Africa Safari Lodge is an audacious attempt at contemporary style in the middle of the Kalahari and a great southbound stopover en route to Sossusvlei or the Fish River Canyon.

While not much more than a stopover, Auob Country Lodge is a comfortable place to stay in a marvellous location on the dry Auob Riverbed en route to the deep south of the Kalahari.

An hour's drive from Mariental in the south of the Kalahari, you'll find the Bagatelle Kalahari Game Reserve. A place of iconic red sand dunes and an open shrub savannah dotted with Acacia trees.

The Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch is on the western edge of the Kalahari, about 50km from Mariental. Surrounded by red dunes, bleached blonde grass and a spattering of acacias, this is the Kalahari of storybooks and documentaries.

In the vast Intu Afrika Kalahari Game Reserve, in southern Namibia, the Camelthorn Kalahari lodge provides you with accommodation on the doorstep of the astoundingly beautiful and serene Kalahari.

Central Lodge occupies the role of convenient stopover hotel in Keetmanshoop - a crossroads town and welcome oasis after a hefty day's driving no matter which direction you're travelling.

Harnas Wildlife foundation started off as a rehabilitation centre but quickly turned into something more. Now they don't just make sure that animals get cosy with mother nature again, but they also take care of the environment that these animals call home.

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Just 30km from Mariental, the perfect stop over between Windhoek and Stampriet, whether you are heading west towards Sossusvlei, south to the Fish River Canyon, east towards the Kgalagadi or further on to South Africa. This is the ideal spot to camp out under southern skies amidst the red sand of the Kalahari Desert.

Kalahari Anib Lodge is a comfortable and convenient halfway mark between Windhoek and the south of Namibia.

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Kalahari Bush Breaks is a down-to-earth and comfortable stopover lodge between Windhoek and Botswana - a rare gem in other words.

Arriving at Kalahari Farmhouse it feels like you've traveled back to a time where burly farmers worked the land while their beaming wives welcomed you with a jug of lemonade and a platter of homemade cheeses and cured meats.

In a quiet area of the Kalahari, Kalahari Farmhouse offers farm-style living in the setting of an oasis. These could be the greenest campsites in the south of Namibia, an area otherwise known to be pretty dry and arid.

The silence envelopes you, stars obliterate the night sky and lions patrol the bottle-blonde streets of the Kalahari grasslands. This is Kalahari Game Lodge.

Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge, 200km south of Windhoek near Kalkrand, is one of the first lodges to welcome you into the Kalahari Desert. Easy to find, it’s an authentic and tasteful offering of thatched chalets with a waterhole and plenty of space to roam.

With a variety of accommodation styles to choose from including self-catering chalets, full-board rooms and camping sites, Lapa Lange is a great southern stopover for almost any kind of Namibia tour cutting in half the drive from Windhoek to Sossusvlei.

Not far from Keetmanshoop is the Quiver Tree Forest. And that’s what a stay here is all about. The place, the forest, the rocks. This is not a luxury retreat, think of it as a base camp for the glory of nature in front of you. And what a glorious sight it is. It will come as no surprise that Quiver Tree Forest is a national monument. And it’s actually in the farm here.

Hover above the red sand dunes of the Kalahari in a luxury suite at the Suricate Tented Lodge in Namibia.

Perched on a red Kalahari sand dune overlooking the vast open plains of camelthorn trees, grasslands and endless savanna, Teufelskrallen Tented Lodge is an intimate and sequestered hideaway on the edge of a private nature reserve.

Experience the aching beauty and serenity of the Kalahari at the Zebra Kalahari Lodge in southern Namibia.