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Namibia Travel Guide
1.
History and economy
History
Pre-history
Bantu colonisation
European Colonisation
Scramble for Africa
The 20th century
The final colonists
Independence
Government
Economy
2.
People and culture
Ethnic groups
Basters
Bushmen
Caprivian
Damara
Herero
Himba
Kavango
Nama/Hottentot
Owambo
Other Namibians
Language
Education
Religion
Arts & culture
Crafts & visual arts
Performing arts
Sports
Cultural guidelines
3.
The natural environment
Climate
Geology
Topography
Flora and fauna
Vegetation types
Animals
Birds
Field guides
Conservation
Government policy
Tourism
Hunting
4.
Planning & preparation
When to go
How to travel
Organising your trip
Getting there
Visas & entry
Money & Banking
What to take
Photography
Accommodation
Food & drink
What to buy
Communications
5.
Health and safety
Before you go
Staying healthy
Diseases & doctors
Returning home
Safety
6.
Getting around
Hiring a vehicle
Insurance
Crossing borders
Car hire
Driving
2WD driving
4WD techniques
By air
By rail
By bus
By taxi
Hitchhiking
7.
Bush camping & walking
Camping
Equipment
Wildlife dangers
Walking
Wildlife encounters
Canoeing
Miscellaneous
8.
Windhoek
History
Getting there
Orientation
Getting around
Tourist information
Where to stay
Hotels
Continental Hotel
Heinitzburg
Hotel-Pension Thule
Hotel Fürstenhof
Hotel Safari
Kalahari Sands
Motown Inn
Safari Court Hotel
Thüringer Hof
Windhoek Country Club
Pensions & B&B's
Alexander
Ambiente
BougainVilla
Camelthorn
Casablanca
Casa Piccolo
Cela
Charlotte's
Cori Guest House
Christoph
Ekundu Guesthouse
Eros
Etambi
Handke
Haus Sonneneck
Hilltop House
Kleines Heim
Kubata Lodge
Le Suricate B&B
Little Angel
Nouveau
Mahali
Marie's
Moni
Okarusuvo
Ol-ga
Palmquell
Rivendell
Riverside Home
Schwalbenheim
Shumba
Steiner
Terra Africa
The Guesthouse
Town Lodge
Uhland
Villa Tiziana
Villa Verdi
Hostels & Camping
Arebbusch
Backpacker Unite
Cardboard Box
Chameleon
Chameleon City
Deo Volente
Hakuna Matata
Puccini House
Roof of Africa
Tramper's Haven
Travellers' Lodge
Outside town
Airport Lodge
Amani Lodge
Auas
Eagles Rock
Elisenheim
Eningu Clayhouse
Finkenstein
Finke's Sicht
Gravel Travel
Heja Game Lodge
Hotel Kapps
Hohewarte
Immanuel
Landhaus Aris
Onganga
Sundown Lodge
Trans Kalahari
Where to eat
Entertainment
Shopping
Practicalities
What to see & do
Excursions
9.
The Central Corridor
From Windhoek to the coast
The C28 from Windhoek to the coast
The C26 from Windhoek to the coast
Horse trails
The main B2 from Windhoek to the coast
Okahandja
Where to stay and eat in Okahandja
Nearby guest farms
Otjisazu Guest Farm
Midgard Lodge
Oropoko Lodge
Ozombanda Guest Farm
Moringa Guest Farm
Dürsternbrook Guest Farm
Okapuka Ranch
Around Okahandja
Karibib
Nearby guest farms
Usakos
East from Windhoek
Gobabis
Nearby guest camps and lodges
Nearby guest farms
To save or not to save
Crossing the border into Botswana
Dordabis and environs
South from Windhoek
Where to stay
10.
Southern Kalahari & Fish River Canyon
Mariental
Where to stay
Hardap Dam Recreational Resort
The resort
East of Mariental and the B1: The Kalahari
Guest farms and lodges
Anib Lodge
Intu Afrika Kalahari Game Reserve
Bitterwasser Lodge and Flying Centre
Auob Lodge
Uhlenhorst
Stampriet to Gochas
The road from Mariental to Keetmanshoop
Keetmanshoop
Where to stay
Where to eat
Getting organised
Nearby guest farms and lodges
Excursions from Keetmanshoop
The Deep South
Between Keetmanshoop and Grünau
Grünau
Karasburg
Koës
Noordoewer
Fish River Canyon
Where to stay
Cañon Lodge
Cañon Roadhouse
Cañon Mountain Camp
Canyon Adventures Guest Farm
Ai-Ais Restcamp
Hobas Campsite
The conservation area
Hiking the Fish River Canyon
Flight over the Fish River Canyon
11.
Luderitz
12.
Namib-Naukluft N. P.
History
Flora and fauna
Namibrand Reserve
What to see & do
Mwisho Balloon
Sossusvlei Mountain
Toktokkie Trails
Wolwedans Camp
Wolwedans Lodge
Naukluft Mountains
Getting there
What to see & do
Where to stay
Ababis Guest Farm
Büllsport Guest Farm
Hammerstein Lodge
Haruchas Farm
Naukluft Campsite
Namib-Naukluft Camp
Zebra River Lodge
Sesriem & Sossusvlei
Getting there
What to see & do
Where to stay
Desert Homestead
Kulala Desert Lodge
Kulala Tented Camp
Little Kulala
Sesriem campsite
Sossusvlei Lodge
Sossusvlei Wilderness
Solitaire Area
Solitaire
Where to stay
Namib-Naukluft
Namib Restcamp
Rooisand Guest Farm
Rostock Ritz
Solitaire Country
Solitaire Guest Farm
Swartfontein Lodge
Weltevrede Farm
The Northern Park
When to visit
Getting organised
Where to camp
Welwitschia Drive
13.
Swakopmund & Walvis Bay
14.
Skeleton Coast
Flora and fauna
West Coast Rec. Area
Swakop. to Hentjies
Hentjies Bay
North of Hentjies Bay
Cape Cross Seal Res.
Wreck of the Winston
Skeleton Coast Park
The Ugab River
The S.W.Sea wreck
The Huab River
Toscanini
The Koichab River
Torra Bay
The Uniab River
Terrace Bay
Mwe Bay
The Wilderness Area
Fly-in safaris
Skeleton Coast Fly-in
Skeleton Coast Camp
Surviving the Namib
The seals
15.
The Kaokoveld
Southern Damaraland
Spitzkoppe
Uis
Brandberg
Two craters
Khorixas
What to see & do
Northern Damaraland
Where to stay
Hobatere Lodge
Palmwag Lodge
Palmwag Rhino
Etendeka Mtn Camp
Damaraland Camp
Huab Lodge
Warmquelle
Sesfontein
Kaokoland
How to visit
Epupa Campsite
Epupa Camp
Kaokohimba Safaris
Kunene River Lodge
Purros Campsite
Skeleton Coast Fly-in
Minimum inpact
Opuwo
Where to stay
Epupa Falls
Epupa Dam project
Flora and fauna
Other attractions
The western valleys
Hartmann's Valley
The Marienfluss
16.
Etosha National Park
Background Info
Mammals
Birds
Practical Information
When to visit
Getting there
Camps inside Etosha
Halali Restcamp
Namutoni Restcamp
Okaukuejo Restcamp
Otjovasandu
Lodges outside Etosha
Etosha Aoba Lodge
Hobatere Lodge
Mokuti Lodge
Mushara Lodge
Ongava
Toshari Inn
What to see and do
17.
North-central
18.
The Triangle & Bushmanland
Otavi
Khorab Safari Lodge
Zum Potjie Restcamp
Gauss Guest Farm
Tsumeb
Where to stay in Tsumeb
What to see and do in and around Tsumeb
Mining in Tsumeb
Grootfontein
Where to stay in Grootfontein
Meteor Travel Inn in Grootfontein
Guest Farm Ghaub in Grootfontein
Le Club in Grootfontein
Olea Restcamp and Caravan park in Grootfontein
Roy's Camp near Grootfontein
Where to eat in Grootfontein
Excursions from Grootfontein
Bushmanland
Tsumkwe in Bushmanland
Where to stay in Tsumkwe
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Nyae Nyae Development Foundation
Guidelines for visiting villages
Cultural sensitivity and language
Cultural activities in Nyae Nyae
Cultural Questions
19.
Owamboland
Oshakati
Ondangwa
Ruacana
20.
Kavango & Caprivi Strip
Kavango region
Rundu
Where to stay
Hakusembe River
Kaisosi River
Kayangona Lodge
Kavango River
Mayana Happy
Mayana Lodge
Ngandu Safari
n'Kwazi Lodge
Omashare River
Sarasungu River
Where to eat
Getting organised
Popa Falls
Where to stay
Caprivi Campsites
Ndhovu Lodge
Ngepi Camp
Popa Falls camp
Suclabo Lodge
Excursions into Bots
Shakawe
Where to stay
Drotsky's Cabins
Shakawe Lodge
Xaro Lodge
Nxamaseri
Where to stay
Mahango N.P.
The Caprivi Strip
Driving across
Kwando River area
Kongola
Susuwe Triangle
Where to stay
Kubunyana Camp
Mazambala Island
Namushasha Lodge
Open Skies Camp
Susuwe Island
Mudumu N.P.
Mamili Reserve
Where to stay
Lianshulu Lodge
Lianshulu Bush
Lizauli Village
Katima Mulilo
Getting there
Where to stay
Caprivi Cabins
Guinea Fowl Inn
Hippo Lodge
Kalizo Restcamp
Zambezi Lodge
Zambezi camping
Where to eat
Lake Liambezi
Zambezi-Chobe
Where to stay
Impalila Island
Ichingo Chobe
King's Den
Ngoma border
21.
Wildlife guide
22.
Languages
23.
Further reading
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This is the index of
Namibia Travel Guide
, written by Chris McIntyre of Expert Africa, and published by
Bradt Travel Guides
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