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Namibia Honeymoon Lodges
Namibia Honeymoon Lodges – Desert Suites, Etosha Hideaways and River Houseboats
Namibia was made for two. You can wake to red dunes in the private NamibRand Nature Reserve, or watch rhino come down to drink at a waterhole on a private reserve at the edge of Etosha. You can follow the dry Hoanib River towards the Skeleton Coast, or drift along the Chobe River on a houseboat with only a few cabins aboard. This collection gathers small, intimate lodges, camps and houseboats where the setting does as much for the romance as the suite does.
No two of them are alike, so the cards below give the details. They show which suites have their own plunge pool and which camps have a star gazer room or a deck where a star bed can be made up. They also show which camps are small enough that you may share them with only a few other guests.
Honeymoons are priced as part of a safari itinerary, so the places you choose here can sit alongside any of our Namibia lodges in one tailor-made trip. Tell us how you picture it and we'll build it around you, as we have since 1999.
Honeymoon Lodges In Namibia
Anderssons At Ongava
Rates form part of a safari itinerary
Suites on the private Ongava Game Reserve, on Etosha's southern boundary, face a waterhole that you can also watch at eye level from an underground hide. Spend your days on drives into Etosha, then on afternoon and night drives through Ongava's rhino country.
Chobe Princesses Houseboats
Rates form part of a safari itinerary
Small houseboats on the Chobe River, where Namibia meets Botswana, with only a few cabins aboard each. Every boat has its own chef and guide. Tender boats take you out on wildlife cruises, birding trips, sunset outings and tigerfish fishing.
Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp
Rates form part of a safari itinerary
Tents with wide wooden decks stand in the dry Hoanib riverbed in north-western Namibia, near a waterhole visited by desert-adapted elephant, giraffe and brown hyena. You can take long nature drives and walks, or go on a full-day trip out to the Skeleton Coast.
Hoanib Valley Camp
Rates form part of a safari itinerary
Six tents in a hidden, mountain-ringed valley on the Hoanib River, run in partnership with the Sesfontein community and the Giraffe Conservation Foundation. You can track black rhino on foot with Save the Rhino Trust rangers, or drive out to find desert-adapted elephant and giraffe.
Kwessi Dunes Camp
Rates form part of a safari itinerary
Chalets deep in the NamibRand Nature Reserve, each with its own open-air star gazer room beside the bedroom. Your days can include scenic drives, nature walks and quad biking, and we can add hot-air ballooning or a day trip to Sossusvlei on request.
Ongava Lodge
Rates form part of a safari itinerary
Chalets with private viewing decks sit on a hill in the private Ongava Game Reserve, on Etosha's southern boundary. Both black and white rhino live on the reserve. Watch the waterhole from the hide at sundowner time, then head into Etosha on game drives.
Onguma Tented Camp
Rates form part of a safari itinerary
Just seven tents ring a year-round waterhole on the private Onguma Nature Reserve, on Etosha's eastern side near Von Lindequist Gate. The infinity pool looks over the same water, so between your drives into Etosha the wildlife comes to you.
Onguma The Fort
Rates form part of a safari itinerary
Afro-Moroccan towers and arches on the private Onguma Nature Reserve, on Etosha's eastern boundary, with every suite looking out over Fischer's Pan and a waterhole. The Honeymoon Suite has its own lounge, a fireplace and an outdoor bath.
Serra Cafema Camp
Rates form part of a safari itinerary
Chalets on raised decks along the Kunene River in Hartmann's Valley, Namibia's far north-west. Take boat trips through riverside oases, ride quad bikes in the dunes, walk the valley and visit Himba neighbours, or book a treatment at the Bush Spa.
Skeleton Coast Shipwreck Lodge
Rates form part of a safari itinerary
Cabins inside Skeleton Coast National Park, designed to echo the wrecks along this coast. Enjoy sundowners on the roaring dunes and lunch on the beach, or take a day trip past old shipwrecks to the seal colony at Möwe Bay.
Sossusvlei Desert Lodge
Rates form part of a safari itinerary
Stone-and-glass suites on a private desert reserve at the edge of the Namib Sand Sea, each with a skylight over the bed and a plunge pool on the veranda. Explore by quad bike, 4x4, on foot or by balloon, with guided trips to Sossusvlei.
Villa Mushara
Rates form part of a safari itinerary
Just two villas near Etosha's Von Lindequist Gate. Each villa has its own plunge pool, sala, fireplace and outdoor shower. Your game drives are private and included, so the day runs on your schedule and nobody else's.
Wolwedans Boulders Camp
Rates form part of a safari itinerary
Four tents tucked among giant granite boulders in the deep south of the NamibRand Nature Reserve, well away from the other Wolwedans camps. Expect full-day desert drives with a picnic, sundowners on a rock plateau and a four-course dinner prepared in camp.
Wolwedans Dune Camp
Rates form part of a safari itinerary
Tents on raised wooden platforms on the edge of a high dune in the private NamibRand Nature Reserve, south of Sossusvlei. Roll up the canvas windows to let in the desert air, or have a star bed made up on your deck for the night.
Zambezi Queen Houseboat
Rates form part of a safari itinerary
A boutique houseboat on the Chobe River where every suite has a private balcony over the water. Tender boats run morning and afternoon river safaris, birding trips and catch-and-release fishing, so the river sets the pace of your stay.
Namibia Honeymoon Lodges: Your Questions
Where are Namibia's honeymoon lodges?
They are spread across four very different settings. The desert suites and camps are in and around the private NamibRand Nature Reserve, south of Sossusvlei, and lodges and villas line Etosha's southern and eastern boundaries. Remote camps lie along the Hoanib and Kunene rivers and on the Skeleton Coast, and houseboats cruise the Chobe River in the far north-east.
Which honeymoon lodges are near Etosha National Park?
Anderssons at Ongava and Ongava Lodge are on the private Ongava Game Reserve, on Etosha's southern boundary. Onguma Tented Camp and Onguma The Fort are on the private Onguma Nature Reserve, on the park's eastern side, and Villa Mushara is near Von Lindequist Gate. At each one you can take game drives into Etosha and come back to a quiet camp.
Which honeymoon lodges are in the NamibRand Nature Reserve?
Three of them are. Kwessi Dunes, Wolwedans Dune Camp and Wolwedans Boulders Camp all sit in the private NamibRand Nature Reserve, south of Sossusvlei. Wolwedans Boulders Camp is a small tented camp among granite boulders in the reserve's deep south. Sossusvlei Desert Lodge has its own private desert reserve on the edge of the Namib Sand Sea and runs guided trips to Sossusvlei.
Which honeymoon camps are on the Skeleton Coast or the Kunene River?
Skeleton Coast Shipwreck Lodge is inside Skeleton Coast National Park, and its cabins are designed to echo the wrecks along this coast. Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp and Hoanib Valley Camp lie inland on the dry Hoanib River. Serra Cafema sits on the Kunene River in Hartmann's Valley, in Namibia's far north-west.
Can we spend part of our honeymoon on a houseboat?
Yes. The Zambezi Queen and the Chobe Princesses cruise the Chobe River, where Namibia meets Botswana. Every suite on the Zambezi Queen has its own private balcony over the river. The Chobe Princesses are small boats with only a few cabins each, and each boat carries a chef and a guide. Tender boats take you out on wildlife, birding and fishing trips.
Which honeymoon lodges have a private plunge pool?
At Villa Mushara and Sossusvlei Desert Lodge, every villa or suite has its own plunge pool. At Sossusvlei Desert Lodge the pool is on the veranda, and there is a skylight over the bed. At Anderssons at Ongava, Ongava Lodge, Onguma Tented Camp and Kwessi Dunes, guests share the swimming pool. Ask us about any of the other properties.
Which honeymoon camps are the smallest?
Villa Mushara has just two villas. Wolwedans Boulders Camp has four tents, Hoanib Valley Camp has six and Onguma Tented Camp has seven. At camps this size you may share the place with only a handful of other guests. At Villa Mushara your game drives are private as well.
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