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Kwessi Dunes

Sleeps
Resort
NamibRand
,
Namibia
Type
Rooms
Cabins
Location
NamibRand
Namibia

Kwessi Dunes

Sleeps
Resort
NamibRand
,
Namibia
Type
Rooms
Cabins
Location
NamibRand
Namibia

Kwessi Dunes Lodge is set smack bang in the middle of the 200,000-hectare NamibRand reserve. There’s plenty to get your teeth into here – nature drives and walks, quad bike explorations, hot air balloon flights and plenty of desert-adapted wildlife to see.

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Natural Selection, owners of Kwessi Dunes Lodge, are known for their low-key style and originality when it comes to safari lodges and Kwessi is no exception.

Ben Nelson

The property

The main area is all about the views of the expansive desert and distant sand dunes, and folding glass doors allow uninterrupted gazing whilst still keeping you cool. Inside, the thatched main lodge has a bar, library and fireplace (it gets chilly even in the desert), and outside, there’s a mini swimming pool, fire pit and several eating areas, open to the skies.

The rooms

The 10 canvas-and-thatch-chalets plus two family suites! are sprinkled around the main area. Conical roofs and swinging hammocks are fun and quirky and inside, the décor is traditional with a touch of something different – think striped canvas and contemporary steel lamps mixed with old maps and leather chairs. All are air conditioned and have ensuite bathrooms with indoor and outdoor showers, but the real cherry on top is the alfresco ‘stargazer’ rooms at the back into which the beds can be moved to spend a night under the glittering stars.

Activities

Activities at Kwessi are focused around the incredible desert landscape. Nature drives and walks will reveal the desert-adapted wildlife (lots of springbok steenbok and kudu, as well as bat-eared foxes and gemsbok), whist hot air balloon safaris and quad biking will show you the terrain from a slightly different perspective! Visits to the iconic red dunes of Sossusvlei are available – make sure to book in a climb to Big Daddy at sunrise – as well as to the fossilised trees of Deadvlei, and heli flights can be booked in advance too. And don’t forget about stargazing either; the NamibRand is the only Dark Sky Reserve in Africa and the celestial theatre shows are spectacular, especially from the outdoor beds.

Activities
  • Scenic drives
  • Nature walks
  • Skybeds for star gazing
  • Quad biking
  • Sossusvlei trips
  • Hot air ballooning
  • Horse riding
  • Helicopter flights
  • Spa treatments
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Open all year

Kwessi Dunes is open all year round. The hyper-arid desert terrain is amazing in all seasons (and the air-conditioned rooms will always keep you cool!), but the winter and summer months offer different experiences in terms of activities and weather.

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