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Vacation in Namibia : Highlights & Travel Tips
Namibia is one of Africa’s most striking destinations, celebrated for its vast open landscapes, dramatic desert scenery, and sense of true remoteness. Travelers are drawn here for the surreal beauty of the Namib Desert, the towering red dunes of Sossusvlei, and the haunting shipwreck-strewn Skeleton Coast. It’s also a fantastic destination for wildlife lovers, with Etosha National Park offering excellent safari experiences and the chance to see elephants, lions, rhinos, and giraffes gathering around waterholes in an otherwise stark and beautiful landscape.
Beyond its iconic scenery, Namibia offers memorable experiences such as stargazing under some of the clearest skies in the world, exploring the German colonial architecture of Swakopmund, meeting Himba and other local communities, and heading into Damaraland to track desert-adapted elephants and rhinos. Because distances are long and services can be sparse, it’s important to plan routes carefully, allow extra driving time, and book lodges or camps well in advance during busy periods. A 4x4 vehicle is useful for more remote areas, and travelers should carry plenty of water, fuel awareness, sun protection, and offline navigation tools.
Best time to travel Namibia
The best time to visit Namibia is in July, with February also being a strong option based on travel popularity. July stands out as the peak month, likely appealing for its dry-season wildlife viewing, cooler temperatures, and ideal conditions for exploring the desert landscapes.
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This is Etosha.
Wow. The last two days were impressive. So many different animals - this is Namibia, this is Etosha! The national park covers an area of 22,275 square kilometers, making it...
Namibias Süden - Fishriver bis Sossusvlei
Unsere Reise beginnt in Windhuk, wo wir einige Tage bei Freunden verbringen. Dann machen wir uns auf mit "Landy" Richtung Süden, um die vielfältige Landschaft Namibias zu...
Third Stop: Divundu
We arrived at the "Ngepi Camp" around 2 PM. In the middle of nowhere, directly on the Okavango River (Kavango and Cubango are just different names) and located between the two...
104.Tag 18.4.25 Walvis Bay, Namibia
Walvis Bay: 17-21 degrees, first foggy then sunny The morning started with a lot of excitement on the ship, as some fellow travelers had not received their visas. Fortunately,...
Asphalt Day
7.4. It seems like a small miracle to us: we drove all the way to Ruacana at the Angolan border today on asphalt! But let's start from the beginning: After breakfast, we drive...
Road closed
6.4. First a quick update from yesterday: This is the fort on whose grounds we are camping, and for €15 we were allowed to use the sanitary facilities of room No. 1. We could...
Adventure Namibia, Windhoek, and Swakopmund
#Day 1: Arrival in Windhoek with an overnight stay at Villa Violett and a visit to Joe's Beer House #Day 2: Arrival in Swakopmund after 350 km. A very nice clean city by the...
Swakopmund & Spitzkoppe 🇳🇦
After the desert, we went back to a city. The excitement over having a proper bed and spending 2 nights in the same place at a hostel in civilization was high. On the way there,...
Safari pure - the adventure begins
Today we only have a short distance ahead of us. 220 km along the still well-maintained roads further east towards Divundu to the Mahangu Safari Lodge. You might not believe it,...
Etosha - or the Birthday Shock
The day begins with a nice breakfast at the Toshari Lodge. Frank is celebrating his birthday today. After that, we say goodbye to Juliet, who has declared Christoph to be her...
Desert
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Deja Vue in Tsumeb!
On Saturday, I wanted to drive from Etosha towards Divundu to the Popa Falls at the entrance to the Caprivi Strip. As soon as I left Etosha, a policeman jumped in front of me on...
Climb the Dunes
Day 11, 01/07/23, Sossusvlei & Deadvlei Rolling ochre-colored dunes, crackling white salt pans, petrified trees, endless landscapes... It's no surprise that Sossusvlei is...
Atemberaubend
Day 7, 03.01.23, Fish River Canyon After a hearty breakfast, there is only one item on the agenda today: The Fish River Canyon. With a length of about 160 kilometers, a width...
Day 26-33 (Saturday February 4th to Saturday February 11th)
I had to wake up at 6 o'clock because we were leaving for Kanaan. Extremely tired, I at least had a beautiful sunrise😍 The drive was actually fine, especially because we had a...
The Erongo Region - Part 1
From Windhoek, we first drive to the Erongo Region, which stretches from central Namibia towards the west coast. The landscape in this region, covering over 60,000 square...
Week 10 - Namibia, South Africa
We left Swakopmund and headed south through Walvis Bay before heading inland and into the desert. We crossed the barren Namib-Naukluft Park and arrived in Sesriem. Our campsite...
Beautiful Etosha
The last two days we saw many animals again! The most beautiful thing was a giraffe "parade" yesterday, with about 20 giraffes walking behind each other. We watched these...
Namibia - Deserts, Sand and Sea and a little bit of German
When I think of Namibia, I immediately associate it with deserts and large sand dunes, but also with the fact that it was a German colony from the late 19th century until the...
Bwabwata National Park
We start the day early again with a game drive in Bwabwata National Park, which crosses the Angolan border to the north and the Botswana border to the south. We choose the route...
Dune Climbing in the Namib Desert
Hungry and almost in the middle of the night (6:00 AM), we board the bus towards the Namib Desert, equipped with breakfast packs. Shaken well by the local gravel roads, we...
Walvis Bay/Namibia
30.5.2024 Walvis Bay At around 10:00 a.m. I had completed the immigration formalities, left the ship and took the shuttle bus to the Dunes shopping center. The Dunes Mall has...
Swakopmund and lots of Germany!
In Sossusvlei I left the house in the morning at 8°C, by the time I reached Solitaire around noon it was 26°C (the day before in Sossus it was even 29°C!) and the closer I got...
Zebra Trail
Day 13, 09.01.23, Oanop Resort As our arrival last night was quite late, we only discover the beauty of the surroundings and the location of our chalet in the early morning....
Namibia, we are coming
Day 6, 02/01/23, from Growcery Camp to Canyon Village Maybe we shouldn't have slept directly under a tree that birds have claimed. But this way, we get to see how beautiful...
Caprivi Strip - the green Namibia
Fortunately, it was less wet than at Victoria Falls in the Caprivi Strip. The long strip in the north of Namibia, which extends eastward to Zimbabwe, is named after the former...