Discover the Beauty of Namibia
Situated in the heart of Damaraland within the Doro Nawas Conservancy, Wilderness Doro Nawas offers a unique cultural and wilderness experience. The conservancy covers 412,000 hectares in the Kunene Region, showcasing the untamed beauty of the Namib’s desert landscape. Nestled on the edge of the dry Huab River Valley, the lodge provides breathtaking views in every direction. Guests are treated to geological wonders, prehistoric rock engravings at Twyfelfontein, and the captivating San rock art, all part of Namibia’s first World Heritage Site. The lodge is an ideal base for exploring the rugged terrains, home to desert-adapted elephants, giraffes, zebras, and occasional sightings of black rhinos and cheetahs.
Wilderness Doro Nawas combines cultural richness, unique wildlife encounters, and comfortable accommodation, creating an unforgettable Namibian experience. The lodge offers 16 natural-walled rooms, including a family unit, designed to seamlessly blend with the surrounding scenery. Each room provides stunning views of the vast desert landscape, with airy verandas offering shade by day and a perfect space for stargazing and sleep-outs by night. Guests can enjoy an inviting private outdoor shower for a refreshing experience. The shared main area includes indoor and outdoor dining spaces, a sparkling pool, and a Safari Trading Store.
Activities at Wilderness Doro Nawas include nature drives, walks, day trips to landmarks, refreshing swims, locally inspired cuisine, guided night walks, and informative stargazing sessions. The lodge supports local communities and conservation efforts through a joint venture with the Doro Nawas Conservancy and a Namibian empowerment company. Guests contribute to these initiatives simply by staying at the lodge.
Doro Nawas has spectacular views of the flat-topped mountains of the Etendeka Range, which begins north of the Huab River. The camp comprises 15 canvas and thatch double rooms with en-suite facilities. Each is built on a raised wooden deck, with gravel pathways linking the rooms to the main area. The beds are equipped with wheels to roll out onto the deck for sleep-outs under a canopy of infinite stars.
There is one family unit at Doro Nawas consisting of two bedrooms, each with two three-quarter beds, and its own en-suite facilities. Separate entrances lead to each bedroom, while a shared outdoor deck and seating area connects both units (each of the rooms is separated by a short boardwalk).
While the landscape does not support huge herds, desert-adapted life such as springbok, gemsbok and even elephant can be seen on nature drives which are topped off with a river lunch or scenic walk at “Little Table Mountain”.
Learn more about the survival strategies of the desert-adapted flora and fauna of this challenging environment. Adaptation to the desert environment is the miracle of all that survives here.
After dark, another realm of the Namib awakes. Walks reveal some of these captivating critters such scorpions which fluoresce under UV lights.
Visit the ancient San rock art engravings at Twylfelfontein, a World Heritage Site, as well as the Petrified Forest, Burnt Mountain and Organ Pipes, all unusual and incredible geological phenomena.
