All in all, Namibia offers a wide range of accommodation, from self-catering camps up to luxury lodges. Here we will find you perfect Namibia lodges or camps to fit your budget. For this reason below you see a few of our favourites, just to get an idea of what is offered.
Today, Sossusvlei is one of the most beautiful landscape areas in Namibia and the highlight in the middle of the Namib Naukluft Park. With a size of approx. 50,000 km², this is Namibia’s largest nature reserve. It stretches from the Skwakop River Valley in the north to the B4 road in the south, which leads to Lüderitz. At its widest point, the park is up to 150 km wide, offering great Namibia lodges.
To experience Sossusvlei in Namibia in all its beauty, it is best to set out early in the morning. That’s because the dunes are at their most spectacular at sunrise, when their ever-changing play of colours contrasts with the sharp, dark shadows.
Etosha National Park has the highest concentration of wildlife in Namibia. Including the very popular “Big Five” of Africa’s wildlife – elephants, rhinos, lions, buffalos and leopards, there are (mainly due to animal conservation efforts) over 130 other mammal species such as giraffes, zebras, hippos, various species of monkeys, wildebeests, hyenas or wild dogs. However, many other bird species such as pelicans, marabous or birds of prey can also be seen at the waterholes.
Thanks to the huge pan and the many artificially created waterholes, to which the game migrates in large numbers, especially in the dry season, the park with its very good animal observation opportunities is one of the main attractions of the country. Etosha offers some stunning Namibia lodges.
The Namib, which has lived in arid or semi-arid conditions for some 55 to 80 million years, is possibly the oldest desert in the world and contains some of the driest regions in the world. Only the Atacama Desert in western South America can rival it in terms of age and dryness. The desert is also home to many wild animals, including some unique species such as the desert elephant. The landscape of the desert is very diverse, and there is even some greenery to be seen during the rainy season. Stay at one of the wonderful Namibia lodges and be enchanted by natures beauty.
The Fish River Canyon in the south of the country is the largest canyon in Africa and the second largest in the world after the Grand Canyon. Today it is part of the Ai-Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Park, a national nature reserve, and the two private protected areas Canyon Nature Park and Vogelstrausskluft. In the far south, south of Keetmanshoop, is Africa’s deepest canyon. After the Grand Canyon, the Fish River Canyon, with a length of 160 kilometres, is the largest canyon in Africa and the second largest canyon in the world.
The Kalahari ( also known as the Kgalagadi) is one of the largest sand deserts in the world, covering 1.2 million square kilometres. It stretches from the northern Cape of South Africa through Nambia and Botswana to Angola and Zambia.
Characteristic is the fine, red sand. Today, large parts have been declared nature reserves, such as the Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park (formerly Gemsbok National Park), which stretches along the border between Namibia and South Africa, the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and the Okavango River Delta in northwestern Botswana. Access and passage are possible thanks to the Trans Kalahari Highway.
Lüderitz is built on granite rocks in southern Namibia, on the coast of the stormy Atlantic Ocean. Located in a natural sea bay (originally called Lüderitz Bay), the town is protected from the stormy waters of the Atlantic towards the south/southwest by a peninsula.
Swakopmund is Namibia’s most popular holiday resort. Cool morning mists rise from the sea through the arctic Benguela Current, enveloping the town in a white veil and pleasantly cooling the area. The town owes its name to the Swakop – a river at whose mouth it lies.
Windhoek has been the capital of Namibia since 1992, and is the hub of every traveller in the country. The city is surrounded by the Aus Mountains in the southeast and the Grand Duke Mountain in the south. The pleasant highland climate with 300 days of sunshine, hardly rain, as well as the colourful hustle and bustle of the city – put you in the best mood for Namibia.
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