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Attractions across Namibia — Sossusvlei and Deadvlei, Etosha's waterholes, Swakopmund's desert adventures, Twyfelfontein rock art, Kolmanskop and the Fish River Canyon. Filter by region and type.

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AfriCat Foundation — Okonjima Nature Reserve. Leading carnivore conservation and rehabilitation centre focused on leopards, cheetahs and pangolins
Agate Beach — Lüderitz. Broad sandy beach north of town known for agates and picnics
Ai-Ais Hot Springs — Fish River Canyon. Thermal sulphur springs and spa resort at the southern end of the canyon
Ai-Ais Hotsprings Spa — Ai-Ais. Thermal sulphur hot-spring spa resort at the foot of the Fish River Canyon, run by Namibia Wildlife Resorts
Alte Feste — Windhoek. Oldest surviving building in Windhoek, a whitewashed former German colonial fort
Alter Action Sandboarding — Swakopmund. An operator offering lie-down and stand-up sandboarding on the dunes outside Swakopmund
Aus WWI Prisoner-of-War Camp Memorial — Aus. Site and monument marking the World War I internment camp that held German soldiers near Aus from 1915
Battle of Waterberg Site — Waterberg Plateau Park. Historic site and graves linked to the 1904 Battle of Waterberg in the Herero-German war
Big Daddy — Sossusvlei. One of the area's tallest dunes (~325m), overlooking Deadvlei
Big Daddy Dune — Namib-Naukluft National Park. One of the tallest dunes in the area (about 325 m) with a steep climb and run down to Deadvlei
Birdwatching — Bwabwata National Park. The park records over 300 bird species including many wetland and threatened species
Black Rhino Tracking — Grootberg. Community-run tracking of free-roaming black rhino in the surrounding conservancy
Brandberg & the White Lady — Uis. Guided hike into Tsisab Ravine to the famous White Lady rock painting on Namibia's highest massif
Brandberg Desert Elephant Tracking — Brandberg. Guided drives along the Ugab River to find the area's desert-adapted elephants
Buffalo Core Area — Bwabwata National Park. Riverine woodland zone beside the Okavango near Divundu with elephant, buffalo and antelope
Bukalo Royal Village — Katima Mulilo. Seat of the Masubia traditional authority east of Katima, and site of the annual Masubia Cultural Festival
Burnt Mountain — Damaraland. Ridge of scorched-looking multicoloured volcanic rock beside the Organ Pipes
Bushman / San Heritage Walk — NamibRand Nature Reserve. Walk with a San guide exploring traditional desert survival knowledge
Bushman Walk with the San — Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary. Guided bush walk with San Bushman trackers sharing traditional survival, tracking and plant-use skills
Bushman's Paradise — Spitzkoppe. Sheltered site with ancient San rock paintings
Bwabwata National Park — Zambezi Region. A park along the Okavango and Kwando rivers where communities live alongside elephants and other wildlife
Canyon Rim Scenic Drive — Fish River Canyon. Gravel route linking a series of viewpoints along the eastern rim of the canyon
Cape Cross Salt Works — Cape Cross. Working coastal salt pans passed en route to the seal reserve
Cape Cross Seal Reserve — Cape Cross. A protected reserve home to one of the world's largest breeding colonies of Cape fur seals
Cape Frio seal colony — Skeleton Coast. Large Cape fur seal colony in the park's northern concession
Caprivi Arts Centre — Katima Mulilo. Community craft centre selling locally made woodcarvings, baskets and traditional crafts
Carnivore Care Centre — Okonjima Nature Reserve. AfriCat facility caring for and rehabilitating rescued big cats
Carnivore Feeding Tour — Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary. Afternoon tour observing feeding sessions of the sanctuary's lions, leopards, African wild dogs and caracals
Cheetah Conservation Fund — Otjiwarongo. A research and education centre dedicated to protecting wild cheetahs and their habitat
Cheetah Walk — Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary. Guided walk spending time with the sanctuary's habituated cheetahs alongside an experienced ranger
Cheetahs at Quiver Tree Rest Camp — Quiver Tree Forest & Giant's Playground. Resident tame cheetahs that can be viewed at feeding time at the rest camp
Christuskirche — Windhoek. A German Lutheran church consecrated in 1910, one of Windhoek's most recognisable colonial-era landmarks
Clay Castles of the Hoarusib — Skeleton Coast. Towering eroded clay formations in the Hoarusib Canyon
Damara Living Museum — Damaraland. Open-air museum near Twyfelfontein showcasing traditional Damara culture and crafts
Dark Sky Stargazing — NamibRand Nature Reserve. Guided night-sky viewing in Africa's first International Dark Sky Reserve, one of the darkest skies on Earth
Das Alte Fort / Grootfontein Museum — Grootfontein. Local history museum housed in the old 1896 German Schutztruppe fortress in the town centre
Deadvlei — Namib-Naukluft Park. A white clay pan dotted with blackened, centuries-old dead camelthorn trees surrounded by towering dunes
Desert Elephant & Wildlife Tracking (Hoarusib & Hoanib) — Kaokoland. Guided tracking of desert-adapted elephants and other wildlife along the ephemeral river courses of the Kaokoveld
Desert Elephant Drives — Uis. Excursions along the Ugab River in search of desert-adapted elephants
Desert Elephant Tracking — Damaraland. Guided tours to find rare desert-adapted elephants along dry riverbeds
Desert Elephant Tracking (Ugab / Huab riverbeds) — Khorixas. Guided drives from the Khorixas area to track desert-adapted elephants along the dry river courses of Damaraland
Desert Rhino Tracking — Palmwag. Guided tracking of free-roaming desert-adapted black rhino with Save the Rhino Trust
Desert-Adapted Elephant Tracking — Grootberg. Guided drives in search of the region's desert-adapted elephants along the Klip and Aba-Huab rivers
Desert-adapted Wildlife Game Drives — Palmwag. Drives seeking desert elephant, lion, giraffe and oryx across the Palmwag concession
Diaz Point — Lüderitz. Peninsula headland with a replica of Bartolomeu Dias's stone cross and a lighthouse
Diego Cão Cross (Padrão) — Cape Cross. Replica stone crosses mark where Portuguese navigator Diego Cão erected a padrão in 1486
Dik-Dik Drive — Namutoni. Short self-drive loop through tamboti woodland near Namutoni known for sightings of the tiny Damara dik-dik
Dune & lagoon photography — Sandwich Harbour. Dramatic scenery where the Namib's highest coastal dunes meet the ocean and wetland
Dune 45 — Sossusvlei. A star-shaped dune about 45 km from Sesriem that is a popular spot for sunrise climbs
Dune 7 — Walvis Bay. One of the tallest dunes in the area, popular for climbing, sandboarding and picnics
Duwisib Castle — Maltahöhe. Early-1900s sandstone castle built by Baron von Wolf, furnished with period antiques, about 70 km southwest
Elim Dune — Namib-Naukluft National Park. Accessible dune near Sesriem offering sweeping desert views without a full Sossusvlei drive
Epupa Falls Viewpoint — Epupa Falls. Series of cascades where the Kunene River drops through a palm-fringed gorge
Ernest Oppenheimer Bridge — Oranjemund. Road bridge over the Orange River linking Oranjemund to Alexander Bay in South Africa
Etosha Day Trips — Onguma Game Reserve. Guided excursions into Etosha via the nearby Namutoni/eastern gate
Etosha Ecological Institute — Okaukuejo. Etosha's research and conservation institute, founded in 1974 and based at Okaukuejo
Etosha National Park — Etosha. A flagship national park centred on a vast salt pan, famous for waterhole game viewing
Etosha Pan Lookout — Etosha National Park. Viewpoint over the vast shimmering salt pan that dominates the park and is visible from space
Felsenkirche (Rock Church) — Lüderitz. Hilltop German Lutheran church of 1911 with stained-glass windows overlooking the town
Fish River Canyon — Hobas. One of the largest canyons in the world and a destination for a famous multi-day hiking trail
Fish River Canyon Hiking Trail — Ai-Ais. Famous 4-5 day, roughly 85km wilderness trek through the canyon ending at Ai-Ais, open in the cooler May-September…
Fisher's Pan Birding — Onguma Game Reserve. Seasonal pan on Etosha's edge adjoining the reserve, excellent for waterbirds and flamingos
Fort Namutoni — Etosha National Park. Restored white-walled German colonial-era fort at Namutoni Camp with a small historical display
Fort Sesfontein — Sesfontein. Restored 1896 German colonial fort, now a lodge, at the edge of Damaraland and Kaokoveld
Franke Tower — Omaruru. 1908 stone lookout tower and national monument named after Captain Victor Franke
Game Drive & Wildlife Viewing — Daan Viljoen Game Reserve. Predator-free reserve where kudu, gemsbok, springbok, hartebeest and zebra can be seen on self-drive
Game Drives — Okonjima Nature Reserve. Morning and sundowner drives through acacia bushveld across the private reserve
Giant's Playground — Keetmanshoop. A maze of massive balancing dolerite rock formations formed roughly 180 million years ago, near the Quiver Tree Forest
Gobabis Museum — Gobabis. Small local-history museum documenting the cattle-farming Omaheke region and its early settlers
Goerke Haus — Lüderitz. Restored Art Nouveau villa from the diamond era, now a landmark museum house
Grootberg Pass Viewpoint — Grootberg. Dramatic mountain pass with sweeping views over the Klip River Valley from the plateau edge
Gross Barmen — Okahandja. Historic Rhenish mission site and thermal-spring spa resort about 25km south-west of town, popular for weekend…
Gross Barmen Hot Springs Resort — Gross Barmen. Namibia Wildlife Resorts thermal resort built around a natural hot spring, with indoor and outdoor thermal pools plus a…
Gross Barmen Wellness Spa — Gross Barmen. On-site wellness spa offering massages and treatments using the mineral-rich thermal water
Guided Bush Walks — Erindi Private Game Reserve. Walking safaris, some led by San Bushmen guides
Guided Game Drives — Erindi Private Game Reserve. Main activity across one of Namibia's largest private reserves, with big cats and elephant
Guided Nature Drives — NamibRand Nature Reserve. Open-vehicle drives across the reserve's red dunes, grass plains and mountains, offered by the resident lodges
Guided Nature Walk — Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary. Roughly 5km afternoon walk through the reserve spotting warthogs, jackals and birds such as lilac-breasted rollers
Guided Nature Walks — Etosha Heights Private Reserve. Walking safaris with armed guides through mountainous savanna terrain
Guided Sossusvlei & Deadvlei Excursion — Namib-Naukluft National Park. 4x4 shuttle and guided tours from Sesriem covering Sossusvlei, Deadvlei and the dune highlights
Halali Floodlit Waterhole (Moringa) — Etosha National Park. Rock-lined floodlit waterhole at Halali Camp popular for evening rhino and leopard sightings
Halifax Island Penguin Boat Cruise — Lüderitz. Catamaran cruises visit an African penguin colony and often see dolphins and flamingos
Hardap Dam Game Drives — Mariental. Guided and self-drive game viewing in the reserve around the dam, home to black rhino, oryx and Hartmann's mountain…
Hardap Recreation Resort — Mariental. Namibia Wildlife Resorts camp on Hardap Dam offering angling, boating, water sports and views over the dam wall
Harnas Wildlife Foundation — Gobabis. Well-known sanctuary east of Gobabis caring for rescued lions, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs and baboons
Henties Bay Golf Course — Henties Bay. Nine-hole desert golf course, one of the more unusual coastal courses in Namibia
Herero Chiefs' Graves — Okahandja. Burial place of important Namibian leaders including Maharero, Hosea Kutako, Clemens Kapuuo and Jan Jonker Afrikaner
Heroes' Acre — Windhoek. Monumental national war memorial on a hillside just south of the city
Himba Community Visit — Purros. Guided cultural visits to semi-nomadic Himba homesteads in the Purros area
Himba Village Cultural Tour — Opuwo. Guided visits to traditional Himba homesteads around Opuwo, the cultural capital of the Kaokoland
Himba Village Cultural Tour (Opuwo) — Kaokoland. Guided visits to traditional Ovahimba homesteads around Opuwo where the semi-nomadic Himba people live
Himba Village Visit — Epupa Falls. Guided visits to traditional Himba settlements to learn how the semi-nomadic people live
Himba village visits — Ruacana. Cultural visits to traditional Ovahimba communities in the surrounding Kaokoland
Hippo Pools — Ruacana. Scenic stretch of the Kunene River downstream popular for birding and picnics
Historic Mission Church — Okahandja. Old Rhenish mission church dating from the mid-19th-century founding of the settlement
Hoanib desert elephant excursions — Sesfontein. Guided drives to see desert-adapted elephants along the Hoanib River
Hoarusib River Canyon & Clay Castles — Purros. Scenic drives through the Hoarusib gorge with its striking eroded clay formations
Hoba Meteorite — Grootfontein. The largest known intact meteorite on Earth, resting where it fell near Grootfontein
Hobas Viewpoint — Ai-Ais. Main lookout over the Fish River Canyon near the northern entrance, about an hour's drive from Ai-Ais
Horseback Riding at Wolwedans — NamibRand Nature Reserve. Guided rides across the NamibRand plains for varying skill levels
Hot air balloon safari — Sossusvlei. Dawn balloon flights drifting over the Namib dune sea
Hot Air Ballooning over the Namib — NamibRand Nature Reserve. Dawn balloon flights over the Namib dunes and fairy circles, operated by Namib Sky Balloon Safaris
Hot-air balloon safari over the Namib — Sesriem. Dawn balloon flights over the dune sea, run by Namib Sky Balloon Safaris
iFun Family Park — Windhoek. Family entertainment park on Wika Street offering a 10-hole mini-golf course alongside a waterpark, go-karts and play…
Impalila Island — Katima Mulilo. River island at the Four Corners where Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana nearly meet, reached by boat and known…
Independence Memorial Museum — Windhoek. A museum documenting Namibia's anti-colonial resistance and liberation struggle, opened in 2014
Jakkalsputz Angling Spot & Campsite — Henties Bay. Well-known coastal fishing spot and campsite just north of town within Dorob National Park, popular for surf angling
Ju/'Hoansi-San Living Museum (Grashoek) — Grootfontein. Community-run open-air museum of San hunter-gatherer culture, about 120 km east of Grootfontein on the C44 toward…
Kaiserliches Postamt (Imperial Post Office) — Keetmanshoop. A 1910 German colonial post office building that now houses the town's tourist information office
Kaokoland 4x4 Wilderness Tours — Opuwo. Opuwo is the gateway for remote 4x4 expeditions into Marienfluss, Van Zyl's Pass and the Kunene
Karasburg Railway Station — Karasburg. Historic station long described as one of the busiest in southern Namibia and a longstanding transit landmark for the…
Katima Mulilo Bridge — Katima Mulilo. Road bridge spanning the Zambezi River, linking Namibia with Zambia; opened in 2004
Katima Mulilo Riverfront (Zambezi Waterfront) — Katima Mulilo. Scenic stretch along the Zambezi River in town, with lodges, riverside walkways and departure points for boat trips
Katutura Township Tour — Windhoek. Guided walking and cultural tours of Katutura, a township established during the apartheid era
Kavango (Okavango) River sunset cruises — Rundu. Boat cruises and birding trips on the Okavango River, which borders Angola at Rundu
Kavango River fishing — Rundu. Angling for tigerfish, bream and tilapia along the Okavango
Kayaking at Pelican Point — Walvis Bay. Sea-kayaking trips paddling among playful Cape fur seals
Keetmanshoop Museum — Keetmanshoop. Local history and cultural museum housed in the 1895 Rhenish Mission Church, a Gothic-Revival stone building declared a…
Keetmanshoop Railway Station — Keetmanshoop. A 1908 station building reflecting the town's role as a rail junction on the TransNamib line
Khorab Memorial — Otavi. Monument marking the German surrender that ended the 1915 South West Africa campaign, just outside Otavi
King Nehale Lya Mpingana Gate — Omuthiya. Northern entrance gate to Etosha National Park, just south of Omuthiya
King Nehale Waterhole — Namutoni. Waterhole at Namutoni rest camp where game and birds gather to drink
Klein-Aus Vista — Aus. Mountain-desert reserve above Aus offering hiking and 4x4 trails through granite koppies and Namib plains
Klip River Valley Hike — Grootberg. Full-day guided hike down the escarpment into the Klip River Valley
Kolmanskop Ghost Town — Lüderitz. An abandoned diamond-mining town near Lüderitz whose buildings are slowly filling with desert sand
Kolmanskop Museum & Restored Buildings — Kolmanskop. Restored hospital, ballroom, shop and homes tell the story of the diamond boom
Kristall Galerie — Swakopmund. Home to one of the world's largest quartz crystal clusters
Kristall Kellerei — Omaruru. Namibia's first vineyard, 4 km northeast on the D2328, offering wine tastings and prickly-pear schnapps
Kunene River Guided Excursions (Epupa) — Kaokoland. Guided nature walks, birdwatching and river excursions along the palm-fringed Kunene River at Epupa
Kunene River rafting & canoeing — Ruacana. White-water rafting and canoe trips on the lower Kunene near Ruacana
Kunene River Rafting & Kayaking — Epupa Falls. Seasonal (May-Nov) river cruises, rafts and kayaks on the Kunene
Kwando & Okavango River Safaris — Bwabwata National Park. Boat-based wildlife and birding trips run by lodges and community campsites within the park
Kwando Core Area Game Drives — Bwabwata National Park. Game viewing along the Kwando River and Horseshoe bend, noted for large elephant herds and predators
Kwando Core Area, Bwabwata National Park — Kongola. Elephant, buffalo, hippo and abundant birdlife along the Kwando River just east of Kongola
Kwando River Boat Cruises — Kongola. Sunset and birding boat trips run from lodges along the Kwando River
Kwando River Boat Safari — Mudumu National Park. Serene boat cruises on the Kwando River for hippo, crocodile and birdwatching along the park's western boundary
Kwando-Linyanti Boat Safaris — Nkasa Rupara National Park. Boat trips on the Kwando/Linyanti river channels around Nkasa and Rupara islands for game and birdlife
Königstein Summit — Brandberg. The highest point of the Brandberg massif at about 2,573m, Namibia's tallest peak, reached on multi-day guided climbs
Leopard Tracking — Okonjima Nature Reserve. Guided radio-collar tracking makes Okonjima one of Namibia's best places to see wild leopards
Lianshulu Lodge Safari Experience — Mudumu National Park. Riverside lodge inside Mudumu offering game drives, Kwando boat cruises, guided walks and cultural visits
Living Desert Tour — Swakopmund. A guided tour revealing the small desert-adapted creatures, the 'Little Five', living in the Namib dune belt
Lizauli Traditional Village — Katima Mulilo. Traditional cultural village near Mudumu National Park showcasing Caprivian rural life, tools and customs
Locomotive No. 41 & Town Museum — Otjiwarongo. Historic narrow-gauge steam locomotive displayed near the station commemorating the railway era
Lüderitz Museum — Lüderitz. Local history museum covering the diamond rush, indigenous cultures and marine life
Mafwe Living Museum — Katima Mulilo. Open-air living museum about 20 km north of Kongola where the Mafwe demonstrate traditional crafts, dancing and bush…
Mahango Game Drive Loops — Mahango Core Area. Riverine and woodland self-drive loops with elephant, hippo, sable, roan and giant baobabs
Mahango Game Reserve Drives — Bagani/Divundu. Game viewing in the Mahango core area of Bwabwata, known for elephants, sable, roan and river-loving antelope
Main Viewpoint (Hobas) — Fish River Canyon. Panoramic viewpoint over the dramatic bends of the canyon, best at sunrise and sunset
Mariental Reformed Church — Mariental. Home to the oldest Dutch Reformed church congregation in Namibia, founded in 1898
Marine Dolphin & Seal Cruise — Walvis Bay. Catamaran and boat cruises across the bay to see dolphins, seals, pelicans and oyster farms
Martin Luther steam locomotive — Swakopmund. 1896 steam tractor preserved as a national monument
Mbangura Woodcarvers Co-operative — Rundu. Roadside co-op where Kavango carvers sell traditional wooden crafts and sculptures
Meerkat Experience — Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary. Time spent observing the sanctuary's habituated meerkats at their habitat
Mesosaurus Fossil Site — Keetmanshoop. A private farm east of town with 280-million-year-old Mesosaurus reptile fossils, dolerite 'organ pipes' and a quiver…
Messum Crater — Uis. Vast ancient volcanic crater in the desert southwest of Uis, explored by 4x4
Mola Mola Dolphin Cruise — Walvis Bay. Catamaran cruises on Walvis Bay to see dolphins, seals and pelicans around Pelican Point
Mondesa township tour — Swakopmund. Cultural walking tour through Swakopmund's township communities
Moose McGregor's Desert Bakery — Solitaire. Tiny desert bakery famous for its apple pie, a legendary road-trip stop
Mountain Biking — Daan Viljoen Game Reserve. Cycling routes across the reserve's grassy hills close to Windhoek
Mowe Bay — Skeleton Coast. Remote ranger post with a small museum on the wild northern coast
Mudumu Birdwatching — Mudumu National Park. Over 430 bird species recorded, including African fish eagle, African skimmer and western banded snake eagle
Mudumu Game Drives — Mudumu National Park. Early morning and afternoon 4x4 game drives through Mudumu's woodlands and Kwando floodplain, home to elephant…
N/a'an ku sê Lodge — Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary. Ecotourism lodge on the reserve serving as the base for sanctuary activities and safari drives
N/a'an ku sê Wildlife Sanctuary — Windhoek. A foundation-run sanctuary near Windhoek caring for orphaned and injured wildlife including big cats
NaDEET Environmental Education Centre — NamibRand Nature Reserve. Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust running sustainability and dark-sky education programmes on the reserve
Nakambale Museum — Ondangwa. Former Finnish missionary station at Olukonda with the region's first church and Rautanen's house; a national monument
Namib Sky Balloon Safaris — Namib-Naukluft National Park. Sunrise hot-air balloon flights over the dunes and desert, ending with a champagne breakfast
Namibia Craft Centre — Windhoek. A central marketplace showcasing crafts, art and textiles from producers across Namibia
Namushasha Heritage Centre — Kongola. Living-museum village showcasing traditional Zambezi culture, crafts and dance near Namushasha lodge
National Art Gallery of Namibia — Windhoek. Leading gallery showcasing Namibian and southern African art
National Marine Aquarium of Namibia — Swakopmund. Atlantic marine life displayed in a walk-through tunnel tank
National Museum of Namibia — Windhoek. National collections of natural and cultural history spread across historic city sites
Naukluft 4x4 Trail — Naukluft. Multi-day self-drive 4x4 route across the rugged mountain terrain of the Naukluft
Naukluft Hiking Trail — Naukluft. Strenuous multi-day (around 120km, up to 8 days) wilderness trail through the Naukluft mountains
Naukluft Hiking Trails (Waterkloof & Olive Trail) — Namib-Naukluft National Park. Day hikes through the Naukluft Mountains with rock pools, kudu and Hartmann's mountain zebra
Naulila Monument — Outjo. Memorial commemorating soldiers who fell at the 1914 Battle of Naulila
Night Game Drives — Erindi Private Game Reserve. After-dark drives to spot nocturnal predators and other wildlife
Numas Ravine — Brandberg. Rugged gorge on the Brandberg with rock art, natural springs and rich desert flora
Okahandja Woodcarvers Market — Okahandja. Large open-air curio and craft market on the B1, one of the best-known places in Namibia to buy woodcarvings
Okaukuejo Floodlit Waterhole — Etosha National Park. Famous floodlit waterhole where black rhino, elephant and lion gather after dark
Okaukuejo Tower — Okaukuejo. Round watchtower, a remnant of the German fort built in 1901, offering a viewpoint over the rest camp
Okaukuejo Waterhole — Okaukuejo. Famous floodlit waterhole where elephant, lion and black rhino come to drink, especially at night in the dry season
Okavango River Boat Cruises — Bagani/Divundu. Sunset and wildlife boat trips on the Okavango run by riverside lodges around Divundu and Bagani
Okavango River Cruises — Popa Falls. Sunset boat trips on the Okavango from Popa Falls Resort with birdlife and hippos
Okavango Riverfront Birding — Mahango Core Area. One of Namibia's richest birding spots with over 400 recorded species along the Okavango
Okavango Tiger Fishing — Bagani/Divundu. Catch-and-release tigerfish and bream angling on the Okavango River, a regional draw for anglers
Okonjima Nature Reserve / AfriCat — Otjiwarongo. A private reserve and home of the AfriCat Foundation, focused on large-carnivore conservation
Olive Trail — Naukluft. About 10km day-hike loop through dramatic ravine scenery in the Naukluft section
Omaruru Museum (Rhenish Mission House) — Omaruru. Local museum in the historic 1872 Rhenish mission house, one of the town's oldest buildings
Ombalantu Baobab Tree Heritage Centre — Oshakati. Giant hollow baobab near Outapi (~60 km west) once used as a chapel, post office and hideout
Onguma Game Drives — Onguma Game Reserve. Guided drives across 34,000 ha of private wilderness with four of the Big Five
Opuwo Country Lodge Viewpoint — Opuwo. Hilltop lodge terrace with panoramic sunset views over the Kaokoland wilderness
Oranjemund Town & Diamond Heritage Tour — Oranjemund. Former closed CDM diamond-mining town that only opened to the public in 2017
Organ Pipes — Damaraland. Cluster of angular dolerite columns in a gorge near Twyfelfontein
Otavi Historic Mining Town — Otavi. Old copper-mining and railway town at the heart of the fertile 'Maize Triangle'
Otjihaenamaparero Dinosaur Tracks — Otjiwarongo. National monument of ~200-million-year-old dinosaur footprints in sandstone near Kalkfeld
Otjikandero Himba Orphan Village — Kamanjab. Guided cultural visit to a traditional Ovahimba community near Kamanjab caring for orphaned children, showing Himba…
Otjikango (Gross Barmen) Rhenish Mission Station — Gross Barmen. Site of the first Rhenish Herero mission station, founded in 1844 by Carl Hugo Hahn and Franz Heinrich Kleinschmidt and…
Otjitotongwe Cheetah Park — Kamanjab. Long-running cheetah guest farm just outside Kamanjab where visitors see and learn about rescued cheetahs during…
Otjiwarongo Crocodile Ranch — Otjiwarongo. Nile crocodile farm on the edge of town open to visitors for feeding and viewing
Outjo Backerei — Outjo. Long-established German bakery and cafe that is a popular stop en route to Etosha
Outjo Museum — Outjo. Local history and gemstone displays housed in the 1899 Franke House
Ovahimba Living Museum — Kaokoland. Community-run traditional Himba culture museum at Omungunda between Opuwo and Epupa Falls, offering craft, food and…
Palmwag Lodge — Palmwag. Oasis lodge on the Uniab River that is the main base for exploring the concession
Peet Alberts Koppie Rock Engravings — Kamanjab. Ancient San rock engravings on a koppie near Kamanjab, a small open-air archaeological heritage site
Pelican Point — Walvis Bay. Sandy peninsula with a historic lighthouse, a large Cape fur seal colony and dolphins
Pelican Point Kayaking — Walvis Bay. Guided sea-kayaking trips among Cape fur seals at the Pelican Point peninsula
Petrified Forest — Khorixas. National Monument about 45 km west of Khorixas on the C39, with fossilised tree trunks estimated at over 250 million…
Photographer in Residence — Onguma Game Reserve. Specialist wildlife-photography program hosted on the reserve
Plateau Game Drives — Waterberg Plateau Park. Guided drives on the plateau home to rhino, buffalo, sable, roan antelope and eland
Popa Falls — Divundu. A series of rapids and cascades on the Okavango River near Divundu
Post Street Mall & Gibeon Meteorites — Windhoek. Pedestrian shopping street with a display of mounted Gibeon meteorite fragments
Predator & Wildlife Viewing — Erindi Private Game Reserve. Lion, leopard, cheetah, wild dog, elephant, rhino, hippo and crocodile among 300+ bird species
Quiver Tree Forest — Keetmanshoop. A dense stand of quiver trees (aloe) declared a national monument near Keetmanshoop
Red Drum (Rooidrom) — Kaokoland. An iconic red oil drum marking a remote track junction in the northern Kaokoveld, a landmark for overland travellers
Reho Spa — Rehoboth. Recreational resort built around natural thermal hot springs with pools
Rehoboth Museum — Rehoboth. Baster community and regional history housed in the historic 1903 Postmaster's House
REST (Rare & Endangered Species Trust) — Otjiwarongo. Conservation centre working with Cape griffon vultures, pangolins and other rare species
Rhenish Mission Church — Walvis Bay. Prefabricated 1880 mission church, the oldest building in Walvis Bay and a national monument
Rhino Tracking — Waterberg Plateau Park. Guided walks tracking white and black rhino in the surrounding reserves
Rhino Tracking on Foot — Etosha Heights Private Reserve. Guided tracking of black and white rhino on foot across the private reserve bordering Etosha
River Birdwatching by Boat — Epupa Falls. Guided boat trips spotting some of the 238 bird species of the Kunene region
Roaming Oryx on the Golf Course — Oranjemund. Gemsbok wander freely through the streets and golf course, the town's living emblem
Roaring Dunes — Skeleton Coast. Dunes that emit a deep rumble as their sand slides
Rock climbing — Spitzkoppe. The granite domes are a premier climbing and bouldering destination
Rock, Surf & Shark Angling — Henties Bay. Henties Bay is one of Namibia's premier shore-angling destinations, with guides targeting kabeljou, steenbras, galjoen…
Rosh Pinah Geo Centre — Rosh Pinah. Interpretive centre showcasing the area's geology, minerals and zinc/lead mining history
Rosh Pinah Golf & Tennis Club — Rosh Pinah. Desert golf and tennis facility serving this small mining town
Ruacana Falls — Ruacana. Broad waterfall where the Kunene plunges into a deep gorge on the Angolan border, best in the rainy season
Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station — Ruacana. NamPower's underground station on the Kunene, Namibia's largest power plant
Safarihoek Photographic Hide — Etosha Heights Private Reserve. Sunken hide overlooking a floodlit waterhole for close-up wildlife photography
Sanctuary Day Visit & Behind-the-Scenes Tour — Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary. Day visit into the research and volunteer areas, including the food-prep centre and baby baboons
Sand Dragon — Omaruru. Craft and jewellery studio in this town noted as an Erongo arts centre
Sandboarding & quad biking — Swakopmund. Guided dune boarding and quad-bike trips in the surrounding sand sea
Sandwich Harbour — Walvis Bay. Dramatic 4x4 excursion to where towering dunes plunge into the Atlantic in Namib-Naukluft Park
Sandwich Harbour 4x4 Excursion — Namib-Naukluft National Park. Guided 4x4 trips to the dramatic dunes-meet-ocean lagoon on the park's coastal edge
Sandwich Harbour 4x4 Tour — Walvis Bay. A four-wheel-drive excursion to a dramatic lagoon where towering dunes meet the Atlantic Ocean
Schützenhaus — Keetmanshoop. A historic marksmen's club house built between 1905 and 1907
Self-Drive & Guided Game Drives — Etosha National Park. Wildlife viewing along the park's network of waterhole loop roads
Sesriem Canyon — Sesriem. A narrow gorge carved by the Tsauchab River that serves as the gateway to the Sossusvlei dunes
Shark Island — Lüderitz. Peninsula campsite and viewpoint that was a WWI-era concentration-camp site, now marked by memorials
Skeleton Coast & Desert 4x4 Tours — Henties Bay. Guided 4x4 excursions across gypsum plains, dunes and the Skeleton Coast, including shipwreck and lichen-field routes
Skeleton Coast National Park — Skeleton Coast. A remote Atlantic coastline of shipwrecks, fog and desert renowned for its stark isolation
Skeleton Coast shipwrecks — Skeleton Coast. Rusting hulks of vessels wrecked along this fog-bound Atlantic coastline
Skeleton Coast shipwrecks & seal colonies — Terrace Bay. Wreck remains and Cape fur seals along the surrounding coast
Skydiving Swakopmund — Swakopmund. Tandem skydives over the dunes where the desert meets the sea
Solitaire — Namib-Naukluft National Park. Tiny desert outpost famous for its bakery apple pie, fuel stop and rusted vintage cars en route to Sossusvlei
Solitaire vintage car wrecks — Solitaire. Rusted classic cars scattered by the store, an iconic photo spot
Sossusvlei — Namib-Naukluft Park. A clay and salt pan ringed by some of the world's highest red sand dunes within the Namib-Naukluft Park
Sossusvlei pan — Sossusvlei. Salt-and-clay pan cradled among towering apricot dunes
Spitzkoppe — Spitzkoppe. A group of granite peaks rising from the plains, known for rock arches and ancient San rock paintings
Spitzkoppe Rock Arch — Spitzkoppe. Natural granite arch, a famous sunset, photography and stargazing spot
St Barbara's Roman Catholic Church — Tsumeb. Distinctive church named after the patron saint of miners, one of the town's oldest buildings
Stargazing — Spitzkoppe. Exceptionally dark skies over the inselbergs
Sundowner Drives — NamibRand Nature Reserve. Evening drives to scenic viewpoints for sunset over the dunes and mountains
Sundowner Hike to the Falls — Epupa Falls. Evening walk to a hilltop viewpoint over the falls for sunset
Sunrise & Sunset Photography Permits — Kolmanskop. Special photographic permits allow early-morning and late-afternoon access to shoot the sand-filled houses
Surf angling — Terrace Bay. Renowned shore fishing for kabeljou, galjoen and steenbras
Swakopmund Adventure Park & Paintball Centre — Swakopmund. Coastal adventure venue next to Alte Brucke Resort featuring an 18-hole mini-golf course along with paintball, laser…
Swakopmund Jetty — Swakopmund. Historic pier reaching into the Atlantic, with a restaurant at its end
Swakopmund Lighthouse — Swakopmund. 1902 red-and-white lighthouse beside the Mole seafront
Swakopmund Museum — Swakopmund. The country's largest privately run museum, covering the natural and cultural history of the coast
Swakopmund Snake Park — Swakopmund. Small central park displaying Namibian reptiles and snakes
Terrace Bay Resort — Terrace Bay. Remote government fishing resort, the northern hub of the accessible Skeleton Coast
The Baobab 'Toilet Tree' — Katima Mulilo. A famous ancient hollow baobab in town, well known as a quirky local landmark
The Gallows (Die Galg) — Henties Bay. Historic wooden navigational marker standing on a dune overlooking the Atlantic, used by early-20th-century sailors
The Living Desert Tour — Swakopmund. Guided tour revealing the small creatures that survive in the dunes
The White House Guest Farm — Grünau. A 15,000-hectare owner-managed guest farm 11 km from Grünau offering hiking trails, game and scenic drives…
The White Lady Rock Painting — Brandberg. Guided walk up the Tsisab Ravine to the Maack Shelter to see the famous ancient San rock painting
Tiger Fishing on the Zambezi — Katima Mulilo. The Zambezi and Chobe rivers around Katima are a renowned destination for tiger fishing and bream
Tikoloshe Africa Crafts — Omaruru. Craft gallery known for carvings made from mopane root wood
Tintenpalast & Parliament Gardens — Windhoek. Namibia's parliament building set in landscaped gardens with statues of national figures
Tok Tokkie Trails — NamibRand Nature Reserve. Guided multi-day slackpacking walk through the NamibRand dunes and mountains with sleep-out under the stars
Tropic of Capricorn marker — Solitaire. Roadside sign on the C14 marking the Tropic of Capricorn near Solitaire
Tsumeb Arts & Crafts Centre — Tsumeb. Community centre selling locally made crafts, carvings and curios
Tsumeb Museum — Tsumeb. Mining and mineralogical museum in a historic school, displaying rare minerals and German war relics recovered from…
Twyfelfontein Rock Art — Twyfelfontein. A UNESCO World Heritage Site holding thousands of ancient San rock engravings and paintings
Twyfelfontein Rock Engravings — Damaraland. UNESCO World Heritage site with over 2,000 ancient San rock engravings
Uis Tin Mine — Uis. Remnants of the old tin mine around which the town of Uis was built
Van Zyl's Pass — Kaokoland. One of Namibia's most challenging 4x4-only mountain passes, descending west into the Marienfluss Valley
Vastrap Guest Farm — Grünau. A working sheep farm near Grünau offering daily farm excursions and self-drive trips to the Fish River Canyon
Vingerklip — Khorixas. A roughly 35 m high limestone rock finger east of Khorixas, an erosion remnant of the ancient Ugab River valley
Von Lindequist Gate — Namutoni. Eastern entrance gate to Etosha National Park, about 10km from Namutoni
Walking & Hiking Trails — Daan Viljoen Game Reserve. Self-guided walking trails through the Khomas Hochland hills, safe due to absence of dangerous game
Walvis Bay Bird Paradise — Walvis Bay. Man-made wetland oasis beside the town, a prime birdwatching spot
Walvis Bay Lagoon — Walvis Bay. A Ramsar-listed wetland that attracts thousands of flamingos and other migratory birds
Walvis Bay Waterfront — Walvis Bay. Waterside dining and shopping precinct overlooking the harbour
Waterberg Hiking Trails — Waterberg Plateau Park. Network of day trails and the multi-day Waterberg Wilderness Trail up and along the plateau
Waterberg Plateau — Waterberg Plateau Park. Dramatic table mountain of red sandstone rising from the plains, the park's centrepiece
Waterberg Plateau Park — Waterberg. A flat-topped sandstone plateau reserve that shelters rare and endangered species
Waterkloof Trail — Naukluft. Roughly 17km circular day hike through the Naukluft mountains passing rock pools and streams
Welwitschia Drive — Namib-Naukluft National Park. Marked self-drive route in the park's northern section showcasing ancient Welwitschia plants and moonscape gravel plains
Wetland Game Drives — Nkasa Rupara National Park. Namibia's largest protected wetland, rich in elephant, buffalo, hippo, crocodile and rare red lechwe
Wild Horses of the Namib (Garub) — Aus. Herd of feral desert-adapted horses viewable from the Garub waterhole hide just west of Aus
Wilderness Game Drive — Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary. Open-vehicle drive through the Namibian bushveld to view free-roaming plains wildlife
Woermann House & Damara Tower — Swakopmund. Colonial-era building with a viewing tower over the old town
Wolwedans Dune Biking (E-bikes) — NamibRand Nature Reserve. Guided electric fat-bike rides on desert trails at Wolwedans
Zambezi Public Library & Craft Museum — Katima Mulilo. Town library that also houses a small museum display of African crafts
Zambezi River Sunset Boat Cruises — Katima Mulilo. Guided sunset and wildlife cruises on the Zambezi to see hippos, crocodiles and abundant birdlife
Zeila Shipwreck — Henties Bay. Fishing trawler that ran aground near Henties Bay in 2008, now a rusting Skeleton Coast landmark and popular photo stop
ǁKhauxǃnas — Karasburg. A ruined pre-colonial stone fortress dating to the 18th century, located in the Great Karas Mountains east of Karasburg…