We stayed in this place in summer 2010 for 4 nights with two teenager in the age of 12 and 15. What makes this place really special is the location. It sits just by itself on the side of a small hill with great views to the west on a desert valley. It's a good location for visiting Sossusvlei as this lodge uses a private entrance to the park - although we had no chance to enter before sunrise like the visitors using the main entrance. The pool was too cold to enjoy but the food was great and the bungalows are as well, spacious enough, clean and with a nice terrace for sitting outside looking towards the sunset. A disadvantage we see is that you cannot book this location directly in the internet but only through the authorized travel-agents, what makes this more complicate and unnecessarily expensive. All in all - some truly expensive lodge but compared to other places nearby a good location for seeing the dunes at Sossusvlei.

The staff at the camp were exceptional and very friendly. They really made up for the bad service and administration at the Cape Town office where out trip was booked through. Really thoughtful they arranged a sundown drive for my husband and I as we were on our honeymoon. But that was sadly that was it for honeymooners. Not recommended for honeymoon couples. Nothing else specially was arranged unlike some of the other lodges we stayed at where they went out of their way. Nice location but cant see the dunes from there. Quite a long drive to the dunes. Food was average at that price I thought. they did make an attempt to accomodate for food intolerances though. No mattress outside to sleep on. No aircon in that heat at that price. we didnt think it was worth the price sadly. lovely accommodation and loevly staff nice views. sadly for us the mess up happened before we arrived at the camp.

It's a great location, the staff are lovely and the rooms are very nice. It's great being in the middle of the desert. But it was so unbelieveably hot when we were there (late November) that we couldn't sleep. The rooms aren't air-conditioned, so with day-time temperatures in the low 40s (celsius), it was stifling. The nights were not much cooler and a the fan didn't help, it just made it more like a convection oven! If visiting in Nov or Dec I'd recommend paying the extra to stay at Little Kulala which is a bit fancier and has A/C. If at other times of the year, then I'm sure you'll love it. There are three properties with "Kulala" in the name (1) Kulala Wilderness Camp (i.e. the one the subject of this review), (2) Little Kulala (the fanciest one with A/C - N.B. it has a different entrance about 60kms away from Kulala Wilderness Camp and (3) Kulala Desert Camp (which is close to Little Kulala, has no A/C, is larger and has smaller rooms that Kulala Wilderness Camp. There is also Sossusvlei Wilderness Camp near Kulala Wilderness Camp (currently being remodeled) and all four are owned by the same company, Wilderness Safaris.

Sossusvlei/Deadvlei is not to missed though. Just amazing.

Kulala Wilderness Camp sits on a hillside in the middle of nowhere. The landscape around is vast, arid and seemingly lifeless until, sitting in your private tent looking out on the plane, you are taken over by sounds, smells and the enormity of the scenery surrounding you.

Each room is spacious with a verandah overlooking the plane. Bathrooms are well equipped and the loo with a view is a real winner!

Food was very good given the remoteness of the camp and we certainly developed a taste for oryx!

Our guide Bariar was knowledgable and enthusiastic with a passion for his country but he sometimes seemed to delight in playing tricks on us. Nevertheless his attention to detail and taking us on tours to suit our interests were well received. A personal highlight was when Bariar tought us a Namibian song that we sung on the way back from sundowners. We still sing it now!

The staff at the lodge were helpful and friendly and always had a smile for us.

The highlights of our stay were without doubt a hot air balloon ride at sunrise, the trip to the dunes and of course the sundowners. What an amazing place