Ai - Ais Hotsprings Resort

Accommodation
  • Camping
  • Lodge
  • Rest camp
  • Self catering
Facilities
  • Restaurant
  • Spa
  • Swimming pool
  • Tennis court
Activities
  • Walking & hiking
  • Bird watching
  • Hot springs

/Ai-/Ais, which means "burning water" in one of the local languages, refers to the sulphurous hot springs which are found in this area. One of these springs has its eye within the camp. /Ai-/Ais lies at the southern end of the Fish River conservation area and is wherer you will finish the Fish River 4 day hiking trail.

The main attraction at the resort is the spa complex. The extreme heat heat of the springs date back to 1850 when they were discovered by a Nama herder searching for his lost sheep.

The water is supposed to have natural curative ingredients and is especially therapeutic for rheumatism sufferers. The resort has a brand new restaurant and bar, serves buffet meals for breakfast, lunch, dinner and accommodates a maximum of 100 visitors.

There is also room service, laundry services, secure parking, safe at the reception and disabled ramps into the building and into all the rooms.

The resort offers 43 rooms in total with 36 of them being brand new. 12 of the rooms have a river view, are en-suite with a bath and are equipped with air conditioning, an outside shower and a tea / coffee station.

The 7 premier chalets are suitable as family or large group accommodation and they have an en-suite bathroom, tea / coffee station and air conditioning.

Being a self catering accommodation, the kitchen is equipped with a 2 plate stove, kettle, fridge, cutlery. pots and a microwave oven. The chalets boast 2 verandahs, both with mountain and river views.

The rest of the 24 rooms are equipped with air conditioning, tea / coffee station and are en-suite. They also have spectacular mountain views.

  • 7 x Premier Chalet/Family Chalets
  • 12 x Riverview Double rooms
  • 20 x Mountain view Double rooms
  • Camping 
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Literature for Ai - Ais Hotsprings Resort


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  • Managing biodiversity in the /Ai-/Ais Hotsprings Game Park

    Burke, A. 2011. Managing biodiversity in the /Ai-/Ais Hotsprings Game Park. A tool for conservation-, resource- and development planners. EnviroScience & SPAN

    The /Ai-/Ais Hotsprings Game Park is the Namibian Section of the /Ai-/Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park (ARTP) in the south of Namibia. Although a joint management plan exists for the Transfrontier Park, detailed information on biodiversity in the Namibian section of the park was lacking. This document addresses this gaps and describes landscape units and their biodiversity importance, highlights knowledge gaps reviews current land uses and proposed zoning and provides guidelines for managing these landscape units.
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