Namibia Holidays | Namibia Honeymoons | Holiday and Safari Namibia

Namibia is without a doubt Africa’s most secluded holiday destination. When visiting Namibia one can expect a holiday that redefines the term “off the beaten track”. Namibia is the quintessential holiday destination for those wanting to get away from it all - whether you enjoy a sunrise on top of the world's highest dunes; witnessing a pride of lions stalk their prey; a day relaxing in a hot mineral spring or a journey up the Skeleton Coast.

Windhoek is the starting point of any holiday to Namibia as it is home to the country’s only international airport. Strolling through this small and friendly capital, the picturesque old German colonial architecture and pavement cafйs combine to give a special bygone-era feel, whilst street-vendors remind you of an authentic African rhythm.

The remote northwest of Namibia, known as Kaokoland is home to dramatic scenery, small populations of game and the Himba tribe. Nearby lays the equally remote coastline of the famous Skeleton Coast.

The Skeleton Coast conjures up mysterious visions of mist-enshrouded beaches strewn with bleached whalebones and rusted shipwrecks. Stretching from the south of Namibia up to Angola in the north, this region and its hinterland is a landscape of haunting beauty, a vast area of rolling sand dunes, uninhabited desert plains, fossil beds, unique geological formations, desert-adapted animals and strange vegetation.

The Etosha National Park, regarded as one of Africa's best game reserves, protects a vast shallow bowl of silvery sand and surrounding bush. During the dry season, tens of thousands of animals converge to drink at the waterholes beside this pan, making it the perfect game viewing location. Whether one stays in a luxurious private game lodge or a tented camp, the close proximity to the wildlife ensures an incredible experience – especially when falling asleep to the distant roar of the lion and laughter of the jackals.

Swakopmund is a small, quaintly Germanic town, surrounded by the desert and the ocean. This coastal town is home to plenty of excellent hotels, great seafood, many historic buildings and a relaxed atmosphere – definitely worth visiting en route to the Skeleton Coast and beyond.

When taking into consideration all that can be discovered, a journey to Namibia exemplifies a truly exhilarating holiday experience. Drommedaris Holidays offers a selection of exclusive Namibia holiday packages for your perusal.

Key Facts

• Currency: Namibian Dollar
• Population: 2 100 000
• Capital City: Windhoek
• Religion: Christian
• Languages: English, Afrikaans, German, Herero, Kavango and Ovambo
• Time Zone: GMT+1
• Summer temperature: 40C
• Winter temperature: 18C
• Best time to visit: September/October or February to April

Attractions

In Windhoek, the attractive capital, admire the German colonial architecture of the Alte Feste, which houses a museum of Namibian history, the Tintenpalast parliament building and the Christuskirche, the city's landmark church.

The Namib Desert, believed to be the oldest desert in the world, is extremely impressive. Visit Namib Naukluft Park, the fourth-largest conservation area in the world, where oryx stroll over apricot-, ochre- and fawn-coloured dunes tufted with grasses.

On a nature trail across the gravel plains of the arid and forbidding Skeleton Coast region, see ancient desert-adapted plant species such as welwitschia, lithops and delicate lichens.

See cheetahs, leopards, lions and endangered wild dogs in at the AfriCat Foundation, Okonjima, a predator rehabilitation centre and luxury lodge. In the larger enclosures, the cats are radio-collared so guides should be able to guarantee close-up sightings.

In Damaraland, the Brandberg/Twyfelfontein area has some very ancient rock engravings and paintings, of which the White Lady of the Brandberg is the best known. Nearby, admire the unusual phenomenon of the Aba-Huab Petrified Forest, a collection of around 50 fossilised trees thought to be over 250 million years old.

Be amazed by the Fish River Canyon, the world's largest after the Grand Canyon, and the nearby Kokerboom Forest, home of bizarrely elegant kokerbooms (quiver trees). These giant aloes were often used by the San people to make quivers for their arrows and are now a protected plant in Namibia.

Visit the huge, malodorous Cape fur seal colony at Cape Cross; around November plenty of young pups can be seen huddled next to their mothers on this isolated stretch of rocky shore.

Visit the kraal, or homestead, of indigenous semi-nomadic pastoralists, the Himba, in the Kaokoland region of northern Namibia, to learn about tribal customs and desert survival techniques.

In West Caprivi, stop at the Popa Falls Rest Camp, a popular haven on the banks of the Okavango River, where crocodiles and hippos bask in the water. About 12km (7 miles) to the south is Mahango Game Reserve, with elephants, buffalo and lechwe. Join a party of professional conservationists as they track black rhino in Damaraland's rugged wilderness as part of an ongoing initiative to monitor and protect this endangered species.

Go birdwatching in the Caprivi Strip's parks and reserves, which have the highest concentration of birds in Namibia, including some near-endemic species. The Caprivi Strip is considered by experts to be one of Africa's top 10 birding destinations.

Watch rare desert-adapted elephants as they browse the trees in the dry beds of the Ugab and Huab Rivers in northern Namibia, or dig down into the earth with their tusks in search of water.

Did you know using a well-respected, certified and Bonded tour operator such as Drommedaris Holidays gives you peace of mind of having one expert central point of contact in organising your entire Namibia holiday and offers better rates than booking directly at the hotels, car hire companies, safari guides and all other holiday components.