News from the Naukluft
Information, news and interesting stories about the guest business and farm operations of BüllsPort, as well as the mountainous world of the Naukluft.
Going fishing on Sunday – in the borehole
Huge problem at the Berghoek sheep post: The cable of the electric back-up pump in the borehole snapped. Pump, cable and metal pipes of the windmill cannot be pulled up. So the borehole is completely blocked. 540 sheep (more about sheep farming) without water, around...
Win a quiver tree – on Namibia’s Arbour Day
Many new trees are being planted in Namibia today. But who takes care of our old trees? - BüllsPort. With its "My Quiver Tree" initiative. And with a competition, in celebration of Namibia's Arbour Day. The price: The adoption of a quiver tree in the NAUkLuFT. And a...
Lambs instead of calves
Years of drought, an invasion of mountain zebras and then on top the Corona crisis. 2020 was a difficult year for the nature reserve, the guest and farm business of BüllsPort. In contrast, 2021 is a year of new beginnings. In September, the newly founded sheep...
Cure Corona quirks – with a full dose of Naukluft
Week-long lockdowns. Constantly changing travel restrictions. For more than a year. Many vacationers are fed up. Justifyibly. BüllsPort Lodge & Farm offers exactly the right cure for these Corona quirks: nature, space, tranquility. And all at a discounted price......
Full marks for Corona measures
It's actually no news. Because BüllsPort has been doing everything to protect its guests and employees from Corona for more than a year. The only new aspect is that an independent institution has checked the measures on the basis of detailed criteria... Sanitiser...
Naukluft in 350,000 living rooms
They are still considered an insider tip: The Naukluft Mountains in the southern center of Namibia. But that could change soon. Because recently the realm of mountain zebras and quiver trees featured in several reports - even in well-known print publications in...
Easter bunny hidden in the Naukluft
Finding hidden chocolate eggs in the living room or garden - nothing to it. BüllsPort Lodge & Farm is raising the bar a bit this Easter: Who will discover the Easter Bunny in BüllsPort's almost 100 km² Naukluft area? In return, the winner of the Funny Online...
Fixing fences to protect pasture
As soon as the grass sprouts after the rain, the BüllsPort team is on a large scale operation. Around 15 km of fence between the areas for game and for farm animals must be checked and repaired. The damage is caused by a specific grazing creature. Which is harming...
Rain saves mountain zebras
There are less than four weeks between threatening death and blooming life. In mid-December, emaciated mountain zebras had to eat dry branches in order to survive. Now fresh grass is sprouting everywhere. And thousands of bulbs in the soil of the plains wake up from...
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