We left the Palmwag concession and with it the staging area of the riverbed. Our plan was to find our way northward close to the border of the Skeleton Coast Park. We followed the appropriate tracks, always checking our path against the maps, and the area again became much more barren. We were in a […]
Along the Skeleton Coast Park to the Hartmann Mountains Weiterlesen »
After this prelude, all four of us were completely exhilarated and happy. Not only were we lucky enough to experience this rather barren part of the country in fresh colors, but we were in the right place at the right time to make contact with desert elephants. There are four riverbeds on our route where
Swakopmund once again made it easy for us to leave with its fog and very unfriendly weather. We spent the morning to get all the groceries that were still missing. Relaxed and well prepared we left the city and drove in the direction of Henties Bay along the coast before we turned left at some
Our trip led us to Aus after crossing the border at Oranjemund, where we met a friend who was staying there with his guests. We haven’t seen him for a while and now we had the wonderful opportunity to meet him again. Besides, Guido found out in Aus that he had become a grandfather. What
From Aus to Lake Oanob and the start of our tour Weiterlesen »
Departure to Windhoek On May 09th 2022, the time had come. After weeks of intense tension, coping with a lot of stress and realigning our lives, we flew from Zurich via Frankfurt to Windhoek. Everything was the same as before, you might say. While in Zurich everything was very relaxed, friendly and courteous, we had
Arrival in Windhoek, business and the Tiras Mountains Weiterlesen »
Namibia – a review We were asked to visualize the track of the journey, if possible on a map. We are happy to comply and try to give a short review of our impressions. In Namibia, we were completely free in our decisions, since we had not pre-booked any accommodations/campsites, with two exceptions. If we
The Bwabwata National Park extends to just before Kongola and thus reaches an incredible size. The navigable part in this region is called Kwando Core Area and has its most famous area the so-called ‘horseshoe’. It’s a lagoon in the shape of a horseshoe. This lagoon is well-known for the elephants that can be found
Back in Namibia in Camp Kwando After returning from Botswana – the border crossing was just as quick and easy as toward Botswana – we drove a total of almost 300 km to Camp Kwando on the Kwando River. We had booked ourselves into the lodge for two nights. We spend ourselves some luxury for
Boat cruise at ‘Drotsky’s Cabins’ Drotsky’s Cabins has one boat in its inventory. It is with this boat that the trips are offered. First comes, first serve. Whether you have a chance depends largely on how many campsites are occupied. The boat cruises are the activity in the region! We had to wait until the
At Drotsky’s, the Vervet Monkeys were on the loose. These cute terrorists appeared in the morning around 06.00 a.m. and mixed up the forest. Their favorite pastime was to storm the treetops and chase at a monkey’s pace the pigeons slumbering in the treetops. These usually fluttered one treetop over, so this game could well
