Weekend at Twyfelfontein
Namibia and Botswana have a wonderful system of helping the indigenous population to share in the spoils of the tourism industry and to realize the benefit of preserving wild animals and the environment. In...
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Climbing to Konigstein in the Brandberg
At the beginning of May 2010 we took a walk to the highest point in Namibia, the Konigstein in the Brandberg (Fire Mountain), which lies in Damaraland. This is a three day trek that...
Weekend at Spitzkoppe – Matterhorn of Namibia
Anyone who has traveled from Windhoek to Swakopmund will be familiar with the imposing outline of the Spitzkoppe mountains. Standing on a flat plain at an altitude of 1728m above sea level, they should...
Weekends at Ameib Ranch
The First of Several Weekends at Ameib Ranch – June 2006 Someone in Underberg once said: “Here comes the tortoise” when I drove the Toyota into their driveway. I smiled when I realized that they were...
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