This was the start of our holiday and a stepping stone on a long journey, initiating us into our Namibian trip.

This is not suitable for anyone with mobility problems (see below).

The Lodge consists of clean roofed tent-huts, which contained the basics. The electric floor fan was appreciated as the hut was very hot. The canvas "curtains" at the front of the veranda were a good idea but not wide enough to keep the afternoon sun out. It would also have helped to have mosquito netting on the bathroom windows as well as the veranda double doors, so we could have left these open.

The wide doubled (2 singles together) bed was comfortable and with mosquito nets.

Hot water was plentiful and heated by an ingenious wood fired boiler outside the hut.

The veranda views up to the plateau were stunning, and aided bird and baboon viewing.

Access was along a fairly rough path and a few wooden steps to each hut. A little more lighting along the paths would also have been helpful at night (though we had torches). As many places in Namibia, steps were high and not always even - here this was the path up to the lounge cum bar cum dining area.

The view from this raised common area was amazing and well worth spending time enjoying. Near it was a small swimming pool which we did not have time to visit.

There did not appear to be many at the Lodge when we visited last month. Dinner was pleasant but without a choice, and breakfast a fairly basic but adequate buffet - with offer of cooking.

There was a small linked campsite.

There was free wifi in the common area but we could not really access it.

We went on the afternoon rhino drive and duly saw several, including a juvenile. Whilst the rangers were impressive - being dropped off and then appearing as various points of the compass to direct our and other jeeps, we all felt uncomfortable with the degree of intrusion to the rhinos, which, as a previous review response states, are wild. We also saw several antelope species, a jackal, Banded Mongoose, and a variety birds.

We spent 3 nights at the plateau campsite at the beginning of February and despite almost 24hrs of rain had an excellent time.The campsite, which is about a 5min walk to the reception and restaurant, has 8 sites, each with its own designated ablutions.The sites have a wooden shelter on on a concrete base with table and benches, and no power.
The evening meal was excellent, with even a vegitarian option.The staff were very friendly and helpful and always with a smile.
The two trails that we (40y and 68y town dwellers) walked, the Anderson and the Dassie, were fairly easy even in the pouring rain. Beautiful views when not Raining.

The Rihno Drive is well worth it. It lasts in total about 3hrs from the Wilderness Lodge and back with about 15 mins with the Rihnos. We had to walk about 10 mins through the thorny bush to get within 10meters of the Rihnos. The tracker appeared to be in charge of the situation. One of the Rihnos (there were 3) made a move towards us and the guide raised his stick said something and the Rihno stopped and carried on grazing.
During the drive we also saw Giraffe, Ostrich, Kudu and Oryx and we stopped for refreshment and Q&A with the Guide.

A lovely down to earth lodge, nestled in the slopes of the Waterberg with a beautiful surrounding. The lodge is quite basic but really lovely . The rooms are simple but clean and totally effective. The staff was wonderful, especially Angelius who really went the extra mile for his guests. What I love about this Lodge is that it is affordable and realistically priced. The food was very good. The only thing I would suggest to the Lodge would be to add an extra light source in the bungalows as it is quite dark at the back. But that is just a tiny thing. One important thing: You do need a SUV to get there as the roads are not made for a Sedan.