![]() All the other places we visited in Namibia we paid far less for entrance and we had a guide each time. Come to think of it now it was extremely pricey as we had no guide. As well as that we paid N$50 each to visit the forest and the giants playground. Wine was relatively expensive too.The service wasn't the best, not interaction from the owners, food was served and that was it. We had dinner there for N$180, which was quite pricey for what it was - salad for starters, Oryx, Veg & Mash for main and a little chocolate cupcake for dessert. Our room was basic and clean, only downside was it was full of mosquitos even after spraying some insect killer. We spent one night here simply to the Quiver Tree Forest. (If you are not interested in Aloe’s or photography I am not too sure why you would want to stop here.) If I return I will probably either stay in town which is not too far (13km or so via good, but very dusty Namibian dirt road) or upgrade to the newer en suite chalets. Other than that this is an OK place to stop and it puts you right next to the forest if you want to photograph it under the right lighting conditions. We had to put up with this because we needed to use internet before departing and you can only get a strong signal next to or at the house. This place is particularly dusty and the maids sweep or stir up the dust very early in the morning if you are near the main house. There is also a cheetah that gets fed and you can take pictures. The meerkats get fed when they show up and they came from the surrounding fields. ![]() A plus was the bird feeders near the house that attracted a good selection of birds. Perhaps tourists are secondary to their main activity. Staff at the reception was somewhat hurried and not very amicable (our second visit here and we had the same experience 6 years ago), not sure the reason for this treatment of guests. Mosquito nets were provided over the beds and proved very useful. ![]() Unfortunately, the room had a smell somewhat like a cross between strong insecticide (?) and sewage smell from pipes) and there were some fierce mosquitos at night. It had it own shower, plenty of hot water, and a microwave, refrigerator, sink and some utensils etc. We stayed at a geodesic dome that was fine as far as amenities. This is a primarily a working sheep farm although they do have 6-7 rooms in the form of geodesic domes and 2-3 chalets plus a camping area (closer to the aloe forest). Many large Aloe dichotoma specimens and also plenty of Hyrax or rock dassies. The forest is very nice, especially near sunset or early in the morning. Their greatest advantage is that of being next to a well-known Aloe forest. ![]() The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.Stayed at this place for one night. ![]() If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. It was reviewed on 3 November 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.ģ November 2018 This file by Joachim Huber was uploaded as part of the Share Your Knowledge project developed within WikiAfrica. This image was originally posted to Flickr by Sara&Joachim at archive). CC BY-SA 2.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 true true share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work. ![]()
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