- Ais Ais
This is a great place to head for if you're finishing or starting a trip, or wanting a base to explore the Fish River Canyon. There are no backpackers here although there is camping.
- Sesriem/Soussusvlei
The wonderful sand dunes you see in all National Geographic pictures are located here. There is no backpacker but you can camp.
- Luderitz
Slap bang in the middle of the Diamond Coast, Luderitz is a sweet little town.
- Swakopmund
Germany in the middle of the desert.
- Windhoek
Windhoek is probably the best place from which to organise your backpacking trip around Namibia as pretty much everything either starts or ends up here. There are some fantastic backpacking lodges in this city.
- Tsumeb
Tsumeb is the gateway to Etosha National Park and Northern Namibia.
- Etosha National Park
This is a fantasic wildlife park that shows a different face with every season. There are no backpackers here although there is camping.
- The Caprivi Strip
Rich in game, the Caprivi Strip is the shortest route between Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Namibia
Namibia means different things to different people. But there's no doubt that the common thread through everyone's feelings is based on the awesome natural phenomenon of the country. The vast tracts of unpopulated land that stretch forever. The incredible Soussusvlei dunes. The ghostly coastline. The harshness. And of course, man's insignificance.
What separates Namibia from everywhere else is the land itself. It literally vibrates with an energy that rises from somewhere deep in the bowls of the earth. Sometimes this energy is so strong that the earth gods spit out glistening treasures - sparkling crystals that can be left lying in the ever present sun or marvelled at by grateful human beans. While you’re there spend some time getting in contact with this energy. It’s special.
The backpacking industry is not huge so you'll probably end up camping fairly often. You pay per site and as prices aren't cheap, it makes sense to travel in small groups.
" Myths are the stories of the Gods and godlike heroes. They are dreams of mankind, at once utterly strange and hauntingly familiar. They tell of beginnings, endings, creation and destruction, life and death... And nowhere can one find a richer mythology than in Southern Africa where the imaginative creations of a cosmopolitan people who have migrated to and collected in the cul-de-sac at the southern end of the continent Africa, have gathered. "
What to do
- Chameleon Safaris Namibia
Chameleon Safaris has been operating since 1995 and offer a choice of safaris designed for backpackers and independent travellers. Departures are guaranteed.
- Magic Bus Safaris
S 23° 00” 000’ E 016° 52” 500’ is where it all starts.
- Travel Bug Safaris
Here's a bug you'll want to catch.
- Wild Dog and Crazy Kudu Safaris
Tours require no minimum numbers and leave once or twice a week, depending on the season.
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Offering real budget safaris, trips to Mozambique and volunteeer opportunities. The best in Swaziland.
(Manzini,Overland Trips)
An easy going and friendly backpackers in the heart of Pretoria.
(Pretoria City,Pretoria)
Minutes away from the Orpen Gate.
(Hoedspruit,Limpopo)
Based at Sani Lodge, they offer tours into the spectacular mountain kingdom of Lesotho.
(Southern Drakensberg,Lesotho)
Sleepy? Naah. Hint…this Pietermaritzburg backpackers has the website address wylderide…
(Pietermaritzburg,Drakensberg Backpacker Hostels)
Bruce's elusive beauties are found around here…
(Cape St Francis,Sunshine Coast)
Great bridgeand bungy jumping at the Gouritz River.
(Mossel Bay,Garden Route)
Dive with great whites.
(,Overberg )
Join Ferdinand's for fun and funky backpacker adventure day tours.
(Addo Elephant Park,Cape Town)
(Hazyview,Mpumalanga)
