Desert Rhino Camp

Desert Rhino Camp offers one of the most thrilling adventures to the intrepid explorer - an encounter with the astonishing desert-adapted black rhino!

Namibia

Overview

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Rates : From $800 - $1200
Style : Lodge
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Within the private Palmwag Concession in northern Damaraland
In North West Namibia

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Desert Rhino Camp lies amongst rolling, rocky hills with scattered euphorbia, ancient welwitschia plants, scrubby vegetation and isolated clumps of trees of the 450 000-hectare Palmwag Concession. This region is marked for its tranquil, minimalist beauty, surprising wealth of arid-adapted wildlife and the largest free roaming black rhino population in Africa.

Desert Rhino Camp functions as a collaborative effort between Wilderness Safaris and the Save the Rhino Trust (SRT) - an NGO that has been has been instrumental in the preservation of these rare, desert adapted black rhino. Having barely survived the slaughter of ‘80s and ‘90s throughout other parts of Africa, the black rhino population has doubled since the formation of the SRT.

Set in a wide valley sometimes flush with grass, accommodation at Desert Rhino Camp is in the form of 8 Meru-style canvas tents that sleep up to 16 guests.

The tented restaurant and lounge area of Desert Rhino Camp is also raised on a wooden deck in a single tent which is open plan and has partially open sides offering panoramic views. To one side there are couches and to the other a large, simple dining table. Evening meals are taken around the fire pit, in front of the lapa, where guests can relax and socialize.

Activities at Desert Rhino Camp obviously include rhino tracking on foot or by vehicle. Other 4x4 outings are geared at exploring this vast, miraculous ecosystem with some of the most knowledgeable guides in Namibia.

Palmwag Concession’s freshwater springs also support healthy populations of desert-adapted elephant, Hartmann’s mountain zebra, giraffe, gemsbok, springbok, kudu and predators such as lion, cheetah, leopard, brown and spotted hyaena. Bird life is prolific and diverse with most of Namibia’s endemics present.

Rooms and Suites

Desert Rhino Camp: Camp Tent

Camp Tent

Raised from the ground on a wooden deck, each tent features an en-suite bathroom with a hand basin, flush toilet and shower. Beds are made up with crisp, white linen and have two dark wood bedside tables with wicker reading lamps. An extension of the deck functions as a front veranda where guests can relax in director's chairs to take in the magnificent vistas of the surrounding desert and Etendeka Mountains. Extra duvets are available for the sometimes frosty nights.

Amenities

Hotel Features

  • Afternoon tea on offer Afternoon tea on offer
  • All Inclusive - meals and most alcoholic beverages All Inclusive - meals and most alcoholic beverages
  • Bar Bar
  • Eco-friendly Lodge Eco-friendly Lodge
  • Family Rooms Family Rooms
  • Full Breakfast Daily Full Breakfast Daily
  • Gay Friendly Gay Friendly
  • Guest Activities Guest Activities
  • Guided Safaris Included Guided Safaris Included
  • Housekeeping Service Housekeeping Service
  • Laundry Service Laundry Service
  • Major Credit Card Accepted Major Credit Card Accepted
  • Multi-lingual reception staff Multi-lingual reception staff
  • Non-smoking rooms Non-smoking rooms
  • Restaurant Restaurant
  • Room Service Room Service
  • Suitable for Children Suitable for Children
  • Swimming Pool Swimming Pool
  • Wedding Services Wedding Services

In-Room Amenities

  • Coffee & Tea Making Facilities
  • Ensuite Bathroom
  • Safety Deposit Box (In Room)
  • Patio/Balcony

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Namibia is a country of startling contrasts that straddles two great deserts: the Namib (after which it is named) is the oldest desert on the planet, and its sea of red sand lies along the Atlantic coastline, while in the eastern interior lies the Kalahari, a vast and sparsely vegetated savannah that sprawls across the border into neighboring countries.

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