Unrivalled access to the red dunes of Sossusvlei

Family-friendly Kulala Desert Lodge is located within the arid Namib Desert on the 37 000-hectare private Kulala Wilderness Reserve. Comprising 23 thatched and canvas "kulalas" with en-suite bathrooms and verandas, each unit is built on a wooden platform to catch the cooling breezes and has a deck on the flat rooftop for sleep-outs under the stars. There are also three tents which can accommodate a family of four each.
The convivial main area includes a lounge, bar, dining area, plunge pool, and wrap-around veranda overlooking the riverbed – a perfect location to view and photograph the desert vista and to contemplate the day’s exciting activities.

Things to do at Kulala Desert Lodge 

Visit Sesriem Canyon

The result of millions of years where water carved its way into the earth.Views from the top are breathtaking, while walks through the canyon reveal distinct geographical layers which were laid down over aeons. 

Star bed

Sleep out under the starry starry skies of the Namib and be lulled to sleep by the sounds of Africa on the roof or your unit.

Horse riding safari*

Ride through some of the most spectacular and unusual scenery on the planet on well-schooled horses.

                         

 

If you wish to make a booking, please contact us at: 

info@namibiareservations.com

www.namibiareservations.com

Fascinating Zebra's in Namibia

The origin of the word zebra is not certain. It probably comes from an African language via Portuguese (zevra). The Damara word for zebra is !oareb and the Oshiwambo word ongolo.

There are only three species of zebra extant – the plains zebra, including the Burchell’s zebra found in Etosha; the mountain zebra, including Hartmann’s mountain zebra found in north-western Namibia; and the more distantly related Grévy’s zebra found in Kenya and Ethiopia. While the Grévy’s species is more akin to a donkey, the other species look more like domestic horses. All three belong to the horse family Equidae.

There are about 13 000 zebras in the Etosha National Park. They are unfortunately particularly susceptible to the deadly disease anthrax, which causes several hundred to perish in the park each year.

                                              WHY THE STRIPES?

Zebras are very social animals. They live in groups ranging from small ‘harem’ groups dominated by a stallion, to large herds. A zebra’s stripes are basically vertical around its fore quarters, but horizontal around its rump. Each animal’s stripes are different, and as individually characteristic as fingerprints on a human. The purpose of the stripes is not known. 

The most obvious explanation is camouflage, especially when the stripes are brown and black (plains zebra) rather than white and black (mountain zebra). Another theory is that the striped pattern somehow confuses the visual system of the blood-sucking tsetse fly, which finds it difficult to ‘navigate’ to the host. However, if this is why zebra have them, you might wonder why other animals haven’t tried the same trick.

Then there is the perhaps philosophical question as to whether the zebra is a white animal with black stripes, or a black animal with white stripes.

Tsumkwe - Home of the San / Bushman

The small, spread-out settlement of Tsumkwe lies at the western margin of the Kalahari and is the district centre of former Bushman Land, today part of the Otjozondjupa region. The San, coloquially also called bushmen, live in this area. They are the oldest people in Namibia, living in southern Africa for an estimated 20,000 years. The South African Homeland policy restricted them to the remote "Bushmanland", a semi-desert area between Khaudum National Park and Omaheke. It can be accessed via the C44 road, which turns off the B8 north of Grootfontein. The distance to Tsumkwe is 250 km.

The San are masterly bow hunters. Their bow is relatively small and the range of the arrows is below 25 metres. Therefore the San need to get quite close to their prey, but the supple hunters are very skilled and good at that. If an animal has been hit by a poisoned arrow, it doesn't stand a chance to escape. The absolutely deadly arrow poison is made from the larvae of a certain beetle (diamphidia nigroornata). According to a traditional recipe, which is only known to the San, varous herbs are added to increase the deadly effect. A human being would also not have any chance to survive even the smallest amouunt of this poison in the blood stream, and no anti-dote exists.

 Traditionally the San had no leaders or chiefs, personal decisions were made individually and group decisions were left to the group. When times were good groups could swell to over one hundred people but during drought times groups might dwindle to family units of less than 10 people.

Beautiful sunsets in Namibia

I can't help being enchanted by sunsets. And African sunsets can't leave anyone indifferent. Vast skies, open spaces, vivid colours and these fleeting moments of natural transition that you want to keep in your memory for ever. You try to catch all the beauty and emotions that it evokes on a film, but of course it's a futile task.   

 In Namibia, there will be tonnes of places where everyone will insist you MUST base yourself to catch the perfect sun-rise / sun-set

About Us - Namibia Reservations

Namibia Reservations was established in 2002 and are situated in Germania Street 26 in Otjiwarongo. The closed corporation is run by owner Mark Mücke. 

Mark Mücke - Owner

The young and vibrant team at Namibia Reservations will be happy to assist you in all your travel requirements, bookings and requests; whether it is accommodation, air tickets, adventure activities, transfers, travel tips, conferencing, self drive tours, car rentals, group tours, fly in tours or granting you assistance with planning your own Namibia Safari. All the services rendered by us are carefully handled and planned in order to make sure that you will have the unforgettable holiday you always dreamed of.  We have a feedback facility on our website and look forward to receive your feedback so that we can constantly improve our service. 

 Meet the rest of the team!

Oliver Ahrens - General Manager

What this handsome brute loves most about his job is the different challenges brought forward to him every day.

Anzaan Fourie - Accounts Manager

 All things nature runs through her veins and she is most happy when outdoors. This loving personality could not be missed at first impression. Solving problems is her forte, and when in need of a shoulder Anzaan's door is always open.

Jolandie Koen - Accounts Assistant Manager

This charming lady has loved working with numbers since she could remember and there is no calculation she would not tackle. 

Jolitta Janse van Rensburg - Head of Consultants

This magnificent woman’s love is to work with her clients and to give them what they want.She love’s going the extra mile for them. 

Magret Mtileni - Tour Consultant

Above all things on earth Magret loves her family most. Her best quality is that she’s dependable. You can be sure to always have a smile on your face when being in the same room as Magret.

Michelle Kahikopo - Tour Consultant

This young-vibrant, happy-go-lucky Herero lady enjoy's lazing around on the sofa and watching her favorite TV programmes. The thing she loves most about her job is being apart of planning her clients' perfect holiday.

Millicent Kheimseb - Tour Consultant

 This ravishing African Queen loves music, spending time with family and friends, watching telly and her biggest love is traveling.  

Uaaruka Kandjii - Tour Consultant

This friendly face loves poetry, quotes and nature. She likes taking walks through her neighborhood. She describes herself as hard working, caring, loving and a role model to her siblings and son.

Virginia Both - Admin Clerk/Switchboard

This delicate flower loves to sing, play netball and socialize. Everyday-challenges is what makes this girl tick. 

Sarinda Du Toit - Creditors Clerk

 A conversation will never get dull when having it with this stunning personality, as socializing is what she loves most about her job. 

 

Kariza Kuhn - Debtors Clerk

This sublime young lady’s interests are the outdoors, but her heart lies with her family. This chirpy gal I have never seen without a smile, keeping the office in high spirits is her job. She loves working with people and always friendly and helpful.

Esmerelda English - Sales & Marketing Clerk

 This exquisite, fun loving person sees herself as a self-starter, a motivated and hardworking person. This enticing specimen loves reading, watching TV and most of all spending time with her family. 

Noellien Diergaardt - Sales & Marketing Clerk

 This superb fascination enjoys challenges and exploring new possibilities. She does not come short in encouragement and focus. When Noellien sets her mind to achieve a goal, she would go all out to retain the best possible outcome in her goal.

Ebola Virus Disease(EVD)

Ebola virus disease (EVD) or Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) is a disease of humans and other primates caused by an ebolavirus. Symptoms start two days to three weeks after contracting the virus, with a fever, sore throat, muscle pain and headaches. Typically, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea follow, along with decreased functioning of the liver and kidneys. Around this time, affected people may begin to bleed both within the body and externally.

The virus may be acquired upon contact with blood or bodily fluids of an infected animal (commonly monkeys or fruit bats). Spreading through the air has not been documented in the natural environment. Fruit bats are believed to carry and spread the virus without being affected. Once human infection occurs, the disease may spread between people, as well. Male survivors may be able to transmit the disease via semen for nearly two months. To make the diagnosis, typically other diseases with similar symptoms such as malaria, cholera and other viral hemorrhagic fevers are first excluded. To confirm the diagnosis, blood samples are tested for viral antibodies, viral RNA, or the virus itself

Prevention includes decreasing the spread of disease from other infected animals to humans. This may be done by checking such animals for infection and killing and properly disposing of the bodies if the disease is discovered. Properly cooking meat and wearing protective clothing when handling meat may also be helpful, as are wearing protective clothing and washing hands when around a person with the disease. Samples of bodily fluids and tissues from people with the disease should be handled with special caution.
No specific treatment for the disease is yet available. Efforts to help those who are infected are supportive and include giving either oral rehydration therapy (slightly sweet and salty water to drink) or

intravenous fluids. The disease has a high mortality rate, often killing between 50% and 90% of those infected with the virus. EVD was first identified in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The disease typically occurs in outbreaks in tropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa. From 1976 (when it was first identified) through 2013, fewer than 1,000 people per year have been infected. The largest outbreak to date is the ongoing 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak, which is affecting Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria. As of August 2014, more than 1,750 suspected cases have been reported. Efforts are going on to develop a vaccine; however, none yet exists.