
Colonial Legacy
You find restaurants/inns that offer German cuisine – or an African version thereof – in many places in Namibia. This one is in Keetmanshoop in

You find restaurants/inns that offer German cuisine – or an African version thereof – in many places in Namibia. This one is in Keetmanshoop in

Not what you want to find under the washbasin, but this fearsome-looking specimen at a public toilet in the Kgalagadi Park was actually a non-venomous

A black-maned Kalahari lion near a waterhole in the Auob valley, part of the extensive Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Unusually early and heavy rainfalls have brought out the spring flowers in parts of the Southern Kalahari.

A pair of giraffes in the Auob river valley at the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

A (highly venomous) puff adder enjoying the last rays of the sun at our accommodation in the Kalahari. It was swiftly relocated by the staff.

A large herd of oryx at a waterhole in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Crossing into the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park at Mata Mata, you leave Namibia without formally entering South Africa – which creates a wealth of opportunities for

These interesting rock formations, nicknamed Giants’ Playground, are located some 20km from the town of Keetmanshoop in southern Namibia.

In a remote village in Namibia’s southern Kalahari this old car points the way to an unexpected delight: a small café serving excellent apple cake