There is something extraordinarily special about the landscape around Klein-Aus Vista.
It is where streaks of Namib sand merge with the bleached grasses of the Pro-Namib in
a sensuous slow dance of splendour.
The lodge, nestled in the rocky Aus Mountains, is famed for its extensive and lovely vistas, best seen from one of the mountain bike or hiking trails, a viewpoint above the Klein-Aus Vista campsite or from the secluded Eagle’s Nest Chalets. Contributing to the scenery, the Wild Horses of the Namib remind us of untethered freedom and appeal to our soul to embrace the wonderful adventure of life in its entirety.
Desert Horse Inn is imbued with the energy of the horses, adding a spirited component to the warmth of the family-owned lodge. As the pastel landscape transforms into desert en route to Lüderitz and the coast, there is the abandoned diamond mining town of Kolmanskop to visit where disintegrating houses are a photographer’s playground, a desert town to discover and fascinating promontories to explore. For the more adventurous we recommend our rustic Geisterschlucht Cabin.
33.000 sec exposure time (more then 9 hours!)
The only problem with such a multiple exposure is that you have to leave your camera somewhere unattended for a whole night and not know if you will find it again in the morning. In this case it was exactly 110 shots of 300 seconds each with an aperture of f/5.6 ISO 100 and a 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 mm DX lens at 10mm, which corresponds to a 15mm in 35mm. Camera was my Nikon D7100, which I would have gotten over somehow if it had been gone.
Although Klein Aus Vista has very nice comfortable rooms and the reception as well as the restaurant were very good, the place itself somehow has no charm for me. While you can clearly see the light pollution caused by Klein Aus Vista on the far left of the picture, you can see three houses that are also lit up on the right of the picture. These are the very secluded Eagles Nest Chalets which are part of Klein Aus Vista but are a good 15 minute offroad drive away.
Simply building a hotel/resort in the middle of nowhere is just not enough. That the kolmanskop and the wild horses happen to be nearby is good, but still not worth a visit. Personally, Klein Aus Vista seemed more like an unplanned stop at one of the thousands of gas stations during my last trip to the USA. You stay because you're tired and have to refuel anyway, but there's nothing else to see..
