Shipwreck Lodge
Location
Accommodation
The communal lodge features a central lounge and a dining area that opens onto a wide, wraparound deck where the views over the shifting dunes towards the Atlantic Ocean are mesmerising. On chilly days, the best place is the lounge for a game of chess beside the coal stove. Incredibly, given its isolation, the meals at the lodge are superb, but as with the cabins and the lodge itself, their sophistication comes from elegant simplicity and an ethos of sustainability.
Experiences
- Head out along the Hoarusib River. Even if it isn’t currently flowing, its submerged waters are the basis for a thriving ecosystem. Perhaps you may find an elephant digging for a drink.
- Other wildlife sometimes seen includes brown hyena, jackals, gemsbok and a host of other smaller game. There are also fierce desert-adapted lions in the area: Namibia’s only group outside Etosha.
- Take a walk with a ranger through the dunes to discover the plants and small animals that make them their home, including fog-catching beetles. Head out at night and the dunes are alive with nocturnal creatures.
- Have the thrill of climbing the dunes and speeding down them on a sandboard.
- Visit the Suiderkus and Karimona shipwrecks and even the remains of a Ventura Bomber aircraft. Beachcombing here is an eerie experience.
- The Cape Fur Seal colony at Möwe Bay reminds you that despite the desert, the offshore waters teem with life, care of the cold, nutrient-rich Benguela Current.
- Have you ever fancied quad-biking but never really had an excuse to give it a go? This is the place to do it, because dune exploration gives you a reason.
We prioritise working with properties that collaborate with local communities and address location-specific needs from education to anti-poaching. We assess our partners to ensure the people we work with share our values of ensuring our trips continue to act as a force for good. Here we share some of the positive impacts your stay here contributes to.We prioritise working with properties that collaborate with local communities and address location-specific needs from education to anti-poaching. We assess our partners to ensure the people we work with share our values of ensuring our trips continue to act as a force for good. Here we share some of the positive impacts your stay here contributes to.
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