Absolutely superb location, good restaurant, but a bit dated tents:

On our brilliant Botswana, Namibia and Victoria Falls fly-in safari guided expertly by Ultimate Safaris (now ultimate.earth, sightings included the Big 5, cheetah, wild dog and sitatunga) we (two families with a teen each) also made a stop at this beautifully located lodge amid rocky hills. And this was already the second time that we lodged at Mowani Mountain Lodge.



The facilities could still be described as good. There is a lovely pool between boulders, the most beautiful spot for sundowners (on top of the rock). And you find here a nice tented restaurant and lodge. When it came to food, it was great. The dinners were excellent as were the breakfasts. In terms of service, it was good at the restaurant and okay elsewhere.

As to activities we cannot judge the ones offered by the lodge as we had our own guide (from Ultimate Safaris, now ultimate.earth). With Tristan Cowley, co-founder and managing director of this fabulous travel provider, we successfully tracked down the desert elephants.



All in all, Mowani Mountain Lodge is a nice accommodation in a wonderful desert landscape. You get here fine food, but it could do with some improvements as to the tents (rather dated).

Date of stay: October 2010