Wild Horse Drive
A guided drive to the Garub waterhole in the late afternoon, when the horses come in to drink. Your guide explains where they may have come from and how they cope with the desert.
Aus Mountains & Wild Horses
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About Aus
Aus is a small village where the Huib plateau drops to the Namib. Round granite boulders pile up on the hills, and the plains to the west are home to a herd of wild horses that has survived here for about a century. In a good rain year the area flowers in yellow and orange.
Klipkop Lodge, an old farmhouse among the boulders, is our place here. From it you can drive to the horse waterhole at Garub in 20 minutes and reach Lüderitz and the ghost town of Kolmanskop in under two hours.
Stay two nights to do both. Winter brings wind and cold, sometimes frost. The flowers come after rain, most often from July to September.
Things to do
Kolmanskop & Lüderitz Day
A full day out west: the sand-filled diamond town of Kolmanskop in the morning, then lunch and a walk in the harbour town of Lüderitz, with a stop at Diaz Point.
Boulder Trail Hike
Marked trails of 5-12 km start at the farmhouse door and climb through the granite to viewpoints over the desert. Maps and packed lunches from reception.
Farmhouse Supper
A long table on the stoep, lamb from the area, vegetables from the garden and stories about the farm's past. Wednesdays and Saturdays.
