After an enjoyable time exploring Etosha National Park and enjoying the relaxed atmosphere of Etosha Safari Camp, it’s time to make your way to see some of the other wonders that Namibia has to offer. The 2½-hour (200km) journey to the fresh and innovative Damara Mopane Lodge takes you southwards to Outjo and then westwards towards Khorixas. Twenty kilometres before Khorixas, set in a mopane woodland, is Damara Mopane Lodge. This special lodge radiates a charm all of its own. Built in a semi-circle labyrinth design as in kingdoms of old, the lodge utilises its underground water wisely nurturing an array of small food gardens. Each free-standing chalet resembles a small home with its own veranda and food garden planted with herbs, vegetables, marigolds and sunflowers that reach their happy faces to the sun. Laze around the gigantic turquoise pool, which lies at the heart of the lodge, and make your way up the hill to the sunset deck at the end of the day to watch the sun set over the mopane woodland.