Palmwag Lodge

We enjoyed our stay at Palmwag. The accommodation is beautiful, set in a little oasis in the middle of the dry and rocky landscape of Damaraland. The main dining area where dinner and breakfast are served is very spacious and offers fantastic views of the oasis and waterhole, including some animals who come there for a drink. Dinner is buffet style, and there was a variety of options to choose from. There's also a second dining area for lunch and snacks, and everything is "open air", but still providing lots of shade and great views. We did an evening game drive with Nero (very entertaining and educating, and saw lots of animals) on our first day. The second day we did the Rhino tracking in the morning, which was a bit expensive, but in my opinion worth the money. They also need to pay the local rhino rangers which are responsible for protecting the rhino from poachers, so I would say the money is well spent. And we saw three black rhinos in the wild, which was a great experience. The rangers make sure that the animals are not disturbed or bothered, and it is all done very professionally. The same day we also joined the guided walk in the evening, which was very pleasant and offers great view of the oasis, and you learn interesting things about local plants and birds.

Beautiful campsite with clean private ablutions. We did not see the resident elephant (maybe luckily) but that did not take away from the views across the river bed and beyond and the beautiful sunset and sunrise. The night sky was also amazing. The property is beautifully laid out. As with all campsites, it is a tricky balance to not place campsites too closely together. We were lucky with our neighbours who, like us, went to bed early and woke up early. Breakfast was really good too.

Stayed here for 1 night as part of a tour group of 6. I really liked my room, it was huge, well lit and had a monstrous bathroom. There is supposed to be a resident elephant called Jimbo but we didn't see him. We had a very nice dinner and breakfast buffet there.

Beautiful! The rooms were cosy and had some of the best views we experienced during our tour of Namibia. We didn’t eat in the buffet (apart from breakfast) but they have a small a la carte menu at the pool bar. They were fantastic at catering for my vegan diet and made me one of the best vegan burgers I’ve ever had! The game drive was equally as amazing. Saw rhino, ostrich, oryx and springbok as well as being taught about the amazing flora and stopping for tea and snacks at an awesome canyon. Overall a lovely experience and I highly recommend staying

Part of the Gondwanan groep (which has a deservedly high reputation in Namibia) this Lodge has it all. Good campsites with views towards the mountains, frequent elephant visitors, also at night they're munching the trees next to your 4x4. The Restaurants are very good, a nice gift shop, good service (& wifi) friendly staff & many different options to sit & enjoy the surroundings. I recommend it. The campsites are a little basic/dated but in good condition. The showers are shared (split, mens/womens) with the next campsite. The showers are good & kept clean, there are mirrors too but if you're over 5 foot, not high enough.. Next to your vehicle there is a place to cook/wash up etc & the cleanliness here left a bit to be desired. It was better to clean it yourself. This didn't spoil anything for us.

We stayed at Palmwag Campsite for a night in July and they were fantastic! We had spoken to the manager on the phone who was extremely helpful and organised a special trip for us to a local Himba Village. He was polite, informative and pro-actively helped us to find what we were looking for at short notice. Irvin (Ervin?) I wish I had taken your name down at the time properly. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Your two guides (Ziggy and Timo), were fantastic and we had a brilliant experience that really made our time in Africa memorable. The campsite itself was one of the best we stayed at. Each campsite with hook up, Brai pit, seating bench and sunshade AND the most deluxe private bathroom area with sink, toilet and shower - heated! Which was luxury and welcome in the cold nights. They provide a really lovely pool area, bar and restaurant too - which felt so luxurious, like we were staying at the lodge itself! This area was very well maintained and sitting there of an evening, elephants wandered right past the seating area - a bonus that added up to an incredible experience. Thank you for everything!