A mysterious land of stark vistas, Namibia offers visitors many unique experiences, from majestic sand dunes to game rich salt pans.
Namibia is a country of contrasting landscapes. It is the home of the Namib, the world's oldest desert, of rugged mountains, prehistoric flora and predator rich game reserves, as well as modern cities, coastal resorts and a cultural tapestry of people that includes the Herero and Himba tribes of the Northand San hunter-gatherers.>>
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Ongava Lodge Ongava Game Lodge is situated along the boundary of Etosha National Park in the privately owned Ongava Game Reserve. Ongava is your ideal place from which to base your activities when visiting Etosha.>>
Sossusvlei Wilderness Camp Sossusvlei Wilderness Camp is located in one of the most remarkable sites in the Namib Desert. The camp is situated on a 21 000 hectare private reserve, 20 kilometres from Sesriem, the Park's entrance to the Sossusvlei dunes.>>
Wolwedans Boulders Safari Camp Boulders is surrounded by 45.000 ha of pristine wilderness. The wildlife experience is exclusive and chances of seeing other vehicles are very limited. >>
Olive Grove Hotel Olive Grove is an up-market establishment situated close to the city centre of Windhoek in a quiet, peaceful area. >>
Windhoek Country Club Resort This Luxury 4 star Resort is situated in the heart of Namibia. Geographically, it also lies in the centre of the vast country, offering access to its neighbouringcountries Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Africa.>>
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Palmwag Lodge Palmwag Lodge is a paradise on the Uniab River in northwest Damaraland- a vacation opportunity with a difference. >>
Desert Homestead Set 35km south-east of Sesriem, Desert Homestead offers tranquil surroundings and the benefit of a pristine location even closer to Sossusvlei. >>
Twyfelfontein Country Lodge Twyfelfontein Country Lodge is situated 5km from the historic Twyfelfontein site in Damaraland, which boasts the highest concentration of rock engravings in Southern Africa. >>
Suggested Itineraries in or including Namibia
Best of Namibia Wing - 6 nights
From £3,170.00 per person sharing which includes the scheduled charter flights as below, but not international flights to and from Windhoek >>
17 Nights Feat. Namibia and Mozambique
A tour of opposites! Fall in love with Namibia's offerings - from the mystique of the Skeleton Coast to the awe-inspiring Estosha salt pan. >>
Elusive Desert Wildlife
8 night / 9 day - Combination Wilderness Safaris Vintage camp, Discoverer Camp, lodge overnight and serviced dome tent. Adventurer camping in private concession areas and campsites. >>
Namibia Family Package
A 10 days / 9 nights Self Drive Tour especially designed for Families taking in some of Namibia's most beautiful and captivating regions. Highlights include: Greater Windhoek, Otjiwarongo, Swakopmund and Sossuvlei >>
Namibian Mountain Bike Safari
5 nights/6 days - A unique way for reasonably fit guests to experience the wilds of north-western Namibia: a combination mountain bike and vehicle safari, taking in wildlife and spectacular desert scenery on the way. >>
Rivers of Kaokoland
9 nights/10 days - The dry river systems of the arid Namibian north-west are vital oases for elephant and other desert-adapted wildlife. These hidden life supports form the basis of an innovative travel route. >>
Southern Delight
A 3 Day / 4 night air charter with daily departures and exciting possibilities to include this as an extension to the Desert Rail or just experience it on its own! >>
Spirit of the Namib
10 night / 11 day - Combination Wilderness Safaris Vintage camp, Discoverer Camp, lodge overnight and serviced dome tent camping in private concession areas and campsites. >>
The Great Namibian Journey
12 nights /13 days - This journey encompasses Namibia as a whole: a land of stunning landscapes, endless skies, barren deserts, rugged mountains and spectacular wildlife. Explore the dunes of Sossusvlei and the awesome space of the Namib Desert. >>
MORE ABOUT Namibia
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The official language is English but Afrikaans, German and Kwanyama, an indigenous language, are widely spoken.
Namibia is still developing its own culinary identity. Most restaurants include a variety of modern Continental and traditional German and South African fare, with exotic accents like crocodile steaks, kudu, and other wild game on their menus.
The capital, Windhoek, is situated in the rolling hills of the central highlands. Its blend of colonial-German and modern-city architecture is best viewed on a stroll down Independence Avenue. Here the visitor will also find ostrich-skin and buffalo-hide leather goods, wood and stone carvings, handcrafted jewelry and karakul rugs.
Swakopmund is Namibia's premier holiday destination. It is a pleasant coastal resort and a good base from which to explore to the Cape Cross seal colony, the Namib Desert and Sandwich Harbour.
Other interesting excursions include the Rossing uranium mine and the wetlands of Walvis Bay, which supports in excess of 160 000 birds. Sea kayaking, paragliding and sandboarding are all popular activities in the vicinity. Highlights of southern Namibia include the awe-inspiring Fish River Canyon, a unique quiver tree forest and the majestic dunes of Sossusvlei. In the north, the most notable attraction is the shimmering Etosha Salt Pan in the Etosha National Park, a densely populated wildlife sanctuary and home to the largest black rhino population in Africa.
Other worthwhile areas to visit include the remote Skeleton Coast, the granite rock formations, paintings and engravings of the Damaraland, and the Caprivi, which is a region of rivers, narrow water channels and woodlands, quite unlike any other part of Namibia an a most interesting way of accessing the Victoria Falls as well as the game reserves of northern Botswana.
The huge red sand dunes that have become the 'trademark' of Namibian tourism at Sossusvlei are the most popular and visited tourist attraction in Namibia. These huge towering dunes, said to be the highest in the world, rise...
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The Namib Desert stretches for eight hundred miles (1300 km) along the African coastline and is undoubtedly one of the world's most spectacularly barren and mysterious environments. In Namibia, two large parks encompass much of...
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Damaraland has no fences, no boundaries in the vast, stony desert landscape. Just endless vistas across stark plains, ancient valleys and brooding, distant mountains which bring the traveler as close to nature as is comfortably...
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The game viewing in Etosha National Park is excellent, the best time being from May to September - the cooler months in Namibia. Visitors to Etosha Game Reserve can expect to see many buck species, elephant,...
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Pulsing with life, opportunity and a sparkle of adventure, Windhoek is a multicultural city characterised by tranquil co-existence and enough lebensraum for all its citizens, which number 223 364(2001 census). Visitors can enjoy...
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Namibia's premier coastal resort, Swakopmund is a pretty town with palm trees lining the streets and many eye-catching turn-of-the-Century Colonial buildings, some of which are national monuments. The city is a wonderful oasis...
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Luderitz is a slightly sleepy and maybe also bizarre place, which forms the basis of its appeal. The founding settlement of Namibia today consists of some 20 000 citizens. It was built on the bare granite rocks at the fringe of...
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The Fish River Canyon in Namibia is reputedly the second largest canyon in the world after the Grand Canyon. There is a lot of debate as to whether or not this is indeed the second largest canyon in the world, most of the...
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The Caprivi is a narrow strip of land in the far northeast of Namibia, about 400 kilometres long. Germany exchanged the area - together with Helgoland - with the United Kingdom for Zanzibar in 1890. It was named after the German...
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