Onduli Ridge
Set in one of the most private areas of Damaraland, Onduli Ridge is the perfect property if you relish tranquility.
Set in one of the most private areas of Damaraland, Onduli Ridge is the perfect property if you relish tranquility.
Set in one of the most private areas of Damaraland, Onduli Ridge is the perfect property if you relish tranquility.
Set in one of the most private areas of Damaraland, Onduli Ridge is the perfect property if you relish tranquility.
Location
You’ll find Onduli Ridge between two granite outcrops on a private concession in the Doro Nawas Conservancy of Namibia’s Damaraland. To the south, you’ll have views of The Brandberg, the country’s tallest mountain.
The unusual, dry landscapes of this part of Namibia are harsh but beautiful in equal measures, and are characterised by huge red, dusty rock formations that feel as though they belong on another planet. It’s a quiet, peaceful place to stay run by a warm and welcoming local team who provide excellent guiding outside the lodge and outstanding hospitality and culinary experiences within it.
The unusual, dry landscapes of this part of Namibia are harsh but beautiful in equal measures, and are characterised by huge red, dusty rock formations that feel as though they belong on another planet. It’s a quiet, peaceful place to stay run by a warm and welcoming local team who provide excellent guiding outside the lodge and outstanding hospitality and culinary experiences within it.
Accommodation
There are six suites, each carefully built to blend in with the rocky landscape. Elegant and modern in design, your suite will be fully equipped with everything you need for a comfortable stay, including a king-size bed cooled by its own climate conditioner.
What’s really special about these suites though, is the partially open-air bathroom, complete with hot running water and a refreshing rain shower, which has been built into the rock formations, delicately blurring the boundary between inside and out.
Experiences
- Each room has its own star bed which can be wheeled out onto the deck for a peaceful sleep under the glorious star-filled night sky, unobscured by light pollution.
- Alongside an expert guide, track the desert-adapted elephant and endangered black rhino.
- Nature drives and walks here showcase some of Namibia’s most spectacular scenery as well as giving you the opportunity to spot plains game and predators including leopard and lion.
- You’ll be just a twenty minute drive from Twyfelfontein, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of rock art that’s estimated to be 6,000 years old.
Positive Impact
We prioritise working with properties that collaborate with local communities and address location-specific needs from education to anti-poaching. We assess our partners to ensure the people we work with share our values of ensuring our trips continue to act as a force for good. Here we share some of the positive impacts your stay here contributes to.We prioritise working with properties that collaborate with local communities and address location-specific needs from education to anti-poaching. We assess our partners to ensure the people we work with share our values of ensuring our trips continue to act as a force for good. Here we share some of the positive impacts your stay here contributes to.
Conservation
Onduli Ridge work in conjunction with Save the Rhino Trust to support a rhino ranger team ensuring critical rhino monitoring can continue throughout Namibia.
Community
Further to their efforts in Namibia, Ultimate Safaris supports a primary school in Grootberg, South Africa. Some of their work includes upgrades to canteens, the provision of mattresses and blankets, the planting of citrus trees, the equipping of a fully fledged computer centre and the set-up of a volunteer teacher programme.
Conservation
Onduli Ridge’s parent company, Ultimate Safaris has provided funds to help cover operational costs in the development of the Lion Guardian Programme, including the building of lion proof kraals (enclosures) in areas of potential human-wildlife conflict.
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