The Best of Namibia

From Cape Town and Johannesburg: There are daily direct flights into Hosea Kutako Airport in Windhoek from Cape Town and Johannesburg operated by Airlink and FlySafair.

From Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe: On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays there are direct flights on Airlink from Victoria Falls to Windhoek. For any other day of the week, it is best to connect through Johannesburg.

From Maun, Botswana: On Wednesday, Fridays and Sundays there are direct flights on Airlink from Maun to Windhoek. For any other day of the week, it is best to connect through Johannesburg.

From Kruger National Park and Greater Kruger: The best way to get to Namibia from Kruger area is to connect through Johannesburg.

From Windhoek, charter flights and road transfers are available to the remote lodges.

You don’t need to book Namibia domestic flights or transfers yourself; your tour consultant will take care of all the local arrangements as a part of your booking.

A safari in Namibia is a very different kind of experience. It’s not about rushing from sighting to sighting or seeing as many animals as possible. Instead, Namibia is about slowing down, wide open spaces, quiet, big landscapes, and rare, special wildlife encounters.

In places like Kaokoland and Damaraland, you may go longer between sightings, but when you do see something, it’s often something unique. Here you find desert-adapted elephants, black rhino, and even lions that roam freely through rocky valleys and dry riverbeds. These animals survive in one of the harshest environments in Africa, and that makes seeing them feel incredibly special.

Then there’s Sossusvlei, where the desert really steals the show. It’s all about sunrise over towering red dunes, wide open pans, and the feeling of being in one of the most peaceful places on Earth. You don’t go to Sossusvlei for the wildlife, you go for the silence, stillness, and red sand dune scenery.

In the Etosha region, we avoid the busy areas of the National Park and instead stay on a private concession at Etosha Heights. Wildlife moves freely between the concession and Etosha National Park, so you’ll have space and privacy to enjoy sightings without crowds.

Namibia is not about big crowds or peak-season pressure like some other destinations. Even in the popular months, it still feels quiet and spacious.

Yes, Namibia is one of the best countries in Africa for a self-drive trip, if you’re comfortable with long distances. The slower pace is actually part of the magic. The road network is excellent, with well-maintained gravel roads connecting most towns, parks, and lodges. You don’t need technical 4×4 driving skills for most routes, just confidence, patience, and time.

Driving in Namibia feels like part of the adventure: wide open spaces, big skies, and very few cars on the road. Note: Plenty of driving will be on gravel roads.

Namibia is a great year-round destination, but the experience changes with the seasons.

• May to September (Dry Season / Winter):
  This is generally the best time for a classic safari, especially in Etosha and desert regions. The weather is cooler, the skies are clear, and wildlife gathers around water sources, making sightings easier. Days are warm and sunny, and nights can be cold (especially in the desert), so pack a warm jacket.
• September to April (Green Season / Summer):
  This time brings a little rain and dramatic skies, which transform the desert into softer, greener landscapes. It’s a beautiful time for photography and fewer visitors travel then, so you’ll enjoy more space and great value. Afternoon thunderstorms can come and go quickly, which are magical to watch over open landscapes. Note: that it can get extremely hot in summer months in Namibia (December – January).

Our favourite time: May to August for comfortable days & crisp desert mornings.

Seasonal Overview 

Namibia is unfortunately no longer a visa free country for many International countries and many countries require an E-Visa to enter Namibia.

Please visit https://eservices.mhaiss.gov.na/ to see if you need a Namibian visa.

If you have time, most certainly, there are flights from Victoria Falls to Windhoek and daily flights from Cape Town and Johannesburg.

We would however recommend visiting Namibia on its own, or at least as a main destination, as there is so much to do and see and quite a bit of travel time between destinations.

This is always the most difficult question to answer. The short answer is as long as possible. How much time do you have? We’ve spent many family adventure holidays in Namibia and we never spend less than two weeks in Namibia.

Namibia It is vast and takes a long time to explore if you do this by car. If you do this by charter plane and charter road service you can take off quite a bit of travel time. If you cover all the highlights: Sossusvlei, Kokoaland, Damaraland and Etosha I would at least dedicate two nights for each region with an arrival and departure night in Windhoek. This will be a total of 10 nights if you use a charter service to reach destinations like Etosha and Sossusvlei and charter plane to reach in the very remote areas like Kokoaland and Damaraland. If you do a self drive holiday, we would add another 2-4 nights just for getting in between the destinations.

Most of Namibia is at low risk for malaria, especially the desert regions in the south and central parts of the country.

Areas like Sossusvlei, Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Windhoek, Damaraland, Kaokoland, and Etosha Heights (the private concession) are generally very low risk or malaria-free for most of the year.

The higher-risk areas are mainly in the far north and northeast, especially along the rivers and wetlands near Caprivi / Zambezi Region; Bwabwata; Nkasa Rupara; or Katima Mulilo. These are beautiful, lush wilderness areas, but they do have more mosquitoes in the warmer, rainy months (November to April).