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Gondwana Collection Namibia wants to invite senior citizens in Southern Africa to take full advantage of our special offer for the young-at-heart! All Gondwana card holders over the age of fifty (50) have the opportunity to book two nights at any Gondwana Collection property, and receive a consecutive third night for free!

12 Gondwana leaders successfully completed a coaching and mentoring program, after 1 year of attending the Go4Gold Academy. Go4Gold is a customized program which emerged from Gondwana’s identified human capital and leadership needs, and devotes itself to coaching and mentoring these employees in order for them to become mindful leaders. For this year’s award ceremony, the final year projects were presented to Gondwana EXCO on Thursday, the 28th of November.

The Delight Swakopmund not only impresses with its warm hospitality and modern design, but also with its excellent environmental compatibility. Eco Awards Namibia bestowed the highest environmental seal of quality to this charming hotel under  the Gondwana group at the coast: 5 green flowers. The special distinction was created in 2018 to honour tourism companies that have invested primarily in the "green" environmental areas, namely conservation, water, energy and waste management.

Gondwana Collection Namibia enters into its first marketing partnership with a European hotel group. The Romantik brand includes 200 hotels and 250 restaurants in nine European countries. Each region’s unique characteristics are highlighted with excellent cuisine and an experience of its past. The personally managed hotels form an exclusive collection to meet the highest demands.

It is a tough mountain bike challenge that takes cyclists from about ten different countries from Namibia’s capital Windhoek through the oldest desert in the world to the coastal town of Swakopmund. More than 1000 cyclists have registered for the 2019 Nedbank Desert Dash. Gondwana Collection Namibia entered five teams this year. 

The first Black Friday bargain hunters arrived on Thursday at 16:30 in front of Gondwana House in Windhoek. With fold-up chairs and cool boxes they were prepared for a long night, because the vouchers for a super special price were only available at 6 o'clock in the morning. 10,000 vouchers in five price categories, starting at N$199 per person per night at a Gondwana property.

Look out! The countdown has started for the Black Friday Sale at Gondwana Collection Namibia. Great bargains are available at Gondwana House in Windhoek on 29 November 2019 and for online bookings on Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2019. The Black Friday Sale 2019 is only valid for travel dates between 29 November 2019 and 30 June 2020. 

The story of Gondwana Collection Namibia began where all things of value begin: with a heart and a dream. The company had humble beginnings - a handful of like-minded people who envisioned a conservation area in the Fish River Canyon surrounds. The year was 1996, six years after Namibian independence when hope floated effervescently in the air and the first international visitors started to enter the country to see what was on offer in the semi-arid reaches of southern Africa.

How do you react to rain after a drought? Celebrate this Namibian rainy season in style! Wait for the first heavy downpour, and quickly take a photo or record a short video clip. The best entries stand a chance to win N$ 10 000 or one of three vouchers. The Love for Rain Competition ends on 15 May 2020.

Carl Julius List (1880 – 1959), a banker by profession, arrived in the German colony of South West Africa in 1905 to take charge of the finance division – later the banking division – of the Damara und Namaqua Trading Company. In 1920 he and Hermann Ohlthaver (1883 –1979) as the two partners of Ohlthaver & List entered the beer brewing business and invested a significant amount of money in the Felsenkeller-Brauerei.