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Sleeping
The majority of lodges must be prebooked. Rates usually include all meals and activities.
Transfers by 4WD and air charters are available through the operator.
LODGE
Grootberg Lodge $$$
( 067-333 212; www.grootberg.com ; s/d with half board N$1450/2150) An extraordin-
ary location with the best views we witnessed on this research trip of Namibia, this is one
of the best places in the area to do black rhino tracking (N$1200) - yes, you get to drive
down into that valley! It is a genuinely wild, open space - there are no fences. The rhino
are elusive, however, and much of the tracking is spent in the vehicle, or on foot either
following the trackers or waiting around for them to get a new lead. But the prize is a
chance to see one of Africa's most endangered animals in the wild. Other animals you
may see are desert elephants, mountain cheetahs, lions, antelopes such as steenboks,
klipspringers, springboks and gemsboks, as well as zebras. It's located 25km east of Palm-
wag and 90km west of Kamanjab - take the C40.
Palmwag Lodge $$$
( 061-225178; www.wilderness-safaris.com ; s/d with full board from N$1720/2540;
) The oldest accommodation in the Palmwag area, nowadays run by Wilderness Safar-
is, is situated on a private concession adjacent to the Uniab River. The property contains
several excellent hiking routes, and the human watering hole (swimming pool) has a
front-row view of its palm-fringed elephantine counterpart - even black rhinos drop by
occasionally.
LODGE
Etendeka Mountain Camp $$$
( 061-239199; www.etendeka-namibia.com ; r per person from N$2000; )
The focus of Etendeka, an ecofriendly tented camp set beneath the foothills of the Groot-
berg Mountains, is on conservation, not luxury. Guests usually check out with an in-depth
understanding of the Damaraland environment.
TENTED CAMP
Damaraland Camp $$$
( 061-225178; www.wilderness-safaris.com ; s/d with full board from N$3680/4540;
) This solar-powered desert outpost has distant views of stark, truncated hills and is an
oasis of luxury amid a truly feral and outlandish setting. When you're not living out your
end-of-the-world fantasies in your luxury tent, you can do a few laps in the novel pool that
occupies a rocky gorge formed by past lava flows.
TENTED CAMP
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