Etosha Heights Safarihoek Lodge

Each of the eleven chalets at Safarihoek offer you the chance to view delicate antelope and stoic elephants as they drink at the waterhole. Divided into one family, eight luxury, and two classic chalets, you can find the perfect home for your wild stay. Take a seat on your private veranda and watch the sunset over the plain, or rise above it all as you wake for the day. All chalets are complete with a writing desk, minibar and coffee station, en suite bathroom, WIFI, and air conditioning. While all have indoor showers, some chalets allow you never to miss the action, with private outdoor showers complete with a view.

The lodge’s restaurant is perfectly located so you can dine on delicious seasonal dishes, all in view of the watering hole. This is all so you can watch the animals quench their thirst as you do yours, on beautiful wines from the extensive wine cellar. The cellar is also available as a more intimate private dining experience. After dinner, guests often congregate round the roaring camp fire to watch the night sky.

The main focus at Safarihoek Lodge is getting you out into the wilderness in style. Whether early in the morning or under the stars, you can set off out into the reserve to watch the magnificent wildlife of Etosha Heights. Alongside the expert safari guides, you can have a crowd-free safari experience, spotting lions, black and white rhino, mountain zebras, elephants, and much more as you venture out into the wild for a once in a lifetime opportunity.

If you fancy a quieter afternoon, why not spend your time napping by the pool and taking a dip in the serene water? Complete with sun-loungers, you can relax in the peace and quiet of the Etosha Heights Private Reserve.

As part of the Natural Selection Foundation, Safarihoek prides itself on providing guests with unforgettable safari experiences, while also actively helping to conserve African wildlife. That is why 1.5% of every person’s stay goes towards wildlife and habitat conservation. These donations are built into the business model, and are at the centre of everything the foundation does.

In Namibia 15.7% of the country’s population is employed within the tourism industry, a vital economic lifeline, as one employed person typically supports seven other people. That is why, in the wake of the COVID-10 pandemic, Safarihoek and the Natural Selection Foundation have formed a support program for remote villages around Namibia and Botswana. As well as delivering food parcels, the foundation partnered with Coaching Conservation to provide villages with vital healthcare information on how to stay protected and safe during the pandemic.

Within the private reserve of Etosha Heights, highly trained rangers work within the anti-poaching camp to protect and preserve the precious rhino population from illegal hunting. “Combined with the new state of the art anti-poaching surveillance technology, this team is a force to be reckoned with”.

In northern Namibia, not a million miles from Safarihoek Lodge, is Sesfontein Boarding School. Children from isolated and remote corners of northern Namibia attend and board with very few means. The Natural Selection Foundation have begun support the school and the children who attend it, firstly by providing beds for the children to sleep on. The support is on-going, and guests are welcome to contribute school supplies. If you wish to support the school, find out what is most needed during your visit by inquiring with Safarihoek, so you can support the school with exactly what they need.

Monitoring wildlife is a vital part of their protection, but this can be incredibly costly in both time and resources. This is why Safarihoek, and all Natural Selection Foundation properties have partnered with Citizen-Science, a growing initiative that uses tourist shots of wildlife in the effort to track precious species across the continent. This works by uploading your holiday pictures to the Citizen-Science platform, and providing the location of the shot. This way the scientists who receive the images can better understand the magnificent animals you spotted.

Out in the grasslands and acacia forests you have to be smart about energy. That is why Safarihoek is powered by two large solar panel grids, that sit on the property soaking up the beautiful Namibian sunshine!