Category Archives: Tourism

Twyfelfontein has been Namibia’s first and only World Heritage Site since 2007. It is known as “Twyfelfontain” but also has a Nama/Damara name – “ǀUi-ǁAis” (jumping waterhole). No other engraving site of Africa has the extent of Twyfelfontein. The area … Continue reading →

Very close to “the Burnt Mountain” you will find “the Organ Pipes”. You are able to drive along a dry riverbed and get very close. As described in the earlier post, the Gondwana continent was separating 125 million years ago. … Continue reading →

When you pass “the Burnt Mountain” not far from Twyfelfontein you will probably not be very impressed. It looks like something you would find outside any typical old industry, a slag heap. But consider this: Once upon a time all … Continue reading →

Saturday 25 we left our lodge westbound. After some 100 km we turned left on D2612 and continued until we saw this… Someone found a really nice place for this “living museum”. In the entrance you decide what you want … Continue reading →

During our weekend in Damaraland we stayed on a lodge belonging to the Gondwana Collection – the Damara Mopane Lodge. The lodge, located 20 km east of Khorixas, is named after the Damara people and the Mopane tree. There is … Continue reading →

Friday 24 we left Windhoek. We were seven and every seat was occupied. We choose the long tarred road. So it was “B1” all the way via Okahandja, Otjiwarongo and Outjo. From there we drove the “C39” towards Khorixas. The … Continue reading →

There are four “big cats”, that is cats that are big and that roarrrr… These are the Tiger, the Lion, the Jaguar and the Leopard. The Tiger is heavier but the Lion is taller. And Lion is the king. When … Continue reading →

It did not take much time in Etosha before we saw the first elephants, but they were on some distance. There are three species of elephants in the world today – the Indian/Asian elephant and in Africa the bush and the … Continue reading →

The Giraffe is the tallest of all land-living animals.  It is between 5 and 6 meters tall and weighs between 830 and 1200 kg. Swedish Calr Linnaeus first described the giraffe in 1758 and gave it the name “Cervus camelopardalis” … Continue reading →