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DESTINATION GUIDE – NAMIBIA

Welcome to the Namibia Travel Guide! On top of an abundant wildlife, Namibia offers a variety of landscapes with high sand dunes, large canyon, petroglyphs and long empty beaches. You won't get bored. In this online guide, discover in photos the various things to do and places to visit around the country. The detailed information and tips for each destination will help you plan your own trip!

MAKE THE BEST OF YOUR TIME IN NAMIBIA!

Namibia Travel Destination Guide
TRAVEL GUIDE CONTENT
BEST OF NAMIBIA
MAP OF NAMIBIA
PREPARE AND PACK - NAMIBIA
Book your trip
PLACES TO SEE - NORTH OF NAMIBIA
ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK
OTHER THINGS TO DO IN NORTH NAMIBIA
ACTIVITIES IN SWAKOPMUND
PLACES TO SEE - SOUTH OF NAMIBIA
REVIEW

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BEST OF NAMIBIA

Namibia has been one of my favorite countries to visit to far. I had dreamed about it for a long time and it did not disappoint. The landscapes are magnificent and the animals easy to see during dry season. Discover my best stops not to be missed in Namibia as well as my 10 favorite photos from my trip.

Travel Guide Namibia - 5 best places to see

Best spots in Namibia

Travel Guide Namibia - 10 best photos

Best of photos from Namibia

Namibian humor

Evidence of Namibian humor


MAP OF NAMIBIA

Tourism Map Namibia Travel Guide Things to do
Travel Guide to Namibia photo teaser

PREPARE AND PACK - NAMIBIA

Discover in this section of the guide all the information you need to plan, prepare and pack for a trip to Namibia. They include timing question, best season, visas, language, money, clothes to pack and more...

Planning your trip to Namibia

Planning your trip to Namibia:
video, info, tips

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Prepare and Pack for a trip to Namibia

Book your trip

BOOK YOUR TRIP

  • Book your accommodations - Book from a large choice on Booking.com (my trusted travel booking site) or Compare prices on hotelscombined.com
  • Rent your car - planning a road trip? Compare fares and book on AutoEurope.com
  • Book your organized tours, visits and tickets via GetYourGuide.com and Viator.com - I love them both

GET EQUIPMENT YOU NEED

  • CLOTHES, SAFETY ITEMS, PACKING PRACTICAL ITEMS, LUGGAGE, ELECTRONICS... Get it on Amazon (US, UK and Canada only)

GET TRAVEL INSURANCE

  • I wish you a very smooth trip, but my policy is: better be prepared. I personally use World Nomads. Get a quote online here.

PROTECT YOUR ELECTRONIC DATA

  • Don't use unsecured wifi without a VPN service to avoid risking electronic theft - NordVPN is one of the best rated VPN service

PLACES TO SEE - NORTH OF NAMIBIA

ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK

North of Windoek is an amazing place to observe wildlife with Etosha National Park with lions, giraffes, elephants and more and the fur seals of Cape Cross

Guide to Etosha National park

3. Guide to Etosha National Park

Travel guide Namibia - lions of Etosha National Park

Etosha National Park: lions

Travel guide Namibia - giraffes of Etosha National Park

Etosha National Park: giraffes

Travel guide Namibia - elephants of Etosha National Park

Etosha National Park: elephants

Travel guide Namibia - zebras of Etosha National Park

Etosha National Park: zebras

Travel Guide Namibia - wildlife of Etosha National Park

Etosha National Park: Wildlife

OTHER THINGS TO DO IN NORTH NAMIBIA

Although Etosha is the highlight of Northern Namibia with abundant wildlife and great waterhole viewing points, other areas are worth a stop to admire other animals such as seals and old rock engravings at Twyfelfontein. For organized day tips, flights and other adventures, Swakopmund is the departure city.

Travel Guide Namibia - Himba village and sunset

Himba village & Wild night

Travel Guide Namibia - Plan your trip to Damaraland

5 - Damaraland

Travel Guide Namibia - Plan your trip to the Twyfelfontein engravings

6 - Twyfelfontein (world heritage site)

Travel Guide Namibia - Plan your trip to Cape cross and its fur seal colony

7 - Cape Cross fur seal colony

Travel Guide Namibia - Plan your visit to Africat Okonjima

8 - Africat Okonjima

  • Plus 2 game reserves: Caprivi (#1) and Kaudom (#2)
  • And the Skeleton Coast NP: difficult access, desert shores and shipwrecks

ACTIVITIES IN SWAKOPMUND

Swakopmund is a town West of Windhoek and located on the shore.  It is a hub for different tours and activities. I had only 2 half days, so here are the reviews and pictures from the 2 activities I picked.

Travel Guide Namibia - Scenic flight tour review from Swakopmund

Scenic flight from Swakopmund

Travel Guide Namibia - Tommy Living Desert Safari

Tommy's Living desert safari


PLACES TO SEE - SOUTH OF NAMIBIA

Although you will see admire some wildlife in South Namibia, reserves are smaller and the highlights are stolen by amazing landscapes such as the high red sand dunes of Sossusvlei, the Giant's playground and the impressive Fish river canyon.

Travel Guide Namibia - plan your visit to the Namib Carnivore Conservation Center

9 - Namib Carnivore Conservation Center

Travel Guide Namibia - plan your visit to Dune 45 at sunrise

10 - Dune 45, Sossusvlei

Travel Guide Namibia - plan your visit to Deadvlei Dead lake

10 - Walk to Deadvlei (Dead Lake)

Travel Guide Namibia - plan your visit to the Sesriem Canyon

11 - Sesriem Canyon

Travel Guide Namibia - plan your visit to the Kolmanskop Luderitz ghost town

12 - Ghost Town Kolmanskop

Travel Guide Namibia - plan your visit to the Fish River Canyon

13 - Fish river canyon

Travel Guide Namibia - plan your visit to the Quiver tree forest and Giant playground

14 - Giant's Playground & Quiver tree forest

 Travel Guide Namibia - plan your visit to the Kalahari desert

15 - Morning walk in Kalahari desert

 Travel Guide Namibia - plan your game drive in the Kalahari desert

15 - Game drive in the Kalahari desert

Road trip through South Namibia: landscapes

Simply enjoying the road trip


REVIEW

If you do not want to drive around Namibia on you own, I recommend the Wild Dog Safari camping tour. This is how I visited the country (note: I selected myself and paid entirely for the tour).

Review 2 week Namibian Experience Wild Dog Safari

Review: 2 week Namibian Experience - Wild Dog Safari


Of course there are much more things to experience in Namibia. I am only sharing the ones I have experienced myself. Feel free to share yours in the comments when you come back from your trip!


GENERAL TRAVEL TIPS

travel packing lists - essential travel items 2

Travel Packing Lists and Must have travel accessories

Travel Safety Tips - hotel safety tips 2

Travel Safety Tips

Best compact binoculars for Travel and safari

Best Travel Binoculars


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