Plan a trip to Namibia

Places to see in Namibia

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  TwyfelfonteinUNESCO

  Ruins · Kunene Region

  Twyfelfontein, officially known as ǀUi-ǁAis, is a site of ancient rock engravings in the Kunene Region of north-western Namibia. It consists of a spring in a valley flanked by the slopes of a sandstone table mountain that receives very little rainfall and has a wide range of diurnal temperatures.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Thomas Schoch (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Windhoek

  City · Khomas Region

  Windhoek is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia on the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around 1,700 m (5,600 ft) above sea level in the geographical centre of the country.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bries (CC BY-SA 2.5). Map

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  Walvis Bay

  City · Erongo Region

  Walvis Bay is a city in Namibia and the name of the bay on which it lies. It is the second largest city in Namibia and the largest coastal city in the country. The city covers an area of 29 square kilometres (11 sq mi) of land.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Digr (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Swakopmund

  City · Erongo Region

  Swakopmund is a city on the coast of western Namibia, 352 km (219 mi) west of the Namibian capital Windhoek via the B2 main road. It is the capital of the Erongo administrative district. It had 75,921 inhabitants in 2023.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Brian McMorrow (CC BY-SA 2.5). Map

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  Hoba meteorite

  Landmark · Otjozondjupa Region

  The Hoba meteorite is named after the farm Hoba West, where it lies, not far from Grootfontein, in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It has been uncovered, but because of its large mass, has never been moved from where it fell. The main mass is estimated at more than 60 tonnes.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Eugen Zibiso (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Lüderitz

  Town · Karas Region

  Lüderitz is a town in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. It lies on one of the least hospitable coasts in Africa. It is a port developed around Robert Harbour and Shark Island. Lüderitz had a population of 16,125 people in 2023.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Harald Süpfle (CC BY-SA 2.5). Map

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  Etosha National Park

  Park & nature · Oshana Region

  Etosha National Park is a national park in northwestern Namibia and one of the largest national parks in Africa. It was proclaimed a game reserve in March 1907 in Ordinance 88 by the Governor of German South West Africa, Friedrich von Lindequist.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Thomas Schoch (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Namib-Naukluft National Park

  Park & nature

  The Namib-Naukluft National Park is a national park in western Namibia, situated between the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and the edge of the Great Escarpment. It encompasses part of the Namib Desert, the Naukluft mountain range, and the lagoon at Sandwich Harbour.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Sossusvlei

  Lake · Hardap Region

  Sossusvlei is a salt and clay pan surrounded by high red dunes, located in the southern part of the Namib Desert, in the Namib-Naukluft National Park of Namibia. The name "Sossusvlei" is often used in an extended meaning to refer to the surrounding area.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Anagoria (CC BY 3.0). Map

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  Brandberg Mountain

  Mountain · Erongo Region

  The Brandberg is Namibia's highest mountain.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Brand hires trimmed.jpg (Public domain). Map

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  Deadvlei

  Dead Vlei

  Lake · Hardap

  Deadvlei is a white clay pan located near the more famous salt pan of Sossusvlei, in a valley between the dunes in the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia. Also written DeadVlei or Dead Vlei, its name means "dead marsh". Its Afrikaans name is Dooie Vlei.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: MarkDhawn (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Dragon's Breath Cave

  Cave · Otjozondjupa Region

  Dragon's Breath Cave is a flooded karst cave located in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia on private land, not accessible to the general public. The cave was discovered by Roger Ellis during a caving expedition to the area in 1986.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Des Fourie (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map