Namibia

Namibia – a Spectacle of Nature

Wedged between the Kalahari and the South Atlantic, Namibia enjoys vast potential as one of the youngest countries in Africa. In addition to having a striking diversity of cultures and national origins, Namibia is a photographer’s dream – it boasts wild seascapes, rugged mountains, lonely deserts, stunning wildlife, colonial cities and nearly unlimited elbow room.

A predominantly arid country, Namibia can be divided into four main topographical regions: the Namib Desert and coastal plains in the west, the eastward-sloping Central Plateau, the Kalahari along the borders with South Africa and Botswana and the densely wooded bushveld of the Kavango and Caprivi regions. Despite its harsh climate, Namibia has some of the world’s grandest national parks, ranging from the wildlife-rich Etosha National Park in Northwestern Namibia, to the dune fields and desert plains of the Namib-Naukluft Park in Western Namibia. Windhoek, in the Central Highlands, is the country’s geographical heart and commercial nerve centre, with an ethnic mix of people, while surfers and beach-lovers won’t want to miss Swakopmund.

Namibia is one of those dreamlike places that make you question whether something so visually beautiful could actually exist. Time and space are less defined here. Landscapes collide. Experiences pile up. Watch a lion stalking its prey on a never-ending plain in Etosha. Fly down a giant dune on a sandboard. Spend a night alone in the desert under a sky so thick with stars you can’t differentiate between constellations

Our Top Picks For Namibia

Fish River Canyon

One of Africa’s most awe-inspiring sights

Sossusvlei & Sesriem

Trek the towering red dunes of Sossusvlei or ride out on horseback in the Sesriem Canyon

Swakopmund

Sun, sea and sandboarding; indulge your every adventure whim in seaside Swakopmund

Damaraland

An ancient basalt landscape, riven by ephemeral river valleys and harbouring hundreds of rock engravings

Skeleton Coast

An eerie seascape of blousy fog clouds and dew-wet dunes