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Holidays Namibia  -  Travel information Namibia.

Republic of Namibia.

Regions in Namibia: Caprivi, Erongo, Hardap, Karas, Khomas, Kunene, Ohangwena, Okavango, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto and Otjozondjupa.

Destinations : Fish River Canyon, Hardap Dam, Luderitz, Namib Naukluft Park, Skeleton Coast, Swakopmund [ Coastal resort ]

Located at the Atlantic Ocean, bordering Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Swaziland.

Capital City of Namibia: Windhoek


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Car Rental Namibia

 Holiday Autos  -   
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

 Sixt  -   
Pick-Up Station / Return Station : Windhoek Airport and Windhoek Downtown.

Hotels in Namibia

 
Hotels in Otjiwarongo, Swakopmund, Walvis Bay and Windhoek.

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

 

Hostels / Guesthouses / Lodges

 TFTHostels  -  Seach all hostels, book the cheapest
Hostels, Budget Hotels, Apartments, Guesthouses, B&B, and Campsites.
Hostel search engine. Search all Hostels, find the cheapest. Compare rates, reviews and recommendations. Check availability, specs and location. Book the hostel of your choice by visiting the hostel booking website.

National Parks

 Etosha National Park  -  Etosha Game Reserve in Namibia
Etosha is one of Africa's finest National Parks. It is also one of the largest game reserves in the world, a fact of which Namibia is very proud. There are three rest camps in Etosha: Namutoni, Halali and Okaukuejo. All three of Etosha National Parks rest camps have spot lit water holes for night game viewing. Etosha has a wide range of wildlife including everything from lions and elephant to thousands of bird species.
 Namib Naukluft Park

Travel Agents / Tour Operators / Namibia Specialists

Travelsphere  
Travelsphere is the UK's No. 1 operator of escorted holidays

 British Airways
Go on safari at Etosha National Park and relax by the ocean at a Swakopmund resort. Then soak up the European and African ambience in Namibia's attractive capital, Windhoek. Whatever you choose to do in Namibia, you'll find the majestic landscapes, abundant wildlife and wide open spaces will draw you back for more.

The Adventure Company
Do you want to see wildlife, go trekking, discover fascinating cultures and ways of life, experience life in a tribal village, see the stars from a desert wilderness... Try one of the activity holidays, travel experiences not to be missed! Adventurecompany.co.uk.

Kuoni Holidays 
Wedged between the Kalahari and the chilly South Atlantic, Namibia's charms are well known in neighbouring South Africa, but outsiders have only recently discovered its deserts, seascapes and bushwalking. Blessed with rich natural resources, a solid modern infrastructure and diverse traditional cultures, Namibia is a beautiful country of vast potential.
Kuoni holidays here include two safaris staying at a variety of tented camps, lodges and hotels in some of the best locations. Experiencing the enormity of the highest sand dunes in the world and the breathtaking wildlife of Etosha National Park are just some of the delights in store.

 -  Create your perfect trip to Namibia  -  Flight, Hotel and Car

 Mighty Fine  -  Adventure holidays in Namibia
 Tribes Travel Ltd
Tribes, the Fair Trade Travel company, aims to offer you holidays which are not only second to none in terms of quality and excitement, but which are also of benefit to the local people, environment and wildlife of the destination you choose to travel to.
 Acacia Adventure Holidays  -  one of the world's leading independent African experts
 African Pride  -  specialist tour operator for holidays to southern Africa



 Cox & Kings
Cox & Kings is the longest established travel company in the world, its history stretching back to 1758.
 Mountain Travel Sobek -
 Rainbow Tours  -  Small Group Tours
 Steam in South Africa  -  provided by Northumbria Travel of Bedlington, Northumberland
Shogologo Dune Express [ South Africa - Namibia ]
 Voyages Jules Verne  -  Great Journeys for the discerning traveller
 Zambezi Safari and Travel Co. Ltd  -  an adventurer's guide to Namibia

 Albatros Travel & Safaris [ Windhoek ]
Albatros Travel is a member of various nature conservation groups like WWF and is an accepted pioneer of ecological tourism. Albatros Travel works closely with local groups to conserve local nature and culture and indeed has been awarded many prizes in recognition of its activities in conservation as well as ecological, responsible and alternative tourism.
 Toko Lodge & Safaris, Kamanjab
 Tour & Safari Association Namibia [ TASA ]
Members of TASA are generally tour operators and safari specialists, but their are also a number of travel agents, car hire companies and some accommodation establishments.

Travel Guides Namibia / Related Books

Namibia Handbook: The Travel Guide - Footprint Handbook  -  Lizzie Williams
Contains practical information to get around and explore Namibia, a wild and uninhabited area of southern Africa. It has been written by a team of Africa enthusiasts who have lived, worked and studied in Namibia for several years. The coverage of the guide is broadly based, encompassing the widely spread, established sights such as the Etosha game reserve in the north and the Fish River Canyon in the south, and the many less well-known areas of interest. It includes: full details about transport including timetables and costs; details on how to get around the Etosha game reserve; background information on culture, history and the German colonial legacy on the Atlantic coast; information on how to hike the six-day Fish River Canyon trial; what to take and what to leave behind; and how to explore and understand the Namib-Naukluft desert - an area of grandeur and fascination. A 16-page colour wildlife section is included.
Paperback 448 pages (January 30, 2006); Publisher: Footprint Handbooks; Language: English; ISBN: 1904777546
Namibia: The Bradt Travel Guide  -  Chris McIntyre
Containing over 480 pages and 39 high quality colour pictures. The guide's nine introductory chapters include the practical details of getting there, planning & preparing for a trip, suggested itineraries, organising fly-drive trips, driving in Namibia, camping & walking in the bush, Namibia's natural environment, history, people & culture, health & safety, and much more. The guide's 50 maps number virtually every road in the country, and include detailed street plans for the major towns and cities - Windhoek alone has five full pages of maps devoted to it. There are 13 regional chapters including Windhoek, The Namib-Naukluft National Park, The Skeleton Coast, The Kaokoveld, Etosha, The Triangle & Bushmanland, Owamboland, and the Kavango & Caprivi Strip. Each discusses virtually every small town, hotel, lodge, bush camp, B&B and English-speaking guest farm in each area, together with their contact details, directions to get there and a detailed, personal review of their facilities and activities. There are sections on orientation, where to stay and eat, and what to see and do. Up-to-date prices are included throughout. There is extensive in-depth coverage of the national parks and wildlife. Which parks to visit, how to get to them and get the most out of them. It's a very practical guide. Many walking trails are described, and even the particular game species most likely to be seen at individual water-holes is Etosha National Park are discussed. This is the most comprehensive and detailed guide to Namibia currently available.
Paperback 496 pages (December 2002); Publisher: BRADT Travel Guides; Language: English; ISBN: 1841620629
The Healing Land: The Bushmen and the Kalahari Desert  -  Rupert Isaacson
Brought up on family stories about the Bushmen of the Kalahari, Rupert Isaacson journeys to this vast, dry grassland--which stretches across South Africa, Botswana and Namibia--to find out the truth behind these childhood myths. Deep in the arid heartland Isaacson discovers the last groups of Bushmen still living in the traditional way, caught between their ancient culture and the growing need to protect and reclaim their dwindling hunting grounds. Little by little he is drawn into the fascinating web of ritual and prophecy that make up the Bushman reality, until at last he is sent in search of Besa, a powerful healer and shape-shifter. What follows is an adventure of an intensity he could never have predicted.
Part travel writing, part history of the Bushmen, part personal quest, The Healing Land records what Isaacson finds in these silent, empty spaces, the trance dances he attends, the wildlife he hunts, the wild plants he helps gather, the characters, corruption, kindness and confusion of a people who have wrenched themselves from the Stone Age into the new millennium.
Paperback 278 pages (March 2004); Publisher: Grove Press; Language: English; ISBN: 0802140513

Transportation / How do I travel to Namibia

 Windhoek Airport Windhoek - Hosea Kutako International airport - 49 km from city of Windhoek

 British Airways  -  Flight tickets to Windhoek

  Opodo  -   
Flight tickets Namibia, Flight tickets Windhoek.

 
Book cheap flights to Namibia at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

 Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights  -  Flights Namibia / Price comparison possible

 Air Namibia  -  Flights to Namibia

 Shongololo Express / Shongologo Dune Express
Experience the magic of Namibia and South Africa in an affordable and fun filled way aboard the Shongololo Dune Express. In seventeen days see the most popular attractions of Namibia and the remote and stunning western part of South Africa.
Shongololo tours traverse seven countries on the southern African continent: South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, Botswana, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

 Maps International  -  Guides Namibia  
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
 Online map of Namibia [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Library - Map Collection ]
Namibia: Highly Detailed GPS Road Map 
GPS Road map Namibia (December 31, 2003); Publisher: International Motoring Productions; Language: English; ISBN: 0620250119
Namibia Globetrotter Road Atlas S.) 
This Namibia road atlas caters specifically for the needs of tourists and visitors, with all places of interest, including scenic routes, National Parks and key sites, clearly highlighted. The town and city plans of the major centres pinpoint key buildings and places of interest.
Paperback 64 pages (February 1, 2004); Publisher: New Holland Publishers (UK); Language: English; 
ISBN: 1843307561


Links 

 Travel Insurance

 Namibia Tourism Board
The Country, the People, the Weather, Politics, Gallery, Travelling, Tourism.

 Government Namibia

 Windhoek  -  Capital City of Namibia -  City of Windhoek

 Central Plateau
To the east the Namib changes into barren mountains, which rise towards the central plateau. From here the country, lying at an altitude of some 1 500 m to 1 600 m above sea level, becomes increasingly fertile.
Fish River Canyon
 Hardap Dam
 Hunting in Namibia
Namibia is home to a great variety of huntable game species, but the great attraction is the abundance of thirst -land animals such as the greater kudu, gemsbuck and springbuck. The majestic greater kudu, found in Namibia in an unparalleled density, has an average trophy quality, while gemsbuck and springbuck have an exceptional trophy quality, and more important, can be hunted surrounded by impressive scenery.
 Keetmasnhoop
 Kaokoland
Towards the interior the Namib gives way to the harsh and inhospitable Kaokoland, where today the last remaining population of desert-adapted elephant and black rhino can be found.
 Luderitz
 Makuti Lodge
 Namib
In the language of the Nama people of Namibia, the word "namib" means "the land without people."
 Namib Desert
The world's largest shifting sand dunes are found in the southern parts of the Namib, affording breathtaking panoramas in the soft light of the early morning and later in the afternoon
 Namibia Professional Hunting Association
 PBS  -  Living Edens  -  Namib, Africa's Burning Shore
The Namib is a two thousand kilometer strip of land on the southwestern coast of Africa where the cold Atlantic sea and searing Namibian desert join. The arid land is obscured and enriched by a mist created by the cold Benguela current. Jackals and hyenas struggle to survive on this sandy desert stage. With few watering holes, animals must roam the beach and seek nourishment from the bountiful marine life.
 Skeleton Coast
Namibia is Africa's harsh paradise indeed and, moreover, it is a hunter's paradise. Its northern coastline is called the Skeleton Coast, because many an early sailor whose ship fell prey to the unpredictable waters and who had made it to the shore, died there of thirst.
 Swakopmund [ Coastal resort ]
 Tsumeb
 South Namibia
In the south the country never loses its desert character. Here the Namib merges with the semi-desert regions of the great Namaqualand, which to the east give way to the red sand dunes of the southern Kalahari

 Alte Feste (1892) - Robert Mugabe Avenue, Windhoek
One of the oldest buildings in Windhoek, with its cornerstone laid in 1890, it served as a military headquarters in 1915 and then as a hostel for the Windhoek High School in 1935. In 1957 it was declared a national monument. It now houses state museum, where the historic independence Collection, reflecting events leading up to the Independence of Namibia can be seen.
 Christuskirche (1910) - cnr Fidel Castro Street & Robert Mugabe Ave.
Built by Tunschel & Wilke to accommodate the Lutheran congregation. G. Drecker laid the original sandstone in 1886. This striking landmark is now a historical monument.
 Kaiserliche Realschule (1909) - Robert Mugabe Avenue, Windhoek
The first German high school in Windhoek, it served as an English-medium school after World War II and is today part of the offices of the Ministry of Education and Culture.
 Radio  -  Radio Kudu
 University of Namibia
 Paper  -  Namibian
 Zoo Park  -  cnr. Independence Avenue & Fidel Castro Street
Situated in the centre of Windhoek, this lush, green park comprises a landscaped garden with a pond, children's playground and open-air theatre. With the Chinese Pavilion that symbolizes the friendship between the people of Shanghai and the people of Windhoek.

Cuisine  -  Namibian Foods / Recipes

The Best of African Cooking -  Manjase Banda, Robin Campbell (Editor)
This book has a collection of African recipes ranging from North, West, East, and Southern Africa. Only the best recipes were selected from the various African countries. The book has recipes from countries such as Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique and many others. The book has over 120 recipes with colour illustrations all using a variety of different ingredients from Africa.
Paperback 128 pages (January 29, 2004); Publisher: Esanjam; Language: English; ISBN: 0954682106
 African Recipes

History of Namibia

Independence: 21 March 1990 (from South African mandate)

The dry lands of Namibia, inhabited since the early times by Bushmen, Damara, Namaqua and since about the 14th century A.D. also by immigrating Bantu, who came with the Bantu expansion, were not extensively explored by Europeans until the 19th century, when the land came under German control as South-West Africa, with the exception of Walvis Bay, which was under British control.

 Namibia's History  -  Wikipedia
Chronology of Namibian history: From pre-historical times to independent Namibia Klaus Dierks
Paperback 270 pages (1999); Publisher: Namibia Scientific Society; ISBN: 999164010X
 National Museum of Namibia - museum was first known as the Landesmuseum
The National Museum is the main depository of zoological and historic scientific collections in Namibia. Currently the National Museum does research and curates collections in the fields of natural history (Arachnology and Myriapodology, Entomology, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Mammalogy and Ornithology departments) and social sciences (Archaeology, Anthropology and Modern History departments).

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment

The Lost World of the Kalahari (Vintage Classics)
Laurens Van Der Post
Laurens van der Post [ born in Africa in 1906 ] was fascinated and appalled at the fate of the remarkable Bushmen. Ostracised by all the changing face of African cultural life they retreated deep into the Kalahari desert. His fascinating attempt to capture their way of life and the secrets of their ancient heritage provide captivating reading and a unique insight into a forgotten way of life.
Paperback 256 pages (January 2002); Publisher: Vintage; Language: English; ISBN: 009942875X
The Songs of the Ju'hoansi Bushmen - Various Artists  -  ASIN: B000003IG5

 Africultures.com
 Africa-Iwalewa`s World Music Magazine  -  World Music
 Afroton-Instrumente der Welt

Web Portals / Search Engines / Namibian Directories

 Clubnamibia
 Namibia Cityguide and Travel Safari Guide for Namibia 
 Namibian Connection
The site that gives you the latest on Namibia, its people and what they have to offer.
 Namibia Webring  -  websites
 Namibweb.com  -  Online Guide to Namibia & Travel Shop
 Namibia Travel Online  

 Bwana Mitch's Safari-Portal
 CDC Travel Information

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