Welcome to Little Kulala Lodge 

Little Kulala Lodge in Sossusvlei is a welcome oasis situated along the dry Auab riverbed in the Kulala Wilderness Reserve in Namibia.

Little Kulala celebrates the splendour and solitude of the Namib Desert.

Excursions to Sossusvlei (via a gate exclusive to Wilderness Safaris vehicles), nature drives, walks and eco-sensitive quad biking, explore this fascinating landscape.

A balloon safari offers an awe-inspiring experience soaring above the desert. 

Inspired by Dead Vlei, the design of the 11 climate-controlled thatched villas, each with a private plunge pool, merges seamlessly into the timeless desert setting.

Each villa at Kulala Lodge has a rooftop Star Bed for romantic star gazing. 

Once farmland used for subsistence goat farming, the region had very little indigenous wildlife.

In 1996 Wilderness Safaris stepped in to rehabilitate the area and today the land and its wildlife have returned to their former glory. 

Little Kulala Lodge’s elegant entertainment area offers a library, wine cellar, craft boutique, lounge and dining area, all set beneath thatch.

Neutral colours, tactile textures and the careful use of natural light reproduce the soothing pastel tones of the desert.

Cool, serene and sheltering, the lodge is a natural oasis in the midst of the stark desert beauty.

Activities include early morning guided nature drives to Sossusvlei, as well as nature drives and walks in the private reserve.

Early morning hot-air ballooning and scenic helicopter flights are available at an additional cost, but well worth it. 

Desert-adapted wildlife to be seen on the Little Kulala Wilderness Reserve includes ostrich, springbok, gemsbok, spotted hyaena and the occasional brown hyaena.

Smaller creatures such as bat-eared fox, black-backed jackal, porcupine, Cape fox and aardwolf can also be seen.

One bird, the aptly names dune lark, has its entire global distribution limited to this area.

A surprisingly diverse array of insects, reptiles and rodents make their home around Kulala Desert Lodge.

At dust the call of barking geckoes can be heard and walks reveal the smaller creatures – the buck-spoor spider with its multi-entrance burrow or the ambush specialist antlion, to name but a few.