Kaokoland and its surroundings are one of the last remaining wilderness areas in Southern Africa, tucked into the north of Namibia between the Hoanib River and the Kunene River. It is a place where you instinctively tread lightly, wanting to preserve the ancient and dramatic lands you are travelling through. The area is in a…
Windhoek is Namibia’s compact capital, a place where interesting German colonial architecture meets the warmth of African cultures and modern city life. It is usually treated as a convenient start and end point for Namibia safaris, with travellers flying into Hosea Kutako International Airport and, without a second glance at the city, heading straight out…
Never heard of Rehoboth, Namibia? To be fair, neither had I until I saw it mentioned on a travel itinerary. Rehoboth might not have the instant name recognition of Sossusvlei, Swakopmund or Etosha, but that doesn’t mean it’s short on stories. Sitting about 90 km south of Windhoek, this small Namibian town has a fascinating…
As one of the world’s most exciting places to travel, Namibia has earned a reputation for its stunning attractions, its numerous adventure activities, and its ability to give travellers a couple of options for how they can see the country. It is one of only a few countries where both fly-in and self-drive experiences can…
There’s nothing like travel to build an appetite. When you are on the road, exploring the best of Namibia, you are bound to find yourself visiting a handful of small coastal towns. For those who love fresh seafood, few pleasures compare to settling into one of the region’s finest restaurants or cafés and tucking into…
At dusk, when the red sand deepens to something close to rust, the camel thorn trees throw long shadows across the dunes, and the sky, uninterrupted by anything man-made or lit by unnatural light, for as far as the eye can see, turns the most peculiar but absolutely stunning shade of orange. After spending a…
The dust in Kaokoland has its own distinct colour, one that is hard to miss. It’s not like the pale gold you find further south in the Namib, the familiar colour that has become synonymous with the desert and gets in everywhere when the wind blows, but a deeper, darker rust colour. It is the…
If the name sounds familiar, it might be because you’ve seen Sandwich Harbour mentioned in one of the destination guides you’ve read while planning your tour. It was probably on a “top ten Namibia” list, buried somewhere between Sossusvlei and the Spitzkoppe. You read the description, glanced at that typical photo of the Namib Desert…
Roughly a kilometre before you reach Cape Cross Seal Reserve, you’ll want to put your windows up, and someone in the vehicle is guaranteed to say something that makes everyone laugh. You won’t see the colony yet; you won’t even hear it properly, but you can smell it, carried on the cold Atlantic wind in…
I took the road out of Swakopmund, after a few days spent exploring this fascinating small town, and took the road inland, away from the cold Atlantic and the salt-hazed coastline. I drove for about twenty minutes before the town behind me disappeared entirely. The sight that started to appear on the horizon is a…
Somewhere on the gravel road between Khorixas and the Skeleton Coast, I noticed the atmosphere and the landscape starting to change. The light became flat and white. The air began to carry that faint smell of dust and dry grass. And then, without ceremony, a small sign appeared at the roadside, announcing that I was…
The Sossusvlei area of Namibia is easily one of the most beautiful places in all of Africa, and one of the best ways to explore the region is to book a guided Sossusvlei tour. But before you click on a book now button, read this guide that covers everything from where to find it on…
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