Sundowner Drive Etosha
Out and about in the day’s last light
In the late afternoon, you’ll head out into the landscape in open safari vehicles. The drives take you through the respective reserve surrounding the lodge. With a bit of luck, you might spot animals, while your guide explains the unique features of the surroundings and their interconnections.
As the sun sets, you’ll stop at a selected spot. While the sun slowly disappears behind the horizon, a moment of reflection and enjoyment unfolds – with views of the landscape and a cool drink to round off the day.
As the light fades, the landscape visibly transforms: ridges, dunes, and plains become clearer, long shadows trace their contours, while the sky and earth are painted in warm red, brown, and violet hues. As darkness falls, the path leads back to the lodge.
Sundowner above the Etosha Treetops
Sundowner above the Etosha Treetops
In the early evening, you’ll journey through the private nature reserve to a sundowner deck built on stilts, rising above the treetops.
From here, the view opens up over the surrounding landscape – and with a bit of luck, you might even spot wildlife that appears at this time of day. From this elevated perspective, movements are particularly easy to observe: among dense Mopane forests, in open areas, or along paths winding through the terrain.
A special place for sunset – with a cool drink in hand and a view over the landscape, as the light intensifies once more, bathing the surroundings in warm colors before darkness slowly takes over the scene.
Prices and Info
Registration: at the reception
Start: daily in the afternoon at the parking lot in front of the reception
Duration: approx. 2 hours
Price*: N$ 975
Information Material
For information on all Ondili activities at Etosha Oberland Lodge, please refer to the following PDF document.
Etosha Oberland Lodge Activities – Flyer 2026
* Note: A stay at one of our Ondili Lodges and Guesthouses is a prerequisite for booking Ondili activities. The minimum age for participation in activities is 12 years.
Ondili Lodges, Regions, and Experiences
Each Ondili Lodge is inextricably linked to its surroundings—and that is exactly where the local experiences come from. What guests can do here isn't just based on a fixed program, but arises from the landscape itself.
Every region reveals different facets of Namibia: sometimes the focus is on the wildlife, sometimes on the vastness of the landscape or exploring on foot. The lodges embrace these unique features.
This creates an interplay of location, accommodation, and activity that makes each region uniquely experienceable – and invites you to discover Namibia from different perspectives.
Oberland
Oberland
Red Dunes
Red dunes, camel thorn tree savanna, open vast grasslands. Where the typical Kalahari landscape begins in the west, the lodge lies nestled in dunes by a dry lake.
Red Dunes
Teufelskralle
Teufelskralle
Desert Homestead
A place to arrive and feel at home. Not far from the world-famous Sossusvlei, Desert Homestead Lodge is situated in the open desert landscape of the Namib.
Desert Homestead
Namib Outpost
Located in the Namib Tsaris Nature Reserve, which directly borders the UNESCO Natural Heritage Namib Sand Sea with Sossusvlei and Deadvlei – twelve small estates amidst the vastness of the desert landscape.
Namib Outpost
Hohenstein
With panoramic views of the highest mountain in the Erongo Massif, Hohenstein Lodge is perfectly suited for exploring the sights of Namibia's central north.
Hohenstein
Twyfelfontein
Tented camp in the area of the desert elephants – near the famous rock engravings of Twyfelfontein.
Twyfelfontein
Brigadoon
Built in 1906 as a captain's house, Brigadoon is now a boutique guesthouse in the heart of Swakopmund.
Brigadoon
Ti Melen
Located on the outskirts of Windhoek, set in a large garden. A guesthouse with African and European influences.
Ti Melen
What Our Guests Say
Do you want a dream vacation? Then come here. There’s nothing here you’d miss. It starts with the reception, continues with the 75 m² tented apartment, the excellent service, the best pool of all 10 lodges we stayed at on this trip, very fine food, excellent service, and very friendly staff. Waterhole directly in front of the lodge. During dinner, rhinos came by, numerous zebras, wildebeest, steenboks, impalas, etc. Definitely do the game drive, Alloys is a very good guide.
Bettina C.
If you are looking for a lodge at the central southern entrance of Etosha National Park that is not dedicated to mass tourism and offers a high-quality value ratio, you will definitely reach your goal at this lodge. We at Leaflove Safari are happy to recommend this lodge to our discerning guests with a clear conscience.
Albert Voigts
Perfect stay, everything we enjoyed was of the best quality. The accommodation was very spacious, which was a blessing after 6 nights of camping with some thunderstorms. The kitchen offered us a culinary delight of the highest quality every evening. It was a great pleasure to enjoy our stay at the newest Ondili Lodge (without reservation). The staff was very friendly and highly attentive. Dankie to the whole team. The location to Etosha National Park is very, very good, about 20 km to Ombika.
Wolfgang Menneke
It was the details. Welcome at the entrance, a fresh tea and a damp, cold towel. Questions about food intolerances. And above all… the fantastic staff. The lodge was stunning. There are many animals to see at the waterhole.
Sebastian Schreiner
What a great lodge just before Anderson Gate. If I could, I would give even more stars. Everything here is just perfect. Extremely courteous service and great food. The lodge’s furnishings are very high quality. Appropriate value for money. A morning game drive is also highly recommended. Thank you, Chamberlain!
Stephan Mosmann