Little Kulala
Kulala Wilderness Reserve, Sossusvlei, Namibia
Location
The Kulala Wilderness Reserve
The lodge sits on the 37,000-hectare Kulala Wilderness Reserve south of Sesriem Canyon, on the Namib-Naukluft Park border along the dry Auab riverbed — the only reserve with a private gate to Sossusvlei, making it the closest camp to the dunes.
Transfer
A fly-in or self-drive
Fly in to a private airstrip, or self-drive — light-aircraft luggage is soft-bag and weight-limited.
Villas
11 kulalas
Eleven thatched kulalas, each with a private plunge pool, a bleached deck, indoor and outdoor showers, floor-to-ceiling windows and a rooftop skybed for sleeping under the stars.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, honeymooners and photographers after the closest access to the Sossusvlei dunes — a private gate and a rooftop skybed — with a family kulala; children six and over, and malaria-free.
Board Basis
All-inclusive
All-inclusive — meals, drinks and activities, with a restaurant, a wine cellar and a craft boutique.
About the Resort
The closest camp to the dunes, with a skybed
Little Kulala is the Sossusvlei lodge with the dunes closest to hand — the only camp with a private gate into the reserve, which means direct, early access to Sossusvlei, Deadvlei and Big Mama before the crowds arrive. It sits on the 37,000-hectare Kulala Wilderness Reserve on the Namib-Naukluft border, eleven thatched kulalas along a dry riverbed, each with a private plunge pool, indoor and outdoor showers, floor-to-ceiling windows and — the signature — a rooftop skybed reached by an internal staircase, for sleeping out under some of the darkest skies on earth. Days run on nature drives and walks across the reserve, Sesriem Canyon, eco-quad biking, hot-air ballooning and horse riding, all-inclusive. Where the andBeyond lodge leans on design and its observatory an hour from the dunes, Little Kulala leans on access and the skybed. Reached by light aircraft or self-drive, and malaria-free, it suits couples, honeymooners and photographers, with a family kulala and children six and over.
Accommodation
Kulalas
Eleven thatched kulalas, each with a private plunge pool, a bleached deck, indoor and outdoor showers, floor-to-ceiling windows and a rooftop skybed reached by an internal staircase, for sleeping under the stars.
Entry
Kulala
Sleeps two. A thatched king with a private plunge pool, indoor and outdoor showers and a rooftop skybed.
SkybedPlunge pool
Family
Family Kulala
Sleeps three to four. A larger, interleading layout for families.
InterleadingFamily
Food & Drink
Dining
Dining runs to a restaurant and bar with a library, a wine cellar and a craft boutique, all-inclusive across the day.
Signature
The restaurant
A restaurant and bar, with a library.
Cellar
The wine cellar
A wine cellar.
Boutique
The craft boutique
A craft boutique.
Wellbeing
Pools & skybeds
There is a swimming pool, with private plunge pools on every kulala, and the rooftop skybeds for sleeping under the stars — with the Sossusvlei dunes reached directly through the reserve's private gate.
A swimming pool
A swimming pool, with private plunge pools on every kulala.
Rooftop skybeds
A rooftop skybed on each kulala — sleep under the stars.
The dunes
The Sossusvlei dunes, through the private gate.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Closest to the dunes, and a bed under the stars. Slip through the private gate to Deadvlei before the crowds, sleep on the skybed, walk Sesriem Canyon, and explore the reserve.
Private-gate Sossusvlei
Direct, early access to Sossusvlei, Deadvlei and Big Mama through the reserve's private gate — the closest camp to the dunes, ahead of the crowds.
The rooftop skybed
The rooftop skybed, for sleeping under some of the darkest skies on earth.
Sesriem Canyon
Sesriem Canyon.
Eco-quad biking
Eco-quad biking and nature drives on the reserve.
Ballooning
Hot-air ballooning and horse riding.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
To a private airstrip
Fly in to a private airstrip on the reserve.
By road
Self-drive
Or self-drive to the Namib-Naukluft border.
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 Little Kulala. 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 activities.
Made for couples
- A romantic desert lodge for couples, with a family kulala; children six and over, and malaria-free.
Setting
- On the 37,000-hectare Kulala Wilderness Reserve on the Namib-Naukluft border, with a private gate to Sossusvlei.
Getting there
- Fly in to a private airstrip, or self-drive; light-aircraft luggage is soft-bag and weight-limited.
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