We loved this lodge. The hosts are fantastic, the tent is superb, the food very good. We loved that sometimes we ate all together, staff and guests, and sometimes they prepared us a special table, always on another spot. Wildlife was rather difficult to see those three days, but they have a superb resident genet and a lion came by during breakfast!
The hosts, Ludwig ans Annetjie, are so friendly that staying at Haina is for sure a unique experience. Everything goes smooth and service is of high-quality at the camp. the game was just remarkable. Meeting the bushmen during one of them was amazing. Let's hope the lions stay around as they were last week.
We visited Haina Kalahari Lodge recently and it was a most pleasant time. The Managers, Ludwig and Hannetjie, were very efficient and friendly and we felt welcome. We slept in a superior tent which was exceptional especially with glass walls in the toilet and shower that gives the feeling you really are in the wild. It is well-equipped and luxurious, true to the four star rating. The food and staff assistance was something special and the Bushmen walk with Wynand the field guide was a highlight as well as the sundowner on the airstrip. We saw lion feeding, giraffe, leopard, oryx, gemsbok and lots of kudu and impala. The campsite Brakah was clean and neat with soap, toilet paper, hand towels and hot water, however a bit pricey but I can recommend it for campers. The lodge is beautiful and well situated overlooking a waterhole which makes for a nice view with lots of game coming and going all day. Self-drive to a number of waterholes to visit is easy. Please remember the water is salty and not for human consumption but the lodge provides fresh water. Overall, a place not to be missed when you are in central Kalahari.…
Camped at Brakah Campsite from 27-31 August. Although the water is very salty the showers and ablution facilities were spotless. The campsites under ample shade trees are clean and pleasant. Bring your own drinking water. The staff was very professional and friendly. They gave us all the relevant information about the waterholes, interesting facts and a map of the area for selfdrives. The highligt is that the experience was truely what I expected in the Kalahari bush. Take time and drive to some of the waterholes. Lots of Kudu, Zebra, Impala and also some Eland, Blue Wildebeest and Giraffe. Lion spoor went through the camp one evening, and we were lucky enough to see two females at a waterhole late one afternoon. We also went on a Bushman walk which is highly recomendable. Arange at the lodge. Also visited the CKGR on a daytrip. Wifi and drinking water available at the Lodge. Although a bit pricy definately worth the visit.…
This upmarket high end lodge inconceivably decided to develop a campsite on the farm. It is the only campsite located on the north side of the vet fence traversing the CKGR. I imagine very few campers travel that road but if you do, as we did, its very convenient indeed and is in a great setting under purple pod Terminalia trees. However when we stayed it was a total mess with overflowing bins, rubbish strewn all over and no water. The manager pitched up mid afternoon and promised to send staff to clean up and to check the water. He did nothing. If this was a cheap campsite one might have overlooked this and simply appreciated the convenience of a safe overnight stop. It is not. Even our so-called discounted rate for two adults was four times the price of other local campsites. Given this ridiculous price the contempt in providing any basics at all, not even firewood, is totally unacceptable. Travelers should avoid it and wild camp among the elephants if necessary…
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