Twyfelfontein Country Lodge

Situated in the heart of the Damaraland , surrounded by one of the most beautiful wilderness regions on earth ‌.

You will find a piece of paradise.

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Twyfelfontein Country Lodge is situated within a UNESCO world heritage site. The Twyfelfontein area, a very vulnerable and delicate ecosystem, is renowned for some of the best examples of San Rock Paintings and Engravings in Southern Africa.

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Twyfelfontein (Afrikaans: uncertain spring), officially known as Ç€Ui-Ç Ais (Damara/ Nama: jumping waterhole), is a site of ancient rock engravings in the Kunene Region of northwestern Namibia. It consists of a spring in a valley flanked by the slopes of a sandstone table mountain that receives very little rainfall and has a wide range of diurnal temperatures.

The site has been inhabited for 6,000 years, first by huntergatherers and later by Khoikhoi herders. Both ethnic groups used it as a place of worship and a site to conduct shamanist rituals. In the process of these rituals at least 2,500 items of rock carvings have been created, as well as a few rock paintings.

Displaying one of the largest concentrations of rock petroglyphs in Africa, UNESCO approved Twyfelfontein as Namibia's first World Heritage Site in 2007.

Burnt Mountain Burnt Mountain is in a south-easterly direction from Twyfelfontein and is really a hill at the foot of a 12 km long volcanic ridge.

Nothing grows in this rather desolate area. It was proclaimed a national monument in the Official Gazette because “it was of a certain barren mountain there which, with a unique play of colour on its slopes and surfaces during morning and evening hours, proved a highlight in the otherwise monotonous landscape around Twyfelfontein�.

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Accommodation •

No. of rooms: 64 : Twin Rooms 56 : Double Rooms 4

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Luxury Suite 1 (VIP Unit – en suite with bath, tea/coffee making facilities, private terrace, balcony, TV, Mini Bar)

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Family Rooms 6 (4 Triple Rooms, 2 inter-leading Twin Rooms)

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Guide Rooms 8 (Twin Rooms)

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The Rooms are equipped with:

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En-suite bathrooms with shower

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Ceiling Fan

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For valuables there is a safe at reception.

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A c t i v i t i e s

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Afternoon Nature Drive including Sundowner ( 4 hrs)

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Star gazing

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Morning Excursion to Twyfelfontein engravings

(UNESCO World Heritage Site), Organ Pipes and Burnt Mountain (3 hrs)

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Guided Walking Trails (duration depending on guests)

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Damara Living Culture Museum

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( All activities need to be pre-booked)

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Facilities : Restaurant ⚑ Bar ⚑ Open Lounge ⚑ Swimming Pool ⚑

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Curio Shop ⚑ FOREX desk

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Waterhole for game viewing

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Transfers from and to Airstrip

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Finding the Desert Elephants

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Delicious Buffet Breakfast and Dinner

Important Information •CREDIT CARDS: Visa & Master Card •POWER SUPPLY: Nampower (220Volt, 24 hours), Generator

•MEDICAL SUPPORT: Khorixas 130 km Hospital & Drs.

•Air strip for emergency evacuations •CELLPHONE RECEPTION: No •CHECK-IN: 14H00 CHECK-OUT: 10H00 •Cancellation Policy : •45 - 31 days prior to arrival: 25% •30 - 16 days prior to arrival: 50% •15 days or less prior to arrival: 90% •Non-arrivals: 90% NAMIBIA

Organ Pipes

A distinctive series of dolerite pillars that have been exposed by erosion.

Maps •

Close to the Twyfelfontein engravings

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GPS Coordinates : S 20˚32’38” / E 14˚21’32”

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Distances :

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Windhoek: 590 Km

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Khorixas: 130 Km

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Twyfelfontein Engravings: 4 Km

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Uis: 125 Km

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Contact

• P.O. Box 6597, Windhoek, Namibia

• Tel: +264 (0)61 374750 • After hours: +264 (0)67 697021 • Fax: +264 (0)61 256598 • Email:

twyfelfontein@ncl.com.na

• Website:

www.namibialodges.com

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