Swakopmund and Walvis Bay will be abuzz starting from tomorrow as thousands of tourists are expected to visit the two coastal towns within the next three months. The tourists will arrive via eight passenger liners…
Tourist bus catches fire
A tour trailer bus, belonging to a German tourism group Rotel, caught fire this morning on its way to Swakopmund from Sossusvlei. The Swakopmund Municipality fire chief, Adri Goosen, said an alert was received after…
Land Rover Experience tour set for November
One of the most famous off-road events in the automotive industry, the Land Rover Experience Tour will commence as of Novembe. The destination of this year’s adventure tour is the Kavango- Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area…
Airlink Re-introduces its Early Flight to Windhoek
Airlink announced that it will be re-introducing its early morning flight between Cape Town and Windhoek from 18 November 2019. The additional morning flight will operate weekdays, Monday to Friday departing from Cape Town International…
Eurowings on Windhoek-Frankfurt route
German airline Eurowings yesterday launched its first Windhoek-Frankfurt flight. The airline will be flying this route three times a week all-year-round, posing possible competition to Air Namibia. The airline, a subsidiary of the German-based Lufthansa…
Visas on arrival now available at Walvis Bay…
THE Walvis Bay International Airport today became the second entry point to Namibia to introduce the 'visas on arrival' pilot project. The pilot project was commissioned at the Hosea Kutako International Airport last month. Speaking…
Walvis Bay Port to welcome eight passenger liners…
The MS Albatros Passenger Vessel, which departed Germany on 27 September, is scheduled to dock at the Port of Walvis Bay on 18 October. This will be the first passenger vessel to call at the…
Development of Walvis Bay Waterfront and Marina well…
The development of a Waterfront & Marina, identified by Namport to better combine sea port activities with recreational and tourism activities, is well on track with the actual Marina, which will supplement the Waterfront, expected…
Namibia to issue on-arrival visas to 47 countries
Namibia have selected 47 countries for visas on arrival. All three categories of passports, being ordinary, diplomatic and official or service passports are accommodated for purposes of the visa issuance on arrival. This was revealed…
National airline carrier refutes liquidation claims
The national airline, Air Namibia has refuted claims that there is pending application for the liquidation of Air Namibia by end of September 2019 as reported in the media. Air Namibia in a statement this…
No employment permit needed for conservation tourism
Individuals who wish to enter Namibia for conservation tourism will now be required to apply for ordinary holiday visas instead of employment permits or work visas. This was announced in a media statement issued on…