Showing posts with label Birdwatching. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Birdwatching. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Egumbo Lodge Overlooking the Walvis Bay lagoon


Overlooking the Walvis Bay lagoon, Egumbo Lodge is an elegant Colonial lodge offering exclusive accommodation in nine rooms. Guests can enjoy wines from the selectively stocked cellar, heated swimming pool, Wi-Fi access, and central heating throughout the premises. 

http://www.namibiareservations.com/egumbo_lodge.html

The lodge is a delight for bird-watchers, with a multitude of migratory sea birds feeding only metres away. Leisure and sports activities such as kayaking, marine cruises, 4x4 desert tours or quad biking can also be arranged on request.


It also serves as the perfect base from which to explore the central areas of the Skeleton Coast including Swakopmund, Sandwhich Harbour, Cape Cross. Egumbo is a local word meaning 'home'.


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Friday, May 29, 2015

Mount Etjo Safari Lodge

Encounter Wildlife, Dinosaurs, Namibian History

http://www.namibiareservations.com/mountetjoe.html

Mount Etjo Safari Lodge is located in the heart of the Okonjati Game Reserve, one of the first private Game Reserves established in Namibia and founded by world-renowned conservationist Jan Oelofse. Home to the famous fossilized dinosaur footprints, thousands of different animal and bird species and site where the Namibian Independence Declaration was signed, this historic lodge deservedly carries the name “Etjo”, meaning place of refuge.

Accommodation


Villa

Partially located on an island, with an extraordinary 180 degree view of the lake where animals come to quench their thirst, the Villa is the pearl of Mount Etjo Safari Lodge. The Villa offers privacy, exclusivity and luxury, with a private swimming pool and garden, a Jacuzzi, a mini-bar, DSTV, a large lounge with a fire-place, two king-size beds, private dining facilities and a personal chef (at request, subject to availability). An exceptional opportunity for all-day game viewing from the comfort of the grandest accommodation, the Villa is an African dream come true.

Suites

The Luxurious Suites offer the perfect accommodation for a honeymoon or for a special getaway. Rooms are spacious and fitted with a large lounge, an exquisite bedroom and a fire-place or Jacuzzi, a mini-fridge, safe, ceiling fan, air-conditioner and a tea/coffee station.

Luxury Room

All luxury rooms are equipped with a tea/coffee station, an air-conditioner and heater, a ceiling fan, a safe and a small fridge. Some rooms offer the use of a Jacuzzi.

Dining


Dinner is served in their beautiful traditional African lapa around camp fire, with a glimpse of the night sky.

Activities

http://www.namibiareservations.com/mountetjoe.html

Game Drive
Cheetah feed
Lion Feed
Bird viewing
private drive

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Coastal Town



Walvis Bay is blessed with wide open spaces, scenic beauty and unique marine and plant life. With its endless variety of sun-drenched sport and recreational adventures your visit to the Skeleton Coast will be an unforgettable experience.

Places of Interest

1.The Dolphin Park and Long Beach resorts 

http://www.namibiareservations.com/walvisbaye.html

Attract many visitors who choose to stay close to the ocean with the luxury of well-equipped accommodation and facilities.

2.Dune 7

Most famous desert landmark in Namibia, one of the highest crests in the dune belt along the coast.With picnic sites and shaded with palm trees the dune is a popular sand-boarding haunt, while simply climbing to the top to see the view is an adventure on its own.

3.The Walvis Bay Lagoon 


The Lagoon is an international Ramsar sanctuary for birds. Estimated to be 3500 years old it is one of the most important coastal wetlands in Southern Africa.

4.Kuiseb River Delta


In the dry riverbeds the Topnaars harvest the seeds of an endemic melon called !nara as a source of income. The seeds of this unique fruit are highly nutritious and said to have medicinal properties. The Kuiseb River Canyon, located about 135 km from Walvis Bay en route to Windhoek is one of the many attractions in the area. It is estimated that the canyon was formed about two million years ago.

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Rooisand Desert Ranch

Rooisand Lodge is situated on the fringe of the Namib Desert, halfway between Windhoek and the Atlantic coast.Surrounded by the magnificent scenery of red sand dunes – deposited in distant times by wind from the Kalahari Desert – vast grassland and rugged mountains, Rooisand Lodge affords its guests a wonderful sojourn with every convenience.

http://www.namibiareservations.com/rooisand_desert_ranch.html

Activities: 

Tennis
Two tennis courts with floodlights.
 
Hiking
Get acquainted with the magnificent surroundings of Rooisand Desert Ranch by hiking - in the company of an experienced guide if you like. There is plenty to explore (we can also take you part of the way by Jeep).
 
Sundowners
Let us take you to one of the many spots at Rooisand Desert Ranch which afford breathtaking views of the glorious African scenery.
 
Rock Climbing
Rooisand Desert Ranch boasts a number of impressive rock formations. A climbing tour includes Rooisand's Sphinx.

Birdwatching
Two massive rockfaces on the grounds of Rooisand Desert Ranch attract a wide variety of indigenous birds for nesting.
 
Rooisand Minerals
Farm Rooisand has several sites where beautiful minerals can be found - quartz, smoky quartz, amethyst and others. Rooisand also boasts some deposits where a very rare type of amethyst occurs. Its colour - like that of ordinary amethyst - is a grape purple, but this turns into hues of green and yellow after several days' exposure to sunlight.

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