Little Kulala
COST: $$$$$
<p>Each of the 11 distinctive cement, wood, and glass thatched-roof villas has a grand deck with a plunge pool; a rooftop terrace with “sky beds” for stargazing; and a minimalist studio with a platform bed, bleached plank floors, and leather shag throw rugs. </p><p>Bouncing across the sand on one of the guided desert drives, you'll encounter giant dragonflies, springbok, spotted hyena, gemsbok with long elegant horns, and camel thorn trees hung with the monster nests of the sociable weaver (these avian apartment buildings can hold several hundred birds and last for up to a hundred years). Equally intriguing are the mysterious circles of grass, some as large as 30 feet in diameter; there are many theories as to their origins, from termites to static electricity.</p><p>The main attractions, however, are the great Sossusvlei dunes, with their distinctive salmon color and sharp edges; they resemble colossal pyramids. Of the hundreds of dunes, a few are standouts, like Big Daddy, which measures almost 1,000 feet, and Number 45, where climbing up (and body-sliding down) are permitted.</p>
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From Travel + Leisure , FEB 2003
When the sun reflecting off the curvaceous peaks of Namibia's Sossusvlei sand dunes grows too intense, visitors can retire to Little Kulala (Swahili for 'resting place'). The eight wood-and-thatch chalets have tiled bathrooms, outdoor showers, and fluffed-up beds protected from the solar glare (and nighttime crawlers). But it's worth trading indoor comfort for a night on the open-air stargazing platform, where the silent desert is illuminated only by the moon....MORE>>
Last updated February 2003
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