Desert Rhino Camp, Namiba


Desert Rhino Camp is set in private Palmwag Concession in the heart of Damaraland and offers an original and exclusive wilderness experience, a good dose of tranquillity and the largest free-ranging population of black rhino in Africa. The Camp lies amongst rolling, rocky hills with scattered euphorbia, ancient welwitschia plants, scrubby vegetation and isolated clumps of trees. Yet there is a tranquil, minimalist beauty and a surprising amount of life in this concession.

Location

Desert Rhino Camp is approximately 1hr 40 min flight from Windhoek and a 20 min flight from Damaraland Camp. Rhino Camp airstrip is located approximately 45 minutes from camp.

Highlights

  • The camp is run in conjunction with Save the Rhino Trust (SRT), an organisation that has been singly responsible for helping to ensure that these rare, desert adapted black rhino survived the slaughter that went on throughout other parts of Africa in the '80s and '90s. Today this population of black rhino is growing in numbers and the area boasts the largest concentration of rhino anywhere on the planet outside of a national park. Guests gain an amazing insight into the ecology and conservation of this area, while at the same time a portion of guest revenue contributes to the Trust and its rhino conservation projects.
  • The concession's freshwater springs support healthy populations of the famous desert-adapted black rhino, desert-adapted elephant, Hartmann's mountain zebra, giraffe, gemsbok, springbok, kudu and predators such as lion, cheetah, leopard, brown and spotted hyaena. Bird life is prolific and diverse with most of Namibia's endemics present.

Facilities

  • A tented dining and living area

Activities

Rhino tracking on foot or by vehicle, full-day outings with a picnic lunch, birding and day and night nature drives to explore this intricate ecosystem.

Meal Basis

Fully Inclusive accommodation including all meals, local brand beverages and activities.

Child Policy

Children of 6 years and older are accommodated.

Accommodation

Desert Rhino Camp offers 8 large Meru-style tents with an en-suite bathroom comprising hand basin, flush toilet and a classic bucket shower that is filled with hot water whenever needed.

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Read Reviews of the Desert Rhino Camp

Holiday to Namibia during March 2012

For us, the stay at Desert Rhino Camp was the highlight of the holiday. The Wilderness Safaris staff were, without exception, fantastic and the experience of going with the trackers from Save the Rhino was unforgettable. It was definitely a good decision to fly to the camps as it gave us an incredible impression of the fascinating geology and vastness of Namibia and also the remoteness of the camp when seen from the air. The accommodation in the tents was superb and the meals were delicious. Even the meals when we were on game drives were beautifully presented -- I'll never forget the canvas 'wash hand basin' for freshening up before lunch in the middle of nowhere, and those deliciously ice-cold towels and glasses of sherry that awaited us after our sundowner drive!

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Customer Review

Holiday to Namibia during March 2012

Namibia Review

First of all the people! They are so proud of their country and regaled us with its history and told us all about its enormous quantities of natural resources. We learned so much and would love to return and see more of it. The landscape of the country is unlike anything I've ever seen before -- so...

Rated... 5stars

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Ann and Deryck Braun

Namibia Factfile

Timezone:
EAT (UTC+2)
Language:
English, local languages
Currency:
Namibian Dollar
Best time:
Year round destination
Flights:
10 hours from Europe
Visas:
Not needed for many Europeans, call for info