Activities - also for day visitors
Düsternbrook Guest Farm near Windhoek is open year-round not only for overnight guests but also for day visitors. We offer you an attractive, varied, and interesting combination of activities for a few hours. However, you can easily spend a whole day here.Highlights
Cats Unlimited
A very exciting leopard and cheetah drive, which takes approximately 50 to 60 minutes. Here you can take excellent photos as the distance to the cats will be only 10 to 15 meters. Departure time 14.30 (april until september); 15.30 (september until april).
Safari Game Drive
A game drive in our private game park "Otjihorongo", see game such as Giraffe, Zebra, Oryx, Kudu, Hartebeest, Gnu, Eland, ,Steinbuck, Ostrich, Warthog, Baboon, Klipspringer and White Rhino. This activity takes approximately 2h. Sundowner drink included.
Scenic Mountain Drive
In the morning we'll go into the Khomas Hochland mountains. A beautiful drive with fantastic scenery and viewpoints. In addition to game such as kudu and oryx, you could see the rare Hartmann's mountain zebra. Trip takes about 1.5h. Coffee/tea included.
What to do at guest farm Düsternbrook?
- Our main wildlife attraction is called Cats Unlimited: viewing of leopard and cheetah in their natural environment.
- A (plains) game drive through our private game reserve, Otjihorongo ("Place of the Kudu"), offers you a first-hand impression of Namibian wildlife. The following game can be seen: oryx, kudu, giraffe, Burchell's zebra, waterbuck, warthog, cape eland, steinbuck, wildebeest (gnu), hartebeest, baboon, jackal, and rhino. Birdlife is also plentiful and diverse (see Birdwatching, below).
- Mountain Drive. This drive into the Khomas Highlands is very scenic, and besides oryx and kudu you could also see the rarely seen Hartmann's mountain zebra, which is endemic to Namibia. This drive we offer mostly in the morning as there are other activities in the afternoon. If you book two nights this drive is free. Coffee and tea is being served on this drive.
- Rhino tracking. A guide will take you on an adventurous trip to find our white rhinos in their natural habitat. First you are going to find fresh tracks by car. Once found you will continue by foot to locate the rhino('s). A very exciting experience!- Horse-riding with viewing of game such as giraffe, kudu, oryx, zebra, and many others - with horses you get very close to the game (please book a day in advance).
- Take a swim in our swimming pool or relax on our sun beds around the pool and get a tan!
- Walking: We have different well-marked walks from 1 hour to 4 hours where you also can see wildlife including our rich birdlife.
- Birdwatching. Namibia is a birdwatcher's paradise and about 160 species have been recorded at Düsternbrook. Many of these birds can be found right around the farmhouse, guest rooms, and campground. We have documented five southern African endemics (South African Shelduck, Cape Vulture, Ashy Tit, Anteating Chat, and Rockrunner). The walking trails offer particularly good birding venues. Our guides have some training in bird identification and we have checklists, binoculars, and field guides available on request.
- 4x4-mountain trail: a self-drive tour into the mountains and sandy riverbed, about 14 km in length.
- Mountaineering to the "Khomas-Eck" (1,850 m elevation) is a day tour for adventurers in the rough and wildly romantic landscape of the Khomas Highlands.We are a member of the Khomas Hochland Conservancy with 200,000 ha and we support the Cats Unlimited Wildlife Foundation
Extra Service
- We can arrange transfers from the International Airport (90km) or Windhoek (50km) to Düsternbrook Guest Farm and back.- We serve breakfast, lunch and dinner on request for day visitors. Please book in advance.