Excursions

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This safari through one of the most famous nature parks of the world takes us past herds of springbuck and zebra grazing on the grass savannah. Giraffes, gnu and oryx accompany us in our search for elephants, lions and rhinos. After a picnic we head to the salt pan – a stretch of 5 000 km² without vegetation. Seeing is believing and the term ‘wide open space’ takes on a new meaning. We’ll be back at Kambaku for dinner.

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This half-day trip takes you to the beautiful Otavi mountains near Grootfontein. Guided by the owners of Thonningii you will stroll through the vineyard and learn more about viticulture and the challenges of this business in Namibia. During a cellar tour, you are given an insight into how different qualities are produced before finishing the visit with a taste of the wine. An African-styled home-made lunch is served before before you say goodbye.

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We breakfast in Grootfontein and visit the Old Fort Museum where memories of old South-West Africa reside. From there we turn east to the Kalahari. In a traditional village on the edge of the Khaudum National Park live the Ju/’Hoansi-San (the "real people") where we are introduced to the original lifestyle of the clan such as making fire, making bows and arrows or preparing food from nature. Here you'll spend the day under the shade of a tree eavesdropping on their songs and practising the art of ancient rope-making.

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The Waterberg towers over the countryside with a height of 200m. Its rock-face and fascinating formations are the habitat of sub-tropical plants and rare game and bird species such as the elephant’s smallest relative, the rock-rabbit. Clamber up to the top over boulders, grabbing onto trees as you go for a look over the large expanse of bush savannah. For your lunch we return to the town of Otjiwarongo with its 28 000 inhabitants. Founded in 1892, it is a typical Namibian town today where you may study its people, or shop for souvenirs.