Travelogues Hardap

From the south of Namibia, we make our way northward with our rental car. We want to reach the center of the Namib Desert. It is the oldest desert in the world! Namibia is named...

From the Namib Desert, we continue to the Mountain Zebra National Park. Just the name sounds fantastic, and we've heard wonderful hikes are possible there. The path...

Namibia 2024: Above the clouds Today, once again, the early worm catches the bird! Actually, he can go to hell with us, but today we have big plans. We want to go on a...

Namibia 2024: The Desert Foxes As announced yesterday, the night was already over at 5:20 a.m. Today we take a guided tour to Sossusvlei. After a short breakfast our guide is...

Namibia 2024: Dances with Wolves Today we head to the Namib Desert! Our accommodation is located directly in the NamibRand Nature Reserve. Today we have to demolish about...

Day 18, 14.01.23, Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch The title already gives it away, but let me start from the beginning. In the morning, we pack our things and prepare to leave....

Namibia 2024: Relaxing in the desert Today we have to leave Wolwedans. On the one hand we are sad about it, but on the other hand we know that there is still a lot to experience...

Giraffe

Day 15, 11.01.23, Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch What a start to the day: at sunrise, we sit on the veranda with a fresh cup of coffee and watch as the Kalahari awakens before...

Day 14, 10.01.23, from Oanop Resort to Bagatelle Game Safari Ranch The Ford Ranger has been a faithful companion for the past two weeks, but even it has a bad day, even if...

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...

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...

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....

Addendum to yesterday, in the evening a jackal stood in front of our accommodation, at the latest by then the balance of power was put into perspective. Today we got up very...

Sussosvlei

Pumba

On Sunday, I traveled from Windhoek to Sossusvlei and Deadvlei. Sossusvlei is an area in the Namib Desert, which is the oldest desert in the world and has the highest sand dunes...

Day 10, 06.01.23, from Kanaan to Sesriem Right after waking up, we set off for a small flat river hike, where, as we were told at the camp, many meerkats, or meerkats as they...

The days we spent there are really extremely hot: always between 38 and 40 degrees - in the shade! The first night it doesn't cool down much either, so we toss and turn at 30...

I don't even know where to start. We've only been here for 2 days and have already experienced so much. The flight was quite pleasant and not fully booked, so we could all...

Update 27.06.2024

Day 12, 08.01.23, from Sesriem to Oanop In the evening, we decided to experience the jewel one more time. Cindy starts cycling at 5:30am to be at the gate by 6am. The guard at...

Our last days of camping have begun and we are on our way back north as we have to return our car in Windhoek. On the way there, we will spend one last night in our rooftop tent...

Day 16, 12.01.23, Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch The day starts early at 6 o'clock, as Cindy decides to get on the bike earlier this time to avoid the midday heat. So I take...

Desert Camp Sossusvlei - Namib Desert From Kalahari Anib, our tour continued through the rugged desert landscape of the Namib. We drove through the gravel roads towards Desert...

We left the somewhat 'cool' Hardap Camp and drove through the small town of Mariental towards the red dunes of the Kalahari. Arriving at the Kalahari Anib Lodge, we were greeted...

At 7 o'clock we started our journey back to Neuras. The drive was actually really relaxed and we arrived quite early. Then everyone had lunch here and after that, those who were...

Originally, we didn't have the desert on our itinerary, but we rearranged the travel route and because everyone was talking about the dune, we didn't want to miss it either. It...

After almost freezing in Africa during the summer, I finally woke up at around 9:00 am in a comfortable 20 degrees. After a bit of back and forth, I managed to pack my things....

As soon as we crossed the border, there was not much more than desert. It was really exciting to see how dramatically the landscape changed. It didn't take long before we could...