Reviews of Doro Nawas
Wildlife sightings and reviews
497 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Doro Nawas and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Doro Nawas review"
"Amazing!!!! Atmospheric location"
The lodge was brilliant, - great to go on the roof and see the views across the desert and watch the sun go down, nicely located pool and we enjoyed sitting by the fire pit after dinner.
Just after we arrived there was a huge desert dust storm! This was very exciting and like being in a film. Our room was covered in sand but the staff cleaned it immediately and we would never have known all the sand had been there!
Staff were very friendly and welcoming. It was amazing hearing their tribal language and songs.
We did the Desert Elephant nature drive which was outstanding. Beautiful scenery and we were lucky enough to find the elephants and see them mating. We also did a guided walk in the desert in the morning. This was very different from other types of safaris and we were able to focus on animal tracks (e.g. aardvark tracks leading to aardvark hole), plants and birds. We were glad we did this and it was reasonably priced.
Food was great - we ate far too much. We also had a bush bbq one night which was a nice experience, although we would have preferred not to have to sit at a communal dining table.
Probably the best lodge of our trip; highly recommend staying here!" See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
"What an airport hotel this is!"
The bush dinner for guests is every Monday Wednesday and Friday and there does not appear to be an option to opt out. The food was a basic BBQ but it is beautifully done and eating out under the stars and being welcomed by the staff singing in a candlelit area of clear bush was really quite special and unforgettable.
The drive to the airfield to fly in any direction is a mere 5 minutes.
We saw desert adapted elephants in numbers here and Damaraland is such a beautiful area of Namibia ,not to be missed. The drive to here from Swakopmund was long and rough but the scenery certainly made up for it." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
"Magnificent Hill Top Doro Nawas Lodge"
It has a roof top terrace for watching sunsets and star gazing as well as a small court yard with a fire place and bean bags for socializing. The cabins were great....lots of room and comfortable... spread around the base of the hill.
The safaris to see the desert elephants were terrific as we found ourselves in the middle of a large herd (50?) of elephants.
Other game was seen along the way." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia
"Welcoming"
Evening meals were made to be an occasion - the first was in the dining room - it was fun listening to the menu in 'click' language & the singing was fun ; on the second night we were led out into the bush where a long table had been set out under the stars - a lovely touch. It was good to have house wine included in the price.
As we only had 1 full day to explore the area we didnt go on the elephant safari (my guidebook said it was the wrong time of the year for them to be close), which we regretted as people who went had a great experience. We did enjoy our visit to see the rock paintings, organ pipes & fingerklip." See all these reviews: 23n in Namibia
"A wonderful experience"
The staff were wonderful and super happy to be involved.
Sorry we did not have time for the elephant tour." See all these reviews: 21n in Namibia
"Doro Nawas review"
Our guide found us the desert adapted elephants which was wonderful and we spent as long as we wanted with them. However we did feel that he was perhaps a bit less energised than some of the guides we had in Namibia.
Of special note was our guide at Twyfelfontein, Dion, who was extraordinarily well informed. (He also had an extensive knowledge of Britain that he had obtained from books!)" See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
"Doro Nawas review"
The view from excellent breakfast , lunch , drinks and dinner (with a choice ) was unparalleled ." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
"What an amazing location"
There are two routes to and from Swakop - we debated for a couple of days which to take and eventually opted for the longer Skeleton Coast route. If you go that way, be sure to turn right at the coast for a few miles just to make sure you go far enough to see the endless sand dunes. It's only about 10km to the end of the road, though we didn't go all the way - the park staff had told us the road was closed though we had decided to ignore their advice not to go that way. But make sure you feel comfortable with any sand you might encounter, don't take risks. There are NO dunes once you go south, it turns to (amazingly remote) endless gravel plains with distant mountains.
We were told the inland route between Swakop the Doro Nawas region is just as good, if you are short of time. the Skeleton Coast road took us nine hours including stops - not to be under-estimated. But worth it." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
"Doro Nawas review"
We were given a warm welcome and the service was very good. The reason we didn't give it excellent is that we found the room, although huge and very well furnished, gloomy. I add this is an entirely person view and I know that other people will find it paradise.
The room had two showers and was very well appointed. We did pull our beds outside onto the deck one night to sleep under the stars. Incredibly memorable!" See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
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