July 19, 2012

Kupferquelle Resort

Tsumeb’s latest holiday resort by Marita van Rooyen The name Kupferquelle (meaning copper fountain) is fitting for the only family resort in one of Namibia’s first […]
July 26, 2012

Guest Farm Ghaub – A haven of peace

by Ron Swilling Driving the gravel road into Ghaub, the verdant hills transform into rows of healthy green maize, and then into a sprawling, clean-shaven lawn […]
September 3, 2012

!Uris Safari Lodge

Eclectic African styles and mining history by Ron Swilling As you drive down the access road to !Uris Safari Lodge, a large thatch-roofed building comes into […]
October 31, 2012

The deep blue – Lake Otjikoto

For centuries, Lake Otjikoto in the north of Namibia served as the biggest copper supermarket in the country. It is here, a distance of about 20 […]
January 9, 2013

Things to do in and around Tsumeb

The Tsumeb Museum was founded in April 1975 by the fondly remembered Ms Ilse Shatz, and she made it her loving and passionate mission to find, restore and […]
April 25, 2014

A Botanical Garden in Tsumeb?

Text and photographs Luise Hoffmann The only official botanical garden in Namibia is the one attached to the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) at 8 Orban […]