Place to stay · Keetmanshoop
Quivertree Forest Rest Camp
Family-run rest camp on the farm Gariganus, 13 km north-east of Keetmanshoop, with the Quiver Tree Forest and Giant's Playground on the property.
This is the place to sleep if the quiver trees are the reason you came to Keetmanshoop. The rest camp sits on Gariganus, a working sheep and cattle farm 13 km north-east of town on the M29, and the Quiver Tree Forest (Kokerboomwoud) and the dolerite boulder piles of Giant’s Playground are both on the farm. Staying here means you can be among the trees at first and last light without driving out from town.
What to expect
Coenie and Ingrid Nolte bought the farm in 1990 and built the camp themselves, and three generations of the family live on it. Rooms are spread across two guest houses, eight igloo-shaped bungalows with their own kitchens, and a family room, all with air-conditioning and private showers. There are also campsites with braai places, hot showers and power. It is a farm, not a hotel. There is no restaurant open to the public, dinner is only for guests booked on dinner, bed and breakfast, and campers cook for themselves.
Practical details
- Phone +264 81 696 5117, email quiver@africaonline.com.na.
- Check-in from 1pm, check-out by 9.30am.
- Day visitors can walk the forest and Giant’s Playground from sunrise to sunset. Night photography has to be arranged in advance.
- The owners answer email during the week, not around the clock, so book ahead.
Good to know
The quiver tree is really a tree aloe (Aloidendron dichotomum), and its name comes from the San using the branches to make quivers. The forest has been a national monument since 1955, and estimates put it at around 200 to 250 plants. Look for rock hyraxes (dassies) in the boulders and meerkats (suricates) and ground squirrels. The farm dogs will want you to throw a ball.
Last updated 7 October 2026. Sources: Quivertree Forest Rest Camp, Quivertree Forest Rest Camp, about us, Quivertree Forest Rest Camp, accommodation, Quivertree Forest Rest Camp, attractions, Quivertree Forest Rest Camp, animals, Quivertree Forest Rest Camp, contact, National Heritage Council of Namibia, Quiver Tree Forest site record 021/1955 (archived copy, gazetted 1 June 1955), Wikipedia, Quiver Tree Forest, Wikivoyage, Keetmanshoop.
