Safari Hotel Windhoek

... nbsp; Then took the bakkie back (Michael was in withdrawal :<(  … ) and back to the hotel to do internet stuff, and regroup for the flying safari.  Have I mentioned about how DRY Namibia is?  All rocks and desert and dirt are just ...

... back on the plane for the 3 hour flight back to Windhoek. Went to dinner at "Joe’s Beer House” in downtown Windhoek.  It was a collection of all sorts of outback paraphernalia and they offered a full choice of game for tasting!  I ...

... the city, had some breakfast. Went to the post-street mall and did some shopping for some necessities, got a sweat jacket to save me from cold nights during the safari. Wandered inside the mall and went to bed early as the next day is the start of Safari. ...

... from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and ...

... and picked up the 3 American Professors, and reached Wild Dogs office.... Nice to see this office bustling with people and Safari Trucks (all look alike) getting loaded with camping gear, cooking stuff.... Picked up some pamphlets, a 2 liter water ...

... where we swom in an old quarry and where we did a walk with the San-bushmen. The next day we headed for Windhoek where we stayed in a hotel. That night we had a goodbye-diner with the group. For the coming days we hired a car to explore northern/central ...

... that is Leeds United 8) Mum's seafood linguine 9) Dad's Sunday roast 10) R Jen's bread 'n' butter pudding Greetings from Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, So since the last blog, we have made our way from Swakopmund to Etosha National Park for two ...

... way into town. "TIA" says the driver. I didn't get the reference until I remembered Blood Diamond. The Kalahari Sands Hotel is in downtown Windhoek, above a shopping mall. The mall is closed by the time we get there, along with all the banks. And the ...

... travelling through Namibia in our bakkie with rooftop tent.  Here's a summary of our 6500 km drive so far: From Windhoek (not a very exciting city) we drove south, via the Hardap Dam with loads of birds to Quivertree Forest, close to ...

... afterwards!! Row, Beatina, Stephan, Stuart and I decided to take a weekend off to go to Swakopmund. So we left on the Friday to Windhoek to catch a bus to Swakopmund. It took us about 6 to 8 hours to get there which was pretty tiring. Once we arrived, we ...

... had died and gone to heaven.  We landed on a cleared patch of ground in our little 12 seater plane, to be met by another Safari vehicle which transported us to the Lodge, 5 minutes away. There we were greeted by cold towels and soft drinks, then the ...

... made tagliatelli, with a tomato, pepper and chilli sauce, she went for a double portion at 40R. We washed this down with 3 x Windhoek Lager between us at 12.50R each. An outstanding meal superb value, and a great start to the honeymoon. We then went back ...

... famous for its Bushmen and so-called 'Hottentots’.  But it still looks like Nevada to me as we take off from Windhoek at daybreak.  It even seems more like Nevada in the little mini-bus we take to Botswana, because we’re flying, ...

March 31, 2008 Swakopmund, Namibia We have tickets for the bus from here all the way to Cape Town with a change of bus in Windhoek. The cost of the tickets for both of us was 1470 N$. We would not have stayed here in Swakopmund for so long but there ...