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Exciting adventures await those who partake in our exhilarating Sossusvlei Shuttle Safari! A 3-day guided trip, with accommodation included, offers a convenient excursion to Sossusvlei, one of the most spectacular sites in the world. 

Animals prick up their ears at the shrill whistling sound and flee. It takes a while before the whistler is identified, if he has not taken flight himself and is betrayed by moving. It is not easy to discover a Damara dik-dik standing dead still in dense vegetation. These hare-sized little antelopes owe their name dik-dik to their warning call.

Animals, big or small, and man have respected one another and lived in harmony for centuries. Inherently, animals are wary of people. When we visit national parks and wildlife sanctuaries we are guests of nature and should behave accordingly. 

Some landscapes of northern Namibia are relatively lush, featuring tall trees and shrubs. One tree species, however, stands out due to its extraordinary shape – the baobab tree. Many myths and legends exist about these majestic trees, which appear to be relics from a different era of our planet’s evolution. These fascinating giants witnessed many events on the African continent spanning more than a thousand years.

Sir Francis Galton! Is this man of historic significance? One should recognise the name though; at least every Namibian and Namibia fan, tour operator, tour guide and publisher of Namibian travel guides should. Galton explored and mapped Damaraland and Ovamboland. The Galton Gate at Etosha National Park is named after him and in 1855 he published ‘The Art of Travel’, which is probably the first handbook of practical advice for travellers.

As you drive through the rugged landscape of the Otavi Mountains, approaching Ghaub, you immediately feel that this is a special place full of history and stories: miles of weathered walls built from slabs of rock, ancient palm trees and buildings dating from the early 20th century. Large-format photos in the rooms take you back 100 years in time, while rock engravings in the area are thousands of years old...

President Hage Geingob has inaugurated the Peugeot motor vehicle assembly plant in Namibia’s harbour town of Walvis Bay. Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein received an international award in Washington in early December. The Bank of Namibia retained its repo rate once again at 6.75 percent. Inflation in November 2018 increased to 5.6 percent, the national statistics agency reported. The third quarter of 2018 saw a negative economic growth of -0.8 percent.

Starting in September, countless visitors from the northern hemisphere arrive at the Namibian coast each year. Some of them cover more than 10,000 kilometres to swop freezing temperatures in the north for the southern summer. They are terns and other seabirds and waders.