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Namibia Travel & Tourism News for visitors. Namibia, a country in southwest Africa, is distinguished by the Namib Desert along its Atlantic Ocean coast. The country is home to diverse wildlife, including a significant cheetah population. The capital, Windhoek, and coastal town Swakopmund contain German colonial-era buildings such as Windhoek’s Christuskirche, built in 1907. In the north, Etosha National Park’s salt pan draws game including rhinos and giraffes.
Namibia’s Anne-Marie Nainda Emerges as Leading Candidate in Interpol President Election
SADC endorsed the Namibian candidate, Major General Anne-Marie Nainda, to become the Interpol chief...
Road Trip and Camping in Namibia
South African Gysbert Verwey, a repeat visitor to Namibia, has provided an open letter to the...
Africa Tourism Day Has an African Story To Tell
Mouhamed Faouzou Deme is a tourism expert from Senegal and co-founder of the African Voice...
Namibia No Longer Visa-Free for US and UK Tourists
Last year, Windhoek introduced a new visa policy and announced intentions to eliminate exemption...
Baobab Game Ranch Is Now Namibia’s First Ageless Safari Operator
Baobab Game Ranch & Serval Safaris is the first Namibia-based tour operator to receive the age...
Shame on 16 SADC Countries: “Free The Girls!”- Tourism Hero Dr. Walter Mzembi
Dr. Walter Mzembi, a leading senior figure, former tourism minister, former foreign minister, and...
Africa Aviation: A Lifeline for Tourism and Economies
New air routes are urgently needed in Africa, and national tourism boards should take any...
Seychelles a Success at Air Route Development Masterclass at AviaDevAfrica 2024
The Principal Secretary for Tourism, Mrs. Sherin Francis, and the Chairperson of the Seychelles...
SADC: New Visa Regime a Step Backwards for Namibia Tourism
Visa liberalization in Africa has been proven to have a positive impact on various aspects such as...
India: Two Cheetahs Released in Kuno National Park Tourist Zone
Tourists now have the opportunity to witness these iconic creatures, albeit amidst the ongoing...
Ultimate Safaris adds more self-drive rental vehicles in Namibia
Ultimate Safaris announced that six more Toyotas are making their debut in the company’s...
Ultimate Safaris: Onduli Ridge a record-breaking success
New luxury Onduli Ridge has turned into a record-breaking success that will help propel the...
Sharing your wife with visitors is a Himba Tribe tradition
Visits to Himba villages can be made year round, but do depend on their location. Himba are nomadic...
New safari camp launched in Namibian desert
Camp Sossus, a brand-new camp by Ultimate Safaris in the heart of the Namibian desert, brings...
Life enriching safaris start here
A giraffe canters into view, followed by a zig-zagging journey of more giraffes stretching from...
How Kenya & Namibia tourism survived the pandemic
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 80-90% of Namibian conservancies lost revenue, amounting to...
Russia ends COVID-19 restrictions on flights to 52 ‘friendly’ countries
Russian Prime Minister announced today that starting from April 9, Russian Federation will lift...
IATA: Strong improvement in airline safety performance
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released 2021 safety performance data for the...
US lifts travel ban on South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi
US travel ban that effectively banned almost all non-U.S. citizens, who had recently been in South...
ATB Christmas Wish Granted: UK Removes 11 African Countries From Red List
The UK Government has said that UK ministers will sign off on a decision today, Tuesday, December...
Russia completely bans travel from Botswana, Zimbabwe, Hong Kong, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Eswatini and South Africa
New Russian government ruling effectively cancels all earlier exceptions for the diplomatic...
Israel bans visitors from seven countries in southern Africa
The expansion of the 'red' list was necessary due to the detection by South African scientists of a...
Russia and Namibia go visa-free
Citizens of Russian Federation will be able to enter Namibia without visa and remain there for 90...
African Tourism Ministers resolve to strengthen tourism on continent
The African ministers through the UNWTO summit pledged that African member states would work...
Air Namibia calls it quits
The troubled carrier had been losing money for years, even before the COVID-19 pandemic
Namibia to sell wild elephants
Plans by the Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) to capture and sell off...
Adolf Hitler wins local election in Namibia
According to the reports from Namibia, a former German colony, a man named Adolf Hitler has won...
UNWTO chief officially launches Namibia Tourism Expo 2020
On 4 November 2020, the Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)...
Namibia first African nation visited by UNWTO since start of COVID-19 pandemic
The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has paid a first visit to an...
Namibia re-opens to international tourists
As from 01 September 2020, Namibia re-opens the Hosea International Airport to international...
Africa Safari Tour Specialists in Germany Seek Court Order Over Travel Warning
Two leading Africa safari tour specialists in Germany have filed a legal application with the...
Namibia is closing tourism heritage sites and issues directives
The Namibia Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture signed by the acting minister Martin Andjapa...
Flights to Namibia on Qatar Airways, Ethiopian Airlines and Lufthansa suspended
Germany is widely spoken in Namibia and both family and tourism between Germany and Namibia are an...
Global Rescue: Tourist’s Life Saved after Inhaling Mysterious Airborne Bacteria in Namibia
Scott Garrett no longer leaves the country without his Global Rescue membership card in his wallet...
Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa expands horizon for African Tourism Board
The Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA) with members in 9 African...
Bribery in Namibia: Government forced community into silence
Namibia’s hunting community has now been forced into silence by its own government. The country’s...
Namibian Tourism Ministry brushes off questionable killing of desert elephants
Namibian Tourism Ministry brushes off questionable killing of desert elephants
