City: Namibia
Top Things to do in Namibia
Top 10 Things to do Good for Kids in Namibia, Namibia
Coordinates: 22°S 17°E / 22°S 17°E / -22; 17
Restaurants in Namibia
1. Karibu Safari
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 52 reviews
2. Deadvlei
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 967 reviews
Reviewed By ilovecorndogs - Lausanne, Switzerland
No filters needed - this place really looks like all the pics you see online. Incredible dead black trees, on near perfect white cracked earth, with burning red dunes, and perfect blue sky - remarkable. Hike up Big daddy, but start as early as possible - trailblazing will make it harder, but it gets stunningly hot 2-3 hours after sunrise.... This is a top 5 world locations for me - just amazing
3. Namib-Naukluft National Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 299 reviews
Reviewed By Brittany_11_10 - Los Angeles, United States
It seems like Namib-Naukluft National Park is other-worldly, that it has alien landscape, that it's on another planet, and yet the cool thing is: it's right here on our own beautiful, amazing, incredible planet. (Excuse me, I'm feeling very saddened right now w/ the bushfires raging across Australia and decimating wildlife and natural spaces). This park has some of the biggest sand dunes in the world, some of the coolest and hardiest animals on the continent (like the gemsbok, who seem impervious to the blazing sun, scorching temperatures, and tremendous lack of water), and a whole lot of peaceful, desolate spaces to enjoy. Camping (or lodging) inside the park is a great way to ensure that you get an extra hour in the morning and an extra hour at night to experience the park (before and after the general public is allowed in), and the park is definitely worth at least one full day and night of your time. Hiking Elim, Dune 45 and/or Big Daddy offers a good chance for some exercise while admiring stunning vistas (especially at sunrise and/or sunset); trekking out to Hiddenvlei offers the opportunity to experience one of the quietest places in Namibia (or maybe in Africa, or maybe in the world); Sesriem Canyon (which is outside the park, but only just) provides the chance to meander through a cool little canyon and do a spot of scrambling; and Deadvlei makes for awesome photos. Be sure to watch for wildlife as well--even in/on the dunes (look for little tracks, and you might find beetles and lizards not far away)--because it's definitely there. Ostrich, springbok and gemsbok are most abundant, but you might also see jackals, warthogs, vultures, and who knows what else. To the person who said it's too touristy: my advice is to go in the low season. We went at the end of December and felt like we pretty much had the park--and most of the country, in fact--to ourselves. To the person who said the dunes are only beautiful if they have shades of the rising sun: a) that's absurd (look for the animals, and you'll surely find the dunes beautiful simply for sustaining life), and b) then stay in the park and go for sunrise and/or sunset. To everyone who rates this "average": I feel sad for you. Also, the fact that you consider a place like Namib-Naukluft NP "average" makes me wonder where else on Earth (or maybe in the whole Solar System) you've been. I grew up in Alaska, and I still thought this place was incredible.
4. Cheetah Conservation Fund
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 488 reviews
A unique opportunity to experience conservation in action! CCF is the global leader in cheetah research, conservation, and education. Its Centre, 44 km east of Otjiwarongo, is open to the public all year round (8 am - 5 pm) except Christmas. CCF works to keep cheetahs in the wild and educate the public. However, it provides sanctuary to injured or orphaned cheetahs, many of which cannot be released back into the wild. Learn about the cheetah's plight, watch them being fed or exercised at high speeds, meet some of our scientists. Our Model Farm teaches farmers how to co-exist with predators. Visitors can meet some of CCF's Livestock Guarding Dogs and their flocks of sheep and goats. You can also try our home-made goat-milk cheese, ice cream or fudge at the Cheetah Cafe. Cheetah View Lodge and Babson House luxury accommodations available and an educational campsite for school groups available.
Reviewed By 768ChrisW - Peterborough, United Kingdom
I arrived just before feeding time with the meat (Donkey - I think) portioned out. The keepers were very informative and open to all questions to enhance your experience. The cafe and gift shop were also good and had extra experiences you could do. I did the Cheetah drive which again was very informative and drive through an enclosure observing the cheetahs. I worthwhile experience in the CCF and what they are doing to help and protect this graceful animal.
5. Spitzkoppe
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4.5 based on 379 reviews
Though this is the country's most well-known mountain, at 180 meters it isn't the tallest.
Reviewed By yulneverroamalone - Montreal, Canada
Spitzkoppe is a beautiful location and should be included in anybody's Namibia exploration! The beautiful granite peaks have stood in this region for more than 120 million years and they are a marvel to photograph. We stayed at the Spitzkoppe Rest Camp which is a very affordable campground. Park entrance and permits for 2 people, plus one vehicle, was $360 N (about $32 CAD). There are a few lodges in the area, but the prices aren't even comparable. The park itself is beautiful and is well known for Natural Arch. Spitzkoppe is the perfect getaway, and with no light pollution, you're sure to experience a night sky filled with stars.
6. Cape Cross
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 383 reviews
Reviewed By Brittany_11_10 - Los Angeles, United States
If you're looking to experience nature truly at its rawest, Cape Cross Seal Reserve is your place. If you're squeamish or dislike the smell, the sight, or even the idea of death, the reserve is not your place. Cape Cross Seal Reserve is home to tens of thousands of cape fur seals--mamas giving birth, pups being crushed, males and females mating, males fighting each other--and depending on what time of year you're there, you can see (and smell) a massive amount of death. Death is not pretty, and it doesn't smell good. In fact, it smells vile, and my scarf-turned-mask reeked for the next 12 hours until I could thoroughly wash it. That said, that's how nature works. If you read the placards in the reception house, or the one-page brochure also available at reception, you will learn that the seals here have mostly achieved homeostasis. The only threat, not surprisingly, is humans. Otherwise, the seals live this way and it's normal, natural, and exactly how it should be. To that point, I disagree with the reviewers who think the reserve should be better maintained. For example, to the reviewer who thinks the walkway should be hosed off every day, yes, that would be nice for the human visitors, but how annoying for the seals. They live, play, fight, and nap under and next to the walkway, so hosing it down every day would disturb their lives more than we humans already do just by walking on it (and yes, I know I'm guilty of intruding on their home turf, but I try to be as minimally invasive as possible, and I prefer to keep nature like this as natural as possible). This is a wildlife reserve, not a zoo. These animals are wild, and they live--and die--according to nature. If you don't want to see that, then don't go. If you want to go to a place with freshly hosed walkways, go to a zoo (and then complain, no doubt, about this mistreatment of the animals there, and how they're kept in little cages and aquariums and the like). And to the reviewers who complain about a lack of information and/or guides, I'm willing to bet that a) you didn't read the placards at reception and/or take the paper at reception that has a good deal of information about the seals, and b) you have a smartphone with Googling capabilities. Do you really want to stand around reading signs in this place you think is so horrible and smelly and unmaintained? While the animal lover in me was sad to see so many dead seal pups--and the nose-breather in me was somewhat horrified to smell that amount of death--the wildlife lover in me thought it was an incredibly raw, unique, and interesting experience. We even saw a pup seconds after it was born, three gulls fighting over the placenta, and mama nursing newborn and fending off nosy neighbors. Pretty unforgettable, I'd say. (We also saw a jackal lingering nearby).
7. Kolmanskop Ghost Town
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4.5 based on 1,063 reviews
Reviewed By 208erwinh - Antwerp, Belgium
This ghost town is located +/- 10 km from coastal town Lüderitz. And located in sperrgebiet ‘forbidden – zone’ The town was created after the discovering of some special stones which where diamonds. Kolmanskop became a diamond hotspot. The habitants had a pub, a butcher, a baker, a post office, ice factory and a full worthy hospital. The maximum population the community reached was 1,300. Five million karats of diamonds were extracted in the first six years of mining In the early ‘30s the area started to decline The last three families left in 1956. In 2002 it became a tourist attraction Daily guided tours: 9.30 and 11.00 am - Sunday: 10.00am (in English and German) Only open AM Entrance fee:N$75/pax Parking available
8. Damara Living Museum
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4.5 based on 318 reviews
Reviewed By 887annen - Kent, United Kingdom
The Damara living museum is a must place to go to get an understanding of how the Damara people of Namibia used to live. The participants are passionate in keeping their traditions alive and pass on a lot of their native traditions to the younger generations.
9. Fish River Canyon
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4.5 based on 468 reviews
Reviewed By Andrewschoeman - Skukuza, South Africa
Beautiful scenery and amazing Canyon, just stunning. The Canyon view is amazing, I went in the morning and the afternoon to get photographs in different lighting conditions, well worth the effort !
10. Garas Park Camp
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 36 reviews
Beautiful and serene park with amazing Quiver Trees and ancient Rock formations. Day visits and camping. Photography
Reviewed By Dudo2 - Therwil, Switzerland
We wanted to see the endemic Quiver trees. There is only a small spot on earth where they occur in such a dense manner: the area around Keetmanshoop in the south of Namibia. There are two spots where you can camp in the middle of the trees. Because of its location and the reviews on TA, we chose the Garas Park Rest Camp. It was July, the night was bitterly cold, but we were equipped accordingly. In the camp there are hot showers in the morning. There is also a common room where everyone can charge their power banks, cell phones etc. overnight. The facilities of the campground are modest, that was honestly declared. Therefore, this review does not judge the number of stars to be awarded, but rather our experience at Garas Park Rest Camp. The water is brought from Keetmanshoop by tanks to the campground. Although, whoever makes it to this remote part of the world is largely self-sustaining anyway. Moreover, this patch of earth is also an example of how creativity and functionality can be integrated by simple means. My favorite is the men's urinal. This review would not be credible if there wasn't something negative. The only thing that comes to mind is its ideal location for a stopover. At night you can hear the trucks on the B1 from afar. Would I camp there again? Yes, in any case. Highly recommended - especially for people who want to take these wonderful and almost unreal pictures of the Quiver trees. These can only be shot at sunset and sunrise. Thanks Marian, gladly again.
