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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 4, 2017

The deceptive properties of gravel roads

Namibia is blessed with a fine system of roads, bisecting the country and connecting all the major cities. Once off this arterial tarmac highway, you will be on a gravel road. All the district roads marked as a ‘D’ with four numbers on the map and most ‘C’ roads are not paved but surfaced with gravel.
December 28, 2016

Endangered bird species in Namibia

If we acknowledge that the 25 bird species which are on the endangered list in Namibia could be extinct in 20 years' time (a 20% chance) we should start thinking hard and long what we as Namibians can do to prevent this from happening. Will these 25 bird species end up being shadows on the wall?
December 26, 2016

The Doros geological mosaic

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Text and photographs Helge Denker A SPECTACULAR CONSERVANCY SIDE-TRACK [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] he dictum of Conservancy Side-Tracks is ‘finding the real’: real people, real places and real wildlife […]
December 13, 2016

Exploring the national parks of the Zambezi Region

Imagine a pointing index finger, more than 500 kilometres long and 32 kilometres wide. This giant digit is attached to a huge fist, a landmass punctuated with soaring sand dunes and oceans of desert. Surround the finger with rivers— the mighty Zambezi, the Chobe, Linyanti—and you have the Zambezi Region, a water-rich extremity shooting from the north-eastern corner of Namibia like an arrow into the heart of Africa