Travel guide Namibia

It's a must-have for any traveler wishing to explore the country's most remote regions and tackle the corrugated iron that's built up on the tracks. But don't be fooled by the vehicle's apparent stability. On the track, at speeds over 80 km/h, one sudden turn of the steering wheel and you're in danger of rolling over.

Here's something to reconcile vegetarians with Namibian cuisine. It has to be said that this cuisine was originally rather German... There's nothing better than a good apple pie and a cup of coffee to regain your strength between two stages. The best known is undoubtedly the one offered in Solitaire, before entering the Namib Naukluft Park.

Typical dried meat of South African cuisine developed by the Afrikaners to survive during the Great Trek. Biltong is most often prepared from beef, kudu or springbok. Don't hesitate to buy it in the stores often close to the gas stations. It can stall during long trips, and it is not bad..

A veritable institution in southern Africa, this Afrikaans term refers to the barbecue, which is shared with friends and family at least once a week. The perfect opportunity to sample Namibia's excellent meat: beef, lamb, kudu, oryx, zebra, springbok... there's something for everyone (provided, of course, you're not a vegetarian).

More commonly known as the "bush" in French, it's the second home of Namibians, the vast majority of whom never say no to an escape into nature. And we understand! It has to be said that the bush is omnipresent, and it only takes a few kilometers outside the capital Windhoek to find yourself in the middle of the savannah.

What better way to experience the bush than to spend the night? The country offers an exceptional range of campsites. There's no risk of being disturbed by your neighbor, as the pitches are gigantic and often well-equipped (with individual sanitary blocks and barbecue areas). You can spend hours contemplating nature through binoculars.

Namibia is the first African country to have integrated the protection of natural resources into its Constitution. 20% of its territory is managed as communal conservancies, community structures committed to enhancing the natural heritage for the benefit of the populations and avoiding human/wildlife conflicts. And it works!

Will you take them red of the Kalahari, golden of the Skeleton Coast, copper of the Namib? It doesn't matter after all, they are all as beautiful as each other and allow multiple activities: sand surfing, fatbike, 4 × 4 with a view on the sea (especially in Sandwich Harbour), initiation to the desert wildlife..

This Bantu people, decimated by the German colonial army but still standing, is undoubtedly one of Namibia's strongest symbols of resilience. The women are particularly recognizable: dressed in leather loincloths, they wear long braids and cover themselves with a mixture of cow fat and red ochre powder.

This district is to Windhoek what Soweto is to Johannesburg. Created under German colonization and maintained under South African apartheid, this township hosts today more than a third of the population of the capital in often unhealthy conditions. If it is possible to go there accompanied during the day, it is better to avoid it at night..

Palm nuts, in Himba language, will not fail to be proposed to you on the parking lots of the tourist places of the country, starting with the Christuskirche church of Windhoek or the promenade of Swakopmund. For 50 NAD the merchants will engrave your name with a savannah animal, often very well done, so do not hesitate!

A traditional boat of the Okavango Delta, it is mostly found in the border regions of Botswana: East Kavango and Zambezi. Let yourself slide on the water along the water lilies in these 6 m long dugouts, carved in the trunk of large trees. But beware of hippos, they would not be able to resist an attack!