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Okavandu LodgeNamibia

Welcome to Okavandu, where Namibia's wide open spaces become home and every day holds a new adventure.

Our lodge is the heart of Okavandu. Beyond the lodge, our farm has plenty of room for adventure, with game drives, hunting, and other activities out in the open.

But there is more to Okavandu than that, because through the projects of our foundation, we support the people who live here.

One home, many facets

Discover Okavandu

Lounge deck with sofas and wooden tables in front of the farmhouse with its band of natural stone and veranda.

The lodge

Our lodge is small, personal, and finished to a high standard, with a heated pool and the Lapa at its heart for the hours you spend together. We redesigned everything so you feel at home from the very first minute. Discover our lodge.

See the lodge
Guests on the back of the white Okavandu off-road vehicle look out across the farm's bushland.

Our activities

On a game drive through the open country, a farm tour behind the scenes, or a sundowner on our hill, every day with us becomes an experience. Browse all our activities here and book your adventure.

All activities
Close-up of a goat looking curiously into the camera.

The farm

The farm is the bedrock of Okavandu. It feeds us, carries our everyday life, and lays the groundwork that makes the lodge, the adventures, and the work of our foundation possible in the first place. Find out what happens on our farm.

The farm
The families who live on the farm, with their children, Katharina Drescher, and the doctor in front of the farm office.

The foundation

Through our foundation, we support the people who live here. Several projects have already been completed and others are in planning, so that step by step a better home is taking shape for everyone who belongs to Okavandu. Part of the surplus from running the lodge and the farm goes straight into the foundation. Learn more.

The foundation

Welcome to the Lapa

The Lapa is the place to get together: during the day over breakfast, lunch, or a coffee on the terrace, with the heated pool just a step away. In the evening you gather here, share stories from the day, and let our kitchen spoil you. You'll soon feel at home here.

If you haven't had enough yet, move on to the bar or the lounge terrace for a quiet talk under the stars or a sociable get-together well into the evening.

See the lodge
The restaurant in the Lapa in the evening: set tables, with the pizza oven and the lit-up bar behind them.

Stories from our guests

We only wanted a few quiet days, but we ended up sitting by the pool every evening, swapping stories with other guests. A place you love coming back to.

IsabelleIsabelle from the Allgäu

The sundowner on the hill was the high point of our trip, but the quiet hours by the pool and the evenings in the Lapa will stay with us too. Okavandu simply has the right thing for every moment.

SteffenSteffen from Volkach

Our room was furnished with so much love for detail, and the food in the Lapa surprised us again every night. What stayed with me most, though, was the game drive and how warmly the people on the farm welcomed us. You can just tell that everyone here loves what they do.

VeraVera from Würzburg

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A wide view from a hill across the bushland to the mountains on the horizon.

Explore Okavandu

Still have questions, or just curious? Here you'll find a closer look at Okavandu.

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