Alte Kalkรถfen Lodge

Alte Kalkรถfen Lodge ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ž, ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐งโ€ฆ ๐€๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž ๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐ครถ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐œ๐ž.

๐ŸŒŸ ๐†๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ | ๐€๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž ๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐ครถ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง ๐‹๐จ๐๐ ๐ž๐ŸŒŸThere is something especially meaningful about hearing how guests experience the qu...
11/06/2026

๐ŸŒŸ ๐†๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ | ๐€๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž ๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐ครถ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง ๐‹๐จ๐๐ ๐ž๐ŸŒŸThere is something especially meaningful about hearing how guests experience the quiet beauty of the desert. Thank you, Paul, for your wonderful review:

โ€œThis is a gem of a place to stay. The hosts and staff are all so friendly and welcoming. The food is excellent. Rooms are light and airy, a little different to what you would expect but better. They have a great pool area, places to hike, birdwatch, and lots of photo opportunities.โ€

Paul - United States โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
Scored 9.0 | Wonderful
Solo traveller | 1 night stay

From peaceful walks and birdwatching to quiet moments beside the pool, we love creating a space where guests can slow down and truly experience the beauty of southern Namibia.

Thank you to every guest who takes the time to share their journey with us. Your kind words mean the world to our small desert family.

๐‘พ๐’‚๐’“๐’Ž๐’†๐’”๐’• ๐’…๐’†๐’”๐’†๐’“๐’• ๐’˜๐’Š๐’”๐’‰๐’†๐’”,
๐‘ฏ๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’† & ๐‘ญ๐’“๐’Š๐’Œ๐’Œ๐’Š๐’† ๐‘ด๐’๐’–๐’•๐’๐’

Ons klink 'n glasie op 'n asemwowende sonsondergang! ๐Ÿฅ‚๐ŸŒ…
10/06/2026

Ons klink 'n glasie op 'n asemwowende sonsondergang! ๐Ÿฅ‚๐ŸŒ…

โœจ ๐‘ฌ๐’™๐’‘๐’๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’”๐’†๐’“๐’• ๐’๐’ ๐‘ญ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’‚๐’• ๐‘จ๐’๐’•๐’† ๐‘ฒ๐’‚๐’๐’Œรถ๐’‡๐’†๐’ โœจ Sometimes the best way to experience the desert is slowly.Our Red Route ...
09/06/2026

โœจ ๐‘ฌ๐’™๐’‘๐’๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’”๐’†๐’“๐’• ๐’๐’ ๐‘ญ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’‚๐’• ๐‘จ๐’๐’•๐’† ๐‘ฒ๐’‚๐’๐’Œรถ๐’‡๐’†๐’ โœจ Sometimes the best way to experience the desert is slowly.

Our Red Route Walk is a gentle 4km self-guided trail winding through the semi-desert landscape surrounding Alte Kalkรถfen Lodge.

Along the way, guests can discover labelled trees and plant species while taking in the quiet beauty of the landscape. The terrain is mostly flat, making it an easy and enjoyable walk for most visitors.

Wildlife sightings vary from day to day, but you may encounter springbok, birdlife, and small desert mammals along the route.

Maps are available at reception, and guided walks can also be arranged.

โœจ A peaceful way to connect with the stillness of the desert, one step at a time.

๐Ÿ“ž +264 (0)81 170 0004
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]
๐ŸŒ www.altekalkofen.com

๐‘พ๐’‚๐’“๐’Ž๐’†๐’”๐’• ๐’…๐’†๐’”๐’†๐’“๐’• ๐’˜๐’Š๐’”๐’‰๐’†๐’”,
๐‘ฏ๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’† & ๐‘ญ๐’“๐’Š๐’Œ๐’Œ๐’Š๐’† ๐‘ด๐’๐’–๐’•๐’๐’

โœจ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†โœจAt Alte Kalkรถfen Lodge, the desert has taught us that even the harshest landscapes are delicate....
05/06/2026

โœจ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†โœจAt Alte Kalkรถfen Lodge, the desert has taught us that even the harshest landscapes are delicate.

Life here survives through balance, patience, and respect for nature - values that shape the way we care for this special place we call home.

From protecting and sharing the remarkable world of Lithops at our Lithoparium, to supporting bird ringing and conservation research, to treading gently within this fragile desert ecosystem, we believe that tourism and conservation should walk hand in hand.

Every rainfall, every bird at the waterhole, every tiny Lithops emerging between the stones reminds us that even the quietest forms of life matter deeply.

โœจ On this World Environment Day, we celebrate the beauty, resilience, and fragility of the Namibian desert - and our responsibility to help protect it for future generations.

โœจ Thank you to every guest who chooses to experience this landscape with care and respect.

๐Ÿ“ž +264 (0)81 170 0004
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]
๐ŸŒ www.altekalkofen.com

๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€,
๐—›๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ & ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐€๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž ๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐ครถ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง ๐‹๐จ๐๐ ๐ž. Whether you prefer the comfort of a chalet or the adventure of camping bene...
03/06/2026

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐€๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž ๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐ครถ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง ๐‹๐จ๐๐ ๐ž. Whether you prefer the comfort of a chalet or the adventure of camping beneath the stars, Alte Kalkรถfen offers family-friendly accommodation options for every kind of traveller.

โœจ We offer:
โœ” B&B accommodation
โœ” Dinner, Bed & Breakfast (DBB)
โœ” Self-catering units
โœ” Camping

๐Ÿก Family B&B Unit
2 interleading twin rooms - one with a shower and one with a bath. Both rooms also have outside cold-water showers. Breakfast can be included, but no cooking is allowed in the unit.
๐Ÿก Self-Catering Family Unit
2 bedrooms with 2 beds in each room, bathroom with bath and shower, sitting room, kitchen and braai facilities.
โ›บ Camping
Each campsite accommodates up to 6 people and has its own private ablution block with solar lighting, shower, basin, toilet and outside washing troughs. Hot water is supplied by a traditional donkey boiler.

Breakfast and dinner can also be arranged for campers - we simply ask that dinners be booked at least 1 day in advance so we can prepare everything fresh.

๐Ÿ”ฅ Guests also love enjoying relaxed braai evenings at the swimming pool area while we set up a cutlery station for them under the beautiful Namibian skies.

โœจ Come create beautiful family memories, connection, and quiet moments together in the heart of the desert.

๐Ÿ“ž +264 (0)81 170 0004
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]
๐ŸŒ www.altekalkofen.com

๐–๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ,
๐‡๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ž & ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ข๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ง

โœจ ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐‹๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ: ๐๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐“๐ข๐ง๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌโœจDid you know that Lithops have translucent โ€œwindowsโ€ on the tops of th...
01/06/2026

โœจ ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐‹๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ: ๐๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐“๐ข๐ง๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌโœจDid you know that Lithops have translucent โ€œwindowsโ€ on the tops of their leaves?

Most of the plant remains hidden beneath the soil to protect itself from the harsh desert heat and hungry animals. Only the top surface is exposed - allowing sunlight to pass deep into the plant where photosynthesis takes place.

This remarkable adaptation helps Lithops survive in some of the worldโ€™s toughest environments while remaining beautifully disguised among the surrounding stones.

โœจ Tiny desert survivors, perfectly adapted by nature.

At Alte Kalkรถfen Lodge, you can discover these fascinating plants at the Lithoparium and learn more about their extraordinary adaptations and conservation.

๐ŸŒฑ To learn more about the important work being done to protect Lithops and their natural habitats, visit the Lithops Foundation website at www.lithopsfoundation.com

๐Ÿ“ž +264 (0)81 170 0004
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]
๐ŸŒ www.altekalkofen.com

๐–๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ,
๐‡๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ž & ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ข๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ง

Sometimes you just have to stop, pause and take in the beauty!
29/05/2026

Sometimes you just have to stop, pause and take in the beauty!

โ€œ๐€๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž: ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž.โ€ -  Ralph Waldo EmersonAt the Cole Lithoparium, this couldnโ€™t be more...
28/05/2026

โ€œ๐€๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž: ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž.โ€ - Ralph Waldo Emerson

At the Cole Lithoparium, this couldnโ€™t be more true.

Lithops - often called โ€œflowering stonesโ€ - grow slowly, quietly, almost unnoticedโ€ฆ perfectly adapted to survive in one of the harshest environments on earth.

Not everything needs to rush.
Beauty can take time.
And patience, in nature, is never wasted.

โœจ A small but powerful lesson, quietly growing within the Lithoparium.

๐Ÿ“ž +264 (0)81 170 0004
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]
๐ŸŒ www.altekalkofen.com

๐–๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ,
๐‡๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ž & ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ข๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ง

๐€๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž ๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐ครถ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง ๐‹๐จ๐๐ ๐ž | ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ. Some places donโ€™t ask for atten...
26/05/2026

๐€๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž ๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐ครถ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง ๐‹๐จ๐๐ ๐ž | ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ. Some places donโ€™t ask for attentionโ€ฆThey simply take your breath away.

Set along the dry Gurib riverbed, Alte Kalkรถfen is surrounded by wide open desert, scattered camel-thorn trees, and layered mountain backdrops that shift in colour with the light of the day.

Mornings arrive softly over the horizon.
Afternoons stretch endlessly under vast skies.
And eveningsโ€ฆ unfold in quiet, golden stillness.

Itโ€™s not just the views - itโ€™s the feeling of space, of calm, of being completely immersed in the landscape.

A place where the beauty is not curated, but simply there.

โœจ Come and experience the quiet beauty of the desert.
๐Ÿ“ž +264 (0)81 170 0004
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]
๐ŸŒ www.altekalkofen.com

๐–๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ,
๐‡๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ž & ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ข๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ง

๐Ÿšจ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐›๐ข๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ŸšจFrom 1 June 2026, all foreign-regi...
25/05/2026

๐Ÿšจ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐›๐ข๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐Ÿšจ
From 1 June 2026, all foreign-registered vehicles entering or leaving South Africa will need to be declared via the SARS Traveller Management System (TMS) before crossing the border.

To avoid unnecessary delays at border posts, please familiarise yourself with the new requirements before travelling.

Read the full article below for details.

19 May 2026 โ€“ The South African Revenue Service (SARS) will, from 1 June 2026, require all foreign-registered vehicles to be declared on the SARS Traveller

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D462
Keetmanshoop

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Monday 08:00 - 21:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 21:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 21:00
Thursday 08:00 - 21:00
Friday 08:00 - 21:00
Saturday 08:00 - 21:00
Sunday 08:00 - 21:00

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+264811700004

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