DESERT CAMP

The accommodation at Sossusvlei Desert Lodges consists of twenty luxury safari tents with self-catering facilities, double roofing, high standarden-suite bathroom, twin beds and granite tiled floors. Sossusvlei Desert Lodge's self-catering units are tastefully decorated.

Each unit is fully equipped with a compact lock up kitchen compartment, featuring a two plate stove, refrigerator/freezer, wash-up facility and all kitchen utensils. Enjoy your own barbecue facility and shaded vehicle parking.

Sossusvlei Desert Camp is a self-catering camp which is recommended on your visit to Namibia. The Sossusvlei Desert Camp is only three km from the luxury Sossusvlei Lodge at Sesriem in Namibia. In order to reach Sossusvlei Desert Camp we strongly recommend that you hire a 4x4 vehicle from Temba Car Hire in Cape Town or Maun.

Sossusvlei Desert Camp is not the only self-catering accommodation in Namibia that you would like to visit. In order to book self-catering accommodation anywhere in Namibia you can simply visit Temba or Temba Safari. From Sossusvlei you can drive north to Swakopmund. You will drive viaSolitaire before reaching Swakopmund.

Swakopmund is Namibia's premier coastal resort and here you can book self-catering accommodation such as Alte Brucke and the Swakopmund Municipal Rest camp. Allow three hours from Sossusvlei Desert Camp to Swakopmund.

If you drive south the only self-catering accommodation between Sossusvlei Desert Camp and the border of South Africa is at Grunau Lodge Namibia. This lodge is halfway between Keetmanshoop and Noordoewer and is 5 hours drive from Sossusvlei Desert Camp. Grunau Country house is a bed and breakfast lodge in Grunau. If you are prepared to drive for 7 hours from Sossusvlei Desert Camp you can overnight at Orange River Lodge at Noordoewer in Namibia.

Windhoek is the capital city of Namibia and 5 hours drive from Sossusvlei Desert Lodge. We offer a variety of accommodation in Windhoek in Namibia. In Windhoek you have a choice of self-catering accommodation such as Arebbusch Self-Catering and Monteiro Lodge south of Windhoek and 5 hours drive from Sossusvlei Desert Camp in Namibia.

Gobabis district is east of Windhoek and is 7 hours drive from Sossuvlei Desert Camp, an hour from Gobabis and 8 hours from Windhoek. East Gate Lodge is the only self-catering accommodation in the Gobabis area and is 400m from the Buitepos border between Namibia and Botswana.

Henties Bay is within 3 hours drive from Sossusvlei Desert Camp. In Henties Bay the Eagleton family offer good basic self-catering accommodation at Eagles Holiday Chalets. Henties Bay is along the Skeleton Coast and is predominantly a fishing village north of Sossusvlei in Namibia. Temba's tour guide often visits Henties Bay on one of his Youth tours.

Together with Sossusvlei Etosha National Park is Namibia's best known tourism destination. At Etosha you can stay in Etosha Lodge self-catering accommodation, sister lodge of Sossusvlei Desert Camp.

In the far north of Namiba lies Rundu, a fast growing town with two excellent self-catering lodges. Just west of Rundu is Hakusembe River Lodge and east is Kaisosi River Lodge which is a family destination. Allow 2 days to drive from Sossusvlei Desert Camp to Rundu. Rundu is often referred to as the gateway to the Caprivi.

The Caprivi is a narrow strip in the far north-east of Namibia. The sub-tropical Caprivi is in very sharp contrast to the Namib Desert near Sossusvlei. It is difficult to understand that both destinations are in fact in Namibia. At Ngepi Camp and Popa Falls 3 days drive from Sossusvlei, Temba offers excellent self-catering accommodation and camping on the banks of the Kavango River, also known as the panhandle of the Okavango River. Further east you will need to choose one of the excellent lodges such as Mazambala Island Lodge a luxury and affordable lodge on an island in the Kwando River, or the very well known Kwando Camp in the same area.

Temba Travel proudly offers self-catering accommmodation in the neighbouring states of Namibia. In Botswana we offer a selection of the best Botswana self-catering accommodation such as:

Mokolodi Lodge Gaborone: Self-catering accommodation on the Mokolodi Nature Reserve just 12 km from Gaborone on the Lobatse road.

In or near Chobe and Kasane we offer SENYATI SAFARI LODGE self-catering accommodation and camping in the bush. Here big game is often sighted and bird watching is excellent.

Woodlands self catering and camping is the best accommodation for families and people on self-drive holidays near Francistown in Botswana. Woodlands is also known as Woodlands 4x4 but the camp is accessible with any vehicle.

Khama Rhino Sanctuary offers affordable self-catering accommodation in an eco-tourism nature reserve near Serowe in Botswana.

In Zimbabwe we only offer self-catering accommodation at VICTORIA FALLS.

South Africa is Namibia's largest neighbour and here we offer self-catering accommodation in different destinations. Along the Eastern Cape Wildcoast is N'taba River Lodge self-catering accommodation and hotel at Port St Johns on the Wildcoast of South Africa.
Hole-in-the-Wall Hotel offers basic and affordable self-catering accommodation at Hole-in-the-Wall, just south of Coffee Bay at the Wildcoast.

Near Upington in the Kalahari we offer excellent self-catering accommodation at Upington Country Lodge and the Kalahari Monate Lodge 10 km from Upington in the Spitskop Nature Reserve.

In Hanover South Africa the only self-catering accommodation is the Hanover Inn very affordable and basic accommodation in Hanover, South Africa.

Gables Inn Colesberg offers self-catering accommodation in Colesberg in the Northern Cape of South Africa.

Bains Game Lodge Bloemfontein offers excellent self-catering accommodation next to the N1 at Nelson Mandela exit at Bloemfontein. Bains Game Lodge is perhaps the only game lodge within a city in South Africa.

Britstown Kambro Lodge offers self-catering accommodation 20 km north of Britstown in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.

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