https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/tags/tag/namibia tourism/ Namibia Tourism News en Breaking Travel News Copyright 2026 2026-04-19T08:41:02+00:00 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/wtm-africa-2026-charmaine-matheus-head-marketing-ntb/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/wtm-africa-2026-charmaine-matheus-head-marketing-ntb/ Interviewed by Justin Cooke Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:46:35 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/breaking-travel-news-explores-self-drive-journeys-through-namibia/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/breaking-travel-news-explores-self-drive-journeys-through-namibia/ A self-drive safari through the plains of Namibia requires determination, planning and a surprisingly close relationship with an all-terrain vehicle. Here Breaking Travel News takes a tour of Etosha National Park and beyond Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:25:39 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/breaking-travel-news-explores-malansrus-a-tented-sanctuary-where-the-elepha/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/breaking-travel-news-explores-malansrus-a-tented-sanctuary-where-the-elepha/ Malansrus Tented Camp in Damaraland, Namibia, offers unforgettable encounters with desert-adapted elephants amid stunning wilderness. Here Breaking Travel News calls in for the night Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:33:59 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/namibias-hidden-gem-goes-global-ol-taps-pc-agency-for-us-uk-pr/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/namibias-hidden-gem-goes-global-ol-taps-pc-agency-for-us-uk-pr/ The largest and most established hospitality company in Namibia, O&L Leisure - part of the century-old Ohlthaver & List Group - has appointed The PC Agency, the world’s luxury travel consultancy to oversee its international PR and brand reputation strategy. Following a major strategic refocusing and rebrand earlier this year, the group is expanding its footprint with the acquisition of two new properties, giving guests the opportunity to explore even more of Namibia’s most captivating regions. Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:21:34 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/breaking-travel-news-explores-etendeka-hiking-trails-of-namibia/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/breaking-travel-news-explores-etendeka-hiking-trails-of-namibia/ Led by the charismatic and knowledgeable guide Irwin, Breaking Travel News reporter Mark Hakansson and a small group of travellers set out on foot through the boulder-strewn terrain of Damaraland, encountering vast landscapes, remarkable wildlife and ancient geological wonders. Find out more here Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:41:22 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/onguma-trails-camp-to-launch-in-april-2025/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/onguma-trails-camp-to-launch-in-april-2025/ Onguma Safari Camps in Namibia will be launching its much-anticipated Onguma Trails Camp on 1 April 2025.  This intimate new glamp-camp will offer adventure seekers the opportunity to reconnect with nature over 2 nights and 3 days of winter walking trails, with just the right mix of thrills over frills.  The trail can also be extended to 3 nights with 4 days of walking. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:46:15 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/breaking-travel-news-explores-namibia-by-road/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/breaking-travel-news-explores-namibia-by-road/ Holidaying in Namibia has been popular with German and Swiss tourists for years, but the secret of the destination is now out, and other nationalities are discovering this amazing place. Here Breaking Travel News visits to find out more Fri, 18 Aug 2023 09:15:20 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/breaking-travel-news-explores-ozondjou-track-trails-namibia/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/breaking-travel-news-explores-ozondjou-track-trails-namibia/ Only accessible by 4x4, it is easy to see why the Ozondjou Trails tented camp attracts so many nature-loving travellers eager to escape city lives and surround themselves with the natural wonders and native wildlife of Namibia. The Breaking Travel News team here calls in to explore Mon, 10 Jul 2023 08:35:08 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/breaking-travel-news-explores-hoanib-valley-camp/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/breaking-travel-news-explores-hoanib-valley-camp/ In a country jam-packed with vast, spectacularly beautiful landscapes of Namibia, Kaokoland may just be the most incredible of them all. At the heart of it all is Hoanib Valley Camp. Here Breaking Travel News calls in for the night Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:29:48 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/breaking-travel-news-investigates-namibia-by-road/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/breaking-travel-news-investigates-namibia-by-road/ With Namibia reopening to tourists after two-years of pandemic disruption, Mark Hakansson here explores this southern Africa wonderland by road Mon, 01 Aug 2022 14:16:15 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/btn-investigates-wilderness-little-kulala-in-namibia/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/btn-investigates-wilderness-little-kulala-in-namibia/ Little Kulala is a pristine Namibian wilderness, situated in the 27,000-hectare Kulala Wilderness Reserve. Here, leading photo journalist Mark Hakansson captures the beauty of the region for Breaking Travel News Mon, 23 May 2022 10:23:08 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/qatar-airways-to-return-to-windhoek-in-june/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/qatar-airways-to-return-to-windhoek-in-june/ Qatar Airways will resume service to the Namibian capital, Windhoek, from June 25th as part of its largest ever African schedule. The carrier will fly three-times weekly. Mon, 14 Mar 2022 08:35:18 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/south-africa-leads-red-list-additions-as-new-covid-19-variant-identified/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/south-africa-leads-red-list-additions-as-new-covid-19-variant-identified/ The government has reintroduced red list restrictions on arrivals from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and Namibia with immediate effect. Fri, 26 Nov 2021 08:55:54 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/breaking-travel-news-interview-adriaan-mulder-sandfontein-lodge-nature-rese/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/breaking-travel-news-interview-adriaan-mulder-sandfontein-lodge-nature-rese/ Sandfontein Lodge & Nature Reserve has been honoured with the title of Namibia’s Leading Safari Lodge at the World Travel Awards. Here Breaking Travel News speaks to reserve manager, Adriaan Mulder, to find out how it feels to have been recognised by voters from around the globe Fri, 29 Oct 2021 05:42:43 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/namibia-to-close-loss-making-national-carrier/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/namibia-to-close-loss-making-national-carrier/ Having spent upward of $500 million in recent years to the support Air Namibia, officials said losses were no longer sustainable at a time of economic crisis. Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:39:34 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/uruguay-leads-latest-removals-from-travel-corridor-list/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/uruguay-leads-latest-removals-from-travel-corridor-list/ People arriving in the UK from Uruguay, Namibia and the US Virgin Islands will need to self-isolate for ten days. The government added there would be no changes to the safe list over Christmas. Fri, 18 Dec 2020 11:13:30 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/little-kulala-closes-for-refurbishment-in-namibia/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/little-kulala-closes-for-refurbishment-in-namibia/ Changes include new flooring, redoing the main area deck, and the addition of a photo hub in the upstairs library space, where guests can learn more about the Namib Sand Sea and other interesting facts about the area. Wed, 27 Nov 2019 06:19:57 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/andbeyond-reveals-renovation-plans-for-sossusvlei-desert-lodge-namibia/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/andbeyond-reveals-renovation-plans-for-sossusvlei-desert-lodge-namibia/ The property is situated in the NamibRand Nature Reserve, one of southern Africa’s largest private conservation areas. Wed, 13 Mar 2019 06:18:02 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/serra-cafema-camp-reopens-in-north-west-namibia/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/serra-cafema-camp-reopens-in-north-west-namibia/ After an environmentally-sensitive rebuild, Wilderness Safaris’ Serra Cafema Camp, in Namibia’s extreme north-west, has reopened. Located in one of the most remote regions in southern Africa, on the banks of the Kunene River in the Hartmann’s Valley, Serra Cafema offers journeys to this extraordinary desert location. Sat, 06 Oct 2018 06:34:15 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurowings-takes-off-for-namibian-capital-windhoek-for-first-time/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurowings-takes-off-for-namibian-capital-windhoek-for-first-time/ The Eurowings long-haul offering continues to grow, with one of the airline’s Airbus A330 aircraft taking off for the first time en route to Namibia’s capital Windhoek earlier. Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:46:57 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/qatar-airways-touches-down-in-windhoek-namibia/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/qatar-airways-touches-down-in-windhoek-namibia/ The capital of Namibia, Windhoek, has welcomed the first Qatar Airways flight to arrive at its international airport from Doha, Qatar. Windhoek is the first city in Namibia to be served by Qatar Airways, which will fly to and from the destination four times a week with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Thu, 29 Sep 2016 10:32:37 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/european-boom-drives-tourism-in-namibia/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/european-boom-drives-tourism-in-namibia/ Namibia is becoming an increasingly popular travel destination, confirmed by the 2015 visitor statistics that have been published by Pohamba Shifeta, minister of environment and tourism. Some 1.5 million international visitors travelled to Namibia in 2015, an increase of 5.1 per cent on the previous year. Thu, 08 Sep 2016 09:23:10 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/klm-adds-namibia-and-angola-to-winter-schedule/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/klm-adds-namibia-and-angola-to-winter-schedule/ KLM is expanding its network of routes this winter, offering three direct flights a week from Amsterdam to Windhoek via Luanda, Angola. As of October, a KLM Airbus A330-200 will depart from Amsterdam at 22:45 every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday for an overnight flight to the Namibian capital. Thu, 25 Aug 2016 13:16:56 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/chobe-water-villas-opens-to-guests-in-namibia/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/chobe-water-villas-opens-to-guests-in-namibia/ In contrast to the sand dunes of the Namib Desert, visitors to the Zambezi region in the north of the country are greeted with lush green and wild river landscapes.  Located in the 150 square metre Kasika conservancy in the middle of the protected Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Area, the Chobe Water Villas – part of the Ohlthaver & List Group – has opened to guests. Mon, 04 Jul 2016 21:13:22 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/uk-arrivals-to-namibia-surge-ahead-in-2013/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/uk-arrivals-to-namibia-surge-ahead-in-2013/ The Namibia ministry of tourism has released its arrival figures from 2013 showing a total of 23,185 arrivals from the UK - a 10.2 per cent increase year on year. In 2012 UK arrival had fallen by 2.5 per cent, with depletion in numbers to 21,035. In contrast in 2013 the UK market showed positive signs of growth, evident by the acceleration of visitors. Wed, 19 Nov 2014 12:10:43 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/wilderness-safaris-beings-hoanib-skeleton-coast-camp-to-namibia/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/wilderness-safaris-beings-hoanib-skeleton-coast-camp-to-namibia/ Wilderness Safaris is delighted to announce the opening of Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp in Namibia’s remote Kaokoveld. Located in the private Palmwag Concession straddling the Palmwag area and Skeleton Coast National Park, the camp boasts a low-impact design that is sensitive to its fragile desert environment, operating on 100 per cent solar power. Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:21:35 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/namibrand-nature-reserve-recognised-for-conservation-efforts/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/namibrand-nature-reserve-recognised-for-conservation-efforts/ NamibRand Nature Reserve, one of the largest private nature reserves in Africa, has expanded its conservation role to include preserving the star-filled night-time skies above its dunes and mountains. These efforts in night sky conservation have earned the reserve high honours as the International Dark-Sky Association has just announced that NamibRand Nature Reserve is the world’s newest International Dark Sky Reserve. Tue, 29 May 2012 14:01:41 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/namibia-welcomes-guests-with-new-ipad-app/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/namibia-welcomes-guests-with-new-ipad-app/ When is the best time to travel? What type of clothes should I pack? Where is the capital Windhoek located and how many species of wildlife can I find in Etosha National Park? Answers to these and many more questions can be found on the new, free of charge iPad app entitled ‘Discover Namibia’. Fri, 18 May 2012 08:49:51 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/namibia-tourism-organises-travel-agents-event/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/namibia-tourism-organises-travel-agents-event/ Namibia Tourism has invited travel agents to attend its Network Namibia event to learn more about the destination. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:23:13 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/namibias-aupindi-scoops-travel-oscar/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/namibias-aupindi-scoops-travel-oscar/ Dr Tobie Aupindi, the Managing Director of Namibia Wildlife Resorts, has scooped the blue-riband “Africa’s Tourism Personality for the Year” at the World Travel Awards in Johannesburg. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:28:48 +0000