Frans Indongo Lodge is located a convenient two and a half hours north of Windhoek, close to the stunning Waterberg Plateau National Park and the Cheetah Conservation Foundation.
The lodge itself sits on a 17,000 hectare private Namibian farm which boats a large variety of plains game, including wildebeest, springbok, oryx, giraffe and white rhino and from the viewing terrace at the restaurant, you can see some rarer game species coming down to the floodlit waterhole, whilst enjoying your dinner or sundowner drink.
The lodge has been tastefully built to incorporate aspects of traditional Owambo décor, including kraal-like wooden fencing and traditional clay pots. The rooms are beautifully decorated and the little brooks that run through the gardens ensure that they remain lush and green throughout the year.
For those who prefer to get out and stretch your legs, there are a number of walking trails, varying in distance from 90 minutes to 4 hours, ensuring that you have worked up an appetite for the sumptuous delights on offer from the restaurant.
Frans Indongo Lodge is host to 14 gorgeously decorated Rooms and Chalets, exuding the sense of life of Northern Namibia’s people in the most charming way. All of our Rooms and Chalets, modelled on traditional Ovambo Homesteads, giving guests the feeling of warmth and security of a home right in the middle of the African Bush veld. All of the Rooms and Chalets at Frans Indongo Lodge are equipped with their own bathroom, air conditioning, fridge, hairdryer, telephone, television, and an electric kettle for tea and coffee.
We have 3 different types of accommodation available, namely: 2 x Double Rooms, 2 x Family Units, and 8 x Generously proportioned Chalets. The Lodge and Chalets, built from materials like natural stone, wood, and reed that used for building houses in the Ovambo tribes. Items of daily use in the Ovambo tribe (e.g. earthen pots, voluminous storage baskets and original wooden figures) serve as decoration to emphasize the African Theme – lending a very special charm to the Lodge.
Each campsite has:
Braai grid for barbecue
Fire Wood
Running water
Waste bin
Central washing up area
There is also a communal ablution block with 3 (m/f) wc’s and 3 (m/f) showers.
Hot water is provided by donkey.
No electricity at the campsites
Lapa & Lounge with fireplace & bar
Terrace & observation tower
Swimming pool
Curio shop
Conference facilities
Payment: cash/credit card (Visa/Master)
Free WiFi
Air Conditioner
(heating/cooling)
Mosquito nets
Fridge
Tea & Coffee Station
Hairdryer
Lapa & Lounge with fireplace & bar
Terrace & observation tower
Swimming pool
Curio shop
Conference facilities
Payment: cash/credit card (Visa/Master)
Free WiFi
Air Conditioner
(heating/cooling)
Mosquito nets
Fridge
Tea & Coffee Station
Hairdryer
Explore the dunes, search for creatures big and small that call this desert environment home and visit a bushman demonstrational village, where handmade crafts are available for sale, with a guide.
Discover the amazingly diverse wildlife and vegetation of the spectacular red dune landscape.
The thrill of spotting wildlife amid undulating red dunes, then enjoy a cool sundowner atop one.
Learn more about cheetah conservation in Namibia, and how Bagatelle works with the Cheetah Conservation Foundation. This is an excellent opportunity to photograph the fastest land animal.
Spot unusual nocturnal animals such as Aardvark, Bat Eared Fox, Owls, and other small game.
A unique opportunity to enjoy the amazing red dunes and their wildlife – on the hoof!
Use our observatory’s computerized telescope to explore the universe in the brilliantly clear Namibian sky!
