Mowani Mountain Camp

• Prices from $318.00
• Per night

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Highlights

• Mowani is one of the more romantic lodges in Namibia
• Stunning desert views from your tent and the lodge
• Good range of activities on offer at Mowani Mountain Camp
• The suite rivals the best in Namibia for luxury and style
• Innovative African design
• Search for the elusive desert-adapted elephant

Mowani Mountain Camp, meaning 'place of god', lies amongst rugged boulders on a commanding ridge with sweeping panoramic views over Damaraland. Between the Ugab and the Huab rivers in southern Damaraland lies a vast and unspoilt wilderness area with magnificent desert scenery, unusual geological formations, ancient rock engravings and a unique variety of desert fauna & flora. This is Mowani's setting.

Mowani Mountain Camp is styled as an African village: the cluster of six thatched dome-shaped structures echo the surrounding rugged boulders with sweeping panoramic views over Damaraland. The sides of the bar, lounge and dining areas are open giving a cool feel even on the hottest day. Twelve elegantly decorated safari tents, built on raised wooden platforms, each have a covered veranda with spectacular views and en suite facilities with shower. Some tents have better views than others (for a supplement) and the honeymoon tent has an outside stone bath and outside shower which is very romantic. There is also one luxury room that is not tented. This is close to the main area, ideal for people who prefer not to walk too far. Finally there is the suite: exquisitely furnished and secluded with a deck, lounge area, outside bathroom with a huge stone bath and shower, indoor bathroom with a shower, basins and toilet and a bedroom with a double bed.

Tucked away amongst the giant boulders, the plunge pool is perfect for hot days. An excellent dinner is served in the candlelit boma around a crackling fire whilst breakfast and lunch are on the deck overlooking the desert vistas.

Activities at Mowani Mountain Camp are particularly attractive. Mowani lies only a few kilometres from the exceptional ancient rock engravings of Twyfelfontein so you can visit them in your rental car or take one of Mowani's guided excursions. Nature drives, morning walks and hot air ballooning are also on offer. The balloon ride gives you a bird's eye view of the desert landcape and focuses on the Abu-Haub valley in search of wildlife. Mowani is the southern-most roaming ground for the desert-adapted elephant and rhino of Damaraland and the lodge also offers full day excursions in search of these elusive creatures in the nearby desert valleys. By all accounts they seem to be quite successful though the staggeringly beautiful desert scenery is an equal drawcard.

For families, young children are accommodated on camp beds in the tents of their parents. Older children (8 to 12 years) can be accommodated on camp beds in little igloo tents erected next to their parent's tents - three tent sites can accommodate this.

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