This website contains sections of the 2nd Edition of Namibia: The Bradt Travel Guide, published with amendments in 2004. Currently we're busy transferring sections to this site – although this will take a month or two to complete.

Chapters which are on the site are noted in bold below, and accessed by clicking on the left-side menu.

To read this guide in full, see its colour pictures and 40+ detailed maps, and use its comprehensive index – click on the right panel on this page and buy a copy!

Meanwhile, the complete list of the book's chapters is:

A personal introduction

1. History and Economy
Including sections: History, Government, Economy

2. People and Culture
Including sections: People, Language, Education, Religion, Arts and culture, Sport

3. The Natural Environment
Including sections: Physical environment, Flora and fauna, Conservation

4. Planning and Preparation
Including sections: When to go, How to travel, Organising your trip, Getting there, Visas and entry requirements, Money and banking, What to take, Photography, Accommodation, Food and drink, Tipping, Handicrafts and what to buy, Communications and media, Electricity

5. Health and Safety
Including sections: Before you go, Staying healthy, Diseases and when to see a doctor, Returning home, Safety

6. Getting around Namibia
Including sections: Driving in Namibia, By air, By rail, By bus, By taxi, Hitchhiking

7. Camping and Walking in the Bush
Including sections: Camping, Walking in the bush, Canoeing, Minimum impact

8. Windhoek
Including sections: History, Getting there, Orientation, Where to stay, Where to eat, Entertainment and nightlife, Shopping, Practicalities, What to see and do, Sports facilities, Excursions outside Windhoek

9. The Central Corridor
Including sections: From Windhoek to the coast, East from Windhoek, South from Windhoek

10. Southern Kalahari and Fish River Canyon
Including sections: Mariental, Hardap Dam Recreational Resort, East of Mariental and the B1: the Kalahari, The road from Mariental to Keetmanshoop, Keetmanshoop, The Deep South, Fish River Canyon

11. Lüderitz and the Southwest
Including sections: The roads to Lüderitz, Lüderitz, Excursions from Lüderitz, North of the B4, Maltahöhe

12. The Namib-Naukluft National Park
Including sections: History, Flora and fauna, NamibRand Nature Reserve, Naukluft Mountains, Sesriem area and Sossusvlei, Solitaire area, The park's northern section

13. Swakopmund and Walvis Bay
Including sections: History, Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Around the towns

14. The Skeleton Coast
Including sections: Flora and fauna, National West Coast Recreational Area, Skeleton Coast Park, Skeleton Coast Wilderness Area

15. The Kaokoveld
Including sections: Southern Damaraland, Northern Damaraland, Kaokoland

16. Etosha National Park
Including sections: Background information, Practical information

17. North-Central Namibia
Including sections: Omaruru, Otjiwarongo, Waterberg Plateau Park, Outjo, Kamanjab

18. The Triangle and Bushmanland
Including sections: Otavi, Tsumeb, Grootfontein, Bushmanland, Khaudum National Park

19. Owamboland
Including sections: Oshakati, Ondangwa, Ruacana

20. The Kavango and Caprivi Strip
Including sections: Kavango Region, The Caprivi Strip

Appendix 1 Wildlife Guide

Appendix 2 Languages

Appendix 2 Further Reading

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