NAMIBIA
There are very few countries in Africa can match Namibia’s sheer natural beauty.
If Namibia is ‘Africa for beginners’, as is often said, what a wonderful place to start. Few countries in Africa can match Namibia’s sheer natural beauty. The country’s name derives from its (and the world’s) oldest desert, the Namib, and there are few more stirring desert realms on the planet, from the sand sea and perfect dead-tree valleys at Sossusvlei, to the otherworldliness of sand dunes plunging down to the sea at Sandwich Harbour and the Skeleton Coast. Inland, running through the heart of the country, a spine of mountains creates glorious scenery – the Naukluft Mountains, the Brandberg, Spitzkoppe, Damaraland and the jaw-dropping Fish River Canyon. With rivers and wetlands in the Caprivi Strip and the endless gold-grass plains of the Kalahari, it’s difficult to think of an iconic African landscape that Namibia doesn’t possess.
Culture
A Deep Knowledge
Namibia’s Himba people preserve a semi-nomadic desert lifestyle, using ochre and herbs for adornment. Their traditions reflect deep survival knowledge and strong kinship in a harsh, timeless landscape.
Geographic Diversity
From Red Dunes to the Atlantic Ocean
Namibia is home to red dunes, dry riverbeds, ancient valleys, salt pans, and haunting coastline—some of Earth’s most photogenic, geologically unique, and sparsely populated landscapes.
Wildlife
Entirely Unique
Wildlife here adapts to extremes—desert elephants, lions, and black rhino roam freely, while Etosha’s pans, Damaraland, and the Skeleton Coast offer sightings found nowhere else on the continent.
” A desert is a place without expectations.“
Nadine Gordimer
Need to know
Why Choose Namibia
Make no mistake: Namibia is one of Southern Africa’s best places to watch wildlife, at least in the country’s north. Etosha National Park belongs in the elite wildlife-watching destinations – big cats, elephants, black rhinos and plains game in abundance.
At some point during your stay in Namibia, you may well look around and wonder if you’ve fallen off the end of the earth. This tends to happen most often along the country’s barren, sand-swept coastline. From Walvis Bay to Lüderitz, the desert that forms the Sperrgebiet National Park is almost a truly trackless waste for much of its territory. Away to the north, along the Skeleton Coast to the Angolan border, shipwrecks along the shore only heighten the sensation that humankind is here very much at the mercy of the elements. Then there’s the Kalahari, the Nyae Nyae Conservancy.
Namibia’s human story is every bit as interesting as that written in the rocks, soil and sand of the country. The Himba, in the country’s far northwest, and the San in the east, in particular are soulful people with whom an encounter carries an older, deeper wisdom
When to visit
July to October is peak season. November, December and January are also great, with lighter crowds and clear skies.
What to Experience
Soar over the dunes of Sossusvlei by hot-air balloon, track desert-adapted elephants and rhino in Damaraland, explore the Skeleton Coast by helicopter, visit the Himba people of Kaokoland, and enjoy stargazing at some of the darkest skies in the world.
What to Bring
Lightweight layers for warm days and cool nights, a wide-brimmed hat, sunglasses, a light scarf for dust, comfortable walking shoes, and a good camera or binoculars for wildlife and desert landscapes.
Your Safety
All flights, guided drives, and remote expeditions are operated by Namibia’s leading adventure and aviation teams. Emergency response and evacuation plans are in place throughout, ensuring full support in even the most remote areas.
We’ll plan your safari with you
At Venture Wilderness, we meticulously craft each safari, listening to our clients’ dreams and expectations, ensuring personalised experiences that resonate deeply with their sense of adventure and love for nature.
Featured Namibia Experience
TRACKING RHINO ON FOOT
In Damaraland.
Join local conservationists in one of Africa’s last true wildernesses to track the desert-adapted black rhino. Vast skies, ancient rock art, and silence broken only by your breath. Conservation meets raw adventure.
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