Namibia

Towering red dunes, a shipwreck coast and elephants that walk the desert

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Namibia

Why travel to Namibia

Namibia is larger than Texas and home to just three million people, which leaves a great deal of room for its landscapes and its wildlife. In the south and west, the red dunes of the Namib, widely regarded as the oldest desert on Earth, run down to a cold Atlantic coast of seal colonies, fog and shipwrecks. Inland lie the granite mountains and rock art of Damaraland, where desert-adapted elephant and black rhino range across dry riverbeds, and further north the salt pan and waterholes of Etosha draw some of the richest wildlife viewing in Africa. In the far northeast, the rivers and floodplains of the Zambezi Region are another world entirely. Namibia wrote the protection of its ecosystems into its constitution at independence in 1990, and today communities across a fifth of the country manage and benefit from the wildlife around them. It now holds around a third of the world's black rhino.

A black rhino walks across pale gravel plains at sunset near Etosha National Park, Namibia, with the sun low over distant trees — A black rhino moves across the open plains of Etosha National Park as the sun sinks low over the treeline.

Dead, blackened camel thorn trees stand on a cracked white clay pan at Deadvlei, with orange dunes rising behind under a deep blue sky — Centuries-old camel thorn trees stand blackened on the white clay pan of Deadvlei, framed by the towering orange dunes of the Namib-Naukluft National Park.

An elephant sprays a jet of water from its trunk toward a line of zebras gathered at a waterhole in Namibia, with an oryx and giraffe nearby — At a Namibian waterhole, an elephant sends a jet of water toward the zebras crowding in beside it while an oryx and a giraffe wait their turn.

An adult cheetah and its cub sit alert amid dry grass and thorny scrub in the Namibian desert — An adult cheetah and its cub pause among dry brush, scanning the open desert plain.

A camper reads at a folding table beside a rooftop tent truck, backlit by sunset near Spitzkoppe, Namibia — A rooftop tent and camp chairs are set beneath an acacia as the sun drops toward the plains near Spitzkoppe.

Silhouetted dead camel thorn trees stand against a star-filled sky with the Milky Way arcing overhead at Deadvlei, Namibia — The bare branches of centuries-old trees rise from the white clay pan of Deadvlei as the Milky Way stretches across the desert sky.

Small-group expeditions

Namibia Safaris

14 safaris · from $1,555 per person

11-Day Namibia Desert and Remote North Fly-in Safari

Private charter lifts you over Namibia's dunes, Skeleton Coast and Etosha for wildlife and night skies Explore this journey From $20,320

9-Day Namibia Four Corners Fly-in Safari

From $14,630 7 days

7-Day Namibia Sossusvlei to Etosha Fly-in Safari

From $5,910 19 days

The Namibian Traverse: Private Guided Safari

From $8,380

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Experiences

Top Experiences in Namibia

Deserts and Dunes
Red sand, white pans and the oldest desert on Earth.
The Atlantic Coast
Seals, shipwrecks and fog rolling off a cold ocean.
Wildlife and Safari
Big game gathered at the water in a dry land.
Conservation in Action
Meet the people bringing Namibia's wildlife back.
Rock Art and Culture
Ancient engravings and living traditions.
Rivers and the Green North
Floodplains, hippo and hundreds of bird species.

Explore destinations

Where to Go in Namibia

Caprivi Strip
Where Four Rivers Meet and Nations Converge See the place
Damaraland
Where Ancient Giants Roam Free See the place
Etosha National Park
Where the Great White Place Meets the Wild See the place
Fish River Canyon
Where Ancient Earth Splits Open See the place
Kaokoland
Where the Red People Keep the Sacred Fire See the place
Kolmanskop Ghost Town
Where Diamonds Sleep Beneath the Sand See the place
Skeleton Coast
Where the Desert Meets the Sea See the place
Sossusvlei
Where Ancient Dunes Meet Timeless Skies See the place
Spitzkoppe
The Matterhorn of Africa See the place
Swakopmund
Where Ancient Desert Meets Wild Atlantic See the place

From the journal

Stories from Namibia

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Is It Safe to Travel to Namibia?

Namibia is one of the safest countries in Africa for visitors, and the thing most likely to hurt you is not crime or wildlife. It is the drive.