Reviews of Ai Aiba Lodge

"We absolutely loved Ai Aiba.

The main area is huge and has a lovely room where meals are served, on individual tables. The food was fabulous and we were really impressed by all the meals we had, more like what you might expect from a hotel kitchen than a lodge such a long way from the nearest town. The whole place felt slick and sophisticated.

There is a nice small pool and it's a peaceful spot to spend an hour. The view of the kopjes and distant mountains is wonderful.

Our chalet was comfortable and peaceful with a lovely view. There was AC, charging points and a fridge. We did have a power cut for about 15 hours but while they were working the facilities were impressive.

By this stage in our trip we had done a lot of safari and decided that we would use Ai Aiba for some relaxation. So we didn't do any activities during our 2 night stay apart from a self guided walk. This is signposted and was quite a steep climb up the boulders, without a path as such, and was quite challenging for someone in their late 70s. But the second half of the walk is either downhill or at ground level where there are some rock paintings. It takes about 1.5 hours.

The rooms are in a row of about 20 chalets and ours was the last one (19) despite our request to be as near to the main area as possible! The walk back to the main area is about 10 minutes on a gentle uphill slope. This is significantly easier than trying to move your car, which is parked directly outside your chalet. The road up/down is very narrow in places and once you've parked your car on arrival you really don't want to have to move it again until you leave." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe

"Just stunning with giraffe coming up to the small waterhole right by the lodge - great drive in and out" See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia

"Another great place in a fantastic setting.

If you do the rock art walk behind the Lodge by yourself be aware it is not so much a walk as a scramble up the rocks! And that if you want to see the rock art you can actually do so without having to do the scrmable as it is easily accessible if you ask where the walk ends and head there instead along the road.

Problem with the bill when we checked out as they tried to charge us for a guided walk they said one of us had done and the drink they said that person had had as a sundowner. They also charged us for a second bottle of wine we had not ordered." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia

"Very beautiful place with lodges mingling with the surrounding landscape of red boulders on the Erongo mountains.

Very friendly and really helpful staff. Breathtaking sunset.

We loved our guided walk to the live Museum of the San People and what we learned about their culture and life style.

We also appreciated the rock art they showed us." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia

"Ai Aiba was one of our favourite lodges, especially seeing the warthogs grazing on the grass outside the dining room! Staff were friendly and welcoming, our room was comfortable with a verandah from where we saw various antelopes and giraffes.

We saw a lot of animals here, both around the lodge (small ones) and when we did a guided drive. The guided drive enabled us to see a range of animals that don't come near the lodge and ended with a sundowner - perfect!

We enjoyed that we could go on self-guided walks which included rock art." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia; 1n in South Africa

"Beautiful chalets spread out to face the dessert and hills. Interesting tour of the rock paintings. Also walked to the San Living Museum with a guide. Lovely lodge with visiting wart hogs." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia; 4n in South Africa

"Great location and particularly enjoyed early morning nature walk with "Kulis" our guide who was knowledgeable and enertaining." See all these reviews: 23n in Namibia

"We had a good stay at the lodge.

The rooms were a bit dark and also could use a refresh as they are looking worn and a bit dated. It was fantastic to have the chairs on the patio in front of our room to watch the birds and also have our sundowners.

The staff at the lodge were fantastic. Very accommodating. The guides, especially, were super knowledgeable and personable.

While dinners were very good, we found the quality of some of the breakfast items could have been better, especially the yogurt and museli.

It would have also been good to have a bit of fresh fruit in the morning.

Its really the staff that made the stay extra special and also the stunning landscape. We would definitely recommend taking the sundowner hike." See all these reviews: 20n in Namibia

"Great to see the rock paintings here and enjoyed the walking tour to the San village.

Also, the game drive was very well done.

As well as the wildlife listed below, we were pleased to see lots of warthogs and the tiny dik-dik antelope." See all these reviews: 25n in Namibia; 5n in South Africa

"Great location in stunning scenery.

Our room, an attractive thatched chalet with fabulous views, was large and well appointed. However, for the first time, the fridge was crammed full of drinks to purchase, so no room for our water bottles.

Here, we were told not to drink the water but one large bottle was provided.

Staff seemed a little young and inexperienced and restaurant was rather soulless, though food was good.

We did a slightly challenging self-guided walk on arrival, which we loved, then a little later did the complimentary guided sunset walk which was excellent and not quite as challenging.
The guide was entertaining and informative and carried all our drinks for sundowners on the mountain top, including nibbles!

We had a relaxing morning after breakfast and checkout, sitting around the pool enjoying the beautiful scenery." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia