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    !Xaus Lodge

    171 Reviews
    #2 of 10 Specialty Lodging in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
    Dune 91 | Off the Auob River Road, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 8814, South Africa
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    Overview
    4.5
    171 reviews
    • Excellent60%
    • Very good27%
    • Average11%
    • Poor1%
    • Terrible1%
    Travellers talk about
    “game drives” (23 reviews)
    “salt water” (6 reviews)
    “picnic area” (3 reviews)
    Free Parking
    Breakfast included
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    4.0 Star Hotel
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    1 - 5 of 123 reviews

    Reviewed 6 days ago
    !Xaus Lodge Holiday

    Absolutely excellent experience in a completely peaceful and blissful environment. The staff and management are incredibly friendly and professional. Was delightfully relaxing and beautiful scenery with excellent weather. Will definitely recommend this to all my friends and family as it was a brilliant life experience.

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    Thank michelle_manley
    Reviewed 6 days ago
    Go for unique desert experience - but not much wildlife

    We stayed at !Xaus Lodge for 2Ns. Loved the rustic luxury look & feel of the property. Each cottages is like traditional South African hut and has all regular amenities. The private wooden deck to each cottage overlooks massive salt-pan. Feel the heat of pure...More

    Thank Anagha M
    Reviewed 1 week ago
    Great environment and perfect guides to Kalahari nature

    The lodge is perfectly situated overlooking a salt pan where animals meet day and night. We enjoyed two great bushwalks with Koos and John, a night drive and a sundowner drive. We even saw six mighty lions passing the lodge so close that you could...More

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    Thank Ricarda B
    Reviewed 2 weeks ago
    What an amazing place.We even had lions under the deck!

    We were so impressed with the whole thing we can hardly place one more than another.All the staff were so helpful and friendly and the guide we had really knew his stuff .We had a glorious sundowner on 2 stools brought out into the dunes...More

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    Thank Diana H
    Reviewed 4 weeks ago
    !Xaus Lodge

    I absolutely loved this place and would go back in a heart beat! The setting was magnificent and the guides and staff couldn't have been friendlier or more helpful. I had always wanted to go to the Kalahari Desert and loved it all. We went...More

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    1  Thank David H
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    • Free Parking
    • Breakfast included
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    • US$603 - US$699 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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    • Number of rooms
    • 12
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    dondStHelenaBay
    28 February 2015|
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    Yes, all activities are included in the daily rate. Activities include guided morning walks through the dunes, interaction with the Khomani San community at their crafting school, afternoon or night game drives, sundowners... More
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    28 February 2015|
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    Response from EleanorMuller | Property representative |
    Yes, all activities are included in the daily rate. Activities include guided morning walks through the dunes, interaction with the Khomani San community at their crafting school, afternoon or night game drives, sundowners... More
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    "all excellent"
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    "Rooms allocated before you arrive. Limited number of rooms."
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    "all rooms have excellent view of the salt pan and nothing to choose between them"
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    "All rooms are the same, all in line either side of the main lodge area"
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