Hammerstein Lodge

NATURE DRIVE
The three hour nature drive is either early mornings or late afternoons when the chances of game sightings are best, as daytime temperatures can get very hot. Although our guides take all effort to see as many animals as possible, we cannot guarantee how many of the game species you will be privileged enough to see. Possible species include; southern white rhino, giraffe, springbok, oryx, mountain zebra, ostrich, lechwe, eland and gnu. We have also started with nocturnal night drives to see some of the more obscure denizens of the desert. Nature remains our most unpredictable joy!

BUSHMAN PAINTINGS
Many years ago, we made a wonderful discovery. Among the ancient boulders that litter the nearby hills around Hammerstein Lodge, we found mysterious bushman paintings! These wonderful paintings are recordings of an era long gone, with depictions of animals and some interesting abstractions. About 45 minutes’ drive from We Kebi, this excursion includes a bit of 4×4 driving and is combined with a lovely sun-downer overlooking the desert plains.

SOUTHERN WHITE RHINO PROJECT
Many years ago, we made a wonderful discovery on the neighboring farm Hammerstein. On a rock face not far from the homestead we found San Bushman rock art. These paintings may be thousands of years old and is a true archaeological gem. Beside their age and the fact that the ancient people where capable of making pigments which still last today, there is another mystery from them, in that they clearly depict rhinos, which must have occurred in our valley naturally. We have thus started the long process of re-establishing these magnificent beasts in the South of Namibia. When visiting us, you can go see these wonderful gentle giants, becoming rarer and rarer in nature every day. The White Rhino trip is normally added to the nature drive. The nature drive is about three hours long.