Etosha Mountain Lodge

Divided into eight double/twin, and one family chalet, the nine chalets of Etosha Mountain Lodge offer a stay like no other. Under thatched roofs, each is a beautifully designed little hideaway in the silence of the Namibian savannah. All chalets have a 180° view out over the grassland, and an en suite bathroom complete with elegant bathtub. With a complimentary laundry service, WiFi, and even a plunge pool in the family chalet, you’ll have everything you could need for a luxurious yet wild stay. Most importantly, your own sun terrace from which to watch the animals roam the land.

With just nine chalets, dinner at Etosha Mountain Lodge is an intimate affair. By candlelight you can enjoy delicious, seasonal meals each evening. There is an equally impressive wine cellar to accompany the flavours you discover, and all dietary requirements can be catered for. After dinner, enjoy peaceful evenings spent stargazing by the fireside, what could be better?

Venturing out into the wilderness that surrounds the lodge is the real treasure of staying at Etosha Mountain Lodge.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. Accompanied by expert rangers, with a picnic in the boot, you can have a crowd-free safari experience spotting black and white rhino, mountain zebras, elephants, and much more. The hours spent scanning the horizon, spotting paw prints in the dust, and watching animals as they freely roam the landscape is where you create memories to last a lifetime.

As part of the Natural Selection Foundation, Etosha Mountain Lodge 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-19 pandemic. The Etosha Mountain Lodge 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”.

Monitoring wildlife is a vital part of their protection, but this can be incredibly costly in both time and resources. This is why Etosha Mountain Lodge 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.

In northern Namibia, not a million miles from Etosha Mountain 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 Etosha Mountain Lodge, so you can support the school with exactly what they need.