Namibia tourist information with details about
travel to and around the country. Where to stay and what to see is made easier with
insider tips and hand-selected Namibia links, by dedicated editors and visitors to
TravelNotes.org - The Online Guide to Travel.
Countries neighbouring Namibia are: Angola, Zambia, Botswana
and South Africa.
Weather in Namibia
View a graphical weather forecast for the week ahead in Namibia.
Windhoek Weather.
Namibia is an arid country containing both the Namib and Kalahari
deserts.
The Orange River, forming Namibia's southern border with South Africa, is one of the few all year rivers in the country.
Cave paintings suggest that hunter gatherers may have lived in the
area 25,000 years ago.
Notable early inhabitants of Namibia include the San, the Khoikhoi,
the Ovambo and the Herero.
Not much European contact was made with the natives between Portuguese
navigator Bartolomeu Dias' landing, in 1488, and the German creation of South-West
Africa in 1884.
After the First World War, South Africa was granted a League of
Nations mandate over the former German territory, but outstayed their welcome.
During the period of South African rule, the apartheid system of South
Africa was applied to Namibia, and black nationalist parties were effectively banned.
In June 1971 the International Court of Justice finally ruled that the
South African presence in Namibia was illegal. South Africa ignored the ruling and
continued to profit from the mineral deposits until December 1988.
Namibia gained independence on March 21, 1990, but South Africa
remained in Walvis Bay, until February 1994.
Enter Namibia:
Getting to Namibia, and other information for tourists.
Namibian Regions:
Explore the varied regions of Namibia online.
Namibian Wildlife:
Wildlife areas, photo safaris, and trophy hunting.
Namibian Cities:
The capital of Namibia is Windhoek.
Namibian News:
Keep abreast of what's happening in Namibia with these Namibian news resources.
Namibian Lodges and Safaris:
Places to stay in Namibia: wildlife lodges, desert locations and cosy guest houses.
     
Kalahari Sands
Hotel:
Located in Windhoek city centre, the Kalahari Sands Hotel is a stepping stone to Namibia;
the gateway to Etshoa National Park and Namib Desert.
Books
on Namibia Travel:
Browse Amazon's best-selling list of books on travel in Namibia.
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