Destinations

Namibia

Stark and desolate, Namibia is a land of raw and otherworldly beauty

A kaleidoscope of lunar-like ochre dunes cascading into wild seas, salt-cracked pans dotted with petrified trees, dusty Mad Max roads, and never-ending horizons —Namibia is indeed the land that “God made in Anger” and certainly not for the faint of heart. But the country mesmerizes with its desert landscapes, endless space, and battle-tested wildlife. The country will leave you mentally and physically exhausted, sunbaked, and sandy, but forever enchanted.

Namibia feels like a remote outpost — vast (think 1.5 times the size of France), rugged, and sparsely populated. Road trips require patience, spare tires, and a reliable GPS to plot out hard-to-find gas stations and obscure desert coordinates.

With easy access to campsites, self-drive and 4x4 family camper-van tours are increasingly popular and offer plenty of Wild West excitement. Namibia offers fewer high-end boutique stays and luxury safaris than its neighbors, but scratch the surface, and you’ll find plenty of design-worthy eco-forward lodgings and sustainably-focused tours. We showcase our favorite lodges, bush camps, and experiences below, checking all the right boxes for sustainability, immersion, and bewildering beauty.

Regions.

Exploring Namibia through our curated lens.

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Windhoek and Surroundings

Most travelers spend little time in Windhoek, but the city has much on offer, with plenty of interesting sites and boutique hotels scattered throughout.

Kaokoland

Kaokoland is well off the trodden path, sparsely populated, wild, and rugged, with extreme terrains punctuated with dry river beds, grassy plains, and rocky outcrops.

Etosha

Vast, open mineral pans sprinkled with watering holes (in summer only) and unobstructed views make Etosha National Park a must-see safari destination.

Damaraland & Skeleton Coast

Damaraland’s isolated raw beauty with vast savannas, granite koppies (boulders), and desert-adapted wildlife is utterly captivating. And the Skeleton Coast (to the west of Damaraland) is the most remote of locations but hauntingly beautiful, spotted with bleached whalebones, rusted shipwrecks, and endless dunes dropping into the sea.

Sossusvlei & NamibRand

Sossusvlei and the NamibRand Reserve feature majestic dunes, stark-white salt pans, and red deserts sprinkled with desert scrub and shimmering silver grasslands.

Sustainability spotlight.

Namibia stands as a beacon of progress in the realm of sustainable tourism, defying any doubts about its global standing as a conservation leader. Notably, it ranks among the select few nations worldwide that have enshrined land conservation and the safeguarding of natural resources within their constitution. The landscape is rich with success stories that seamlessly interweave conservation, tourism, and local development, often with active participation from local communities in advancing sustainable tourism initiatives.

Many of our curated stays in Namibia are located on conservancies developed with local communities where lease concessions allow for their direct participation in the hospitality business.