andBeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge
Sossusvlei, Namibia
Location
The andBeyond Private Desert Reserve
The lodge sits on the 12,715-hectare andBeyond Sossusvlei Private Desert Reserve in the Namib, bordering the NamibRand International Dark Sky Reserve — Africa's first — around an hour from the Sossusvlei dunes and Deadvlei.
Transfer
A fly-in or self-drive
Fly in around 90 minutes from Windhoek to a private airstrip, or self-drive around 380 km on gravel — light-aircraft luggage is soft-bag and weight-limited.
Villas
11 suites
Eleven suites — ten stone-and-glass Desert Suites and one two-bedroom Star Dune Suite — each with a fireplace, a private plunge pool and a retractable skylight over the bed, plus indoor and outdoor showers and Swarovski binoculars.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, honeymooners and astronomy and design lovers after an ultra-luxury Namib desert lodge — a skylight over the bed and an on-site observatory by Africa's first Dark Sky Reserve — with a family suite, and malaria-free.
Board Basis
All-inclusive
All-inclusive — meals, drinks and scheduled activities, with an interactive kitchen and a walk-in wine cellar; ballooning and scenic flights are extra.
About the Resort
A skylight over the bed in the world's oldest desert
andBeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge is the design icon of the Namib — eleven stone-and-glass suites on a 12,715-hectare private reserve, bordering the NamibRand International Dark Sky Reserve, Africa's first. The night sky is the signature here: every suite has a retractable skylight over the bed for stargazing as you fall asleep, and the lodge runs an on-site observatory with a resident astronomer and a Celestron telescope, among the darkest skies on earth. Each suite adds a fireplace, a private plunge pool, indoor and outdoor showers with 180-degree desert views, and Swarovski binoculars, with a two-bedroom Star Dune Suite for families. Days run on Sossusvlei and Deadvlei dune excursions — the dunes sit around an hour away, the trade-off for the design and the observatory — plus Sesriem Canyon, open-vehicle nature drives, guided walks and e-biking, all-inclusive with an interactive kitchen and a walk-in wine cellar. Reached by a 90-minute flight from Windhoek or by self-drive, and malaria-free, it is the ultra-luxury desert lodge for couples, astronomers and design lovers.
Accommodation
Suites
Eleven suites — ten stone-and-glass Desert Suites and one two-bedroom Star Dune Suite — each with a fireplace, a private plunge pool and a retractable skylight over the bed, plus a glass rain shower and an outdoor shower with 180-degree desert views, and Swarovski binoculars.
Entry
Desert Suite
Sleeps two. A stone-and-glass king with a fireplace, a skylight over the bed and a private plunge pool.
SkylightPlunge pool
Family
Star Dune Suite
Sleeps four. A two-bedroom family suite with two en-suite bedrooms and a shared lounge.
Two-bedroomFamily
Food & Drink
Dining
Dining is all-inclusive, around an interactive kitchen and a walk-in wine cellar, with dinners set out in the desert under some of the darkest skies on earth.
Signature
The interactive kitchen
An interactive kitchen, with all food and drinks included.
Cellar
The wine cellar
A walk-in wine cellar.
Desert
Desert dining
Dining out in the desert.
Wellbeing
Wellness & pools
A wellness centre handles treatments, with a private spa-bath and a gym, alongside a rim-flow pool and private plunge pools on every suite — and the on-site observatory, with its resident astronomer, for the night sky.
The wellness centre
A wellness centre with a treatment room and a private spa-bath.
A rim-flow pool
A rim-flow pool, with private plunge pools on every suite.
The observatory
An on-site observatory with a resident astronomer.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
The world's oldest desert, its highest dunes, and its darkest skies. Explore Sossusvlei and Deadvlei, stargaze from the observatory, drive the private reserve, and walk Sesriem Canyon.
Sossusvlei & Deadvlei
The Sossusvlei and Deadvlei dunes, among the world's highest.
Stargazing
Stargazing beside Africa's first Dark Sky Reserve — an observatory, a resident astronomer and a skylight over the bed.
Nature drives
Open-vehicle nature drives on the private reserve.
Sesriem Canyon
Sesriem Canyon.
Guided walks
Guided walks and e-biking across the desert.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
To a private airstrip
Fly in around 90 minutes from Windhoek to a private airstrip.
By road
Self-drive
Or self-drive, around 380 km on gravel.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting andBeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- All-inclusive — meals, drinks and scheduled activities; ballooning and scenic flights are extra.
Made for couples
- A romantic, design-led desert lodge for couples, with the two-bedroom Star Dune Suite for families — and malaria-free.
Setting
- On a 12,715-hectare private reserve in the Namib, beside Africa's first Dark Sky Reserve, around an hour from the Sossusvlei dunes.
Getting there
- Fly in around 90 minutes from Windhoek to a private airstrip, or self-drive on gravel; light-aircraft luggage is soft-bag and weight-limited.
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