No one else was there when we visited in the late afternoon so calling out to others was futile. It's easy to walk in the complete wrong direction and not really know where you are. All you can see are more and more rock piles. The walking path is set below all the rocks so it's impossible to see the horizon to help locate where you are. All the rock constellations, while beautiful, look the same after a while and it's nearly impossible to remember if you passed them before (some seemed staged while others are amazingly authentic). With no signs, we soon became disoriented and didn't know which way to go. While it proceeds in a right-hand circle around the site, it also twists and turns all the time. But after a while the signs stopped and the main path branched off to here and there. It starts out fine with a couple of white arrow signs pointing in the right direction. The danger here is that the circular path through the stones is not well marked. A tall brown water tower stands next to it. There's a parking lot with a nice modern toilet. It's located off a gravel road 5 km north of the Quivertree Forest (same entrance fee). I would suggest a wooden fence to provide more privacy and protect from the noise and dust from the road.Giant's Playground is a maze of stone piles that seemingly stretches on forever. Giants Playground as well as attending the cheetah feedings During the day the quivertrees in the forest are special but as soon as the sun starts to set it turns into a magical place with charm that can't be described The ablution block was clean and had 2 showers and 2 toilets The water was lovely and warm There was a Zink to wash dishes and a dry rack There are 4 separate ablusion blocks about 200 meters apart We really enjoyed the shade of the veranda with cement floor linked to the ablution and took advantage of the quiet period by camping right next to the veranda The owner sells wood at R50 per bag The owner was very friendly and even provided suggestions in terms of our trip to Sossusvlei The only thing that should be improved on is the dirt coming in to the camp from the main road. We camped in our off road caravan at Quivertree Forest for 2 nights and loved every moment of it Camping was R450 per night and included unrestricted access to the quivertree Forest. And don't support cheetahs kept in captivity.… And the cheetahs? Since no one told us there were cheetahs, we didn't see them. When we returned, the cleaning crew stood outside our cabin and stared us out until we left. The next morning we went to the "forest" again for some sunrise photos, and even the birds were laughing at us because we had fallen into the tourist trap. And like many other guesthouses, there is no privacy in the bathroom, because the walls don't reach the ceiling, and you can hear everything. I went around to the reception, but no one was there. When we got back to the cabin, we realized there were no batteries in the remote control to the heater. We even got lost, because we couldn't see where we were going in the pitch darkness and didn't know where we had parked our car. There are no signs, no gate, and no path. To think we paid $25 USD per person to stay after dark was ridiculous. We went to the forest at sunset, and stayed after dark. She pointed in the direction of our cabin, and said, "It's there, number 8, you can drive around to it." She was rushing to lock up and go to bed. We arrived late-ish, and all the owner/manager cared about was selling "night tickets" to the forest. You can see the same trees a few kilometers down the road and can camp along the road. Hilton Tulum Riviera Maya All-Inclusive Resort.Hotels near Naute Kristall Cellar and Destillery.Hotels near Keetmanshoop Railway Station.Hotels near Quivertree Forest and Giant's Playground.Hotels near Quivertree Forest Rest Camp.
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