Reviews of Little Kulala
Wildlife sightings and reviews
76 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Little Kulala and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Fantastic Lodge - not to be missed!"
Enjoyed the opportunity to sleep on the roof in the open air on a warm clear night with a full moon. Staff couldn't have been more helpful and we enjoyed the game drives and the sundowners. Our guide was very knowledgeable and very good at spotting game. It was lovely to see a couple of oryx drinking at the waterhole during breakfast.
Make sure Expert Africa includes this lodge in your tour." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
Oryx
10 sightings
Wildebeest
3 sightings
Zebra
4 sightings
"Little Kulala"
The first evening was the highlight when a short drive took us to a beautiful view for our sundowner. En route we had a great sighting of an Aardwolf and distant Hartmann's Mountain Zebra.
The trip to the dunes started way after sunrise so felt busy with other tourists. Our guide simply dropped us off at the bottom of the popular Big Daddy.
There was no choice of afternoon activity, just quad biking which isn't of interest to me. The next day we were driven to Sesriem Gorge for an unaccompanied 20 minute stroll. The rest of the day and evening we were left with no activities. This lack of guiding and choice of activities was very disappointing and we felt we should have been advised to just have 2 nights at Kulala, not 3. If we had been there just for 2 nights I would have said the activities were good." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Oryx
10 sightings
Wildebeest
1 sighting
Zebra
1 sighting
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Oryx
10 sightings
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Oryx
Multiple sightings
"Little Kulala is hard to beat"
We enjoyed the sky bed, though a thicker cover and hot water bottle up there would have made the open-air experience even better. A room nearer the main building would have been preferable because of the soft sand on the paths.
Our guide Manzee was great." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Oryx
Multiple sightings
"Fabulous Lodge"
If you wish you can sleep on top of the room under the stars! Magical!
Excellent menu choices and great food." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
"We could have stayed longer at Little Kulala!"
We were particularly delighted with our own 'Kulala', which afforded a great view, but with complete privacy and the opportunity to sleep under the stars (although admittedly we did sneak back inside when it got cold - a double duvet might have helped, but it was not an issue)
We opted for a balloon flight and champagne breakfast and were thrilled with the whole experience. Highly recommended if you can do it." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
"Wonderful scenery"
"Little Kulala review"
The lodge was very friendly with a great atmosphere in the evenings. We tried sleeping on the roof on one night, my husband lasted till 5a.m! We also completed an early morning balloon ride which was excellent. Climbing the dunes ( and running down) was an unforgettable experience.
The Lodge is very stylish, nicely designed although the individual accommodation lodges are a bit ugly from the outside.
Whilst staying here these travellers did an early morning ballooning trip, here are their comments:
We loved this! Only 10 min drive from our lodge to the launch site , we were in the last of 3 balloons. A very slick operation, beautiful views of the desert. We even landed exactly on the trailer at the breakfast site. Lovely breakfast too." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
"Little Kulala review"
The main camp manager a chap in his 50-60's was quite rude to me when we arrived.
I find the way wilderness put pressure on you to do the feedback forms uncomfortable, this applied at all there camps" See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
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The Nest
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