Camp Sossus Immersive Exploration Retreats
Number of Rooms
2 Night minimum stay
Location
Overview
Camp Sossus emphasises every aspect of our intention to redefine immersive exploration and luxury. Our own definition of this encompasses privacy, intimacy, experiential focus and total flexibility, all whilst being perfectly comfortable. The camp offers just six tented guest rooms and is open year-round, providing a great alternative to any traditional lodge or camp in the Sossusvlei area, whilst offering unparalleled opportunities for immersive exploration of the Namib Desert environment. The large west-facing windows and south-facing doors in the tented guest rooms allow natural cooling by the predominant afternoon south westerly wind, and the tents all have a basic infrastructure that offers important comforts. These include semi open-air en suite bathrooms with flush toilets and hot bucket showers with locally sourced amenities, comfortable extra-length three-quarter twin beds, solar lighting, 220V electrical charging station, pedestal fan, shaded patio, shaded day-bed and a magnificent star bed. The essence of the camp therefore remains both experiential and immersive.
At a Glance
- Open year-round
- Open to everyone and available to be booked on a per tented room basis
- Local Airstrips at Hammerstein and Witwater
- Access for self-drivers via a designated pick-up point (directions supplied upon booking confirmation)
- Bookings of 5 rooms or more qualify for exclusive use - subject to availability and any existing bookings
- Children 6 years and older welcome (6 – 12 years pay 50% of adult rate).
- No private vehicle requirement for families with children (but can be booked on request).
- Two-way radios provided for multiple tented room family bookings to facilitate communication between the tented rooms.
- Kiddies’ menu and family-friendly activities available.
- Families with children younger than 6 welcome if exclusive use is booked
- Minimum 2 night stays (3 nights recommended)
- Fully inclusive rate including all meals, local drinks and scheduled activities
- 6 shaded state-of-the-art all-weather en-suite tented rooms
- Semi-open-air bathrooms with flush toilet and hot water bucket shower
- Star beds above the bathroom of each tented room
- Shaded day-bed/sala
- In-tented room 220V charging stations
- Spacious communal lounge with fireplace, communal family-style dining room (private dining can be arranged), campfire circle and viewing deck
- Separate WI-FI lounge
- Only 30 minutes’ drive to the Sesriem gate with access to the Sossusvlei Dunes
- Activities include biking, hiking, star gazing, Sossusvlei excursion and nature drives
- Unique and intriguing desert swimming pools
- Waterhole for wildlife viewing
- Artisan coffee
- 100% solar powered
Area
Camp Sossus is located on the Namib Tsaris Conservancy which is nestled between the Nubib and Zaris Mountains, a mere thirty minutes’ drive from the gateway to Sossusvlei and the Great Namib Sand Sea which is a World Heritage Site. The Conservancy was founded by Landscape Conservationist Swen Bachran in 2010, and it serves as a natural buffer from the harshest desert conditions and a refuge that is vital to wildlife through the dry season. Eight years of intensive work to reverse sixty years of inappropriate farming practices, including the removal of 89 km of internal fencing, the installation of wildlife watering points, the improvement of road networks, the rehabilitation of land and the reintroduction of wildlife that historically occurred here, has resulted in one of the most picturesque and ecologically sound tracts of land in the area. The Conservancy has gravel plains, mountainous areas with dry river valleys as well as a large raised plateau which towers above the desert below, and it is now home to some of largest concentrations of wildlife in the area, including Oryx, Springbok, Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra, Burchell’s Zebra, Kudu, Hartebeest, Giraffe, Steenbok, Klipspringer, Bat-eared Fox, and Aardwolf, as well as predators such as Leopard, Cheetah and Spotted Hyena. Plans for the acquisition of adjoining land to extension of the Conservancy are ongoing, as well as dropping fences to neighbouring like-minded conservation areas.
Experiences
Sossusvlei visit
Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Deadvlei and the giant sand dunes of the Namib.
Star Beds
Sleep under a blanket of a billion stars, comfortably tucked into a featherbed on a deck above your tent.
Mountain plus biking
Explore the area with a biking guide on Mountain Plus Bikes.
Nature drives
Explore the area by vehicle, learning about the intricacies and complexities of this ecosystem.
Nature walks
Explore the area on foot, learning about the smaller factors that also impact on the ecosystem.
Trail Treats
Let us surprise you with the most amazing surprises as you explore this magnificent area.
Gallery
Press
Accolades
Enriching Lives
Ultimate Safaris is privileged to be able to operate in pristine wilderness areas. We believe that the future of the environment and the natural inhabitants of these regions lies in the hands of the communities living there, and that this means they must be involved in the custodianship of their surroundings. The Conservation Travel Foundation is Ultimate Safaris’ registered non-profit organisation and it fully supports these ideals.
Rare And Endangered Species Trust
Saving the ‘Forgotten Five’, Africa’s lesser known creatures!
Giraffe Conservation Foundation
Preventing a silent extinction of one of Africa’s most threatened species!
Africat Foundation
Conserving the world’s largest population of cheetah!
North West Human Wildlife Conflict Management Plan
Finding the balance for the sake man and beast!
Desert Lion Project
Protecting the world’s only growing lion population that lives outside of a National Park!
Rhino Ranger Programme
Empowering communities for conservation through rural employments and training!
Save The Rhino Trust
Conserving Africa’s only free-roaming population of black rhino!
Bunny Cottage
Care for urban orphans in Windhoek, Namibia’s capital city!
Little Bugs
Self-help initiative for a marginalized desert community!
Grootberg Primary School
Development of future conservationists by supporting education!
Namib Tsaris Conservancy
Returning the land to nature!
Doro !Nawas Conservancy
Turning the tide on joint venture tourism by improving profits for land custodians!
//Huab Conservancy
Conservation Travel impacting on marginalized communities!
Lionscape Coalition
Using Conservation Travel partnerships to effect conservation change!
Pack For Conservation
The perfect gift/donation for guests to make when travelling to Namibia!
