Tired of being stuck in your car? Want to track game on foot? Hike the
game trails of Windpoort Farm and enjoy the freedom to walk without fear
of becoming part of the food chain. Wait in a hide at waterholes for herds
of animals to come drink and lick salt.
Tired of being locked in at night? Come on night drives around the farm and
see creatures you will never see during the day. Aardwolf, honey badger,
bush baby, caracal, wildcat, hyena and more.
Located just 10 km as the crow flies and 45 minutes by road (D2695) from
Etosha National Park, Tandala Ridge B&B on Windpoort Farm provides the
excitement of Etosha without the restrictions and risks. The wild game
species are beautiful, accessible and benign. No elephant or lion, but
plenty of kudu, oryx, red hartebeest, zebra and eland. Smaller antelope
such as duiker, dik dik and steenbok abound as well as the rare Welwitchi
hyrax, Jameson's rock rabbit, dassie rat and striped tree squirrel.
Four species new to science have been found on Windpoort Farm - a rock
mouse, an elephant shrew, an agamid lizard and a gecko.
On Windpoort Farm (5850 ha) experience the cradle of mankind with its many Paleolithic
stone tool sites, and the cradle of life itself with hectares of
stromatolites - 650 million year-old fossil blue-green algae, the
first life form on earth.
Have sundowners with an African wildcat and dinner with African porcupines.
The wildlife around Tandala Ridge is totally wild, but because there are no
domestic animals, they are comfortable with sharing our environment.
Your hosts, Tim and Laurel Osborne are naturalists, wildlife researchers,
and authors who are happy to share their knowledge, stories and research
with you.
Your accommodation is in two beautiful ensuite thatched chalets overlooking
a vast valley of game and the hills of Etosha. A maximum of four persons
can be accommodated at one time, ensuring your privacy and individual attention.
Our rates are N$600.00 per night per person.
Included are all meals, cool
drinks, game drives and walks, night drives.
CAMPING
Windpoort Farm also has a campsite with a two unit ablution block,
each containing a flush toilet, sink and hot shower. There are
three campsites with tables, water taps and braai pits. Additional
sites are also available. Rates
are N$100.00 per standard vehicle
per night, regardless of the number of passengers and N$300.00 per night per Overlander.
