From the coast there is a 95 km long route, which takes you inland to the Messum crater, into the caldera and back following the Messum River until you reach the coastal road again. We decided to stay at the crater for one night, to enjoy the beauty of the landscape and have time to …
From Sakopmund we drove up the coast on very good salt roads, coming past a funny settlement called Wlotzkasbaken. When we reached Henties Bay, we filled up with Diesel, bought some firewood along the road and by chance walked into a local bar where everybody was busy enjoying the long weekend. We stopped at the …
Our base in Swakopmund was the “Alte Brücke”, a luxurious campsite, where we not only had our own bathroom with hot shower but also our own palm tree for some shade. We came here a couple of times, explored the town, did some shopping and went on some of the tours on offer when we …
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 …
