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Namibia Travel Guide

Namibia travel guide gives useful information for all visitors.
Sharing its borders with Angola, Zambia, South Africa and Botswana, Namibia is a premier safari destination.
The people are friendly and you will enjoy a kaleidoscope of experiences. As well as bountiful sunshine, rugged mountains and canyons, you will discover geological formations and natural phenomena. 
There is a wide range of accommodation options to suit all visitors from camping to 5 star luxury hotels.

In addition to Fly in or self drive safaris there are also a variety of  scheduled tours which are available throughout the year on offer

Namibia tourism attractions

Northern Namibia

Damaraland  is located to the north of Swakopmund and to the south of Etosha park.  The landscapes, with their spectacular desert montains, gorges and plains, are stunning.
Desert adapated elephant, rhino zebra, giraffe, lion and various species of antelope thrive in this region. 


Etosha National Park
: Regarded as one of the best parks in Africa . Etosha covers 22 270 sq km with no fewer than 114 species of mammal and 340 species of bird. For the most part it consists of open, flat country where large concentrations of wild animals are relatively easy to see.

Epupa Falls : located 135 kms downstream from the Ruacana Falls are a series of cascades that drop a total of 60m over a distance of about 1.5 kms. 
Kaokoland : home to the Himba

Namibia travel and tours

Coastal  Namibia

Swakopmund – Namibia’s seaside resort resembles a small Bavarian village nestling between the desert and the sea.

There is sheltered bathing at Palm Beach and the town has an Olympic-sized, heated indoor swimming pool, and a grassed golf course in a desert setting.  The Swakopmund Museum captures the colourful past and also highlights the desert flora and fauna, as well as the marine life, of the area. Tour operators offer tours featuring the unique landscapes of the Namib.

Fishing is the dominant industry in Walvis Bay which is also known for its water sports and major harbour. 

Famous for its shipwrecks, the Skeleton Coast is divided into 2 zones.  

the Southern Section, between Ugab and Hoanib rivers,  consists of gravel plains, but north of Terrace Bay high dunes occur in the immediate vicinity of the coast. This section is accessible to the general public and attracts anglers to its superb fishing grounds. Travellers must be in possession of the necessary permit which can be obtained from the Ministry’s Reservation office in Windhoek or its Information office in Swakopmund. the park can be entered at Ugabmund and Springbokwasser checkpoints.

In the northern section between the Hoanib and Kunene rivers. The latter has been demarcated as wilderness area and tourists can only enter the area by means of exclusive fly-in safaris conducted by a concessionaire

There are two important places of interest at Cape Cross, the Cape Fur Seal colony with numbers totalling more than 100 000.  Well worth seeing is the Diego Cao, an historical landmark. 

Once a thriving diamond centre, Kolmanskop
is now a ghost town.  Where once majectis mansions stood, today they are filled with the shiftings sands of the Namib.  

The small fishing town of Luderitz lies between the Namib desert dunes and the wild Atlantic seaboard.  It has a fine collection of builidng dating from the German era.

Namibia see and do
Namibia top tourist attractions

Southern  Namibia

Southern Namibia – in a nutshell ………..

Fish River Canyon : world’s 2nd largest canyon and one of the natural wonders of Africa. The Fish River has carved a 550 metres deep 161 km long, 27 km wide ravine. The awesome grandeur of the canyon is magnificent.
Particularly attractive early in the morning and at sunset

Challenge some of the world’s highest sand dunes at Sossusvlei. 

A transfrontier park Ai Ais is also famous for its mineral springs.

Zambezi Region (previously Caprivi) 

is a small strip of land bordering Zimbabwe and Zambia – characterised by numerous small game parks.  The area is well known for its excellent fishing and birding spots
The capital of this region is Katima Mulilo  and is an important safari hub. 
Mahango Game Park situated on the Kavango river close to Popa Falls.  Although a small park it is home to elephants and buffalo. 
Mudumu Park is an excellent reserve for birding enthusiasts and sighting predators

Central  Namibia

Windhoek  is Namibia’s capital city with a number of interesting places to visit suuch as the Tintenpalast, Alte Feste and the Christuschurch. 
Twyfelfontein known for its unique rock art paintints is UNESCO world heritage site’ – 
Kalahari desert : small dunes
Spitzkoppe : stunning granite mountains – rock art
Waterberg Plateau : important game reserve with endangered species