- The Road To SossusvleiWritten By Uyaphi.com
Once one navigates the main Sesriem entrance gates and enters the national park a pleasant surprise awaits, a tarred road (yes, a tarred road) that extends all the way through to the main parking area near Sossusvlei. - Cape Town To The Kunene RiverWritten By Uyaphi.com
In November and December of last year (2019), we loaded our Jeep and headed north out of Cape Town, destination Namibia and the Kunene River, her border with Angola. A couple of thousand kilometres later, we returned, this time, more in love with Namibia than ever.
- Windhoek Oktoberfest 2021Written By Uyaphi.com
On the 25th and 26th of October, the Sports Klub Windhoek will host the 55th edition of the Oktoberfest. Over 5000 people are expected to attend (compared to 1000 in 2010). Adding a certain local flavour will be the Namibian band Famaz Attak, and there will be long-established activities and games like archery and tree trunk sawing.
- Top 5 restaurants in WindhoekWritten By Uyaphi.com
Continuing our series of dining in Africa, we look at the Namibian capital, Windhoek. More and more visitors are becoming aware of the unique attractions of Namibia as a safari destination. Nowhere is too far to travel in this small (and clean) city of 330,000 but be warned when you go out to eat, vegetarianism is not common!
- Best Places To Go In NamibiaWritten By Uyaphi.com
The Uyaphi team has compiled a list of the "Best Places to go in Namibia" which most safari itineraries would include. Namibia is different from most African safari destinations. Instead of lush green forests or open savannas, the primary attraction of Namibia is vast, open deserts interspersed with canyons, mountain ranges, and oasis.
- Living With The HimbaWritten By Uyaphi.com
In May 2012, we arranged for Uyaphi.Com client Ken Vine from Devon in England to stay with the traditional Himba people in two remote villages in the middle of Kaokoland, Namibia. He lived, slept, ate, conversed and photographed these Himba villagers.
- Serra Cafema Camp
Serra Cafema Camp, one of the remotest destinations in all of Africa, perched on the banks of the Kunene River, the region is shared with the beautiful and colourful Himba people, some of the last true nomadic people of Africa.
- Onguma Bush Camp
Situated on the eastern side of Etosha, accommodation consists of six en-suite luxury bungalows and one family room. Bush Camp is ideal for families who would like to have a base from which they can explore Etosha National Park.
- Hoanib Valley Camp
Hoanib Valley Camp situated in Kaokoland surrounded by a multitude of desert-adapted wildlife surrounds the camp including free roaming desert lion, elephant, rhino, giraffe, and hyena, oryx and mountain zebra.
- Omarunga Lodge
Epupa Falls is one of the highlights of the Kaokoland region of Namibia, it is here that one can find Omarunga Lodge located on the banks on the Kunene River. Epupa Falls are easily accessible from the lodge, a mere 2-minute meander and one is standing above the falls.
- Damaraland Camp
Damaraland Camp is a camp situated in the Huab River Valley in one of the best wilderness areas in Namibia; as such it offers endless vistas across stark plains, ancient valleys and soaring peaks of the Brandberg Mountains.
- Halali Rest Camp
Halfway between Okaukuejo and Namutoni and is situated at the base of a dolomite hill, amongst shady Mopane trees, a floodlit waterhole which is viewed from an elevated vantage point provides exceptional wildlife viewing.
