Sossusvlei Lodge

About Sossusvlei Lodge

The lodge is located in a 40,000 ha reserve that borders directly on Namib-Naukluft Park.

The lodge opened in 1994 and has since welcomed guests who want to visit Sossusvlei and Deadvlei with its preserved camel thorn trees or Dune 45 at sunrise.

From the lodge you can drive yourself into Namib-Naukluft Park and visit the many sights.

The lodge offers numerous activities. You can book these at the Adventure Centre.

In the late afternoon there are sun downer drives through the reserve. Drinks and snacks are served while the setting sun slowly bathes the landscape in beautiful light.

On a helicopter flight you have the chance to admire the desert landscape from the air. There are also scenic flights in a Cessna, which seats 5 people. On the different tours you can see a breathtaking landscape, such as:

• Sossusvlei and Sesriem Canyon (40 minutes flight time)
• Sperrgebiet and the coastline, where the dunes meet the Atlantic (several hours)
• Sossusvlei and Conception Bay with seal colonies, shipwrecks and old diamond camps (1.5 hours flight time)

A unique experience is to fly silently over the Namib Desert in a hot air balloon. The tours always take place early in the morning, as the light of the rising sun is at its most beautiful then and the temperatures are cool. At the end of the flight you are treated to a champagne breakfast in the beautiful landscape. The tour lasts about 3.5 hours in total, of which one hour is the flight. In the morning you drive your own vehicle to the base of Namib Sky Ballooning.

There are 48 tented chalets, including 3 family chalets and a luxurious junior suite.

Each chalet has a terrace from which you have wonderful views of the desert landscape and the Naukluft Mountains.

The rooms are equipped with two single beds, air conditioning, a corner sofa, a safe, a fridge and a tea and coffee station. There is also a spacious bathroom with a bathtub, shower and toilet.

The family chalets consist of two rooms connected by a lockable door. The furnishings are identical to those of the other chalets. In total there are 4 single beds.

In the junior suite, in addition to the standard amenities, you also have a terrace with a small pool and a bathtub beneath a skylight. This means you can gaze up at the starry sky while you bathe.

There is a restaurant and an al fresco dining area on a terrace. The terrace is beautifully and generously laid out and there is also a braai area. In front of the terrace there is a floodlit waterhole. During dinner you can therefore watch animals at the waterhole.

At the bar you can order cold drinks and enjoy them either on the sun downer deck or in the beer garden beneath shady camel thorn trees.

There is a pool with sun loungers and a souvenir shop.

There is Wi-Fi in the main building of the lodge. You receive the password at reception.

If you are planning an excursion to Sossusvlei you can take a picnic breakfast package with you. You can order the package at reception the day before.