Swakopmund
This imposing baroque-style building was constructed in 1906 to serve as a hotel. Its rather outlandish decor is crowned by a fibreglass cast of Atlas…
Must-see attractions in Botswana & Namibia
Swakopmund
Swakopmund brims with numerous historic examples of traditional German architecture. The handsome neo-classical Deutsche-Afrika Bank Building was opened…
Swakopmund
It's worth having a quick wander past the historical cemeteries beside the Swakop River. The neatly manicured Old German Cemetery dates from the colonial…
Walvis Bay
In the bleak expanse just off the C14, 6km by road from town, Dune 7 is popular with locals as a slope for sandboarding and skiing. The picnic site, which…
Damaraland
Over the road from Burnt Mountain, you can follow an obvious path into a small gorge that contains a 100m stretch of unusual 4m-high dolerite (coarse…
Namibia
One tree with historical significance is the Dorslandboom, which was visited by the Dorsland (Thirst Land) trekkers who camped here on their trek to…
Namibia
The town museum occupies the 1895 Rhenish Mission Church, which itself is arguably more interesting than the contents of the museum inside. The ramshackle…
Namibia
The dry, crusty landscape around Tsumkwe supports several large baobab trees, some of which have grown quite huge. The imaginatively named Grootboom (Big…
Botswana
An adjunct to the Rhino Trail is a short but hazardously rocky climb along what is sometimes called the Divuyu Trail, leading to the scattered remains of…
Fish River Canyon
At the southern end of Kooigoedhoogte Pass, on the west bank of the river, lies the grave of Lieutenant Thilo von Trotha, who was killed here in a 1905…
Botswana
On the southeast corner of Female Hill, around the corner and to the west of the whale and penguin painting, the rhino and giraffe painting portrays a…
Windhoek
Part of the National Museum of Namibia, located about 600m from the main building, exhibits at the Owela Museum focus on Namibia’s natural and cultural…
Botswana
An adjunct to the Rhino Trail is a short but hazardously rocky climb along what is sometimes called the Divuyu Trail, leading to Laurens van der Post’s…
Botswana
The partially marked Cliff Trail goes past the unassuming site known as the ‘Origin of Sex’ painting, around the northern end of Female Hill and into a…
Botswana
In the prominent hollow in the southeastern side of Female Hill, along the Rhino Trail, is a rhino painting, which also includes a ‘forgery’ of a buffalo…
Damaraland
Wondergat is an enormous sinkhole with daunting views into the subterranean world. Turn west off the D3254, 4km north of the D2612 junction. It’s about…
Botswana
This dusty little museum adjacent to Kuru Art Project is well worth half an hour of your time, with some interesting displays and an informative timeline…
Namibia
At the Farm Ibenstein Weavery, located 4km down the C15 from Dordabis, you can learn about spinning, dyeing and weaving, as well as purchase hand-woven…
Botswana
On the northern face of Male Hill is a painting of a solitary male lion, one of the more finely rendered rock-art representations of the species in…
Namibia
The town museum, housed in the 1903 residence of the settlement’s first colonial postmaster, recounts the historical roots of Rehoboth from 1844.
Namibia
Of the baobabs in Tsumkwe's hinterland, the immense Holboom (Hollow Tree) dominates the bush near the village of Tjokwe.
Fish River Canyon
Important landmark rock formation visible from numerous points along the canyon hike.
Okavango Delta
Quite a long, wooden crossing on the trail between Third Bridge and Xakanaxa.
Fish River Canyon
A corner of the canyon, surrounded on three sides by high rocky walls.
Gaborone
This reserve was established in 1988 by the Kalahari Conservation Society to give the Gaborone public an opportunity to view Botswana’s wildlife in a…
Gaborone
It’s an interesting kind of history when your nationalist heroes are three guys who argued your country should continue to be a protectorate of Africa’s…
Windhoek
The former administrative headquarters of German South West Africa have been given a new mandate as the Namibian parliament building. As a fitting homage…
Botswana
Before leaving Serowe, hike to the top of Thathaganyana Hill, where you’ll find the Royal Cemetery, which contains the grave of Sir Seretse Khama, the…
Swakopmund
In 1899, architect FW Ortloff’s sea wall (better known as the Mole) was intended to enhance Swakopmund’s poor harbour and create a mooring place for large…
Botswana
The Khama III Memorial Museum outlines the history of the Khama family, one of the most important dynasties in Southern Africa. The museum includes the…
Swakopmund
This gabled building, on the corner of Garnison and Bahnhof Sts, was constructed in 1908 as a private school. When the funds ran out, the government took…
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