Stories

Travel News Namibia, your gateway to captivating narratives that transport you to the heart of Namibia’s enchanting landscapes, vibrant cultures, and awe-inspiring adventures. Here, we invite you to embark on a journey through the written word, where each article is a window into the soul of this extraordinary land. From tales of intrepid explorations across the vast deserts to encounters with the diverse wildlife that calls Namibia home, our stories are a celebration of the country’s natural wonders and the people who make it come alive.

January 26, 2017

A short word about tall giraffes…

Resplendent in a reticulated patchwork of sepia, amber and beige, these sinuous goliaths weighing in at as much as 1 360 kilograms (3 000 pounds), tower above Etosha’s thorny acacias, brandishing their super-long willowy necks, staring at you curiously through their gleaming drop-dead-gorgeous eyelashes
January 6, 2017

The ghost town of Kolmanskop – diamonds, champagne and sand

Peeling wallpaper, faded pastel paintwork, broken window panes and layers of sand—courtesy of the Namib Desert—characterise the abandoned diamond-mining town of Kolmanskop, or Kolmannskuppe as it was referred to by the German colonial government of the time
January 5, 2017

Christuskirche in all its glory

One of the sights most visitors to Windhoek are bound to see is the Christuskirche perched on a ridge overlooking the city at the conjunction of Robert Mugabe Avenue and Fidel Castro Street. Until about sixty years ago, before any of the high-rise buildings in the business centre of Windhoek were built, it was visible from almost anywhere in town