This farm-style accommodation on the private Timbila Nature Reserve overlooks the Mount Etjo mountains. Here you are surrounded by typical Namibian bushveld inhabited by an abundance of wildlife. It’s a down-to-earth, hearty experience where farmlife meets safari and the outcome is Timbila Farmstead.
It’s everyday farmlife here; milk the cows, collect fresh eggs and tend the garden, but it’s more that that. It’s also a comfortable and charming option for a stay on one of Namibia’s central private reserves with a great chance to see and encounter wildlife too.
Want to know what life is like for Namibian farmers? This is it. An authentic experience that you and the kids will love and, the best part is, you can enjoy the farm activities and head off on a game viewing safari all in a day.
Fresh air, ground beneath your feet, in touch with nature on so many levels, there’s something special about this place. Home-cooked meals in the kitchen or barbeque beneath the stars.
The rooms are elegant in their simplicity, it’s rustic-chic taken up a notch yet retaining the heart of a farmstead without any gaudy décor passed down through generations. The rooms have all the basic necessities and in the main farmhouse the expected comforts of a classic lodge or camp.
An agricultural adventure awaits you. Timbila Farmstead offers exclusive activities only included for in-house guests and you get to enjoy the activities on the nature reserve at an additional cost. From livestock, hiking trails and specific farm related experiences to animal tracking and game drives, here you can do it all and then some.
There’s loads to do here and enough to keep the whole family preoccupied for the duration of your stay. Stay long enough to really get the full farm experience.
Included activities: Bird watching; hiking trails; mountain bike trails; livestock experience; bird nesting experience; agriculturist experience, earthworm experience and a poultry farming experience.
Additional activities (at an additional cost): Bakery experience, Namibian braai experience, food preservation experience, mushroom hunting experience and the activities on the Timbila Nature Reserve: wildlife viewing; bush walks and animal tracking hikes.
The TimBila Nature Reserve by Naankuse spans 33,500 hectares and is dedicated to protecting endangered and vulnerable wildlife, supported by a trained anti-poaching unit. This reserve focuses on providing a safe haven for conflict animals, including lions, elephants, African wild dogs, and white and black rhinos, many of which have been translocated here to escape persecution and drought-related skirmishes with humans.
The reserve is also home to the TimBila Safari Lodge, Farmstead and the Private Villa, offering visitors an immersive experience in this remarkable ecosystem. The reserve's creation was spearheaded by Albert and Anneke ten Brinke of the Netherlands’ Ten Brinke Group, who envisioned a thriving wildlife sanctuary. In 2020, they partnered with the Naankuse Foundation, transforming their conservation dream into reality and establishing a vital habitat for wildlife preservation. This collaboration between the Ten Brinke Group and Naankuse represents a powerful force for conservation.
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