We are thinking of going to Namibia next January. Has anyone got any suggestions on where to go, where to stay etc. We want to take in a game reserve but after that we are not sure. We are thinking of about 10 days in total but we do have to visit friends in Joberg although we will only stay there for 2 days.
2007-01-11 22:24:01 · 4 answers · asked by sagpuss1992 1 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Other - Africa & Middle East
Excellent choice : ) Namibia is so beautiful, and there is a lot to see, 8-10 days is very short. My husband and I went on holiday there for a month in 1999, and we lived there for a year in 2004. It is a wonderful country to visit. I would do the classic Namibia Trip if I were you: Etosha, Sesirem/Sossusvlei, and Swakopmund.
Etosha is really worth a visit - I have never heard of anywhere else where you are guaranteed to see rhinos every night so close. I don't know if you have heard much of Etosha and the different camp sites in Etosha, but one of them, Okakuejo, has a lit waterhole, where rhinos come to drink every night. Plus elephants, jackals, antelopes etc. Compared to other game reserves that I have visited Etosha is very special because of the lack of vegetation, which allows you to see very far, so it is much easier to spot game.
I would spend 2-3 nights in Okakuejo in Etosha (I wouldn't bother with other campsites due to your limited time). The selfcatering accomadation is good and reasonably priced - book well in advance! (You can book through either of the first two links I have provided, both have lots of good info about Namibia).
You can't go to Namibia without seeing the sanddunes in the beautiful Namib-Naukluft Park! Sesriem/Sossusvlei is the most famous location. Depending on your budget you can camp there on the national parks campsite or there is private more expensive accomodation (the third link). Spend at least two nights there - not all roads in Namibia is tarred and the distances are long (the forth link is a link to a distance table in Namibia).
January is very hot inland in Namibia, often there are afternoon thundershowers which bring a bit of relief. Swakopmund is allways a lot cooler, and it will be nice relief after Etosha and the sanddunes. It is a great little town, really pretty and a lot of things to do and see in the area - take a daytrip into the dessert to the moon landscape, very beautiful. Stay 2-3 nights. There are lots of different accomodation there in all price ranges. We stayed at the municipality restcamp, which was really inexpensive for a selfcatering option.
Namibia is expensive to travel in (compared to South Africa). Accomodation and car-hire can be quite pricy, and food is also a bit more expensive. Depending on where you are coming from, eating out is inexpensive. If you go to swakopmund, go to the restaurant the Tug by the beach - we saw dolphins from the balcony, and the food is excellent (I still dream about their chocolate mousse).
Those are the places I would go, if I had app 8 days in Namibia: Etosha, Sesirem/Sossusvlei, and Swakopmund. (But there are much more to see....)
Enjoy your holiday.
2007-01-12 02:35:16 · answer #1 · answered by southernrightwhale 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the place people mentioned here are lovely places to go and see, but I think they forgot to mention one thing. January is right in the middle of summer and I wouldn't go to the Etosha with the heat. I would recommend you stay on the coastal side of Namibia, like Swakopmund, etc.
For some interesting tours in Namibia you can try the listed source.
Check out the map and you can see where all the highlights are across Namibia.
2007-01-15 00:29:29 · answer #2 · answered by AJK 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
once I traveled to Namibia some month in the past, I flew from JFK to Jo'burg then to Cape city. I took the Intercape bus to Windhoek. The flight become $1250 around trip. Flying from Phoenix could for sure value greater. you may fly right away from Jo'burg or Cape city to Windhoek, in spite of the shown fact that it provides approximately $3 hundred to fly there. The bus, whether taking plenty longer, become in basic terms approximately $60. it quite relies upon on how at as quickly as you want to get there. while you're vacationing just to Namibia, fly there, yet once you're staying in Cape city for a at the same time as, the bus is an excellent thank you to work out greater of the nation-state.
2016-12-12 09:47:41 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a little place called Ai-Ais. It's a fantastic spot with thermal springs, hikes etc! It's a real jewel in the desert. Something different from the usual touristy places but only because the crowds haven't discovered it yet. Have a look at these websites: http://www.go2africa.com/namibia/canyon-land/ai-ais/
http://www.namibia-travel.net/southnamibia/aiais.htm
http://www.namibia-travel.net/southnamibia/aiais_info.htm
2007-01-12 03:25:15 · answer #4 · answered by Frogman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋