Category Archives: Tourism

Between Brandberg and and Etosha is an area well worth a visit with a lot of attractions (click on head-lines, not on photos!): Damaraland A post describing the way there and the area. Damara Mopane Lodge A nice base for … Continue reading →

A few posts on the area around Erongo Mountains. Conveniently close to Windhoek (click on head-lines, not on photos!)! Aabadi bushcamp Unfortunately I don’t think Aabadi is open any longer… Bush walk …but we had a very nice walk with … Continue reading →

Two special mountains. Not too far from Windhoek and well worth the travel (click on head-lines, not on photos!)! Spitzkoppe – 1. The old granite mountains You will see Spitzkoppe from the B2 road going to Swakopmund. Worth a detour… … Continue reading →

It is a strange name – Skeleon Coast. You want to have a look? Come along (click on head-lines, not on photos!)! Skeleton coast – 1. Getting there… Like driving on the moon. Almost a bit scary… Skeleton coast – … Continue reading →

Here are posts from our visits to the coastal cities – Walvis Bay and Swakopmund (click on head-lines, not on photos!): Living Desert Adventures A fantastic way to spend four hours when in Swakopmund! Five posts from that trip. Life … Continue reading →

The last part of our Scenic Flight… We approached Walvis Bay from the south first seeing the salt pans. They were established in 1964 and are one of the largest solar evaporation facilities in Africa with an area of 4,500 … Continue reading →

Shortly after leaving the Diamond Camps we reached the coast… ..and turned north. Soon we saw this famous shipwreck in the distance. It is far from the shoreline! The steamer Eduard Bohlen was a German combined passenger and cargo ship … Continue reading →

From the Sossusvlei area we headed west, towards the coast. The dunes in this area are beautiful… …and this part of the flight… …provided us with one interesting pattern after the other. It is hard to really grasp how vast … Continue reading →

We continued our flight south, leaving the Kuiseb Canyon behind us. The Namib Sand Sea is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List since June this year and it is unique in many ways. It is the only coastal desert in the world that includes … Continue reading →

This Sunday we had bought four tickets for the Sossusvlei Scenic Flight with “Pleasure Flights” from the airport at Swakopmund. So it was just to get onboard the Cessna 210… …listen to the pre-flight briefing… …and take-off! The bright sunlight … Continue reading →