Reviews of Kalahari Red Dunes
Wildlife sightings and reviews
55 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Kalahari Red Dunes and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Perfect stopover at Kalahari Red Dunes"
As a stopover location it is excellent as it is a 5 minute drive from the B1 just north of Mariental." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
"Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge was good"
The lodge itself and the food did not compare with the other places we visited in Namibia" See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
"Loved it"
The ones kept for us were too far apart.
We ended having one room only and they compensated us by not charging for the morning game ride.
The place is magnificent ...very nice architecture. Wonderful view. The best sunset.
Feels like you are living the safari dream.
Very pleasant team and a great place to wrap it up for the end of our great adventure." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
"Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge"
The service lacks the personal touch. The food is ok but nothing special. We went on a sundowner game drive which was a bit disappointing. The driver ignored all the birds and inevitably put us in a spot that was either looking directly into the sun at the animals or had a bush between us and them. Not so good for taking photos. We also did the nyala self guided walk which we enjoyed.
There is a tame meerkat who runs around the lodge. The owners of the lodge found him and his sister abandoned when they were pups and they hand reared them. They released both meerkats when they were old enough to survive on their own but toffee decided he preferred the good life around the lodge than life in the wild. When we were there he showed up for afternoon tea to beg for cake." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia; 7n in South Africa
"Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge review"
"Convenient"
We originally had no hot water but that was fixed promptly when reported. Food was average. Good free wi-fi in the public area. As mentioned, we were there in very hot weather so as it was too hot to walk and there is nowhere of note in the vicinity to drive to, the early morning or sundowner drive is really all there is to do.
My advice would be to arrive in the early afternoon, enjoy the complimentary tea and cake, and then go on the sundowner drive. Stay one night at the beginning or end of your trip as it's only 2 hours from Windhoek (but 3 from the airport)." See all these reviews: 21n in Namibia
"Fantastic lodge great start to holiday"
Sundowner guide very friendly and very informative , great introduction for the kids . Food was super and again good introduction for the children into varied game cuisine ." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
"A relaxing last stop at the end of the trip"
The tame meerkat is a star" See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
"Red Dunes Lodge"
The rooms were very nice, private and comfortable and the staff were all very welcoming and helpful, including Toffee the pet meerkat. The food was very good as well." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 5n in South Africa
"A good first overnight stopover"
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