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About Namibia, Africa

Namibia is a vast country, even by African standards, covering an area approximately four times the size of the United Kingdom but with a population of a mere 2 million - one of the lowest densities in the world. It is also an 'ageless land'; visible through our heritage of rock art created by stone-age artists and geological attractions such as the petrified forest where fossilised tree trunks have lain for over 280 million years.

Added to the space and silence, these all contribute to a feeling of antiquity, solitude and wilderness.

The region offers some of the best diversity in Africa includingthe Skeleton Coast in Namibia, the Okavango Delta in Botswana and theVictoria Falls in Zambia. Nambia, Botswana and Zambia offer some ofAfrica's 'last frontiers' - pristine, adventurous and pioneering of new age travel.

The climate is typical of a semi-desert country. Days are warm to hot and nights are generally cool. Temperatures are modified by the high plateau in the interior and by the cold Benguela Current that runs along the Atlantic coastline. Except for the first few months of the year, the country is generally dry with very little rain.

"A pristine land of untouched natural beauty; of vastness, ofawe-inspiring contrasts and mystical splendour such that it touchesthe soul! You take it with you forever." (NTB)This above is an apt description for this truly wonderful country.

Namibia has rapidly become a well-known safari destination, offering the discerning traveller one of the most diverse African experiences possible.

From the wildlife of the huge national parks, to the vastness and emptiness that stretches to the horizon of the Namib and Kalahari deserts, where you forget your cares and lose yourself in a landscape where time looses its meaning, to the desolate Skeleton Coast and to a cultural diversity unlike any other, Namibia celebrates an abundance of space and big blue skies in one of the most natural and spiritual places on this planet.Namibia is not merely a safari destination, but an experience where you can be yourself, be alone or just be.

All this is in interesting juxtaposition with the expansive landscapes that surround the cities. The many national parks and game reserves boast a huge variety of wildlife in a kaleidoscope of diverse environments: giraffes amble across the blinding whitesaltpans of Etosha National Park, oryx plunge headlong up impossiblysteep red dunes at Sossusvlei, and seals in their multitudes colonize lonely beachheads along the Skeleton Coast. Astonishing contrasts are everywhere for the visitor to savour, enjoy and photograph.

Namibia has rapidly become a well-known safari destination with a difference, known for its remote and intimate lodges, interaction with the indigenous people as well as the wildlife, and offering unique opportunities to become involved with the cultural heritage of all its peoples.

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