About this hotel
General information
Wilderness Damaraland Camp is a small Wilderness camp in north-western Namibia, looking out over the valley of the Huab River. Its ten suites are thatched and built in an adobe style, raised above the ground so that each takes in the plains and the old mountains beyond. The camp is a joint venture with the communal Torra Conservancy, one of the earliest community partnerships of its kind in Namibia, and its revenue funds development for the conservancy’s people, among them the residents of DeRiet village.
Damaraland’s scenery was shaped more than 130 million years ago, as Gondwana broke apart: rocky ranges give way to open plains, and the dry bed of the Huab carries a thin ribbon of green through the valley. Desert-adapted elephant, gemsbok, kudu, springbok, Hartmann’s mountain zebra and giraffe live here, with the occasional black rhino or cheetah, and the night skies are unusually dark. Rates include accommodation, all meals, two activities a day, laundry and local drinks, premium imported brands and champagne aside.
Location
The camp lies in the Huab River valley within the Torra Conservancy, in Damaraland, part of the Kunene Region between the Brandberg and the village of Sesfontein. Wilderness Air Namibia flies circuits linking Windhoek’s international airport with Damaraland and Sossusvlei, and some Wilderness journeys pair the camp with a self-drive route through the country.
Sports & leisure
Activities centre on the desert and the life it supports:
- game drives in search of desert-adapted elephant and other wildlife suited to this arid country;
- guided walks focused on geology and the smaller desert creatures;
- a guided scorpion walk after dark;
- a day trip to the ancient rock art of Twyfelfontein;
- a visit to DeRiet village to meet the local community;
- breakfast set out in the open desert during a morning outing;
- stargazing.
During the heat of the day there is the pool, and Wi-Fi is available in camp.
Restaurants & bars
The kitchen works with local produce and traditional Namibian dishes. Mornings open with a sunrise breakfast of fire-brewed coffee, roosterbrood baked over the coals and boerewors sausage; afternoons bring eembe ice cream with ginger biscuits or a bowl of lentil soup. Dinner is served in the boma, an open fireside enclosure under the stars, where evenings come with song and dance.
Swimming
The camp has a swimming pool with mountain views, a natural gathering place for sundowners.
Rooms
The camp has ten raised, thatched suites in an adobe style, each with wide views over the plains; one of them is a family unit that gives a family complete privacy.
Suite
A raised, thatched adobe-style suite with open views across the plains and mountains of the Huab valley.
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