Travel Guide

The Kokerboom or quiver tree (aloe dichotoma) is in fact an aloe. It grows like a tree and can grow up to 8 meters. They are resistant to extreme dry periods. Where nothing will grow there grows a quiver tree. They are quite common in southern Namibia and South Africa. The trees are solitary and it Read More

The Waterberg Plateauis an enormous rock plateau in the middle of the country, north of Windhoek. It was declared a game park in 1972. The wilderness area is about 18.000 ha and it rises 200 m above the surrounding plains. In the park you can find a variety of game: black and white rhino, buffalo, g Read More

The rock engravings at Twijfelfontein date back to the early stone age, about 6000 years old. Unlike most prehistoric art sites in Africa, these aren’t paintings but engravings in sandstone. 2 circular walks have been laid out here. Local people are the guides. There are 2500 engravings recor Read More

he Etosha Park is a large area around a salt pan. It covers 22.270 sq. Km (> half the size of the Netherlands) and stretches 300 km from west to east and 110 km from north to south. The great Etosha pan covers about 500 sq. km and lies towards the east of the park. It’s a dried up lake that Read More

# There is no public transport in the country. Only in the cities there are few busses. There is also a train for goods. It goes very slowly: from Windhoek to Keetmanshoop 500 km in 24 hour! # There are only a few campsites; reservation is recommended. The next campsite could be 200 km down the road Read More

1904: The Herero natives, led by Chief Samuel Mahahero, and allied with Hendrik Witbooi of the Nama, erupt in revolt, outraged at the draconian penalties imposed on native debtors (which included flogging to death) as well as vigilante murders by frontier traders. German troops under General Lothar Read More

The Hoba Meteorite, 20km west of Grootfontein, is the largest single meteorite known in the world today. It was first described by Johannes Hermanus Brits in 1920 and was declared a national monument on 15 March 1955 with the permission of the farm owner at that time, Mrs. O Scheel. The meteorite we Read More

Approximately 250 kms from Windhoek City. Offers accomodation varying from luxury and family chalets to tourists units. Visitors can go on day tours provided by the management and on nature hikes in the fine bush surrounding the lodge. You could find oryx, warthogs, springboks, kudus and giraffes ro Read More