Fish River Lodge

Location: D463 Road, Farm Soutkuil, Fish River Canyon, Fish River Canyon, NA

Star Rating: 3 Stars

Property Type: Lodges

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Instructions: The front desk is open daily from 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM. This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. The front desk is staffed during limited hours.

Amenities & Facilities

• Free breakfast
• Fireplace in lobby
• Terrace
• Luggage storage
• Designated smoking area
• Wheelchair accessible
• Gift shops or newsstand
• Fireplace in lobby
• Hiking/biking trails nearby
• Free breakfast
• Safe-deposit box at front desk
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Tours/ticket assistance
• Free self parking
• Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)
• Free buffet breakfast

Rooms Available

• Standard Double Room

  1 Double Bed

  Features a private balcony/patio

  
  

  Layout - Separate sitting area

  Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker and free bottled water

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, towels, and a shower

  Practical - Safe and desk

  Comfort - Daily housekeeping and ceiling fan

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Bottle of water
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Ceiling fan
  • Separate sitting area
  • Balcony or patio
  • Bedsheets provided

• Standard Twin Room

  2 Twin Beds

  388-sq-foot room, balcony/patio with garden views

  
  

  Layout - Separate sitting area

  Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker and free bottled water

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, towels, and a shower

  Practical - Safe, desk, and wardrobe or closet

  Comfort - Daily housekeeping and ceiling fan

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Bottle of water
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Ceiling fan
  • Separate sitting area
  • Balcony or patio
  • Bedsheets provided

Guest Reviews

• Stefan (10/5): - Everything was fine, we liked it very much
• Holger (10/5): Tolle Lage und die hat ihren Preis - Die Lodge ist deutlich teurer als vergleichbare Lodges in weniger guter Lage. Aber den Preis ist es trotzdem wert. Dinner und Frühstück sind gut. Jetzt im Juli ist es abends sehr kalt in den Zimmern, aber es ist trotzdem auszuhalten. Ich empfehle den Rimwalk (ca. 2 Stunden hin und zurück). Nur hier hat man einen richtig guten Ausblick auf den Canyon. Der Canyon Drive ist ebenfalls zu empfehlen. Aber Achtung: Es klingt wie ein gemütlicher Ausflug, ist aber aufgrund Straßenverhältnisse (teilweise fährt man einfach über die Steine) auch ziemlich anstrengend. Am besten die vordere Sitzreihe wählen, da sitzt man am niedrigsten.
• Davide (10/5): - Struttura unica ed esclusiva, costruita proprio sul bordo del canyon. Le camere bellissime, lussuose e spaziose anche loro affacciate sul canyon. Abbiamo inoltre apprezzato la possibilità di fare escursioni scendendo all’interno del canyon, solo questo lodge permette tali attività in quanto ha un accesso esclusivo. Noi abbiamo optato per il canyon drive ed è stato molto bello e interessante
• Guido (10/5): Wahnsinnslodge gleich am Schgluchtabhang - Die Lodge ist gleich am Abhang zur Schlucht und liegt phantastisch. Das Essen ist sehr köstlich, und der Service ist phänomenal. Wilhelm hat uns in die Schlucht gefahren mit dem Landrover. Und auch gleich ein Essen hingezaubert. Ein toller Multitasker: Driver, Cook, Hospitality-Experte, lieber Mensch. Wir haben uns sehr wohl geführt. Unbedingt 2-3 Nächte buchen. Die Fahrt in die Schlucht MUSS sein.
• Micha (10/5): - Hier stimmt einfach alles! Sehr gutes Essen und freundliches Personal.
• Cry (10/5): - What a view!
• Oliver (10/5): - Stunning place at the edge of the Fish River Canon! Almost everything is great, but there are two issues the Lodge should care about: WIFI: If all the guests are crowded with their devices on the 20m² where you have Wifi reception and then want to make constant WhatsApp calls, then you should urgently think about a better WIFI (preferably also in the rooms)! Pool: the pool is great and I don't want to imply that the water in the pool isn't clean, but if you can't see the bottom at a depth of approx. 1.5 m because the water isn't clear, then you get a bad feeling.
• PASCALE (10/5): - L’endroit est exceptionnel, la route est longue mais quelle découverte ! Grande chambre très confortable avec vue imprenable, très bons services. La cuisine est bonne et variée. Bonnes prestations proposées. Guide très intéressant. Wifi en panne mais suite à de violents orages
• Rodney (10/5): - Just an all around exceptional lodge. Long drive to and from so spend two nights.
• Karl (10/5): - Everything was perfect
• Karlheinz (10/5): - Sehr schöner Aufenthalt
• Michaela (10/5): - Phantastische Oase direkt am Rand des Fish River Canyons. Traumhafter Blick mit schönem Pool. Super Service. Sehr schöne Chalets mit Außendusche. Anfahrt die letzten 20 km ein echtes Abenteuer. Besser mit 4x4.
• Marina (6/5): - The view from the lodge was nice, though I don’t think it was worth the extremely long drive to get there (the detour to this lodge added 3 days to our itinerary). I was disappointed by the guided full-day hike into the canyon. The guided hike had a large (and very loud) group of about 10 people, and the guide Fillamon didn’t speak much English so he didn’t really tell us any interesting facts about the canyon or anything else. He also walked much too fast, not pausing for enough breaks. The guided hike has almost no good views as you hike deeper into the canyon; that’s the problem with downhill hikes. The sundowner was similarly crowded with loud people (a group of at least 20), which really detracted from the nature experience. We didn’t experience that many crowds anywhere else in Namibia. However, you can do some self-guided hikes along the rim of the canyon, and that was nice. I wish they just allowed you to hike into the canyon without a guide; I don’t really feel like you need a guide for it if they’d just provide a map, so it’s frustrating that you’re not allowed to do it without a guide.
• Alexandra (8/5): - Außergewöhnliche Unterkunft in einzigartiger Umgebung
• Penny (8/5): - The Lodge is situated on the edge of the canyon with spectacular views. The rooms are comfortable and clean, with a nice big shower, however, the shower head fixture had been fixed with a finger plaster and was shooting water out in all directions. The food is ok, not great, and I would have expected a higher quality at a lodge in this price range.
• Frank (10/5): - Die Fish River Lodge ist ein echtes Highlight einer Namibia-Rundreise. Alleine die (lange) Anfahrt über teilweise herausfordernde Schotterstraßen vermittelt einem das Gefühl von Abgeschiedenheit. Die Lage direkt am Rande des Fish River Canyons ist einzigartig. Die Chalets sind ein Traum. Groß, modern und doch in die Landschaft eingepasst. Mit wunderschönem Blick aus dem Fenster. Zudem besteht die Möglichkeit die Matratzen nach draußen zu verlagern und den unglaublichen Sternenhimmel zu genießen. So einen Sternenhimmel wie dort habe ich noch nie gesehen. Auch nicht an anderen Orten in Namibia. Die völlige Abwesenheit von störenden Lichtquellen und die klare Luft machen das zu einem unvergessenen Erlebnis. Abendessen und Frühstück waren vorzüglich, wie auch der gesamte Service. Leider hatten wir nur eine Nacht gebucht und konnten daher den Canyon-Drive nicht mitmachen.
• Monika (10/5): - Hervorragende Unterkunft, sehr nettes Personal, Lage einzigartig, Essen gehobene Klasse - rundum perfekt
• Marieke (8/5): - Een prachtige en unieke plek. mooie accommodatie ,ruim en netjess. Het uitzicht over de canyon was grandioos.We maakten een dagtrip de canyon in naar een rockpool, met mooi en helder water, heerlijke lunch en 1 van de hoogtepunten van onze trip in Namibië. Enige minpunt: als het hard waaide (en dat doet het daar regelmatig) dan giert het om je huisje en is slapen lastig.
• Andreas (10/5): - Der Ausblick ist schlicht unschlagbar. Personal und Service ausgezeichnet - nicht nur wegen der abendlich im Bett positionierten Wärmflasche:) Abendessen bei Kaminfeuer sehr gut und auch das Frühstücksbuffet bestens. Der Canyondrive war lohnenswert und abenteuerlich. Wir verbrachten hier zwei herausragend tolle Tage auf unserer dreiwöchigen Namibiareise.
• Rita (10/5): - Immer noch eine top Lodge im Fish river canyon. Mangels Heizung wurden uns auf die Nacht (tiefe Temperaturen) Wärmeflaschen ins Bett gelegt.
• Gordon (10/5): Living on the edge - Great location obviously sitting right on the rim. Good food and wide selection of drinks. Good service. Strange you don’t get a Wi-Fi voucher for each night stay as we ran out on final night of our 2 nights. Appreciate you can buy more access but really for a hotel of this standard you should get one voucher per night. Trip into canyon worth doing, whilst it’s a full day and on some bumpy roads, to be able to get to swim and lunch near the bottom was a special experience.
• Kathrin (10/5): - What an amazing experience
• Raissa (10/5): - Qualsiasi cosa desideri c'è. Struttura fantastica,panorama da svenimento, solo il rumore del vento ti accompagna. Cura per il minimo dettaglio,dai tappi per le orecchie alla borsa dell'acqua calda nel letto. Un cielo così pieno di stelle non lo avevo mai visto. Cucina definibile gourmet,eccezionale. È il Paese delle meraviglie!
• Christoph Stephan (10/5): - Tolle exclusive Lodge mit gigantischem Blick. Der extreme Wind war ein Erlebnis
• Gilles (10/5): - The view is stunning, the drive in the canyon and the swimming in the river is great, foods is very good. Downside is the noise that the wind can generate in the room (you get earplugs for this), no aircon in the room but it’s understandable and manageable.
• Thomas (10/5): - Super Location. Kann den Canyon Drive empfehlen 👍
• Verified traveler (10/5): Genial - Es war genial, mehr gibt es nicht zu sagen!
• Verified traveler (10/5): - The lodge is amazingly beautiful. What a view! And the staff is so friendly.
• Angelika (4/5): - positiv: Lage direkt am Canyon-Rand, grandiose Aussicht, Peronal am Check-in sehr freundlich und kompetent negativ: Zimmer werden nur gekehrt, nicht geputzt, Personal im Restaurant ist überwiegend eher gelangweilt, langsam und hochnäsig, wenig Auswahl bei den Speisen, Toaster defekt, Saft war verdünnt und mit Zucker versetzt, Wege schlecht beleuchtet und unsicher(Taschenlampe wird überreicht), Zimmer nachts sehr laut durch Wind, der aus dem Canyon hochsteigt(Oropacks werden bei Anmeldung direkt ausgeteilt)
• Verified traveler (8/5): - Not an easy place to get to, but the view makes the drive worthwhile. We had a puncture just before the 20km turn off, but when we arrived, all hot & bothered, we were greeted with a smile, a cold flannel & a welcome drink. We were assured that our tyre would be fixed & it was, at no charge! Great customer service. We did the tour into the canyon, where Daniel exhibited incredible driving skills. Enjoyable trip, but very hot. The only negative was the lack of air conditioning in the room. When the temperature has been 40 all day a fan is not adequate.
• Anke (10/5): TOP - Atemberaubende Aussicht und Landschaft. Tolles Appartement, schönes Restaurant mit Pool. Sehr gutes Essen, sehr guter Service. Tolle Anlage
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Un sogno! Troppo bello per essere vero. Vista stupenda
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Beautiful view, beautiful rooms, excellent food, very nice main building and friendly personnel, overall the best lodge we had during our trip. It doesn' t come cheap but since dinner was included compared to other lodges you get value for money.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - The view is just unbelievable. You cannot stay anywhere but this place. Absolutely a fantastic experience.
• KIWON (10/5): 좋아요! - 방 자체는 엄청 고급스럽진 않아도 만족스럽구요 포함되어있는 아침 저녁 다 괜찮았습니다. 1박밖에 못해서 선다우너 투어만 했는데 분위기 풍경 너무 좋았구요! 원데이투어 하면 캐년 곳곳을 갈수있다고 하고 굳이 반대편 메인 뷰포인트(NWR관리) 안가고도 거의 비슷한 뷰를 볼수있다고 하니 2박이상 하시면 해보는것도 좋을것같아요
• Maritza (10/5): Awesome - The views, the friendliness of the staff, the food... memorable experience
• Patricia (10/5): Remote 5 star lodge! - The canyon views are breathtaking. Rooms are great. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Food is delicious. This is a 5 star lodge in a very remote part of the world. Well worth the effort it takes to get there!
• Verified traveler (10/5): - love everything about the property . breathtaking views.
• Arman (10/5): Great view - View is unbelievable
• Clinton (6/5): Beautiful view but not much more and very HOT! - Beautiful view of the Canyon! Five star rating for the view! But for the money overall more was to be expected. Rooms were very simple, not the place that you want to spend anytime. No airconditioning, dirt walkways to your cabin made it difficult for luggage transfers. Lots of wind at night but the windows were at the ceiling so it did not help with the heat. Also the 2 hour drive on rough roads was tiring. The last hour was only on lane and had to be driven slowly but we made it in a front wheel drive Renault Sandero. No WiFi in the room and lobby WiFi was super slow. Dinner was good as well as breakfast.
• martin (10/5): Amazing place! - An amazing hotel on the edge of a canyon with spectacular views. It is very remote but the lodges were spacious with big comfortable beds. There's a pool and bar area in the main hotel. All the food we had was tasty. Overall we had a great stay here for 2 nights.
• Dianne (10/5): Very comfortable stay with amazing views. - Highly recommend staying here. The views of the canyon are amazing and all the guest ‘chalets’ are situated along the rim of the canyon. They are very comfortable, considering this place is in the middle of nowhere (the drive to the lodge is bumpy but lovely too). The staff are all friendly and helpful. The food is excellent too. Thought it was very good value especially considering the price included dinner and it is so far away from anywhere.
• Verified traveler (10/5): fantastic view - One of the most beautiful settings for a lodge you can ever imagine. Beautiful chalets. The guided trip into Fish River Canyon is highly recommended. The staff were the friendliest we encountered in Namibia and that's saying something because all Namibians have been very friendly. A maintenance man named Old Joe fixed a puncture in my tyre for free. Warning: We did the final 19km drive to the lodge in a two-wheel drive saloon (goingless than 20 kmh), but I would never do it again - an SUV is the minimum required.
• Ceri (8/5): Birthday Stay as par of a long trip - This was a birthday stay at this excellent lodge - on the rim of the canyon. The 104 km drive on a track was a bit of a long one particularly in a VW Polo - the last 19 km is fine but there is one section on the "main" gravel road that includes sand and then gravel hitting the underside of the car. Same going back the following day! Food good and service fine. The first hotel I've stayed at where we issued with ear plugs at check in - because of the wind!!
• Olga (10/5): Spectacular location on the edge of the canyon - A gem in the deep south of Namibia. This lodge has a great location with most spectacular views from every spot on the premises including the chalets. The service was very warm and welcoming and the staff tried to make sure we optimise our experience time and cost wise. Although not young child friendly due to its location right on the canyon edge with no fences, our two kids (5 and 8) were warmly welcomed and made very comfortable at this lodge. The sundowner drive is wonderful and a self guided walk along the edge is quite easy and a great diversion. The decor was contemporary but grounded in local natural materials. The food was good and the prices overall felt reasonable. Not to be missed.
• Steve (10/5): Fantastic location and great facilities - This lodge really is on the edge of eternity. The food was high quality even though it was a set menu each night. Great choice of wine and beer. Wind could get noisy at night but we quickly got use to it. The short (1-2 hour) walks along the rim were worth it, especially at sunset or early in he morning. We strongly recommend either the drive or walk into the canyon as it is the only way to truely appreciate the vastness of the place and experience it's 3 different levels.
• Verified traveler (8/5): Two nights is enough. - An amazing setting. Good food. Nice staff Expensive on site tours. You don't need a guide for the rim walks - really not worth it . The 'endless trails' turned out to be one in each direction. Need a guide for the hikes down into the canyon ; that's all.
• Jean-Michel (10/5): Unforgettable - The location of this place, in itself, makes it a once in a lifetime experience. Unique and breathtaking situation directly over the canyon. In addition, the minimalist design, pure lines, use of local stones, delicate hues of colour, refinement of details... provide an exceptional discovery for the aesthetes and the nature lovers. Everything is done to satisfy the clientele. The staff is friendly, professional and respectful. The food is refined. The ambiance is subdued luxury at its best.
• KM (6/5): Remote, Relaxing Retreat. - Good destination for a remote couples retreat. Quiet with awesome views. Food, rooms and service good. Advise 4x4 as road conditions poor. Would not advise for family destination.
• Verified traveler (10/5): Lodge with a View - This Lodge has a breathtaking view as you step outside onto the Deck area - right on the edge of the Fish River Canyon. The Staff a friendly and efficient, the food is good, the rooms are comfortable and its well worth visiting.
• Sarah (10/5): Fish River - Fish River Lodge is one of a kind, set on the very rim of the second largest canyon in the world. Restaurant, lobby and rooms have second to none views. Service and food and activities were all of excellent standard. The lodge is very remote and a good unsealed drive to access but well worth the effort. Absolutely spectacular.
• Sabine (10/5): - The Fish River Lodge offers breathtaking views. you could not have a better position to see the Fish River Canyon. Staff and food was excellent. unfortunately we booked 2 rooms and only got one to share even though that I paid for 2 rooms.
• Verified traveler (10/5): Fantastic - Amazing and relaxing
• Edwin (10/5): Super view and expirience - Great Lodge, is recomanded. Count on a long dirt road before you go! But is worth.
• Dirk (10/5): Wonderful stay - Beautiful accommodation at even more beautiful location. No complaints, just compliments. If you plan to stay more days, make sure you book one of the excursions into the crater.
• Martin (8/5): A room with a View - Fantastic setting, good food, great staff, challenging road to lodge :-)

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