Rooiputs Luxury Lodge
Location
Rooiputs luxury lodge is situated 20 kilometers from Twee Rivieren camp on the Botswana side of the Kgalagadi
Transfrontier Park.....
About Rooiputs Lodge
The lodge is perched on a sand dune overlooking the acacia savannah and small waterhole, with great panoramic views of the surrounding dunes.....
The lodge is awakened by the rising sun as it faces east and beautiful sunsets fall behind the lodge entrance, so a great Lodge for shooting landscapes.....
What strikes you first as you enter Rooiputs lodge is the fantastic view - the whole main area is open-fronted to give you an unobstructed view of the acacia savannah and sand dunes.....
you are then greeted by a cosy lounge, during the winter months the canvas sides are rolled down to keep in the warmth.....
there is a restful reading nook on the left- all the furnishings throughout the lodge reflect the rich ethnic textures of the Kalahari desert.....
Rooiputs Luxury lodge is a photographer's delight because of the many beautiful viewing points and wide open spaces. Electricity and internet access are found only at the communal area.
It is not safe to walk around at night because it's not fenced so you need to be escorted to your chalet after dinner.....
It's a good place to shoot star points when there is a new moon, because there is very little light pollution around the lodge....
Food and Drink
The dining area and bar are on the right of the main building with stunning views....
Meal times were great and we thoroughly enjoyed everyone... for breakfast, we had eggs of your choice, crumpets, waffles and coffee.....
light lunches - meatloaf on mash potato or chicken lasagna and salads or stuffed pancakes; high tea is followed at 2.30pm just before the afternoon game drive and this is served near the bar area.....
delicious 3-course dinners are served- Cauliflower and blue cheese soup followed by stuffed chicken fillet on brown rice and veg or spicy vegetable soup, lamb stew on rice.....
and then finished off with a lovely milk tart or other cakes.....
When the weather is not good, meals can be taken in your chalets....
The one evening Mario and I had dinner on the deck overlooking the waterhole, it was a great evening and one of the warmer ones we had during our 5 day stay!
In front of the lounge and dining area is the open boma that offers a good view of the waterhole below. It's a great place to sip your early morning coffee while waiting for the sunrise or before going on your game drive....
Or after dinner you can sit around the boma fire - the evening atmosphere around the boma is very relaxed. We had a wonderful time in the boma with a group of Australian photographers who were out for a Photographic Safari.......
You will find guest toilets behind the lounge area which then lead off to the sun deck and plunge pool.....
Accommodation
From the main area, it’s just a short walk along a wooden walkway to the 11 chalets- four on the left hand side of the main Lodge area and seven on the right....
The eleven, beautifully furnished wooden chalets have glass sliding doors, thatched roofs, king size or twin beds, toilet and twin hand basins, a lovely outdoor shower and private deck. All the chalets have a view over the savannah and rolling sand dunes beyond......
There are nine (9) standard chalets.....
one family chalet, which sleeps four....
With having outdoor showers we showered during the heat of the day during our stay in August as the temperatures dropped during some nights to -7 degrees Celsius - for summer the outdoor shower is great but not so good for winter!
In addition to an indoor shower or bath, a fireplace in the dining-room/bar area would make winter dinners so much better.
Should the heat get too unbearable during the night, fans will be made available. Hot water bottles are a secret touch during the cold winter nights. Gas heaters are available in the main building during winter.
The luxury desert chalet/honeymoon chalet.....
The Honeymoon chalets has an outdoor bath where you can cool down or enjoy a refreshing drink whilst looking over the sweeping views of a treed savannah and a grassy plains.....
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Activities
Rooiputs luxury lodge gives you an option of self-drives or guided game drives, we like this flexibility that is given to the guests.....
We also enjoyed a game drive with a group of Australians that were on a photographic safari.....
Landscape photography in the Kalahari is fantastic, we love the wide open space, dead trees, sunrise and sunsets or animalscape images that one can get when out and about on safari drive or self-drive.....
Each night we heard lions roaring and we found them mating and a male after dinner on a night drive but you can read more of that on our Kgalagadi Trip Report page.
Rooiputs luxury lodge has a sister lodge 200 kilometers up north just past Nossob Camp; Polentswa Classic Tented Lodge, which is another favourite of ours!
The combination of the red sand dunes, traditional cuisine, the warmth of the staff members and the lovely accommodation, ensure an unforgettable Kalahari experience.
We enjoyed it all, thank you Rooiputs Lodge for a great stay!
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