Namibia Photography of the Year Awards

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_separator][vc_column_text] Enter your ultimate Namibian photograph into our Namibia Photography of the Year Awards and stand a chance to win incredible prizes, including flights and getaways to Namibia’s top safari destinations. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_single_image image=”65090″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] CATEGORIES: [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”65091″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] WILDLIFE PRIZE: Two nights for two, all inclusive, Read More

Let’s go to the Coast!

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_media_grid grid_id=”vc_gid:1608551795913-36b33a66-ea33-8″ include=”64090,64089,64091″][vc_column_text] To the cool breeze and the fresh smell of ocean. The thought of crashing waves and soft grey sand to burrow your toes in and run your fingers through is irresistible. Long barefoot walks on the beach as thousands of cormorants fly past in never ending lines and Damara Terns Read More

Why do you Dash?

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”Pushing the limits and defying the odds: The Nedbank Desert Dash” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:2em|text_align:center|color:%231e6000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text] It usually happens the moment I reach the top of the Black Mamba hill, just before the descent that will be followed by the dreaded Kupferberg climb. Up until that point you’ve been fuelled mainly by the adrenalin of Read More

Beer O’ Clock

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”Try These Places Along the Coast” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:2em|text_align:center|color:%23ffcc00″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text] Summer in Namibia is synonymous with hot days, December holidays at the coast and of course going for a drink to either fight off the heat, accompany the stunning sunsets or purely to relax with good friends. While this list features some excellent bars Read More

Make it a Craft Christmas

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”Under a tree in a village in Zambezi an old woman teaches her granddaughter the art of weaving an intricate pattern into a basket.” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:2em|text_align:center|color:%23af8600″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_media_grid grid_id=”vc_gid:1608542052229-e3252a97-a95b-3″ include=”64066,64068,64069″][vc_column_text] A craft that was revived when woven baskets’ allure increased as more foreign visitors discovered Namibia and its many treasures. For the past few Read More

Mine Stones for a cause

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”“If your mantelpiece is already filled with rows of stones it may be time to invest in something a little more sophisticated.“” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:2em|text_align:center|color:%23821733″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text] Have you ever been tempted to buy a stone at a petrol station in Windhoek, at the coast, in Uis, Outjo or Keetmanshoop? Ever wondered if indeed it Read More

Eningu Clayhouse Lodge

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_separator][vc_media_grid grid_id=”vc_gid:1608540545597-0c4918ea-f2ad-10″ include=”64050,64051,64052″][vc_column_text] There are few places in the world where one has the joy of waking up to no other sound than guinea fowl and francolins scurrying about. With coffee in hand, taking a few steps on bare feet in the softest red Kalahari sand to the edge of the garden. Faint Read More

Dörte Berner: The silent world of Stone

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”“What words can do justice to such an active life of creating, to such boundless energy to keep creating?“” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:2em|text_align:center|color:%232b4477″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text] We live in a world of sensory overload. We’re flooded daily with visuals and soundbites. Most of them are quick snaps made in an instant, shared, glimpsed – and forgotten. Finding Read More

Namibia Places: MORE THAN JUST AN ARTIST’S JOURNAL

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”Namibia Places: MORE THAN JUST AN ARTIST’S JOURNAL” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:2em|text_align:center|color:%23890c0c” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text] We all have a unique life path. Some people’s paths are more straightforward while others are full of twists and turns. The sum of our experiences, good and bad, eventually creates the individuals we are. In his recently published book, Namibia Places, Read More

Flywestair takes you there

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”…more than just a flight.” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:2em|text_align:left|color:%23993300″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] On a Flywestair you don’t simply travel from one airport to the next. We take you on a special journey 20,000 feet up in the air for the ultimate bird’s eye view of the land. Namibia is a vast country with spectacular vistas and natural Read More