Namibia's key areas and destinations
Click below to read more detailed information, where you can stay, and holiday ideas visiting each area.

Bushmanland
1 places to stay
Remote and seemingly endless, the Kalahari sand-sheet that covers north-eastern Namibia offers a remarkable opportunity to immerse yourself in Bushman culture.

Caprivi Strip
22 places to stay
Literally out on a limb from the rest of Namibia, the Caprivi has an entirely different feel: lush, verdant and often rich in wildlife.

Central Highlands
9 places to stay
Small, personal lodges and guest farms welcome visitors to these rolling hills, whose attractions range from hiking to cave paintings.

Damaraland
25 places to stay
From rock art to rhinos, Damaraland’s treasures are intrinsically bound up with a landscape of rugged mountains and wide, grassy plains.

Etosha
31 places to stay
Namibia’s flagship national park is a must for wildlife lovers and photographers, whether self-driving or on a guided game drive.

Fish River Canyon
7 places to stay
Both awe-inspiring and exceptionally picturesque, the Fish River Canyon follows a deep fissure in the arid landscape of southern Namibia.

LĂĽderitz & Aus
5 places to stay
Marooned at the end of a long road from Aus, LĂĽderitz retains the feel of a frontier town founded on the 20th-century diamond boom.

Namib-Naukluft
25 places to stay
A captivating landscape of soft sculpted dunes, vast plains and majestic mountains with excellent hiking: few can resist the Namib-Naukluft.

NamibRand
7 places to stay
With just a scattering of lodges across a desert area nearly three times the size of Singapore, the NamibRand offers pure escapism.

Okonjima
4 places to stay
Renowned for its leopard sightings, Okonjima protects and conserves a range of big cats on a private reserve between Windhoek and Etosha.

Skeleton Coast
13 places to stay
Fringing Namibia’s western border with the Atlantic, the Skeleton Coast is one of the world’s most desolate yet compelling wildernesses.

Southern Namibia
15 places to stay
Low, deep-red, undulating dunes characterise the southern Kalahari, variously home to photogenic quivertrees, carpets of flowers and the irresistible meerkat.

Swakop' & Walvis Bay
21 places to stay
From shopping to sandboarding, seafood to coffee and cake, boat trips to birdwatching: the seaside towns offer a varied take on Namibia.

Waterberg Plateau
3 places to stay
Renowned for some of the best walking in Namibia, Waterberg is one of the country’s smallest, yet most intriguing national parks.

Windhoek
21 places to stay
An inevitable stopover for most visitors, Windhoek, with its attractive valley setting, is worth more than a passing glance.
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