“The trackers will tell us where to go, and we follow on foot,” says desert guide, Bons. “We want the rhinos to experience the least human disturbance. We don’t want them used to jeeps — you can ...
In Namibia, a group of desert lions have left their traditional hunting grounds for the Atlantic coast and are now thriving as the world's only maritime lions.
SESFONTEIN, Namibia ­­­— “I want my children to see a rhino with their own eyes — not only in Etosha [National Park],” says Sofia /Nuas, a member of the Sesfontein Conservancy Committee, located in ...
If anywhere in our over-explored world can still be called a wilderness, it’s the Skeleton Coast in northwest Namibia. The gates that mark the end of the public road at its southern boundary don’t ...
“When culture is in nature it can be well preserved.” -Maasai saying A roar electrifies the outback like a sonic earthquake in the night sky. The reverberation shakes the tent. The sound feels as if ...
I found stunning desert vistas, wild animal sightings, and luxurious properties, too. It rained on my first evening in Namibia, well before I was in a position to appreciate the auspicious beauty of ...
Namibia is famous for its clear skies and minimal light pollution, making it a perfect destination for stargazing ...
During the Later Stone Age in what is now Namibia, rock artists imbued so much detail into their engravings of human and animal prints that current-day Indigenous trackers could identify which animals ...
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Damaraland is certainly a large area (18,000sq miles) and it’s definitely in a hot region (current temperature 31C). But where I’d ...
Ten days in the desert may sound more like a punishment than a luxury holiday, but a trip to Namibia will transform your preconceptions of the world’s arid places. Astonishingly beautiful, the dunes ...