Sossusvlei & Namib Desert Private Reserves
If you are looking for a completely different Namib Desert experience then head to the privately owned and managed reserves.
Accommodation in the private reserves is generally not the cheapest available but usually offers a truly luxurious desert experience in terms of service and many people choose to stay at these reserves in addition to visiting Sossusvlei. Well worth the extra expenditure if your budget can stretch this far.
Choose from exclusive camps to camping with everything in between, and take part in activities as diverse as walking to balloon safaris.
Kulala Wilderness Reserve
The privately managed Kulala Wilderness Reserve also has their own private access gate into the Sossusvlei national park. This means that guests staying at one if the two luxurious lodges in this reserve can be amongst the very first to arrive in the dunes by joining one of the guided excursions into the desert.
Price Guide: from N$ 5,430 per person
Dunes at Sossusvlei Namibia
NamibRand Nature Reserve
Bordering the south of the Namib Naukluft Park is the NamibRand, a privately owned reserve offering a variety of high quality, low impact accommodation options.
Activities available while staying in the NamibRand include walking safaris, hot air ballooning, and horse riding.
Lodge Price Guide: from N$ 6,900 per person
Self Catering Price Guide: from N$ 843 per person
Camping Price Guide: from N$ 483 per person
Walking Trail (2 nights): from N$ 7,210 per person
NamibRand Nature Reserve Sossusvlei Namibia
Sossusvlei Private Desert Reserve
This is a large private reserve bordering the NamibRand. The reserve offers a unique and personalised desert dune experience and with only one lodge you can definitely escape the crowds here. Sossusvlei Private Desert Reserve is within easy driving distance of Sossusvlei so you can still visit the famous Sossusvlei, Deadvlei and Big Daddy Dune on a day visit.
Price Guide: from N$ 11,500 per person
Desert Dunes at Sossusvlei Namibia