General Description
Whatever kind of tourist you are – whether you like to travel fast, slow, in luxury, or economically, with a guide or by yourself, and whether your interest is in wildlife, landscape, people, adventure, geology, photography, culture and cuisine – Namibia has it all. And probably a whole lot more, as Namibia’s bountiful sunshine, abundance of wildlife, scenic beauty and rich diversity of geological phenomena make it a tourist destination to which visitors return again and again.
The bedrock of Namibia’s tourism industry is an awesome array of natural assets. There are the hauntingly beautiful landscapes of the Skeleton Coast, Sperrgebiet and Namib-Nauklauft Park, the latter including the renowned Sossusvlei with its monumental mountains of sand. There is the equally famous Etosha National Park, where you’ll view rare and endangered species such as black rhino, cheetah and black-faced impala against the unique back drop of the Etosha Pan. There is the riverine paradise of Caprivi and Kavango in the far water-rich north east, and in the deep south, vast grassy plains dotted with the iconic quiver tree sandwiched between the colourful sand seas of two deserts – the Kalahari and the Namib. Additional draw cards are the friendliness and cultural diversity of Namibia’s people, a well-developed infrastructure and an extensive choice of parks, resorts and accommodation establishments, the latter ranging from luxury hotels and upmarket guest lodges to simple and rustic accommodation in the quiet seclusion of the bush.