Namibia Travel and Tours

Special offers Galore  -  we love passing on our25°C
Special Offers for travel in  Africa  to our clients -The rainy season is from October to May, but
offering excellent value for money.   We aremostly it rains from January to March.
constantly updating our specials - so don't forget toRainfall is usually caused by convection
visit us again !  Namibia never fails to enthral itsthunderstorms, which are normally of a short
visitors, to charge the fantasies and imaginations ofduration.
narrators in their efforts to aptly describe theThe average rainfall figures vary from less than
many-facetted grandeur and harsh splendour of this50mm along the coast to 350 mm in the central and
desert country700mm in the far north - eastern regions.
Namibia is known for its contrasting landscapes. TheWinter rains do occur in the far south - westerly
desolate Namib Desert is said to be the oldest in theregions.
world, with its high dunes and awe-inspiring sense ofOften the coast is covered by thick mist.
space.....Parks:
Namibia is located in southwest Africa. It is a largeNamibia has several national parks as well as a few
and mainly arid country sharing borders with Angola,private parks.
Botswana, South Africa , Zambia and Zimbabwe.In the north of Namibia we find the world-famous
Along its entire length, the vast shifting sand dunesEtosha National Park, with a size of 22 270km² it is
of the Namib Desert spread inland for 80 to 130km. one of the largest game parks in Africa.
Sossusvlei hosts postcard perfect Sand Dunes –Etosha owes its unique landscape to the Etosha Pan,
a photographers delight !a vast shallow depression of approximately 5
A fascinating land of contrasts – from the 000km². A series of waterholes along the southern
interior sand basin of the Kalahari to the Etosha Panedge of the pan guarantees rewarding and often
(a dried-out saline lake), surrounded by grasslands andspectacular game viewing. Several of the 114
bush which support a large and varied wildlife.  Themammal species found in the park are rare and/or
Etosha National Park & Game Reserve is one ofendangered, including the black rhino and black-faced
the finest in Africa, in that it remains, to a largeimpala. Over 340 bird species have been recorded at
extent, free of human influenceEtosha.
As Namibia is a semi-desert country it has a dryThe Skeleton Coast Park was proclaimed in its
climate where droughts occur regularly. Thispresent form in 1973. It extends from the Ugab
phenomenon is greatly influenced by the coldRiver in the south to the Kunene River in the North.
Benguela current in the Atlantic Ocean.The attraction of this remote area lies mainly in the
Days are mostly warm to very hot, while nights arecolour changing moods and untouched profile of its
generally cool.landscape, ranging from sweeping vistas of
In summer (October to April) the averagewindswept dunes to rugged canyons with walls of
temperatures range from 20°C to 34°C during therichly coloured volcanic rock and extensive mountain
day.ranges.
In winter nigh - time temperatures can drop belowIts aura of mystery and impenetrability is due to the
freezing point and ground frosts do occur. The day -many shipwrecks, the dense coastal fog and rough
time temperatures in the interior range from 18°C -sea-swell.