DESERT RHINO LODGE - 3 nts
Low Season - R40 100.00 per person sharing
High Season - R58 450.00 per person sharing
Please contact us for seasonal pricing during your travel window.
This 3-night fly-in safari that takes you to Desert Rhino Camp in the Damaraland region of Namibia.
Each guest who visits Desert Rhino Camp is part of the conservation effort with the Save the Rhino Trust (SRT).
Safari starts and ends at Doro Nawas regional airstrip.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THIS TRIP
Desert Rhino Camp lies amongst rolling, rocky hills of the 450 000-hectare Palmwag Concession. This region is marked for its tranquil, minimalist beauty, surprising wealth of arid-adapted wildlife and the largest free-roaming black rhino population in Africa.
Set in a wide valley, accommodation at Desert Rhino Camp consists of eight raised Meru-style canvas tents with front verandas to take in the sweeping views in front dotted with scattered euphorbia and ancient welwitschia plants, and the dramatic Etendeka Mountains. The comfortable tented dining and lounge area is also elevated with partially open sides offering those panoramic views while a swimming pool provides a refreshing respite during the midday heat. Evening meals are often taken around the fire pit under the starry skies, known for their clarity.
- 3 x Damaraland
Includes return ligth aircraft fligths from Windhoek International Airport.
CONSERVATION
The Save the Rhino Trust (SRT)
In the Palmwag Concession, Wilderness Safaris works closely with the Save the Rhino Trust (SRT), a highly respected NGO almost single-handedly responsible for the preservation of desert-adapted black rhino in the area. The SRT focuses on the protection, monitoring and understanding of the local black rhino population and is funded by both donations and partnerships. Thanks to its work, population numbers have quintupled over the past 30 years. The challenge that the SRT faces now is increased poaching in the subregion
Community Partnership
In what is known as a public-private-community partnership, Wilderness Safaris has partnered with the three communities that administer the Palmwag Concession where a percentage of turnover of Desert Rhino Camp as well as a minimum annual fee is paid to the conservancies. The conservancies involved, known as the Big Three, are Torra, Anabeb and Sesfontein.
Eco-friendly Practices
Desert Rhino Camp is set in a fragile ecosystem, and therefore has been built with the aim of minimal impact on the environment. Solar-heated water is used for the showers and we make use of innovative eco-friendly systems to break down waste water.
INCLUDED
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Return flights from Windhoek
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Accommodation on a shared basis
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Scheduled activities
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National Park fees
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Meals and drinks as specified
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Activities, excursions and road transfers as specified
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Accommodation taxes, the applicable Tourism Levies and all relevant VAT
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EXCLUDED
- International Flights
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Visas
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Compulsory comprehensive insurance
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All relevant entry and departure Government taxes
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Gratuities
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All personal purchases (including curios, spirit liquors, telephone calls, etc.)
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Optional extra activities
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Pre and post safari tours
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All other travel arrangements pre or post the safari and any new Government taxes
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Levies
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Fuel or industry increases which are beyond our control