Set in a valley in the 200,000ha NamibRand Nature Reserve, Wolwedans Plains Camp sleeps just eight in four exquisite and large en-suite cabins. Its open, earthy architecture was created to absorb the stillness and tranquillity of the surrounding countryside, bringing the outside in even when visitors are not enjoying the reserve via scenic drives, hot air ballooning, scenic flights and nature walks.

9. Wolwedans Dune Lodge

Wolwedans Dune Lodge is the flagship of the Wolwedans series and the ideal solution for guests who want the security of a permanent facility yet the atmosphere of a tented camp. The resort, perched securely on the top of a dune plateau, consists of timber structures and canvas blinds overlooking a vista of the 210,000ha NamibRand Nature Reserve.

10. Wolwedans Dune Camp

Wolwedans Dune Camp has a certain endearing simplicity to it, and is located right on the brink of a 250m high dune, making it an attractive proposition for the daring tourist. It is this environment that makes the camp stand out from the rest of the Wolwedans collection, a portfolio of varied camping experiences in the heart of the 210,000ha NamibRand Nature Reserve.

11. Wolwedans Boulders Camp

Wolwedans Boulders Camp is located in the alien yet beautiful terrain of Namibia’s NamibRand Nature Reserve and provides privacy, seclusion and limited numbers of tourists in this wildlife refuge. Guests will feel as if they have the landscape all to themselves with walking safaris, guided wildlife drives and hot air ballooning to mention a few.

12. Vreugde Guest Farm

A repeat recipient of Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN) Golden Award, the welcoming family-run Vreugde Guest Farm lives up to its name which means pleasure / happiness. Only 30 minutes drive from Etosha National Park and a great stopover when traversing the wide expanses of Namibia. Located in the Outjo District.

Etosha is a must-see for wildlife enthusiasts visiting Namibia. Etosha has a huge white salt pan, which is a little over 20% of the 22,270km² area and can be seen from space. Excellent game watching may be had in the open spaces and scant vegetation where 4 of the Big 5 inhabit these parts. The Guest Farm offers guided tours and those happy to remain in the surrounding vicinity can take a short tour of the functioning cow and sheep farm or roam about keeping an eye for indigenous animals and variety of birds.

13. The Olive Exclusive All-Suite Hotel

Olive Exclusive All Suite Hotel designers left no stone unturned. Stone Town, not the center of town, which is few minutes away. Austere and minimalist stylish, the hostel offers a modern twist on Roman times. Concrete bathrooms, screed floors, granite tiles and ornamented iron furnishings, accompanied by flashes of cotton-white, combine to create an atmosphere so serene it borders on melancholy.

The bold, bare-faced style that greets you on arrival continues into the 11 rooms, the monochromatic austerity of which draws your attention to the softly beckoning white cotton of the beds The open-plan basins and bath shower are an intimate touch, while the air conditioning, tea and coffee, mini bar and snack platter up the comfort ante.

14. Serra Cafema

The Namib Desert’s unending rolling dunes give way to volcanic rock formations. The Kunene River slices through this vastness as do verdant riverine woods that punctuate the barren terrain. In the center of this strange landscape, on the border of Angola, lies the small and tranquil Serra Cafema, one of Namibia’s most remote camps.

15. Onguma Camp Kala

Onguma Camp Kala is situated in the private Onguma Game Reserve, just outside the north-eastern border of the Etosha Game Reserve. The camp is modest, ensuring an extremely intimate stay and is the perfect option for tourists travelling in small groups with great exclusive usage rates.

Onguma Game Reserve is 34,000ha of diverse ecosystems and home to over 30 different animal species, featuring an abundance of game like the rare black rhino, but be wary — the occasional predator may cross your way too. This camp is a birdwatcher’s heaven in the summer months – don’t forget your binoculars when our feathered friends come to stay.

16. Onguma The Fort

At the eastern end, bordering the Etosha National Park, is the private Onguma Game Reserve, a 34,000ha. Onguma The Fort is one of five lodges and is distinctive in the whole reserve with gigantic bare walls, stone-cladded features and a high tower with views over the Namibian Pans.

The lodge overlooks a waterhole and offers a great vantage point for viewing some of the around 30 species of game and more than 300 bird species documented in the vicinity. Besides the onsite activities, the incredible wildlife experience of Etosha National Park with four of the Big 5 is literally on your doorstep.

17. Onguma Tented Camp

Onguma Tented Camp means ‘the location you don’t want to leave’ in Herero and tourists will be doing justice to its moniker. This stylish tent overlooks a waterhole in the 34,000ha Onguma Game Reserve next to Etosha National Park. Onguma has its own well-stocked reserve, and game drives are offered here, as well as in its prolific neighbour, ensuring a really memorable safari experience.

19. Ongava Lodge

Ongava Lodge is a sprawling structure of support stilts and thatch covering built on a slope in Ongava Game Reserve, a private reserve. Because this reserve shares a border with Etosha National Park, Ongava guests enjoy the privilege of exploring both of these beautiful wildlife sanctuaries and its people. Animals can be viewed from the comfort of the viewing deck due to the waterhole nearby.

20. Okonjima The Villa

Okonjima’s Villa overlooks a little waterhole in the folds of the Omboroko Mountains. Okonjima has been working on the protection and rehabilitation of Namibia’s great carnivores, as well as offering top-class safaris, for some years now, with the hard work of the AfriCat Foundation it has been quite successful.

21. Okonjima Bush Suite

Okonjima Bush Suite is located in the 22,000ha Okonjima Nature Reserve, just south of Otjiwarongo. At this exclusive camp, guests may learn about and meet these big cats through the AfriCat Foundation, established here to conserve and protect Namibia’s endangered cheetah, leopard and other wild carnivores.

22. Okonjima Bush Camp

The 55,000-acre Okonjima Game Reserve, located halfway between Windhoek and Etosha National Park, has long been focused on the rehabilitation of carnivores in captivity, notably cheetahs, but also leopard and brown hyena that roam the area. Okonjima Bush Camp is situated in the “safe” portion of the reserve and is the perfect base from which to appreciate all that the reserve has to offer.

23. Okahirongo Elephant Lodge

Okahirongo Elephant Lodge, an A&K Sanctuary, lies deep in Kaokoland, surrounded by infinite wildness, enjoying its hidden, eco-conscious magnificence. A stay here is guarantyd to be unparalleled, attested as being “one of the last true wilderness areas”.

The private conservancy is striking in its surroundings, and home to different specialist and highly evolved plant and animal species waiting to be discovered. Look for desert adapted elephant, black rhino, desert lions, giraffe, the unique Hartmann’s mountain zebra and much more on walking safaris and day and nite drives. You can visit the nomadic Himba pastoralists of Purros and learn about their old customs, or spend your time birdwatching, there are several unique and near-endemic birds to be found.

24. Villa Mushara

Villa Mushara is about 8 km from the Von Lindequist Gate of Etosha National Park, a perfect resort for tourists seeking peace, luxury and a deep connection with the environment. Located in a tranquil woodland nook on the eastern side of the national park, each villa presents a tranquil backdrop to the exhilarating game viewing of Etosha. Here you may calm down and enjoy the serenity surrounded by acacia trees, whether you are relaxing in the open-air sala or bathing in your private plunge pool.

25. Mowani Mountain Camp

Between the rivers Ugab and Huab in southern Damaraland is a large, unspoiled wilderness with spectacular desert scenery, intriguing geological formations, archaeological monuments and a unique variety of desert animals and plants. Here is also Mowani Mountain Camp.

The Camp is tucked away in amongst enormous, ochre boulders, and its elevated position offers views over the ancient terrain beyond. You can go lost in the bush and watch nature and her inhabitants without being seen. Activities and adventures include elephant and dune drives, wildlife walks and visits to the neighbouring Twyfelfontein ancient site and all its delights.

26. Little Ongava

Little Ongava is located on a hilltop in the Ongava Private Game Reserve with great views across the wide plains of the African savanna. Located on the edge of the Etosha National Park, the lodge has just three Luxury Villas, all with views of the active waterhole, providing guests with unsurpassed privacy and isolation.

27. Desert Rhino Camp

Desert Rhino Camp is nestled in the wilds of Damaraland with its ancient river systems, vast plains grasslands, piled granite cliffs and deep valleys. The area is characterised by simple beauty, wildlife suited to dry conditions and the largest population of free-ranging black rhino in Africa. Exclusive, remote and in partnership with the Save the Rhino Trust – helping to sustain the area and its residents.

28. Damaraland Camp

From Damaraland Camp you may enjoy panoramic views over the Huab River Valley, a stunning wilderness landscape of old mountains, open grasslands and dry riverbeds. It is an area that visitors commonly visit for the desert elephants but the experience is more than just wildlife. The camp has strong links with the surrounding Torra Conservancy and is a place where conservation and community go hand in hand.

29. Chobe Savanna Lodge

Chobe Savanna Lodge is set on the edge of the expansive floodplains of Chobe National Park’s Puku Flats, offering intimacy with river life. Experience close encounters with elephants as they wade through shimmering waters, listen to hippos grunting in the shallows, and observe herds of buffalo and rare Puku antelope grazing on the lush banks. The lodge is located on the northern banks of the Chobe River in Namibia’s Eastern Zambezi Region, and the thatched-roof style makes you feel very much part of your surroundings.

30. Andersson’s at Ongava

Andersson’s at Ongava is named for Swedish explorer, Charles Andersson, who was the first to come upon the glittering green and white Etosha Pan. The family-orientated camp is located in the Ongava Private Game Reserve with views over a waterhole visited by plenty of thirsty wildlife from hulking rhino and elephant, to the tiny Damara dik-dik.

Add to it the animals of the adjacent Etosha National Park, Namibia’s greatest wildlife destination and Ongava will have guests spoilt for choice of free ranging game. Drive around in your safari vehicle and keep your binoculars ready for sightings of plains wildlife, predators and a host of birdlife. Guided bushwalks will bring you closer to the rare flora and arid-adapted wildlife.

31. Ai Aiba Lodge

Ai Aiba Lodge is nestled among huge granite boulders in the foothills of the Erongo Mountains, immersing you in an ancient and spectacular scene. A few hours from Windhoek, this tranquil haven is set within 200,000 hectares of pristine wilderness that was previously carved out by volcanic eruptions. Its location makes it the perfect base for visitors wanting to connect with Namibia’s natural and cultural history — whether you’re looking for a picturesque stopover on your road trip, or a few nites off-grid to reset.

32. Agama River Camp

At roughly 45km from the main gate to Namib Naukluft Park, Agama River Camp is a perfect stopover for guests on self-drives into the fiery dunes of Sossusvlei. The camp is named after the colourful, long-tailed lizard that roams the vast savannas of this African region.

33. Atlantic Villa Guesthouse

Located just a short walk from the beach and a short drive from the center of Swakopmund, the Atlantic Villa Guesthouse is the perfect place to stay when visiting this historic seaside town. Rejuvenate with opulent amenities and experience a region rich with culture and natural beauty.

Atlantic Villa Guesthouse offers a comfortable 13-seater shuttle service between the airport, the town and the guest house. All the attractions and activities of the area are within easy distance including the Swakopmund Museum, Cristal Gallery, aquarium, local artisan fairs, shops, restaurants and cafes.

34. Beach Lodge – Swakopmund

On a quiet residential stretch of Swakopmund, Beach Lodge is one of those rare residences where the water feels genuinely at your doorstep. There is no road between you and the water — only lawn, dune and sea. Just five kilometres from the town center, with ocean views from every accommodation, the sound of waves and salt air make a constant backdrop to your stay, with the Namib Desert dunes not far away.

35. Etosha Mountain Lodge

Etosha Mountain Lodge is situated in Etosha Heights Private Reserve, on the south western boundary of Etosha National Park, with expansive views over a terrain that feels open, rough and full of action. This is a traditional Namibian safari lodge, with a long established ambiance, and is best suited to travellers seeking good wildlife viewing without the noisier environment often found inside the national park.

36. Desert Whisper

Desert Whisper is an ultra-exclusive, one-bedroom luxury retreat for two nestled on a secluded rocky rise in the Gondwana Namib Park, Namibia.

Desert Whisper is a secluded desert hideaway for two people in Namibia’s Namib Desert, close to Sesriem and Sossusvlei. Designed for couples looking for space, solitude and a feeling of uninterrupted remoteness, it provides a more personal approach to see this region of Namibia. The location is all expansive vistas, changeable light and silence. The design draws closely on the tones, textures and shapes of the desert around.

37. Shipwreck Lodge

Shipwreck Lodge is a luxury, eco-friendly retreat located inside Skeleton Coast National Park in Namibia.

Shipwreck Lodge is situated on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast, where dunes, wind-sculpted plains and the chilly Atlantic join together to form one of the country’s most desolate environments. The only lodge in Skeleton Coast National Park, it gives uncommon access to a region marked by distance, stark beauty and the detritus of human and natural history strewn across the coast. A stop for visitors drawn to weird scenery and the sensation of being far away from everything familiar.

38. Etosha Oberland Lodge

Etosha Oberland Lodge is a luxury safari retreat located on a 5,000-hectare private game reserve in Namibia, just 10 kilometers southeast of the Andersson Gate of Etosha National Park.

Etosha Oberland Lodge is situated about 10 km southeast of Anderson Gate, on a 5,000-hectare private reserve abutting Etosha National Park. Set among the old mopani trees and open savanna, it is a more secluded, unhurried alternative to staying within the national park proper, yet with easy access to the safaris. The setting is un-tamed yet softly focused, with a sense of space suited to travellers seeking comfort, good design and a calmer base close to one of Namibia’s most famous wildlife areas.

39. Cape Cross Lodge

Cape Cross Lodge is a luxury beachfront hotel located on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast, 4 km from the famous Cape Cross seal reserve and 60 km north of Henties Bay.

Cape Cross Lodge is located on Namibia’s remote Skeleton Coast, approximately 120km north of Swakopmund. It is a perfect place for tourists who wish to explore the Skeleton Coast or those who want to halt along their route to the Damaraland region or northern Namibia.

Take a walk down the beach from the lodge, admire art works by local artisans or visit the fascinating on-site museum. A must is an excursion to Cape Cross Seal Colony to see the Cape fur seal and the Petrified Lagoon. Also worthy hobbies are visits to Messum Crater and Shipwreck Discovery and eco-tourism into the Namibian Desert.

40. Camp Chobe

Camp Chobe (also known as Chobe River Camp) is a secluded safari accommodation located in the Zambezi Region (formerly Caprivi Strip) of Namibia, situated right on the floodplains overlooking the Chobe River near the Ngoma Bridge border with Botswana.

Camp Chobe is situated on the Chobe floodplains, bordered by mopane woodland and broad-spreading baobabs. The floodplains, with their ever-changing waters, connect streams to drier land, attracting a range of animals. The camp offers a peaceful retreat for tourists seeking peace and seclusion in the African wilderness.

41. Belvedere Boutique Hotel

The Belvedere Boutique Hotel is a warm, colonial-style retreat located in the quiet, leafy suburb of Ludwigsdorf in Klein Windhoek, Namibia.

Not only the capital of Namibia, Windhoek is also the gateway to this country with beautiful landscapes and coastline. Belvedere Boutique Hotel is a superb host for the independent traveller. Located centrally, it offers comfortable amenities for those travelling through and enjoying the town’s restaurants, sites of interests, nightlife and attractions.