From Swakopmund, a scenic drive takes you to the Moon Landscape and the Welwitschia Plain. As this is part of the Namib-Naukluft National Park, you need a permit, which you easily get in Swakopmund. (The location of the office is on the IOverlander App.) At a lookout point we met this 2 guys, Jan and …
We came to Windhoek twice up to now, always staying a couple of days, to get organised again, meet people and to pick up our son and his girlfriend from the airport of course. Windhoek might be a good city to live, but it is not very fascinating for tourists. The only beautiful building we …
When we arrived the first time in Windhoek, we had contacted Werner (V51JP), who helped us with the Ham-Radio licence for Namibia. While we had dinner together, we found out, that historic cars are another hobby we have in common. Together we visited the OLD WHEELERS CLUB clubhouse and museum, where Werner is an active …
Our last stop on our tour through Namibia with the kids was the Naukluft National Park, a strong contrast to what we had seen before. Here mountains and valleys with rivers make it a great area for some hikes. A lovely campsite along the river provides a perfect base. The access road into the park …
We arrived at Sesriem in the evening and checked in at the campsite of the NWR inside the national park. This gave us the opportunity to drive to Sossusvlei 1 hour earlier than everybody else, who came from outside the park. When at 6.30 the next morning the gate opened, there was already a queue …
We were picked up by Ramon, to go on a tour to Sandwich Harbour. You might be able to drive there yourself, but it is not recommendable. As you don’t know about the areas which are save to drive and which are not, you would either get stuck, or never experience the fun this tour …
Our second tour from Swakopmund was an excursion by boat, to visit the animals which live in the lagoon of Walvis Bay, a big natural bay with calm sea. Pelicans and seals are used to the boats and visit them to get their share of fish. A pleasure for the guests to get to see …
In Swakopmund we went first on a “Living “Desert” tour, where they show you all the creatures, who live in the sand dunes. The area around Swakopmund is the Dorob National Park, to protect this fragile ecosystem where every car beside the path would destroy some little plant or animal living in the sand. We …
The Spitzkoppe is just such an incredible fascinating mountain, standing on a flat plain, beautifully formed by erosion, that it is included in every Namibia trip. Luckily the area is so big, that you can find a secluded campsite, even when it is full with tourists. After doing some climbs around the Spitzkoppe, they decided …
From the Brandberg, we made our way past Uis to the very well known Spitzkoppe. We met Richard there, a professional climbing guide, who will do some rock climbing with the kids. We will watch them with a cold drink in one hand. The Spitzkoppe has a beautiful campsite spread around this giant mountain, organised …
