Kalahari Anib Lodge is located about 30 km north-east of Mariental, and is an ideal stopover on the way to Southern Namibia. The lodge is nestled in a lush green oasis under high trees, set amidst the red dunes of the Kalahari Desert. This area is notable for the green acacias and yellow grasses that grow in the red sand.
Anib means 'male bird' in the local Nama language, a people who are predominantly found in the southern regions of Namibia. Birds play an important role in their mythology.
Kalahari Anib Lodge's main building houses the reception area, which also doubles up as a curio shop. It is well-stocked with an array of Namibian arts and crafts, locally produced cosmetics, toiletries, jewelry, clothing and ornaments.
There is also a restaurant, bar, verandah and the lodge has two swimming pools. There are both indoor and outdoor dining areas.
Breakfast is served in a buffet style with a variety of fruits, cereals, toast and preserves as well as fresh-baked bread and a cooked breakfast. Fruit juices, tea and coffee are also available.
Lunch is usually a light meal such as a salad or sandwiches from the 'a la carte' menu. Guests can choose their dinner from a varied and delicious buffet.
Accommodation is either in one of the 32 standard rooms or 9 comfort rooms.
Animals including springbok, gemsbok and ostrich can be found around the lodge. Jackal, hare and porcupine inhabit the dunes and dune valleys of the Kalahari Desert as well. The area is also home to the Kori Bustard, the largest flying bird of all, and huge colonies of weaver birds are resident in the lodge's grounds.
A variety of activities are offered:
Enjoy the panoramic views across the Kalahari dunes on various guided drives in an open vehicle. Explore the Kalahari on foot on your own on well-marked trails or with a guide. Or cycle through the Gondwana Kalahari Park in your own time with minimal effort on an electric bicycle (fat bike).
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Only 25 kilometers west of Mariental this lodge promises an interesting safari experience. With over 19 game species including white rhino on the property, those seeking wildlife in this arid area are unlikely to be disappointed.
Excellent lodge in the Kalahari Desert, offers accommodation in units made of straw bales or wood. Bagatelle proves to be consistently popular with guests.
Interested in gliding? Then this is the lodge for you.
On the private Intu Afrika Kalahari Game Reserve.
As your toes sink deeper into the ochre velvet, you will fall even deeper in love with this ancient desert formed over 65 million years ago. Kalahari Anib Camping2Go ranks high on the list of those who yearn to feel closer to nature. Only a stone’s throw from Kalahari Anib Lodge, it still offers the luxuries of a lodge, while providing the absolute embrace of Mother Nature. Each tented unit is fully equipped for self-catering leisure. The en-suite bathroom, four plush beds and water-cooler ensure that comfort won’t be lacking. And the kitchenette with fridge, gas plate and all possible cooking wear make for an effortless outdoor experience.
This is our hidden gem, inspired by farmhouse goodness. A place that always feels like home. The abundant gardens of the Farmhouse are home to Gondwana’s Self-Sufficiency Centre, where our green houses, butchery and smokehouse cater to many of our various properties’ needs. Kalahari Farmhouse offers guests wholesome tranquillity. Each quaint cabin offers a slice of bliss with fireplace and rustic farmhouse character. Guests can spend afternoons on their own terrace with rocking chair and the view of their own secret garden. Beyond that the property’s pool offers a cool retreat from the Kalahari heat, and Kalahari Anib Lodge’s activities are fully available to guests of the Farmhouse.
A wonderful owner managed guest house in the village of Stampriet. An eclectic mix of local antiques & warm hospitality enhance your stay.
The meerkat or suricate is a small mammal which inhabits the Kalahari - we do not know why this lodge is named after them. Perhaps if you stay here and find out you can tell us and then we can make this slightly more descriptive.
The third lodge on the Intu Afrika Kalahari Game Reserve (along with Suricate & Camethorn Lodges). The Kalahari is absolutely magnificent and really should be a part of any visit to Namibia.
These are honest reviews, both good and bad, from our travellers who visited this property.
Superb in every way. A great last stop on our holiday which gave us the chance for some much needed rest.
Loved this Lodge - wish we had spent an extra day here! Very friendly staff and well stocked shop at reception
It was our first night in Namibia, but everything was perfect, good room, lovely dinner and amazing game drive!
Great place, clean, elegant and delicious food. For the wildlife not so good compare to Etosha or Erindi but....
Friendly people. For dinner we were impressed by the very efficient service and the dinner was good. Nice place.
Perfect. Very nice campsite. Nice walk. We had the buffet in the lodge, which was excellent, with lots of choices.
Stunning area,accommodation,food.Cannot fault the lodge and would recommend people to visit this lodge.Great experience
Nice resort. Large bungalow with airco and heating. Good food. Friendly reception with welcome drink. Good sundowner trip
Another amazing lodge! Loved the porches, room was outstanding. Sunset safari was expensive, but worth the price. Food was delicious.
Service at the reception OK, campsite very good, the game drive was nice and the guide was interesting. The individual facilities were nice.
Great natural location, excellent good, and available hiking/jogging trails for running with springbok, hartebeest, wildebeest, and warthogs.
Wonderful atmosphere and good food. One of the best places we stayed in Namibia. Loved the tame warthog. Evening sundowner safari outstanding.
the lodge is very good, people are very smiling, the restaurant was good with picturesque songs, local languages and we enjoyed the sun set tour
Really enjoyed this lodge, arrived early for swimming and game watching. Great electric bike ride in the morning in amongst the non- dangerous game.
The best of all! Fantastic atmosphere, greats rooms,wonderful restaurant, excellent food, lovely sunset drive and last but not least, awesome staff!
I enjoyed the hospitality of Kalahari Anib Lodge, and the ability to go on unguided hikes through the property. The aircon was much appreciated, too!
Fantastic location in the middle of Kalahari; camping"Go experinexe was great. All properly prepared, nice restaurant and bar. Absolutely a place to be!
Camping site excellent with own ablution block. Sites are far from each other to get the calm,restful feeling of being alone in the bush.Friendly staff.
Maybe the least exciting place on our trip. Lodge was fine, but not much to do. I had seen there were signed walks nearby, but they were not very special.
Good lodge, comfortable room, very good food ( offered buffet at dinner and breakfast, which we prefer), good layout restaurant/bar/pools etc, welcoming staff
nice place... with a price to pay ! walking trails : good idea and animals can easily be watched; --- : a shame : motorized paragliding !!! noisy and stupid in my opinion.
Nice place - we enjoyed the sundowner game drive. The staff sang for the guests in the evening - and the impression we had was that they enjoyed their job! Thank you so much!
Friendly big lodge with nice pool and outside dining area. Good selection of curios at the shop. If you want to escape the tourist crowd, many of them Germans, look for a different place.
Luxury which ended our holiday. 3 camp site places which we loved and animals all around. Access to the lodge if you wanted it, we didn't beyond a cooling beer. A lovely way to end the holiday.
Only 3 campsites, all quite a distance apart so lots of privacy. Each campsite has its own ablutions. Several walking trails which will take you quite close to some of the animals on the property.
Excellent accomodation. Game drive guide Ndumba was excellent and very informative and excellent with keeping the children interested. The star gazing was particularly fabulous the night we stayed.
Great lodge but recommend it as a stopover as there is not much to do here. But if you havent seen many animals before, the game drive is a good experience. Staff are fabulous as are the facilities.
Another great venue- again we'd ahve liked to stay here longer and explore more. Helpful; friendly and great room. No tea/ coffee/ kettle, which we'd have liked but they said they'd stopped doing this.
very special place to camp - campsites literally miles from anyone else, very private but lovely smart bathrooms attached, facilities and bar etc very lovely, really special place, definitely recommend
Very nice accommodation. We particularly liked the waterhole, the walking trails & the sundowner drive in the red dunes. However, the diner is overpriced... and there is no alternative in the surroundings!
Absolutely loved this place. Designed really well, modern and every facility. Great guide on the sundowner (best bar of all sundowner tours). Food was also top notch, it was a great last night to the holiday.
Enjoyable place to stay with excellent facilities and pleasant staff. Doing the walk was worthwhile as we saw basically all of the wildlife they have there by doing that, rather than paying for a safari drive.
Quite good however we arrived late to get PM excursion, so can`t comment it. Quality of reastaurant is good even if staff sometimes seems to be lost and confused moving around table all together ! But it`s fun !
The campsite was ok, but nothing special. We enjoyed some of the lodge facilities (swimming pool, etc), but could have done without. Unfortunately, just a necessary stop-over on the way from Fish River to Windhoek.
A nice lodge but needs upgrading. The campsites are odd, there are only three pitches which each incorporate a hard standing, shower and toilet, they are very utilitarian and not too pretty. But the landscape is spectacular. 6/10
02 oct 2011 Friendly and welcoming staff. Nice location with a pool. Campsite with its own toilet facilities, braai, table and benches and power point. Good dinner and buffet breakfast at the lodge. (The coldest night we spent.)
I didn`t like so much this location full to crowded with room (not lodge) with no privacy. to spend no more of one night if there is no other possibile accomodation. to many bus full of german people in transit to Namibia or Windoek
Nice, comfortable rooms. The food was good & it catered well for gluten free including making gluten free bread. A really nice evening game drive with sundowners . Lots of self guided walks which we didn`t have time to take advantage of.
This was definitely the best camp site we stayed at. There were only 3 sites but each one had a covered cemented area and its own toilet and shower. The facilities at the lodge were very good and the staff exceptionally friendly and welcoming.
we thought that we could diner at the lodge but it was full; they were nice and arranged for us some diner bag as we did not have our own barbecue but we would appreciate to know that teh restaurant is not always available for campsite personns
To recommand; apartement good & clean; luxurious; great pool Dinner: a wide variety of different food (but I don't understand why they tried to imitate typical european meals as Lasagne, Stroganoff and Schnitzel. None of these meats tasted well :-( )
this was fine. We were pretty stressed there as we were still without bags so we did not do any of the activities (we planned to do one of the drives). The staff were also very helpful as we had to find a local doctor. The place is basic but comfortable.
Although used as a night stop for may tour groups we found it to be welcoming and friendly, ready to assist and although very busy managed to provide a good service and a pleasant evening meal. Comfortable rooms with aircon to combat the heat. Exceeded expectations.
The first stop on our trip through Namibia was one of our favourites. The campsite was excellent (one of the best we had) and the hiking trails were fabulous. We saw all sorts of different animals and had the entire trail to ourselves. It was the perfect start to our Namibian adventures.
From the minute we arrived we were made to feel very welcome by the staff. The room was really nice and the food very good. Enjoyed our stay here immensely. We loved the modern buildings and the different materials used. My husband preferred this Lodge to Sossus Dune Lodge - that's praise.
This was a great suggestion. The friendly staff is one of it`'s greatest assets. The accommodation was comfortable and the lodge itself interesting and and an oasis that we enjoyed. We did the game drive which we enjoyed and the pictures taken at sunset when we were served drinks, came out well.
10km north of Mariental take the C20 (in an easterly direction) towards Kalahari Anib Lodge. The lodge is situated 31km north east of Mariental
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