Category Archives: Tourism

We were staying at the Hakos Guest Farm and so had a perfect opportunity to climb the Gamsberg, the big “table mountain” to the left of our car. The Gamsberg is not easily accessible. First you go for an hours … Continue reading →

Last weekend we went to Hakos, a guest farm some 140 km southwest of Windhoek. The farm is beautifully situated with the Hakos mountains in the background. View from the farm. This is not a very luxurious lodge but your … Continue reading →

After that last wreck we just kept on moving south until some 120 km north of Swakopmund where we turned off for Cape Cross. This is the place where the Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão landed during his journey 1484-1486 (only … Continue reading →

After passing the Ugab river bed you come to the end of the Skeleton Coast Park. We were a bit disappointed because we only saw one ship wreck all that way from Terrace Bay to the gate… …but only a … Continue reading →

Continuing south after the “Desert wreck” we soon found another wreck. A sandy road led to the beach… …where we parked the car… …for a walk to the Atlantic ocean and… …one of those shipwrecks that are what you expect … Continue reading →

Driving south along the Skeleton Coast we passed Torra Bay and then C39 where we had come the day before. Some time after that we saw a sign and turned off left… …leaving the car in the windy desert and … Continue reading →

We stayed on the NWR-lodge in Terrace Bay. Not that you have many options… The lodge is just next to the beach. Buildings are rather run-down but food is good and staff very nice. I woke up just at sun-rise … Continue reading →

From Brandberg we headed nort and then northwest into Damaraland. We saw this sign… …and of course had hopes. This is the area of the desert Elephants and we saw the riverbeds but unfortunately no elephants. As you leave Brandberg … Continue reading →

People have been living on Brandberg for the last 10 000 years but the people that did the rock paintings probably lived here only in the dry season. At Brandberg you could find water all year round. There are some 1000 … Continue reading →

At the end of our 45 min walk we came to the Maack Shelter. We had to wait a short while. Only a small number of visitors are allowed at the paintings at one time. The “White  Lady” is one … Continue reading →