Namibia Attractions

The highlights of Namibia have taken millennia to reach their present state. Nowhere is the age of the earth more evident than in the ancient landscape of the world's oldest desert.

In Namibia, the layers of time are clearly marked and preserved: a dinosaur's footprints fossilised in rock; an ancient volcano worn by wind to its core; a 20,000-year-old meteorite; rock paintings over 26,000 years old; a river canyon 300 million years in the making. It took 5 million years for the dunes in the Great Sand Sea to get to their present state and the are considered young. Their petrified counterparts are over 20 million years old.

Despite its parched reputation, Namibia is one of the best wildlife destinations in Africa. Etosha National Park Etosha National Park
Etosha National Park in Namibia is one of Africa's great game parks
More... is a phenomenon unto itself. With a vast saline desert as its eye it is surrounded by tear ducts of natural springs that support an astonishing array of indigenous species. The Waterberg Waterberg
Namibia's Waterberg region is a wildlife haven en route to Etosha National Park
More... Plateau, Damaraland Damaraland
Damaraland is Namibia's best-kept secret with incredible scenery and wildlife, sheer rocky mountains and khaki plains
More... , Kalahari Kalahari
The Kalahari Desert in Namibia is a vast basin of semi-arid plains, dry savanna and moist woodland
More... and Caprivi Caprivi
Caprivi in Namibia is a lush, sub-tropical wetlands with flood plains and riverine wildlife
More... add fascinating and widely contrasting wildlife dimensions to complete the game viewing experience.

The people who inhabit this land, few though they may be, are no less captivating than their surrounds. San hunter-gatherers continue their ancient traditions in the area known as Bushmanland Bushmanland
Bushmanland is in the Kalahari wilderness and an off-road adventure playground
More... ; the Himba are nomadic herdsman with proud traditions who live in the remote and rugged Kaokoland Kaokoland
Namibias Kaokoland is untouched by the outside world - join us on a rugged Kaokoland Safari
More... and along the Kunene River.

Coastal towns bear witness to the changing fortunes of an inhospitable shoreline. The ghost of a diamond-rush era remains in Namibia People Namibia People
People, Language, History - A patchwork quilt of people and cultures in Namibia
More... ; Swakopmund Swakopmund
Swakopmund, Namibia is a charming oasis of activity and civilisation
More... thrives despite its precarious location and shipwrecks along the Skeleton Coast Skeleton Coast
Namibia's Skeleton Coasts offers views of shipwrecks, marinelife and uninhabited wilderness
More... reveal the source of its grisly name.

Things to do in Namibia

Etosha National Park Etosha National Park
Etosha National Park in Namibia is one of Africa's great game parks
More... : Game Drive in Etosha National Park
Sossusvlei Sossusvlei
Sossusvlei is one of the most spectacular sights in Namibia with red sand dunes rising 300m into the air.
More... : Hot-air Ballooning over Sossusvlei; Desert Horse Trail and Tok Tokkie Desert Walk in Namib-Naukluft Park
Swakopmund Swakopmund
Swakopmund, Namibia is a charming oasis of activity and civilisation
More... : Hot-air Ballooning over the Namib, Camel and Donkey-cart Desert Trails, Namib Desert Excursion, Kayaking in Walvis Bay Lagoon, Moon Landscape Horse Trails, Paragliding, Quad-biking, Sand-boarding, Sandwich Harbour Excursion, Swakopmund Fishing Trip, Tandem Desert Skydiving, Walvis Bay Marine Cruise, Swakopmund Scenic Flights
Damaraland Damaraland
Damaraland is Namibia's best-kept secret with incredible scenery and wildlife, sheer rocky mountains and khaki plains
More... : Rhino Tracking
Caprivi Caprivi
Caprivi in Namibia is a lush, sub-tropical wetlands with flood plains and riverine wildlife
More... : Scenic Flight to Victoria Falls
Kaokoland Kaokoland
Namibias Kaokoland is untouched by the outside world - join us on a rugged Kaokoland Safari
More... : Kunene River Rafting, Meet the Himba People of the North
Skeleton Coast Skeleton Coast
Namibia's Skeleton Coasts offers views of shipwrecks, marinelife and uninhabited wilderness
More... : Skeleton Coast Scenic Flight
Kalahari Kalahari
The Kalahari Desert in Namibia is a vast basin of semi-arid plains, dry savanna and moist woodland
More... : Visit the Quiver Tree Forest and Giants' Playground
Fish River Canyon Fish River Canyon
Fish River Canyon in Namibia is one of the largest canyons in the world
More... : Fish River Canyon Guided Hike, Orange River Four-day Rafting Trip
Luderitz Luderitz
Luderitz - The Namib Desert and the logic-defying town
More... : Bogenfels Guided Tour, Kolmanskop Ghost Town Tour, Lüderitz Boat Cruise, Ski-boat Fishing Trip
Windhoek Windhoek
Surrounded by the stubble-covered Auas Mountains and the endless Khomas Hochland, Windhoek lies in a long valley fed by ancient hot springs in the central highlands of Namibia.
More... : The Desert Express, City and Township Tour
Waterberg Waterberg
Namibia's Waterberg region is a wildlife haven en route to Etosha National Park
More... : Waterberg Guided Wilderness Trail
Bushmanland Bushmanland
Bushmanland is in the Kalahari wilderness and an off-road adventure playground
More... : Hunt and Forage With Bushmen