Mowani Mountain Camp

A spectacular setting with the rooms designed to meld into the landscape. Rooms are spacious and well equipped with comfortable bed, A/C, in-room coffee/tea, safe, en-suite bathroom and shower, and small veranda. Walk to your room will likely be on loose gravel walkways that are well-lit at night - torches are provided. Meals were very tasty with a selection of entrees. Alcohol is not included - and you can charge to your room. The sunset from the viewing "deck" has to rival the best in the world -- absolutely stunning! The activities were wonderful, with informative walks to Twyfelfontein and game drive to find the Desert Ellies. Since the ellies move around, our drive took over an hour and half to find them - the drive in the dry riverbed was an experience on its own. They provided plenty of water during the activities. Finally, the camp staff and guides were wonderful: always friendly and very professional. There's a tip box at reception, so no need to tip at the dining table, room, etc...

This hotel delivered in its promise of taking us to see desert elephants, our reason for going to Damaraland.||We enjoyed the luxury room with its deck pool and fabulous views. The food was great as was sundowners on the rock above. Very friendly and helpful staff also helped to make it a memorable stay.

The geology of the setting for this camp is remarkable with giant boulders everywhere - some of which perch apparently precariously on top of others. The camp is created in the same style so really blends in with the landscape. We had a room that looked out to the mountains which you pay extra for but is definitely worth it as the views are really quite spectacular from you balcony or as you lay in bed! ||The food is good and the staff (all male) make you welcome remembering what your preferences are from day to day. ||Nice touch at sundowners to give you some canapés but you pay for your own drinks. ||We took a couple of excursions to the Twyfelfontain rock paintings (interesting) and a morning game drive (excellent) which included a coffee stop with snacks (delicious ) being able to watch elephants including a baby elephant too. The scenery is spectacular and quite a special experience.

I felt like a princess! I had one night in the superior view room and 2 nights in the mountain suite. So fabulous! The camp is beautiful, food was phenomenal, staff was fantastic. Had sundowners every evening with a glorious view of sunset. Staff set out cushions and chairs for guests to enjoy sunset every evening. Felt completely safe there. Also got to go on a nature drive to see the desert elephants and have morning coffee in the desert. I would absolutely stay at this lodge again!

We recently stayed at Mowani Mountain Camp for one night. The camp is tucked right into the red granite boulders, which makes you feel like you’re part of the landscape. The views are nice, especially from the sundowner spot where you can watch the sunset over the valley. The room was spacious but did not have any special views. All the rooms seem to be pretty private though and blend into the surroundings. We did a great excursion to see the desert-adapted elephants with Siggi. While our stay was overall good, I wouldn't recommend staying there for more than one night. While the staff was generally friendly and helpful, I was pretty irritated by the two staff members getting your luggage to the room. While I have no issue tipping (as common in the US), I do have a BIG issue with it if it feels expected - They were basically standing there waiting for me to tip them! At a ~800 USD price point per night that's not the way to do it. So I didn't! Generally, staff was a bit more mainstream (not especially attentive and didn't make you feel very special) than in other lodges we stayed at in Namibia. Also, when we stayed there the night was pretty windy and ice cold - They did not have the ability to close off the main lodge dining room (in all other lodges we stayed at this was not a problem) which made everyone FREEZING. Basically everyone had to get their winter jackets out to make dinner more comfortable. We even asked for blankets. Kind of ruined an otherwise very good dining experience.

The team at Mowani Mountain Camp made our stay very special. There is a fun self-guided bush walk you can go on, the pool is great and the location is just fun! We were actually there to short! I would recommend having at least 2 nights there. We will have to go back. ||||It was my husband's birthday and the team went above and beyond to make our stay extra lovely.

This is a really impressive property. The rooms, and facilities, are built into the rock formations in a discrete and sympathetic manner. Our room was spacious and fully equipped with everything we needed for a two night stay. The fact that the loo and the shower were outside the room added to its charm, but were completely shielded from view.|Meals were very good indeed, as was the bar service. There is a small pool ( more plunger than swimming) and the views from the dining room terrace were spectacular.|A must do activity is the desert elephant drive. It’s an early start, but is well worth it for the scenery and animals.|Staff were incredibly helpful, welcoming and engaging.|A highly recommended place to stay.

A hidden place among the rocks with stunning views. We stayed here in March. Attentive staff, excellent cuisine, clean spacious rooms. It was just 🤩 wow! 🥰🫶🏼 we definitely coming back to this lovely place ❤️