Camp Doros Immersive Exploration Retreats
Shoulder Season Rate
From NAD 5 335.00
High Season Rate
From NAD 6 325.00
Number of Rooms
2 Night minimum stay
Location
Overview
Camp Doros is deliberately small and intimate, and it is located in a core area for desert adapted black rhino with activities largely focused on finding the black rhino with an experienced and qualified Rhino Ranger team. Camp Doros is perched on a high bank overlooking a (generally) dry riverbed and groves of Mopane trees in the heart of Damaraland. Protected from the prevailing winds, the camp carries arguably the lowest environmental footprint of any camp in Namibia. Six shaded guest tents (one of which is a family unit) are raised on platforms and have twin and limited double beds, cupboards, solar power for lighting and charging points, as well as hot running showers and en suite flush toilets. The camp also has a spacious common area including bar serving area, dining room, lounge with fireplaces and a campfire deck, as well as a welcome plunge pool and sun deck. There is a focus on personalized service delivery, and this includes hearty and scrumptious meals which are prepared in a largely solar and wood-fired kitchen. The essence of the camp is immersive exploration of this incredible area.
At a Glance
- Open year-round.
- Fully inclusive of all meals, local drinks and
activities.
- Open to everyone and available to be booked on a
per tent basis.
- Local airstrip at Onduli Airstrip – 75-minute
guided nature drive into camp (pick-up daily at 15h00).
- Access for self-drivers from Onduli Airstrip
pick-up point (directions supplied upon booking confirmation) – 75-minute guided
nature drive into camp (pick-up daily at 15h00).
- See rates sheet for other pick-up options for
fly-in guests.
- Waiting lounge with ablutions located at Onduli
Airstrip pick-up point.
- Bookings
of 5 rooms or more qualify for exclusive use -
subject to availability and any existing bookings
- 6 shaded en-suite Meru tents (one of which is a
family tent).
- Children 6 years and older welcome (6 – 12 years
pay 50% of adult rate).
- Private vehicle required for children 12 years
and younger.
- Kiddies’ menu and family-friendly activities
available.
- Families with children younger than 6 welcome if
exclusive use if booked.
- Open-air bathroom with flush toilet & hot
water shower.
- Day bed on deck.
- In-tent 220V charging stations.
- In-tent fan.
- Shared plunge pool and sun deck.
- Spacious communal lounge, dining room, campfire
circle and deck
- Minimum 2-night stays (3 nights recommended).
- Activities include searching for the desert adapted black rhino, nature drives and nature walks.
- On extended stays (3Nights and more), search for the desert adapted elephant and visit to rock engraving site.
- Artisan coffee.
- 100% solar powered.
- Separate WI-FI lounge.
Area
Camp Doros is located in Doros Joint Management Area, which is a 19,000 hectare concession consisting of largely sparse semi-arid mountainous savanna, with wooded ephemeral river valleys separating hills and plains and it boasts some of the most magnificent views in Damaraland. As it has a number of natural springs providing water throughout the year for desert-adapted wildlife, the area is home to desert-adapted elephant, black rhino and general plains game, including kudu, giraffe, springbok, oryx, mountain zebra, klipspringer and steenbok, as well as predators such as cheetah, leopard, spotted and brown hyena.
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