Namibia Destinations & Attractions

Swakopmund:

Swakopmund is a beautiful town situated on the West Coast of Namibia, about 350 km west of Windhoek. The town with it strong German architecture and “gemutlichkeit” will probably become one of your fondest memories of your Namibian Holiday.

From the cobbled streets and historical buildings to typical German restaurants and pubs Swakopmund is the ideal place to relax after a few days in the desert; sample some of the finely-brewed local beer and renowned Swakopmund fare such as fish, lobster and the utterly delicious Swakopmund oysters.

Why should Swakopmund be on your itinerary?

Cool temperate climate year-round serves as a great escape from the summer temperatures
Namibia’s premier holiday destination
Swakopmund & Walvis Bay Sightseeing
A half-day your of these two coastal towns includes visits to historical buildings & monuments as well as the teeming birdlife of the Walvis Bay Lagoon
Fishing- Ski-boat and shore fishing.
Activitites: Dolphine cruises (Walvis Bay) Tandem Skydiving, Quadbike tours, Duneboarding, eco-tours into the dune belt (see the small 5) and much more.

Etosha National Park:

Etosha means the ”great white area” and refers to the huge salt pan. This is an impressive sight because it’s certainly the biggest salt pan in Africa and even visible from space, Subsequently, when it rains, the water pools in the pan and attracts hundreds of thousands of flamingos and other bird life.

Since Etosha National Park is the gateway to Northern Namibia and Ovamboland, it’s a very popular stop on any Namibian tour. Above all, it is known as Namibia’s foremost wildlife sancuary. The landscape is unique and varied and subsequently home to a wide variety of animals. For example lion, elephant, leopard, giraffe, cheetah, hyena, springbok, two kinds of zebra, eland and many more species of wildlife can be found here.

What makes this park unique is the floodlit waterholes at all the main camps. Some of the camps even have photography hides near the waterholes. Of course, Etosha National Park is any photographer or nature lover’s dream. Most of the lodges have private decks or verandas to observe the pristine landscape.

Skeleton Coast:

The Skeleton Coast Park is a average of 40km wider and 500km long, stretching along the Namibian West Coast from the Hoanib River to the Angolan border. It is a hostile but fascinating area and home to a relatively small wildlife population of Desert Elephant, Desert Lion, Brown Hyena, Rhina and Cape fur seal.

The name Skeleton Coast derived from the huge number of stranded whales that lost their life here and whose skeletons could be seen all over the area.

Adding to this some also believes that the name also derives from the numerours shipswrecks of ships that have stranded along the coast due to thick fog and rough seas. The sailors on the vessels that made it to the land seldom stood a change against the harse and inhospitable conditions.

The skeleton park is devided into two parts where only the Southern part is freely accessable although you would require a permit to enter the park from either Ugabmond or Springbokwater.

The Northern part from Torra Bay up to the Kunene at Angola border is not accessible, this area can only be reach with a tour operator that holds a concession and qualification.

The area south of the Skeleton Coast park used to be part of the Skeleton Coast Park, but was incorporated into the National West Coast recreational area in 2010. Due to the abundance of fish this area is paradise to anglers.

Despite the hostile character of the Skeleton Coast, there are quite a number of wild animals to observe, for example desert-adapted elephants, rhinos, desert lions, brown hyenas, jackals, giraffes, seals, oryx, kudus and zebras. Also some plants are incredibly adapted to the rainless area of the Skeleton coast and depend solely on the daily fog from the Atlantic Ocean: There are welwitschias, !Nara melons, several lithops succulent plants (often called “living stones”), lichen and pencil bush (ink bush).

Damaraland:

Featuring large savannah plains, rocky mountains and a diverse wildlife species that call this harsh part of Namibia home including leopard, lion, hyena, cheetah, kudu, eland giraffe, steenbok, gemsbok (oryx) as well as abundance of birdlife and including over 33 raptos species.

Damaraland stretches from Swakopmund up to the Hoanib River and include wellknown landmarks such as Spitzkoppe, Branberg Massif home to the famous “White Lady” rock painting.

Two large volcanic craters hold evidence of Namibia earliest inhabitants. At 22km accross, Messum crater is an amazing sight.

Further up north you will find “Vingerklip”, a piece of rock that rises vertically out of the surrounding area, and The “Organ Pipes” a series of dolerite pipes that resemble organ pipes. More attractions in the area includes: Petrified forest, wondergat, Burnt mountain and twyfelfontein, home to around 2500 ancient rock paintings.

Damaraland are also host to some amazing lodges and accommodation establishments situated in large concession areas with an abundance of wildlife and home to a large population desert adapted elephants, rhinos and lion.

Kaokoland:

The remote north-west of Namibia, known as Kaokoland area extend north of the Hoanib River up to the Kunene River which from the border between Namibia and Angola. It is largely a mountainous area with some of the notable mountains ranges being Baynes Mountains, Otjihipa Mountains, Hartmann Mountains.

It is home to dramatic scenery and borders the skeleton coast coastline to the west. The area is very remote and difficult to visit. You can either do Kaokoland by Fly-in safaris or drive yourself (4×4 vehicles essential) The area is also home to the Ovahimba People (in short Himba) a nomadic people that farm in the area and still practice their traditional, nomadic and pastoral habits.

Driving along the Kunene River, you will encounter the Epupa Waterfalls with excellent lodge accommodation or campsites, further along the river towards Ruacana, although a tough drive, is worth the effort, expect to encounter abundance of birdlife, game and Himba people ekeing out a living in this rough but beautiful region.

The Ruacana falls are also worth a visit, and can be a spectacular sight when visited during the main raining season when they have to release more water by opening the sluice gates. The dam is the main source for the Ruacana Hydroelectric power station in Namibia and the waterflow is controlled to facilitate the power plant.

Other destinations in the region worth mentioning is Marienfluss, Sesfontein and the Ondurusa Rapids.

Zambezi Region (Caprivi):

Formerly known as the Caprivi Strip, this narrow ribbon of land, measuring only 32 km across its width stretches out from the northeastern corner of Namibia into Botswana and Zambia. For most travellers, the Zambezi serves as the easiest access route connecting Namibia with Victoria Falls and Botswana’s Chobe National Park.

In a land of contrasts, the Zambezi Region adds an equatorial type of climate to Namibia’s already diverse climates. The Zambezi is truly tropical, often called “home of 4 rivers”. It’s Namibia’s wettest region and home to about 430 species of bird and 35 large mammal species including buffalo, big cats and elephant. Wildlife is protected by several national parks and animals travel freely in the cross-border parks of Botswana’ Chobe, Zambia and Angola.

To be expected is the abundance of lodges, camping sites and other river based experiences that can be found along the banks of the four main rivers, Zambezi, Okavango, Kwando and Chobe rivers. From treehouse accommodation to House boats and excellent camp sites this region is indeed a dream holiday destination if you prefer the outdoors.

Sossusvlei:

Sossusvlei located in Namibia’s Namib-Naukluft National Park is one of the most spectacular and best-known attractions in Southern Africa. With some of the highest sand dunes in the world, the Namib Desert has a number of activities for visitors to enjoy, making it one of the most popular areas to visit in Namibia.

Apart from the awe inspiring beauty of Sossusvlei, Deadvlei, Dune 45, Bid Daddy and Hiddenvlei there is even more to enjoy, like Sesriem Canyon only a short distance from Sossusvlei entrance and then there is Solitaire, where you can enjoy some refreshments while en-route to or from Sossusvlei. While in the area and you have the time, also spend some time in the Naukluft camp and enjoy the nature hicks in the park.

Other activities include quad biking in the dunes, nature walks to hot-air ballooning. The area has some amazing lodges where you can enjoy some of the best accommodation, food, excursions as well as sleeping under the stars on your room’s deck.

Kolmanskoppe Ghost Town, Luderitz:

Situated only 15 km east of the harbour town of Lüderitz, Kolmanskop used to be a small railway station in 1908, when the railway between Lüderitz and Keetmanshoop was built. As far as legend has it the station derived its name from a Nama man named Coleman, who got stuck at the site with his ox waggon and consequently died of thirst.

In 1908 a railway worker found a shiny stone and took it to the chief railway foreman August Stauch. Stauch recogized the find as diamond, which was later confirmed by his friend and future partner Söhnke Nissen, a mining engineer. Stauch and Nissen quit their jobs and secured claims of 75 km² at Kolmanskop. The occurrence of diamonds soon a real dia-mond fever developed, as hordes of diamond seekers and adventurers settled in the area and an unparalleled town development took place and Kolmanskop became the richest town of Africa and one of the richest towns worldwide. The thereby developed infrastructure was unmatched at the time; as from 1911 the town had electric power, luxurious stone houses, a casino, a school, a hospital, an ice factory to produce ice for fridges, a theatre, a ballroom, a sport-hall, a bowling alley, a salt-water swimming pool and much more although less than 400 people lived here.

With the outbreak of the war in 1914 the production was nearly zero and with the loss of the German colony the German Era of diamond mining came to an end and was taken over by South Africa.

In 1928 profitable prospecting sites were discovered south of Lüderitz all the way to Oranjemund and as the deposits around Kolmanskop were nearing depletion the mining activities were discontinued and until 1938 all machinery was taken south. The town was left to its own devices and the desert claimed its lost territory back. The last inhabitant left Kolmanskop between 1956 and 1960.

Private Group Tours

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This is great if you have a large family, or a large group trying to travel together. Apart from the fact that you know all the people traveling with you it also are more cost effective and a great way to make new friends while enjoying your holiday.