Lüderitz: The Wild West Of Southern Namibia We drove seven hours from Sossusvlei to Lüderitz, mostly on gravel roads. It was a terribly long drive, but the scenery on the way made the journey a bit more interesting. Namibia is huge, and you can drive for hours without seeing a […]
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Swakopmund: A Weekend Guide
Swakopmund Town: A Coastal Getaway In Namibia After staying in Windhoek, Swakopmund was an entirely different experience. Located 3 hours away on the Atlantic coast, it is a warm, humid, friendly little coastal town where many middle and upper class Namibians and tourists come for a break from the heat. […]
Sossusvlei: The Jewel Of Namibia
Sossusvlei Anyone who visits Namibia must visit Sossusvlei National Park in the Namib desert. Although the park was much smaller than we imagined, we ended up experiencing nearly empty dunes and campsites, and a rare desert storm with a rainbow that lingered for hours. Where To Stay We rented a […]
A Guide To A Weekend In Windhoek
Windhoek: The Capital Of Namibia You can’t avoid visiting Windhoek if you are traveling to Namibia. As the capital and hub for international travel, most visitors will spend at least one night here. The city itself is quite small compared to worldwide capitals. But the population of Namibia is also […]
Visiting Namibia During A Pandemic (2021)
Covid in Namibia During a pandemic you should weigh your options carefully before deciding to travel or not. In our case, vaccines in March and April 2021 were not widely available yet, but testing in Germany was reliable. The coronavirus pandemic in Namibia was not a problem when we traveled, […]
A Road Trip Through Southern Namibia
Namibia Road Trip Almost every tourist will want to take a road trip through Namibia, and almost everyone will start in Windhoek. We had six days to explore this vast land and decided to bypass Etoshi, a popular national park. This was mostly due to the fact that we have […]
Hiking Nyiragongo: One Of The Most Dangerous Volcanoes In Central Africa
Hiking the Nyiragongo Volcano Nyiragongo is an active volcano (elevation: 3,470 metres (11,380 ft) just north of Goma, DRC. Unfortunately, due to political unrest in the region it isn’t on many tourist’s radar. The trek up the mountain is also a difficult one with all of the loose volcanic rock […]
Rwanda: The Jewel of Africa
Visiting Rwanda If it is your first time to visit the African continent, it may not be best to start with Rwanda. Rwanda is a beautiful jewel of a country and will set your expectations so high for all of the other African countries that you will be sorely disappointed! […]
Cape Town: Hiking Table Mountain
Hiking is one of my favorite things to do, and Cape Town has one of the best hiking spots in the world. Table Mountain overlooks the ocean and the city below and is a great spot for sunsets. The first day we were in Cape Town we dropped our bags […]
South Africa: The Cape of Good Hope
One of the most exciting things for me to see while in Cape Town (besides the penguins) was what is commonly known as the southwesternmost point of the African continent, the Cape of Good Hope. Fun fact: Cape Agulhas is the southernmost point of Africa. Andreas and I headed down […]