Country Info
- Windhoek
- Capital
- Namibian Dollar (NAD)
- Currency
- 1,797,677
- Population
- NA
- Country Code
Windhoek Slideshow
Windhoek
Travel Blogs from Windhoek, Namibia
First Excursion
... but I guess that's good for keeping energy in this hot weather. And it was HOT today as we took a tour of Windhoek. We piled into white vans and drove to different points overlooking the city where a guide told us historical information. ...
Leaving Civilization
Well, tonight we bid farewell to the CGE house. Actually we're leaving tomorrow at 5 am, but I don't think any of us will be conscious at that time so we're saying our goodbyes tonight. We had our second test tonight, but shortly afterward ...
Orphanage Visit
So last night, Lauren and I had a funny experience at our homestay. The mom jokingly said on the way home "oh, you'll make us dinner tonight!" We thought she was kidding...until she led us into the kitchen and said "ok, now cook!" And ...
Namibia's Capital
WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA I land at an airport out in the middle of absolute nowhere. There's desert, a runway and a terminal – that’s it. I'm thinking that with all this space around here, surely they can build an airport right next to the center of ...
Globalization
... ! We split into smaller groups and were assigned guides to show us around a part of Katutura, the poorer section of Windhoek where blacks were relocated. Our guide took us to an industrial park, which was modern but not sophisticated. To ...
FINALLY here
... It took us a while to get used to driving on the "wrong" side of the road (which apparently is the way to do it in Namibia). Our retreat/housing center has a summer camp feel to it. There's 6 girls in each room and only 1 bathroom upstairs for ...
Whilst in Windhoek
We arrive back in Windhoek after a day of climbing sand dunes to the fully booked Cardboard Box Backpackers. Fortunately we are able to camp because of our new tent. We cook and oryx braai (barbecue) and have some beers at the hostel bar. We meet some ...
Windhoek to Etosha Safari Camp
... start on the main car battery, an easy way to make sure your car won't start. The airport was about 30 miles outside Windhoek so it took about another forty minutes to drive to the ASCO office, then another hour to fill in the appropriate paperwork and ...
Back to Windhoek
It was a sad farewell to Rob and Marianne and their beautiful place and a four hour ride back to Windhoek armed with a lovely pack-lunch of course. We were staying in a B&B on the outskirts, part of the car package with Asco. We dropped off our cases and ...
Another new country - Namibia & Windhoek
... for hundreds and hundreds of kms along the roads too -- apparently there are huge private game parks all over the country. Windhoek feels a lot like Tucson, if Tucson was influenced by Germans instead of the Spanish (Namibia was a German colony). ...
Namibia
... . Back to the camp for sleep and the pool... Saturday - DAY 7 The final day :-( Basically we drove back to Windhoek. The scenery, however, was amazing (as it had been throughout the entire week). There was also plenty of wildlife throughout ...
Tasting game meat
... repair we found ourselves once again pushing 15 tonnes – 'TIA, this is Africa'! When we finally arrived in Windhoek we were introduced to Namibia with a real bed, the first since Zanzibar and a meal at a local game restaurant so instantly we were ...
Last Day
... there and took us into town. They arranged to meet us later with all our luggage enabling us to have a full day in Windhoek. Unfortunately it was a Saturday and many of the shops closed in the afternoon. We took the opportunity to have a look at some of ...
Into Namibian Society
... limited by the realities of poverty and family obligations. And the Shilamas seem pretty well off compared to lots of Africans in Windhoek. They have all the basic amenities, education, etc. I just can't imagine how desperate the poorer people must ...
New Home Purchase in Windhoek
We arrive in a car park in Windhoek in the early hours of the morning and catch a taxi to Cardboard Box Backpackers. It is not as basic as it sounds. We are able to get the last 2 beds in a dorm for the night but can't check in until 1pm so we laze around ...
Sunrise over the Kalahari Desert
... so flat with nothing (civilisation) for many miles. Another trip memory to keep are the many sunrises and sunsets I have seen. Windhoek, capital of Namibia, was the first modern city seen for many a weeks so hopefully a faster computer to use. (Yes, it ...
Witvlei to Windhoek
158.46km, ave 28.75km/h, total ride time 5:30, total time 6:27 My legs were feeling extremely good today, I was not into racing but enjoyed riding at a decent pace, maybe it was the music I was listening to giving me the good legs? Whatever it was I had ...
Townships, Termite Mounds and Cheetah Poo
... staying at the same hostel as me and we shared the airport transfer through the barren landscape to the sudden jolt of Windhoek which appears from nowhere. Chameleon backpackers itself is fantastic, very warm, clean and relaxed with a pool, kitchen and ...
Through Namibia
... coaches and once the few young backpackers have finished taking photos, they will be all heading for the capital Windhoek. Forty minutes driving through a treeless, dry and parched hilly landscape where the occassional little wooden farmhouse ...
Rest Day Windhoek
Another rest day spent eating (after a tire change for the dirt that awaits us for the next 1100km) we went to the mall, choc chip flapjacks at the M & B, some kassler rolls and Danish at the German bakery, took a break and had a hair cut, Magnum death ...
NAMIBIA LIKE NEVADA- A THROWBACK TO WHAT?
Pictures from Hypertravel: 100 Countries in 2 Years (Backpackers' Guide to the World and the Soul) by Hardie Karges, more info at ...
A dip in the pool
It was a cold start to the morning and I had to wear a long sleeve top to keep warm. Going to food prep for the morning meeting, I had to avert my eyes from the two donkeys hunted last night which were being butchered. After morning duties at ...
Shooting stars never stop
After a very restless night, I got up at 6.30am to finish packing and get ready to leave. I wanted a few final photos and went looking for the horses hoping that Dominatron might have given birth overnight. She hadn't but Jenny was down on her side again ...
Rainy season
Getting up in the morning, we completed our chores then, because some of the volunteers were away for the weekend, I offered to help with walking the horses. This is really to allow them to feed and we walked for about an hour with them. We were ...
Tragedy
After the luxury of a night in a room of my own, the day dawned like every other. Numbers of volunteers are dwindling and our group has only 2 people as Trudi has left and Brendan was on his medical volunteering duties. We did the house ...
Meeting the animals
The plane touched down over 1.5 hours earlier than planned and my suitcase was first off the carousel so I had a bit of a wait along with everybody else in arrivals. On time, my ride arrived and I was driven out to the centre. We were on a ...
Tour d'Afrique: The Final Four!
... me in so many ways – but to ride your bike across Africa on your 71st birthday?? WOW! We are now in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, and the feeling on the tour is a little mixed. There is this HUGGGGE excitement that in just over two weeks we ...
Cheetahs in action
After doing the house chores, I washed Stokkie's eye and had a few minutes bonding with him. He was squirming and enjoying the attention and then I left him in the room and went on a game drive with the tourists. When we got to the lion ...