Wolwedans News Archive 2006
December 06
Boulders Camp update.
Boulders will sleep 8 guests in four double rooms, ideally booked for two nights though a one night stay is possible in conjunction with a night at Wolwedans lodge. To make the most of the NamibRand experience, we suggest staying at both dune and boulder locations. Boulders is a two hour scenic transfer from main reception at Wolwedans, with a different route for the return journey. Activities include walks and drives into the deep south of the NamibRand reserve. Rates in 2007 will be the same as the lodge and the camp is due to open for bookings on July 1st 2007.
September 06
Desert First or Desert Last? The ideal time to introduce visitors to Namibia’s desert gem, the Namib, has long been a talking point. Is it a first or a final stop?
Personally, I would go with the latter for the simple reason that to understand and enjoy the tranquility of the Namib, work related stress needs to be long forgotten and the desire to see Namibia’s other famous and less subtle highlights needs to be satisfied.
First, track cheetah on foot at sunrise, try and keep a zebra headcount at an Etosha waterhole, watch elephants as they trail silently through the geological masterpiece of Damaraland and then you are ready. Quite simply, the oldest desert in the world deserves your full attention, anything less and you risk missing the point.
DuneHopper
The DuneHopper offers a complete fly-in solution to Wolwedans and Sossusvlei accessed from Swakopmund or Windhoek. Please check the website for a selection of 3-5 night packages.
May 06
N.I.C.E. The Wolwedans Collection has a long standing and well deserved reputation for great cuisine and the open kitchen at Dune Camp is far more entertaining than any reality chef show I have ever seen on TV. Now Stephan Brückner has created a training facility in Windhoek for preparing the next generation of Namibian master chefs - the Namibian Institute of Culinary Education.
This is a fantastic resource not only for fast-tracking local talent but also a serious investment in the local workforce. It is the latest training and empowerment innovation that Stephan Brückner has initiated and it is entirely harmonious with the local management systems in place at the camps.
Although the chefs at Wolwedans do occasionally need time to rest, this does provide guests with the time to explore the immaculate 180,000 hectare private reserve.
The DuneHopper is a fly-in programme with packages ranging from 3 to 5 nights. Flights depart daily from Windhoek and Swakopmund making this a great way to access the stunning NamibRand Nature Reserve and Sossusvlei if your clients are pressed for time. Easily combined with northern itineraries, either self-drive or fly-in and ensuring seamless onward travel.
Namibian wine at Wolwedans Amongst the carefully stored wine selection at Wolwedans, Stephan Brückner stocks one very special wine which is produced and bottled 100km as the crow flies from Wolwedans. Neuras Red is a desert wine and production is limited to just 2800 bottles a year of which Wolwedans buys 300 for resale, the rest go to private collectors. Neuras Red is good enough to have won prizes in South Africa, where it was judged alongside some of the finest wine in the world. Stephan has built a wine cellar as unique as the wine it holds, dug five metres into a sand dune.
A percentage of the profit goes to a children’s boarding house in Maltahöhe which Wolwedans helps support. Your clients can assist in the upliftment of underprivileged Namibian children just by enjoying good wine.
February 06
Weddings at Wolwedans A small and intimate wedding, set in one of the most spectacular places on the planet. The team at Wolwedans have a decade of experience in arranging everything required for an entirely unique wedding day. The exclusively remote Private Camp is the ideal wedding night escape, and the wedding party can relax (or party) at the Dunes Lodge or Dune Camp. The fine detail is expertly taken care of from air charters to the bridal bouquet. Leaving the privileged couple to relax, enjoy themselves and not wonder if it is going to rain...
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