Nakambale Adventure Lodge  Verified Listing

Nakambale Adventure Lodge is a special and out-of-the-ordinary one. In 1880 a Finnish missionary, Martti Rautanen, settled in a place called Olukonda near Ondangwa. He completed the translation of the bible into the local language and built a cool, thick-walled mud church and home for his family. He was nicknamed ‘Nakambale’, after the hat he always wore which resembled a basket or ‘okambale’ turned upside down. The Rautanen home is now a museum and the century-old church remains as a striking landmark. The lodge is surrounded by village homesteads, palm trees and fields – an ideal place for a taste of authentic Oshiwambo culture.The lodge has its own food garden and corn field. School classes from the area visit Nakambale for a variety of nature and cultural projects

Luxury En-Suite Tents with twin beds, shower only. There is air-conditioning in the tents and a sitting area. All tents are built on raised decks with views.

The lodge has its own food garden and corn field. School classes from the area visit Nakambale for a variety of nature and cultural projects.

* Main Area with Dining Facilities - Historical Missionary Church & Museum
* Wi-Fi
* Secure parking.
* Swimming pool.
* Restaurant.

The lodge will gladly arrange tours and activities in the area e.g.
Nakambale Museum visit,
Cultural Tour at Nakambale,
Stroll through the museum and envisage the life of the missionaries. Visit the adjacent homestead where the smiling women reveal how they pound grain into a stiff maize meal porridge, remove the kernels from marula fruit to make a nutty oil and weave baskets made from palm fronds. For the evening meal, a traditional Oshiwambo meal of maize meal porridge with chicken or spinach relish is specially prepared to be eaten in the African way, scooped up with the fingers of the right hand.