The LAC Hotel offers comfortable, charming bungalows, on boasting stilts to give you idyllic views of the tropical garden and Lake Sahambavy. The hotel is in a prime location bursting with enriched history, next to the only tea plantation in Madagascar. The hotel’s calm and attentive staff add to the serene ambiance, and are also filled with knowledge of the surrounding tourist spots where you can discover the charm of “Betsileo”.
A haven surrounded by wilderness, El Puma offers guests a relaxing and cosy base for Patagonian adventurers. Located in the quiet town of El Chaltén, El Puma is inspired by the paired back style of Scandinavian interiors and has a relaxed, welcoming, and friendly atmosphere. Guests can gather in the communal lounge on a cold, snowy evening and can keep warm by the roaring fire, or can snuggle down in their cosy beds and watch as the snow falls through their wide windows. Staff will be more than happy to help arrange a variety of hikes and treks around Los Glaciares National Park, and after a long day, guests can return to a hearty meal in the homey dining room.
!Xaus Lodge provides accommodation in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park for eco-tourists and visitors to the Kalahari. The complex comprises a central lodge building and 12 individual, en suite chalets, each with its own deck overlooking a vast saltpan and waterhole fed with fresh water.
The central lodge building comprises a welcoming reception area, a cosy lounge with a fireplace and a lovely library. Visit the large observation deck from which we gaze in wonder at the night sky, and by day the swimming pool provides cool relief from the desert heat.
Olive Grove is a small upmarket accommodation establishment situated close to the city centre in a quiet, peaceful area. The guesthouse takes homely atmosphere to a different level. Recently refurbished, each room has been decorated and painted with new colour schemes allowing a different feel, but with the same elegant and simplistic emphasis on décor. The newly renovated, open-plan kitchen allows guests to see how meals are prepared, while they enjoy a drink in the lounge. The menu was also reinvented and is now fully a la carte, quite unique for a guesthouse. Home-style food is rounded off with great presentation, pushing up the level of the guesthouse dining experience. Guests are not far from the city centre, giving them access to a host of local amenities such as restaurants and the local museums. Enjoying the nightlife of the city whilst basking in the natural beauty of the region is what visiting Namibia is all about.
The Utopia Boutique Hotel in Windhoek, Namibia, offers serene rooms and luxurious suites located among gorgeous, green lush gardens. The hotel is conveniently located in the tranquil suburb of Klein Windhoek. Utopia mixes business and leisure in a modest manner, welcoming modern travellers and tourists alike in need of relaxation, or a place to base their operations on a working trip to Windhoek. Offering 14 standard rooms, 7 luxurious suites and 1 executive suite, it represents an ideal getaway.
Among the rolling boulders of an ancient granite outcrop, Twyfelfontein Adventure Camp is a secluded, intimate camp in the deserts of Damaraland, untainted by modernity. The camp is unfenced and close to a watering hole, so animals wander freely. There’s no better place to get back to the basics and reconnect with nature’s simple majesty. With only 12 tents, the camp has a very cosy, yet open and airy feel. Only a short distance away are the Twyfelfontein Rock Engravings, the Damara Living Museum and the Huab River Valley.
Harnas Wildlife Foundation was originally established for the protection of animals, and has since grown to include welfare projects and nature conservation projects.
Visitors to Harnas can enjoy comfortable accommodation with a range of hospitality, while a range of programs attracts volunteers from across the globe. Harnas Wildlife Foundation is an experienced and active player in the conservation of Namibian wildlife, the protection of natural resources and provides social, relational and physical education to those who seek the benefit thereof.
Uis Elephant Guesthouse is located nearby the magnificent Brandberg Mountain. Standard rooms, luxury rooms and suites are available for guests wanting to escape to the wilds of Namibia. The rooms are all decorated in a modern and stylishly industrial way, with comfortable beds and ensuite bathrooms. Meals are served in the rustic themed restaurant, where delicious food is made by talented chefs, there is an option to eat outside, lit by candlelight, for a romantic dinner spent under the starry sky. Exploration is a key theme of Uis Elephant Guesthouse, and guests can spend their days traversing the wide open plains, on bike, by driving, or by hiking. Spend two days hiking up the Brandberg Mountain to be rewarded by phenomenal views across the endless Namibian horizon.
The Pangolin Voyager Houseboat offers guests an exclusive photography and safari experience. The floating lodge contains 5 cabins and can accommodate a total of 8 guests, giving you plenty of space to enjoy a private and personal safari. The houseboat features a top floor sundeck with loungers and panoramic views from the Chobe River, and the second-floor lounge area also allows spectacular views with its glass walls, which you can enjoy while relaxing on a comfy sofa with a drink from the ship’s bar. The Pangolin Voyager Houseboat is based on the Namibian side of the river, with Chobe National Park on the opposite bank.
Mumbo is a pristine island in Lake Malawi National Park which, with its crystal clear waters and innumerable species of cichlid fish, offers some of the best freshwater scuba diving in the world and the best snorkelling on the Lake. The island lies 10km north-west of Cape Maclear, where reception and the nearest point of road access is located. The camp comprises five units (two twin tents and three twin reed chalets) perched on rocks high above the water shaded by lush foliage, each with bucket showers, ‘eco-loos’ and wooden deck. A hammock provides a comfortable spot to take in the idyllic Lake view. A twin-tented family unit is tucked into the forest near the main beach. There is a dining area, bar and watersport gazebo of timber and thatch. Activities here vary from lazing in a hammock to snorkelling, diving, swimming, kayaking, walking and bird watching. Guests have the option of boating or paddling to explore the granitic islands of the Lake.