Text and photographs Ron Swilling On your way to Waterberg, once you’ve passed Okahandja and the Omatakos – the two prominent inselbergs that every tour guide […]
Text and photographs Marita van Rooyen Deep in the darkest innards of the earth, lies an otherworldly universe of stalactites and stalagmites that is home to […]
The red sandstone cliffs of the Waterberg Plateau stand as a beacon of hope in the Waterberg National Park, one of Namibia’s most successful wildlife rehabilitation areas -– a park that is anything but green behind the ears when it comes to conservation.
On the north-eastern outskirts of this vast land lies one of the last true Namibian wildernesses. Teeming with herds of elephant and roan, with lions meandering about and endangered African wild dogs yapping in the early evening air, Khaudum National Park is a remote, rugged and vastly unexplored utopia.
At the end of a long stretch of gravel road, the C44, there is a hamlet called Tjum!kui. On the map it says “Tsumkwe” and in the minds of many it is the “capital city of the Ju/’hoansi San community”.
Germany has allocated about N$400 million to the development and management of Namibia's national parks. Recently 200 impalas were released into Khaudum National Park as part of this initiative.
Namibia is known for its inky nights, but the sky up here is even blacker than usual. The moon isn't in residence yet tonight, but the stars are punching high-contrast holes in the darkness.