The Twyfelfontein Country Lodge is located in the Huab valley in Namibia’s Kunene region (formerly known as Damaraland). The area, known as the Twyfelfontein Uibasen Conservancy, boasts various rock engravings and paintings. These are a silent testimony to the first hunter-gatherer and subsequent Khoi-San inhabitants of 6 000 years ago, who used the area as a place of worship and shaman rituals. There are 17 different sites of rock paintings, totalling 212 stone slabs.
The developers of the lodge used natural stone and thatch and chose paint hues to match that of the surrounding rocks and plains. Recently a visitor centre was erected and was also built and designed to blend into the red sandstone of the environment. Twyfelfontein welcomes as many as 40 000 visitors per year. For those puzzled by the name: a farmer that settled on the land in 1946 named it Twyfelfontein (Afrikaans for uncertain or doubtful spring) as he was unsure whether the spring called /Ui-//aes on the farm would provide enough water.
Twyfelfontein was proclaimed a national monument in 1952. It first came to the attention of the wider world when Reinhard Maack included the site in a report in 1921. He is thought to have been informed of the engravings in the area by a land surveyor. The imagery suggests it was part of the Khoi-San belief system, who lived in the area up to about 1 000 years ago when they were displaced by the Damara. No Khoi-San currently inhabit the area, but the beliefs of San 800 km away give insight to the meaning of the paintings and engravings. To preserve this unique history, Twyfelfontein became Namibia’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.
Guest accommodation at Twyfelfontein Country lodge comprises 56 en-suite rooms. These rooms are all spacious and with all the amenities that you might require. All rooms have magnificent views of the surrounding planes or mountains. It is not unusual to be treated to the sight of the famous desert elephants from your veranda.
For honeymooners, or perhaps for royalty, Twyfelfontein Country Lodge offers a luxury suite placed a discrete distance from the other buildings. The suite has its own private bar and private splash pool. This pool is nestled between the natural rocks and not visible to the paparazzi. A very romantic and private experience.
Twyfelfontein Country Lodge is approximately 100 km west of Khorixas and 430 km northwest of the Namibian capital, Windhoek. It can be reached by air or by road (travel along the C39, turn off at D2612, join D3254).
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The lodge caters for a host of activities, ranging from swimming facilities, and safaris. The many Namibian plant species, among which the unique Welwitschia, will delight plant lovers. Elephants and giraffe are some of the wildlife that adapted to the desert climate of the Namib that can be seen roaming the area.
Those interested in geology will also be in for a treat: volcanic activity of eons ago led to spectacular rock formations that can be viewed at the Organ Pipes, Burnt Mountains, Doros Crater and Petrified Forest. They are all in the vicinity of the lodge.
BOTSWANA
Temba Botswana works closely with Twyfelfontein Country Lodge and they will tailor-make a tour which will include parts of Botswana and Namibia. Please insist that they include Mowana Safari Lodge on the banks of the Chobe River in your itinerary. This lodge is very near the Chobe National Park in Kasane. The main attraction in Botswana remain the Okavango Delta and Island Safari Lodge remains the most popular gateway to the Okavango Delta.
NAMIBIA
Damarland or Kaokoland is now known as the Kunene District of Namibia. Although Twyfelfontein Country Lodge is our favourite lodge in this area we recommend a few other Lodges. East of Khorixas is the Vingerklip rock where both the Vingerklip Lodge and Ugab Terrace Lodge offers breath-taking views over the particular landmark. To the north of Twyfelfontein is the Palmwag concession where Palmwag Lodge is in a remote area known for Desert Elephants and Rhino.
Twyfelfontein is very near Etosha National park, Namibia's famous wildlife reserve. Okaukuejo near Anderson Gate is now a luxury safari destination and certainly worth a visit.
Ai-Ais Resort near the Fish River Canyon in Namibia is perhaps Namibia's most interesting lodge. Twyfelfontein Country Lodge are convinced that you will enjoy your visit there.
ZIMBABWE
Temba Zimbabwe is our tour operators in Zimbabwe and they will tailor-made a tour as fascinating as a visit to Twyfelfontein, but in Zimbabwe. Perhaps you can start your trip at Fothergill Island or Spurwing Island both luxurious lodges on islands in Lake Kariba.
Twyfelfontein strongly recommends a visit to Victoria Falls while you are in Zimbabwe. Ilala Lodge is the nearest hotel to the lodge and renowned for its excellent service. After your visit to Ilala Lodge visit Troutbeck Inn hotel and resort near Nyanga in the Eastern Highlands where the log fire always burns.
Hwange Safari Lodge offers excellent game view in the Hwange National Park
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