Keetmanshoop, Namibia
Bronze Price Level Show Details
Price Level Key:
| Safari camps & resorts | City Hotels | |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | $300-500 | |
| Silver | $500-800 | $100-200 |
| Gold | $800-1200 | $200-400 |
| Platinum | $1200+ | $400+ |
| Based on high season rates (non-Christmas) | ||
The Quivertree Forest Rest Camp, located on the farm Gariganus just north-east of Keetmanshoop, offers tourists comfortable accommodation amid a pristine Namibian landscape. On the farm visitors can explore the ancient and famous Quivertree Forest and the dolerite rock formations of the Giants Playground at their leisure.
Visitors have the opportunity to interact with the variety of domestic and tamed wild animals that have their home at the Quivertree Rest camp, and a highlight is the feeding of the cheetahs.
Accommodations at the camp are two guest houses and igloo bungalows. All rooms come equipped with air conditioning, private bathroom and shower, and a kitchen.
Quiver Tree Forest comprises about 250 specimens of Aloe dichotoma, a species of aloe that is also locally known as "quiver tree" because bushmen traditionally used its branches to make quivers. The forest is spontaneous; the tallest quiver trees are two to three centuries old. The "quiver tree" has a long history of beliefs that it will bring good luck to anybody that worships a tree and nurtures it. Near the forest is, the Giant's Playground, a vast pile of large dolerite rocks.