All Entries in the "Namibia Safaris Destinations" Category
Namibia Holiday Safari Destinations
This section of the site aims to provide information about different holiday tourist destinations in Namibia. We aim to expand this section regularly to cover more locations.
Most Popular tourist travel destinations include:
1.Etosha National Park
2.Swakopmund and Walvis Bay
3.Cape Cross Seal Colony
4.Twyfelfontein
5.Okahandja Town
6.Sesriem and Sossusvlei
7.Namib Naukluft National Park
Namib Naukluft National Park Namibia
The Namib Naukluft park in the west of Namibia covers around 50,000 square kilometres and protects the Namib desert – one of the oldest deserts in the world.
While the main attraction of the Etosha national park is the wildlife it is home to, the main attraction of the Namib Naukluft national park is the beautiful [...]
Sesriem and Sossusvlei Sand Dunes Namibia Attractions
The enormous sand dunes around Sossusvlei are one of the images of Namibia that are widely used, and its easy to see why. The dunes are enormous, and are a spectacular sight, particularly in the early morning when you can sit and watch the dunes change colour and the shadows move as the sun rises.
Travelling [...]
Okahandja Town Safaris Namibia
Okahandja is a small town located around 70Km north of Windhoek, and is where drivers either continue on the B1 north towards Otjiwarongo and Etosha, or turn off towards Karibib and Swakopmund. Most drivers simply drive through Okahandja without stopping, but they miss out on an excellent shopping opportunity.
Okahandja is home to an excellent wood [...]
Twyfelfontein Rocks Namibia
Twyfelfontein is located in the Damaraland region, west of Khorixas and the rocks here are home to one of Africa’s greatest concentrations of rock art. Twyfelfontein is unusual in that it has both rock paintings, and rock engravings. Most of the engravings and paintings are of animals and the spoor (footprints) they leave. Some of [...]
Swakopmund and Walvis Bay Namibia
Swakopmund is a resort town on the Namibian coast, and has a lot of old-style German buildings. Swakopmund is where many Namibians go for a break, and as such there are plenty of leisure activities in the area.
An area of dunes near the town has been set aside for leisure use, and horse riding and [...]
Waterholes in Etosha Safari Park Namibia
There are a lot of waterholes in Etosha national park Namibia are accessible by the public roads, and there is normally a reasonable sized area where you can park and watch the activity at the waterhole. It is worth being patient sometimes as waterholes that are deserted when you arrive can fill up with wildlife [...]
Namutoni Rest Camp Etosha Park Namibia
The main feature of the camp at Namutoni is an old German fort which dates back to 1906. This now contains some of the accommodation for tourists and the forts tower is used by many guests to view the sunset. The majority of the accommodation is bungalows nearby.
The restaurant at Namutoni differs from those in [...]
Halali Rest Camp Etosha Park Namibia
The camp at Halali has a waterhole that is located a few minutes walk from most of the accommodation. This means there is less background noise to disturb wildlife, but does mean that a torch is essential to find your way back to the accommodation. The viewing area at the waterhole is raised, so people [...]
Okaukuejo Rest Camp Etosha park Namibia
Okaukuejo is the oldest and largest of the rest camps, and is the main administrative centre for Etosha as well as housing the Ecological Institute which carries out nature and conservation research .
Like all the camps, Okaukuejo contains accommodation, facilities for camping, a restaurant, bar, petrol station and shop. Okaukuejo also has a post office [...]