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Email: deserthorseinn@namibiabookings.com
Located in the Aus Mountains at 1,400 metres above sea level, Desert
Horse Inn affords grand vistas of mountain scenery and sweeping
desert plains.
It consists of 24 spacious and tastefully decorated en suite rooms.
Relax with sundowners on the wooden deck before enjoying a 3-course
meal in the restaurant.
Exchange travel experiences and recommendations at the evocative
Wild Horse Bar or at the cosy fireplace in the lounge.
Geisterschlucht Cabin is available for self-catering travellers.
The two dormitories sleep 12 each (6 km from the inn); the camping
site (1.5 km) consists of ten separate sites.
Activities:
Wild Horses of the Namib
They roam the sparsely vegetated plains of the Namib Desert in small
groups: the Wild Horses. Over the decades they have conquered the
desert as their habitat. They come to drink from the trough at Garub,
some 20 km west of Aus. From a hide you can watch the horses and
take pictures.
Kolmanskop & Lüderitz
From 1908 diamonds caused a village with grand mansions to sprout
from the desert. Today, sand has taken possession of the buildings:
the deserted diamond settlement of Kolmanskuppe offers numerous
attractive themes for photos. On a guided tour through the 'Ghost
Town' you will learn more about everyday life in the settlement
and about its rise and fall.
The harbour town of Lüderitz on the Atlantic coast boasts
a number of magnificent Jugendstil buildings. Visit historical Goerke
House and the 'Felsenkirche' (Church on the Rock), go for a stroll
through town to the recently completed Waterfront or drive to Diaz
Point where Portuguese seafarers erected a massive stone cross more
than 500 years ago.
Gondwana Sperrgebiet Rand Park
The Succulent Karoo - after soft winter rains a sea of bright flowers
in the vast plains of the southern Namib. In Gondwana Sperrgebiet
Rand Park near Aus you experience the most bio-diverse desert on
earth. It is a landscape of granite mountains, dry riverbeds and
sweeping plains. To the east the park (510 km²) borders on
the Nama Karoo, and to the north on the dune sea of the Namib, where
the Wild Horses roam.
Explore the park on our hiking trails - and join us on a scenic
drive to see the unique flora and the fascinating Wild Horses. Lüderitz
and the deserted former diamond settlement of Kolmanskuppe are no
more than an hour's drive away.
Email: deserthorseinn@namibiabookings.com
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