MINISTER of environment, forestry and tourism Pohamba Shifeta has hand-picked businessman Laban Kandume's company to exclusively transport travellers into the Namib Desert's renowned Sossusvlei area. This is set to affect the income of the struggling…
WALVIS Bay and Swakopmund tour operators at Sandwich Harbour and Namib-Naukluft Park and surroundings are disgruntled over the increase in national park entry fees announced by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism earlier this…
Namibian is increasing entrance fees to its national parks, conservancies and protected areas so as to raise funds for maintenance and infrastructure maintenance in the facilities on the back of dwindling earnings due to COVID-19.…
The Mangetti National Park was proclaimed in 2008 only and is one of the smallest in the country (420 km²).. Mangetti , categorized by IUCN in category II, was a breeding area for rare game species. It…
In order to enter any state-owned conservation area in Namibia a so-called Permit is required. It refers to an authorisation paper to enter a specific area in the country. All permits are issued by the Ministry…
The ǀAi-ǀAis Hot Springs & Hunsberge Nature Reserve was proclaimed in 1968 and 1988 respectively. Since 2003 the area is officially merged with the Richtersveld National Park in South Africa to form the ǀAi-ǀAis Richtersveld Transfrontier…
The following Rules & Regulations apply to any state-owned Namibian conservation area that requires a Permit. Do not leave your car (exceptions apply to e.g. Namib-Naukluft-Park, Daan Viljoen Game Park, Dorob National Park) Do not…
The Etosha National Park, founded in 1907, is Namibia's most well known National Park and one of the Top 5 Game viewing hotspots in Africa. Etosha, categorized by IUCN in category II, is dominated by the…
The Dorob National Park was proclaimed in 2010 to conserve the coastal areas around Swakopmund and Walvis Bay. It is the "most open" National Park in Namibia. The Dorob National Park can be freely accessed via…
The Daan Viljoen Game Park was proclaimed in 1968 and is, with only 39.53 sqkm, one of Namibia's smallest parks. Daan Viljoen, categorized by IUCN in category II, is only 25 kms from Windhoek and thus a…
The Bwabwata National Park was proclaimed in 2007. It is made up out of the former Caprivi National Park (proclaimed 1968) and Mahango National Parl (1986). Since Auguts 2011 it is part of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA).…
Different accommodation options exists in most of the state-owned Namibian conservation areas like Game Parks, Recreation Areas and National Parks. These establishments are except for very few cases run by the state-owned company Namibia Wildlife…