The NamibRand Reserve, Namibia

Wolwedans

A collection of camps at the heart of the NamibRand Nature Reserve

Wicker chairs on a wooden terrace overlooking a desert valley and mountains at sunset.

Where the desert stretches to every horizon

This is a collection of four camps in the NamibRand Nature Reserve in the Namib Desert and south of Sossusvlei. The camps have a strong emphasis on helping to protect the environment and uplifting local communities. The group is also part of The Long Run organisation.

Wolwedans boasts both an assortment of luxury tented accommodations, all powered by solar energy. They each have a different backdrop for a distinctive experience, as well as some of the best ‘bush cuisine’ on the Namibian Safari Circuit.

The experience here is one of desolate copper-tinged beauty, scenic drives, hot-air balloon flights and rewarding nature walks. Plus all the modern creature comforts and old world charm.

Highlights

Spot wildlife from your room

Gaze out to the endless desert as you dine

Explore the NamibRand on guided drives, on foot or horseback

Watch the landscape unfold beneath you during a hot air balloon ride

High-angle view of Wolwedans surrounded by rolling red dunes and distant mountains.

Two oryx on a sand dune viewed from a terrace with wicker chairs and binoculars.

Cluster of white peaked tents at Wolwedans's Boulders Camp against large boulders in a wide desert plain.

Luxury tented bedroom with white mosquito netting overlooking a sunlit desert landscape.

A tented room at Wolwedans featuring a wooden deck with an oryx walking across red sand dunes nearby.

Elevated wooden deck with wicker chairs and a small table looking out over red sand dunes.

Private dinner table set on a wooden deck with lanterns and a mountain backdrop at twilight.

: Open-air lodge interior with a dining table and lounge chairs looking out over the desert.

A bed and campfire situated on a red sand dune overlooking a desert valley at sunset.

People relaxing by a glowing fire pit in the desert sand under a twilight sky.

Rear view of a person looking at red sand dunes and distant mountains under a blue sky.

A striped hot air balloon flying over a wide desert plain with mountains in the background.

A guide and a guest look closely at a small chameleon in the dry grass of a desert landscape.

People on horseback riding through dry desert grass toward a wild oryx standing near a red dune.

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