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Best National Parks in Namibia

Narrowing down the best national parks in Namibia is no easy feat. But we’re up to the challenge. For excellent wildlife and bird-watching opportunities,

Sustainable Tourism in Namibia

When it comes to sustainable travel, we’ve taken inspiration from Japanese art. Their concept of kintsugi refers to repairing broken pottery with gold lacquer

Our Top Ten Tips for a Self-Drive Trip to Namibia

Namibia’s wide open roads, stunning scenery and astonishing wildlife encounters make this southwest African country one of the best places in the world for a self-drive holiday.

Wolwedans Dune Lodge, Private Camp, Namibia

The NamibRand desert might be the dictionary definition of remote. Only Mongolia is less populated than Namibia, and this being a desert there aren't exactly hordes of people loitering around.

Four Reasons to go to Namibia This Year

Namibia - home to the world's oldest desert, highest sand dunes, largest underground lake and the largest population of free roaming cheetahs and black rhinos.

Namibia's different regions

Gigantic and splendid landscapes, exceptional encounters with black rhinoceros, desert elephants and oryx : travel to another world and explore Namibia's different regions.

Namibia's otherworldly landscapes

Here is our selection of the most beautiful landscapes not-to-be-missed during your trip to Namibia.   1 Sossusvlei This is a salt desert famous throughout Namibia and beyond the country's borders,

What's New and Hot in Namibia

Namibia has seen an exciting rush of new camps and lodges open in recent years, making it one of the most exciting destinations to visit in southern Africa.

Luxury Safari Camps in Etosha & Damaraland

1. Mowani 2. Little Ongava 3. Mushara Lodge 4. Okahirongo Elephant Lodge 5. Mushara Outpost 6. Villa Mushara 7. Mushara Bush Camp 8. Sorris Sorris   1 Mowani Mowani

Flying Safari Along The Skeleton Coast

A flying safari over the vast expanse of Namibia's Skeleton Coast has to be one of the best things I have ever done. For those seeking the ultimate in tailor made holidays,

Escape to the Wild: Namibia's Desert Plains and Rust-Coloured Dunes

Wolwedans is a collection of superb luxury lodges set on the enormous NamibRand private nature reserve, a place of incredible beauty, space and tranquility.

Magnificent Namibia

Namibia is one of my favourite places on earth, and having just returned from my fourth visit there, I feel no less blown away by the sheer beauty and magnificence

Why I Love: Self-Driving in Namibia

Vast deserts, towering mountains, infinite salt pans and endless game, who wouldn't want to drive around the world's second least populated country? Our resident ex-safari guide,

Namibia Five Ways

To quote our co-founder Tom Barber, 'if Original Travel were a country, we would be Namibia'. And in a country with such diverse and otherworldly landscapes, the word 'original' is particularly apt.

Skeleton Coast Luxury Safari Camps

Serra Cafema Situated on the banks of the Kunene River, which forms Namibia's border with Angola, Serra Cafema is one of the most remote destinations in southern Africa.

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