Recommended Tourist Activities In Namibia

Namibia opens up an entirely new range of adventure sports and activities for travellers. Unusual action packed ventures includes ‘Surf Angling’ or fishing in the surf off the shores along the coast for trophy fish like blacktail and catfish. Canoeing, and rafting in the whitewater rivers of Orange, Kunene, skimming the rapids between Ruacana and Epupa Falls or heading off on a fishing ‘safari’ on the Zambezi River in motorboats, escorted by boatmen familiar with the best places for a bout of freshwater angling to snare catfish, bream or tigerfish, are just a few water sports on offer in Namibia.

If water is not your particular scene, then try the air – take off in a hot air balloon and get a bird’s eye view of the deep canyons and natural formations in the Namib Desert or pursue big game (in season and only with a hunting license). If you prefer to keep your feet firmly planted on terra firma to floating on air, then take a walk in any one of five national parks or hike in the depths of the Fish River Canyon, one of the last natural wilderness areas left in Africa where you can loose yourself for four to five days, away from civilization and its incumbent hassles.

Special Events

Windhoek keeps very busy during the week long Windhoek Carnival held in late April featuring a series of events and balls. Namibia’s German cultural heritage comes to the fore during the Oktoberefest, that is basically a beer festival, a must for lovers of lager and beer.