Elizabeth Bay, Namibia: A Photo Essay of the Fallout Amazon Prime TV Series
Have you been watching the Amazon Fallout TV Series (2024)? We have. And while marveling at the post-nuclear sets. we started to see things that looked familiar — places that we felt we’d been. And perhaps some of you felt the same… After watching the same scenery across several episodes, we realized that many of…
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How to Plan an Etosha Self-Drive Safari, with Waterhole Guide
Lions lounging under trees. Elephants strolling across plains. Hyenas darting past your car. Etosha National Park in Namibia is full of jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring scenes; scenes that make it feel like you’ve wandered into a nature documentary. Even if you were to only visit Etosha, a trip to Namibia would be worth your time. Etosha is…
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How to See Skeleton Coast Namibia, with Shipwreck Map
Shipwrecks lure most visitors who venture to Namibia’s Skeleton Coast, but the area boasts more than just rusting boats. If you’re willing to put in the driving hours and use your navigation skills, the Skeleton Coast is rich for exploration. For as much as we loved our time on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast, we can’t wholeheartedly…
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The Ultimate Guide to Lüderitz Namibia
Lüderitz was hands down the biggest surprise of our self-drive Namibia road trip. We loved it. From our morning spent exploring the abandoned mines at Elizabeth Bay to our afternoon roaming the rocky outcrops of the Lüderitz peninsula, we were shocked at how much this small town has to offer. If you’re spending two weeks…
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How to Spend a Perfect Day in Sossusvlei, Namibia
Sossusvlei is an essential stop on every Namibia road trip itinerary. Those sand dune photos you see on guidebooks? They were taken in Sossusvlei. With all the hype, it can be hard to figure out how to maximize your time in the area. You could easily spend multiple days exploring, but we realize that you…
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Off-Road Driving Tips For Namibia and Beyond
If you want to roam the reaches, you’re going to encounter situations that require off-road driving. There are some places that only the traction and ground clearance of a 4×4 can reach. To be honest, we’re not hugely experienced off-road drivers. That doesn’t mean we haven’t gotten into situations where we’ve needed off-road driving skills.…
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The Ultimate Guide to Camp Cooking in Namibia
Camp cooking in Namibia is delicious, if you do it right. We didn’t at first. Our first few dinners featured charred-but-raw peppers and lamb skewers as tough as gummy worms. If we had some simple information about what to expect when camp cooking, these less-than-gourmet meals could have been avoided. While self-drive tours around Namibia…
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Complete Namibia Itinerary: A Two Week Self-Drive Adventure
There are road trips, then there’s a road trip in Namibia. Despite being one of the least populated countries in the world, Namibia is overflowing with jaw-dropping attractions. Whether you want to explore a ghost town overtaken by sand dunes or spot lions on safari, a road trip through Namibia has an activity for you.…
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Namibia Self-Drive, Tips for a Successful Trip
You’ve decided that you want to take a road trip around Namibia. While planning, it is important to take into account the challenges that come with driving in Namibia. Undertaking a self-drive tour of Namibia is not the same as jumping in your car for a weekend trip. There are both considerations with the driving…
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15 Things to Know When Planning a Trip to Namibia
When it comes to planning a bucket list trip to Namibia, our top tip is to start planning now. Even if the most concrete part of your trip is daydreaming about sky-scraping sand dunes. Organize the logistics far in advance – a year out at the minimum. This means that, when it’s time to book…
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