The Fish River Canyon is found in the southern part of Namibia's longest river. This incredible geological landscape is the second-largest canyon in the world (after the Grand Canyon in Arizona) and Africa's largest canyon.…
The Spitzkoppe lies west of Usakos, and it is one of Namibia's most photographed and painted outcrops of granite. These granite rocks are intrusive and were formed by the slow cooling of molten masses below…
The Kalahari Desert, home to the San /Bushmen, stretches across Eastern Namibia, providing moments of great solitude and poignant reflection as you gaze across the great stretches of open sands, dotted with a variety of…
It is traversed by a complex network of rivers and has relatively high summer rainfalls that have created a fertile wilderness of riverine forests, flood plains, swamps, and open woodland.
These two regions boast of…
On the central coast, Swakopmund, a resort town, and Walvis Bay, Namibia's main seaport, offer an oasis's where the sea meets the desert. The towns offer adrenaline-rush activities and are considered Namibia's "adventures hub". The list of…
The Namib-Naukluft Park is one of the world's largest conservation areas, stretching from the plateau of central Namibia to the vast basin of the Namib Desert. Wide-open spaces framed by purply-blue mountains and impossible sunsets…
Without doubt, a destination in its own right, being so achingly close to Etosha en route from the Skeleton Coast, the beauty and solitude that is Damaraland is so often missed. The area is home…
Opuwo is a beautiful and complex metaphor for how what is perceived as modern, and that which is seen as purely traditional, could live in harmony.
In this capital of Namibia’s Kunene Region, the OvaHimba people…
As a former author for Lonely Planet guidebooks, I have travelled to many countries in East Africa and Southern Africa. Namibia has always been one of my favourite destinations. So, when safari tourists and African…
Windhoek is the capital of Namibia and is located in the epicentre of the country which makes it easy to travel to any part of the country from the capital city. Located on all three…
In the Namib, dunes make up some 35% of the desert, including the main Namib Sand Sea south of the Kuiseb River; the sand dunes in the Skeleton Coast Park; and the dune field south…
Jazz has always been an expression of feelings, thoughts and a representation of cultural diversity. Mainly started in the United States, its innovation and creativity sparked a movement in communities, eventually spreading to all corners…
