Rock Painting Tour with Sundowner
Day Trips to the Highlights of the Erongo Region
In the Erongo, no path simply leads from A to B. The excursions take you through diverse landscapes—across open plains, along rock formations, and to places that only reveal themselves once you arrive.
Vast plains alternate with dense clusters of granite boulders. At times, the view opens wide across the landscape; at others, the focus shifts to the rock itself—to lines, textures, and traces formed over eons or left by ancient cultures.
Some paths lead to viewpoints with sweeping vistas, others deep into rocky terrain, to caves, or between massive granite formations. Each excursion has a different focus—sometimes the landscape, sometimes history, and sometimes the simple experience of moving through the rocks.
Rock Painting Tour with Sundowner
Rock Painting Tour with Sundowner
After a short game drive through the reserve, the hike begins among the rock formations. Step by step, you get closer to the sites where traces of the past have been preserved on the stone.
What initially seems inconspicuous only becomes visible up close: drawings of animals and scenes that have been preserved on the rock faces for thousands of years.
The tour concludes at an elevated viewpoint. The rocks soak up the warm colors of the evening as the sun dips lower and the surroundings grow quiet. With a cool drink in hand and a wide view over the landscape, you then head back to the lodge for dinner.
Prices and Info
Registration: at reception
Price*: N$ 750
Information Material
Please refer to the following PDF document for information on all Ondili activities at Hohenstein Lodge.
Hohenstein 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