This is Namibia, a wonderfully diverse destination ideal for any traveller. Known for its dramatic deserts and vast landscapes, an abundance of wildlife and friendly faces. Namibia is a traveller's dream. Discover its wonders with our series of stories from the land of endless horizons and incredible adventures. Stories meant to inform and inspire, from the pages of our Travel News Namibia magazine. Travel is about storytelling after-all, and in this series we share stories that matter. That's our mantra. Sharing stories, information and inspiration to an audience that understand and value why certain things matter. Why conservation, tourism, people & communities, journeys and ethics matter. How these elements interrelate and how we can bring about change, contribute to the world and support each other. Whether for an entire nation, an industry, a community, or even just an individual. We find, explore, discover, teach, showcase and share stories that matter. We hope you enjoy them.

This is Namibia

Cradled by the Kwando and Linyanti rivers at the Zambezi Region’s southernmost point, lies Namibia’s largest conserved wetland area, the 28,500-ha-large Nkasa Rupara National Park. Complex tectonic, climatic and hydrological events have shaped and reshaped the wetlands over countless aeons. The most dramatic change took place millions of years ago when uplift along the Linyanti Fault diverted the Kwando River into a northeasterly direction.

Discover Namibia's Wettest Wonderland

Namibia’s eponymous Namib Desert lines the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean for more than 1 500 kilometres between South Africa in the south and Angola in the north. Almost right in the centre of this massive desert belt lies a cluster of towns: The port of Walvis Bay, quaint and historical Swakopmund and the retirement-slash-holiday resort of Henties Bay. These municipalities host some of the most exciting and diverse adventure activities to be found in the country. Whether you’re in the market for a relaxing excursion, getting in touch with nature, or for an adrenaline-fuelled experience that will get your blood rushing, you will be spoilt for choice along Namibia’s adventure coast.

The Adventure Coast

Khaudum National Park offers an unforgettable and authentic wilderness experience for adventurous travellers seeking solitude in one of Namibia's most remote corners. Its deep, loose sandy tracks and large herds of elephants are legendary, and the park attracts a breed of intrepid travellers.

Khaudum National Park - The Ultimate Wilderness

Namibia as a travel destination has become known for cliché phrases such as ‘wide open spaces’, ‘desert vistas’, ‘rolling dunes’ and ‘desert-adapted’, to name but a few. Yet, in the country’s oddly shaped north-eastern arm is a wild, natural playground that is surprisingly accessible considering its largely unspoilt wilderness. It is an area that contains winding waterways, wetlands, floodplains, forests, grasslands and the host of wonderful creatures big and small that inhabit these different ecosystems. Le Roux van Schalkwyk delves deeper into what makes this corner of Namibia unique and a must-see during your visit.

It's time to explore the Zambezi

Through the ages explorers have inspired mankind with accounts of their travels. Those with an adventurous spirit who read about these journeys were enthralled and tempted to travel and experience far-off places for themselves. But alas, that was an impossible quest except for a fortunate few. 

These days travel writers inspire their readers with words and with photographs of wondrous places. With the click of a button the most amazing images of practically any secret place in the world can be discovered by almost everyone without lifting as much as a finger. In today’s world exploring has become part of our lives as we travel on our smart phones. It allows us to dream and get lost in the reality of someone else’s experience. 

The pandemic of the past two years has proven, however, that all the beautiful descriptions with the perfect set of adjectives and the most incredible images cannot replace the sense of place. The sense of sounds and smells and that unfathomable sense of wellbeing when you come to a place that you have dreamt of and the reality lives up to your expectations. 
Namibia is such a place.

EPIC NAMIBIA - the ultimate route for first-time visitors

Wildlife selfies are a danger to conservation. It comes as no surprise that in our increasingly digital age, the souvenirs we bring back from travels are photos – more than anything else. And what a wonderful souvenir it is to entice our friends, family and followers to invest in ethical wildlife tourism in Namibia. Perhaps the most important question to ask ourselves is why we need to feature in a photo with wild animals for it to be Instagram-worthy. What lengths are we willing to go to in order to tick sighting these threatened and endangered animals off our bucket list? Namibia’s abundant wildlife in their natural habitat is already as picture perfect as it can get, so it is time we sacrifice the aesthetics, hold each other accountable and safeguard the free-roaming wildlife population for generations to come. Now THAT is Instagram-worthy!

Wildlife Selfies

Ich bin kein Freund des Wanderns. Doch jetzt gab es kein Zurück mehr. Am Morgen vor dem Start zu einer achttägigen Wanderung buckle ich mir erstmals meinen lächerlich schweren Rucksack auf. Und frage mich umgehend: Worauf habe ich mich eingelassen?

Seit ich den Naukluft-Park vor vielen Jahren zum ersten Mal besucht habe, bin ich von diesen Bergen fasziniert. Das so unwirtlich anmutende Bergmassiv an der Schwelle zum großartigen Namib-Sandmeer ist dank zahlreicher natürlicher Quellen überraschend reich an Pflanzen, Vögeln und Wildtieren. Doch der flüchtige Besucher bekommt von der Naukluft nur sehr wenig zu sehen. Die einzige Zufahrtsstraße für Touristen führt direkt zum NWR Naukluft Camp. Das ist keineswegs ein Versuch, den Fahrzeugverkehr einzuschränken, vielmehr ist das extrem zerklüftete Terrain wirklich nicht fahrzeugfreundlich. Wie jeder bestätigen kann, der mal auf einer der Straßen (C19, C14 und D854) unterwegs war, die einen Rundweg um die Berge bilden, oder sie aus der Luft gesehen hat

Wanderung Durch Die Naukluft

Eben noch Sonnenschein und eine leichte Brise. Tags darauf verbreitet Nebel eine unheimliche, mystische Stimmung. Am unberührten weißen Strand tost der stürmische Atlantik. Die weichen Hänge der gewellten Dünen stehen im krassen Kontrast zu den schroffen Felswänden, die einen Trockenfluss säumen. Wie Monolithen, die Wache halten. Ein wasserarmes Hinterland. Doch wohin man auch schaut, überall ist Leben. So viele Gegensätze in nur einem Atemzug! Genau das ist es, was diesen Ort am Rande der menschlichen Existenz prägt. Eine Dichotomie von rau und sanft. Von hell und geheimnisvoll. Aus Verlassenheit und pulsierendem Leben. Ein uraltes Land, das von sichtbaren Einflüssen des Menschen weitgehend unbehelligt ist – abgesehen von den Hunderten von Wracks, die entlang der Küste und in der Wüstenlandschaft verstreut sind. Die Überreste einer vergangenen Ära, als dieser turbulente Küstenstrich der Fluch der Seefahrer war und zur Endstation vieler glückloser Abenteurer wurde. Das ist Namibias Skelettküste.

This is Namibia

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