November 19, 2012

Namibia: Kameldorn Garten and Restaurant

People come for the garden and the atmosphere and of course the amazing food! By Jana-Mari Smith Kameldorn Garden and Restaurant is enclosed in a lush, green and […]
November 28, 2012

Food in focus: Fishmonger’s

By Marita van Rooyen At Fishmonger’s you smell the sea. The fresh, salty air you would inhale while taking a stroll on a beach greets you as […]
November 28, 2012

Celebrating Spitzkoppe

By Ron Swilling While driving from Windhoek to Swakopmund, the chances are that just after Usakos you’ll notice a strange-looking group of granite mountains towering over […]
November 29, 2012

Grootberg Lodge Namibia

Text and photos by ©Sharri Whiting De Masi – All photographs copyright of the author  Re-printed with permission of the author A conservancy partnership in an […]
November 30, 2012

Namibia’s spectacular South

Text ©Sharri Whiting De Masi – Re-printed with permission of the author The Namibian experience is not just about amazing wildlife or incredible vistas. It’s also about […]
December 4, 2012

Africa is Namibia’s biggest tourist

More than one million tourists crossed Namibia’s borders in 2011. This is up from just under a million tourists visiting the country in 2010. The 2011 […]
December 4, 2012

Namibian pilots assist lappet-faced vultures

By Peter Bridgeford In October, two Namibian pilots assisted with a vulture conservation project in the Namib-Naukluft Park. Since 1991, Lappet-faced vulture chicks have been ringed […]
December 5, 2012

Bird’s-eye view – Black Heron

By Pompie Burger Black Heron, Egretta ardesiaca Roberts No 69 After 20-odd years of bird watching and photography, I still consider myself a novice in both departments, […]
December 5, 2012

Bird’s-eye view – Meyer’s Parrot

By Pompie Burger  Meyer’s Parrot, Poicephalus meyeri Roberts No 364 The Meyer’s parrot is one of three parrots occurring in Namibia and is probably the most common […]
December 5, 2012

Bird’s-eye view – water thick-knee

By Pompie Burger  Water Thick-knee, Burhinus vermiculatus Roberts No 330 The water thick-knee is one of my favourite birds to photograph because of its huge eyes, and, […]
December 5, 2012

Bird’s-eye view – Rüppell’s Korhaan

By Pompie Burger Rüppell’s Korhaan, Eupodotis rueppellii Roberts No 236 Rüppell’s Korhaan is one of Namibia’s 13 endemic birds found in the so-called endemic zone in western […]
December 5, 2012

Bird’s-eye view – Redbilled quelea

By Pompie Burger Redbilled quelea, Quelea quelea Roberts’ 821 Impressive, not only in numbers, but also in many other ways, is the Redbilled quelea, so much so […]