February 12, 2013
Experience the living Namib Desert on a private 25 000-ha nature reserve that hosts the upmarket Namib Naukluft Lodge and the new Soft Adventure Camp. […]
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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.
February 11, 2013
By Bill Torbitt Miscellaneous facts on the Namibian Environment Why Dead Vlei is dead Nearly a thousand years ago, the Tsauchab River, which used to feed the […]
February 11, 2013
Namibia currently has four wetlands listed under the Ramsar Convention of Wetlands of International Importance. The Orange river mouth Sandwich harbour Walvis Bay lagoon and Etosha […]
February 8, 2013
Drought is in the dry, asthmatic air … In January, fans and air-conditioners worked their butts off. In every nook and cranny across Namibia people gravitated […]
February 8, 2013
By Jana-Mari Smith The African wild dog smells, to put it mildly, unpleasant. Aesthetically not many would say that it ticks the boxes for a pretty […]
February 8, 2013
by Ron Swilling When I asked Mike Warren and Carol Mentz – managers of the recently opened The Olive Exclusive in Klein Windhoek – which dish […]
February 8, 2013
Hilton Sky Bar Spot the Who’s Who The Hilton Hotel had hardly opened its doors last year before the in-crowd of Windhoek was already up on […]
February 4, 2013
Rain. That is the number one thought on most Namibian’s minds. The lack of water from the sky, mixed in with an expecially feverish heat wave […]
February 1, 2013
OUTLOOK 01 FEBRUARY TO 10 FEBRUARY Extremely high temperatures have wilted hopes of a good rain year Nevertheless, rainfall figures could improve over the northern, north-eastern […]
February 1, 2013
Offering 20 luxury chalets, Emanya@Etosha is a five-star safari lodge situated a mere 20 minutes’ drive from the eastern entrance to the renowned Etosha National Park […]
January 31, 2013
You have decided to visit Namibia – a must on anyone’s bucket list seeing as it is a country that boasts some of the highest dunes […]
January 29, 2013
Snakes have more right to be afraid of man, than man of snakes. But whereas a snake does not know enough to be afraid, a man’s […]
January 25, 2013
By Ginger Mauney Shannon Stowell, President of the Adventure Travel Tourism Association (ATTA), may spend around 140 days a year on the road, but just 12 days […]
January 25, 2013
They were not born in Namibia. But here these dynamic people share their Namibia and why they have gladly lost a small part of their hearts […]
January 25, 2013
Text and photographs Ron Swilling When you cross the bridge between South Africa and Namibia above the rippling brown waters of the Orange River the landscape […]
January 24, 2013
Text and photographs Ron Swilling Its sheer Size. Its Grandeur, Grace, History and Time… all make hiking in the second-largest canyon in the world an adventure […]
January 24, 2013
Photos and text by Annabelle Venter Eight hours after leaving Windhoek in our Land Rover, we finally switch off the engine, open the doors and find ourselves […]
January 22, 2013
Ron Swilling strolls through an “alcove of charm” – the Walvis Bay Waterfront in Namibia No longer is Walvis Bay to be bypassed, driven through or […]
January 22, 2013
At African Profile Safaris, Ole and Marie offer guests tailor-made, personal fly-in safaris for the adventure of a lifetime in Namibia or elsewhere in Africa. Namibian […]
January 22, 2013
The work of well-known local photographer, Paul van Schalkwyk has reached new heights with the announcement that he is shortlisted as a finalist for the Hasselblad […]