Namibia
Safari guides and travel insights for Namibia’s deserts, wildlife and self-drive adventure routes.
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Cheetahs: Where to See Them, and Why There Are So Few Left
Where to see cheetahs in Africa, from the Maasai Mara and Ndutu to the Kgalagadi and Etosha, how many are left, why…
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210,000 Seals: What to Expect at Cape Cross
The number first Two hundred and ten thousand. That is the figure Namibia’s environment ministry uses for the number of Cape fur…
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Thitaka River Lodge: On the Kwando, Where Namibia’s Elephants Came Back
In 1978, a survey of what is now Bwabwata National Park counted 35 elephants. Today the same stretch of Namibia sits inside…
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The Elephants Who Learned the Desert
Namibia’s desert-adapted elephants aren’t a different species — they’re ordinary savanna elephants who learned to survive somewhere almost nothing should. The science,…
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Hoodia Desert Lodge: A Warm Welcome
A small, family-run lodge on the Tsauchab River near Sesriem — eleven thatched chalets, guided excursions to Sossusvlei and Deadvlei, desert sundowners,…
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Etosha National Park: The Complete Self-Drive Safari Guide
There are not many places on earth where you can switch off your engine, sit in silence, and let Africa come to…
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The Living Desert Tour, Swakopmund
Stand on the edge of the dune belt just outside Swakopmund and the first impression is one of emptiness. Wave after wave…
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The Complete Guide to 4×4 Hire & Self-Drive in Namibia
Regions, driving techniques, and the 10 major rental companies compared (2026). Photo: Olga Ernst & Hp.Baumeler / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia…