October 29, 2013
At the relaxed and culturally infused opening of the Adventure Travel World Summit 2013 (ATWS 2013) at the Parliament Gardens on Saturday, Uahekua Herunga, Minister of […]
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October 29, 2013
Text Marita van Rooyen Woven grass baskets have been around since the age of the sun gods, tokoloshes, and traditional bush doctors. But somewhere along the […]
October 29, 2013
The global leader in guided active adventure travel, REI Adventures presented the Namibian Conservation Guards with its 2013 Sustainable Tourism Award. Through the award, 500 guards […]
October 30, 2013
Text & Photos Marita van Rooyen “The tigerfish is Africa’s premier freshwater game fish. With its large razor-sharp teeth and torpedo-shaped body, there is nothing quite like […]
October 30, 2013
… “And this story is based on the sustainable use of our natural resources.” Namibia’s former Tourism Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah urged the Adventure Travel community gathered […]
October 30, 2013
“We applaud Namibia for sticking to a difficult concept of sustainable utilisation of their natural resources! It took 10 years for the programme to start to […]
October 30, 2013
“There is an increased awareness in the world that tourism can be applied as a tool to improve livelihoods.” Dr Hannah Messerli, World Bank specialist on […]
November 4, 2013
By Jana-Mari Smith The Namibia Craft Centre (NCC) is a place where you’ll find countless examples of women who have decided to take their fate into […]
November 7, 2013
MAIN PHOTO: Centaurus-A By Bill Torbitt The Southern Cross and the two Pointers, Alpha and Beta Centauri The Jewel Box and Coal Sack Omega Centauri and 47 […]
November 7, 2013
Dr Mary Seely, Namibia’s renowned desert researcher, was recently awarded the 2013 ‘Farouk El-Baz Award for Desert Research’. She became the recipient of this prestigious award […]
November 11, 2013
By Jana-Mari Smith Tucked into a corner at the Namibia Craft Centre is a stall where many of your wishes can be fulfilled. If it’s Namibian […]
November 11, 2013
In his latest news update, Dr Flip Stander, the man renowned for his work to document and protect the Namibian desert lions, proudly announced that due […]
November 12, 2013
by Dalene Ingham-Brown MAIN PHOTO: Divundu ©Dalene Ingham-Brown Namibia is a magical country that surprises you with its sheer beauty around every corner. It only took […]
November 13, 2013
By Jana-Mari Smith Tourism wise, the year 2013 has turned out to be one of the most important years for the Namibian tourism sector in terms […]
November 14, 2013
Team Namibia, the organisation that strives to promote Namibian products and services, held a members meeting this week. The event took place in order to internally […]
November 15, 2013
Wilderness Safaris was awarded the Authentic Travel Experience Award at the inaugural Amadeus and WTM Travel Experience Awards, announced at the World Travel Market in London […]
November 15, 2013
The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), the world’s leading organisation dedicated to saving the cheetah in the wild, announced today that it is sending four puppies from […]
November 18, 2013
Opinion piece By Heiko Denker In the cool morning breeze a lion strolls towards the crest of the dune, slowly, majestically, like a king. At the top […]
November 18, 2013
Last week, Olthaver & List, owners of the Strand Hotel in Swakopmund, held the ground-breaking ceremony for the project which will cost approximately N$340 million by […]
November 19, 2013
By Jana-Mari Smith Claudia Hangara has walked in the footsteps of her blind grandfather since she decided a decade and a half ago to open her […]