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uxury travel can effect positive change in the world and Wolwedans has managed to walk that magical line: providing a superlative wilderness experience, while preserving and improving the environment for generations to come. That dedication to sustainability is a thread that links each camp in the Wolwedans Collection. A founding member of The Long Run, in 2011 Wolwedans was inducted as a Global Ecosphere Retreat; a prestigious certification recognising the group’s achievements and successes in fostering sustainable eco-sensitive tourism, whilst encouraging community development and cultural stewardship in the region.
Wolwedans is more than just another circuit of tented camps offering daily game drives and a comfortable bed. At Wolwedans the goal is the very conservation of this fragile landscape, and the upliftment of the communities that call it home. The camps are essentially a series of canvas tents and chalets pitched on elevated wooden platforms, a low-impact style of construction that means every trace of their presence could be seamlessly removed from the landscape if needed. Wolwedans has also invested heavily in its bid to touch this fragile landscape as lightly as possible. All waste is recycled so that nothing impacts the pristine ecology, and much of the fresh produce consumed by both guests and staff is grown in on-site organic gardens, further reducing the carbon footprint of the camps. A state-of-the-art photo-voltaic power installation has slashed reliance on fossil fuels, while a water management system continually conserves this most precious of desert resources.
Each camp flaunts its own distinctive backdrop in the tapestry of landscapes. Dunes Lodge perches atop a sandy plateau with breathtaking views out across the reserve, while Dune Camp offers a similar immersion in the landscape on the edge of russet-orange sands. And it’s not only dunes that define the NamibRand. The dramatic Nubib Mountains guard the eastern horizon of the reserve, a mountain terrain hinted at by the enigmatic Boulders Safari Camp, where sundowners can be enjoyed from atop a spectacular rocky plateau. There are few better places to soak up the silence of the desert than the Wolwedans Private Camp. Easily the most exclusive getaway in the NamibRand, Private Camp is rented on an exclusive-use basis, allowing up to six guests (or families of up to eight) the luxury of their own private hideaway amid the sandy plains. It’s an escape that beguiles with its understated luxury. And just as the migrating dunes themselves find form in myriad shapes and shades, so the Wolwedans Collection offers a captivating diversity of experiences and activities aimed at moving guests towards active participation and away from passive consumption. This ethos is driven with activity-based experiences from horse-back riding, e-biking, walking the paths of the San and a meditative solitude experience, designed to encourage digital detox in this wildly natural place. Wolwedans exists to inspire a new way.
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