We were up early for a homemade breakfast and it was excellent! Today we had another of those unique experiences planned. We were due to have a tour of the Sperrgebiet (German for forbidden area), which is the forbidden region of Southwest Namibia. It’s forbidden because it’s owned by the Namibian government and the DeBeers…
Namibia 2020, part 6 – Aus & Luderitz
We got to Aus at noon. We ate lunch at Hotel Bahnhof. It’s a famous hotel built during the diamond rush in Namibia. The food was fantastic and they were so happy to see us. After lunch, we got back on the road and headed for the observation area to see the horses. The observation…
Namibia 2020, part 5 – Sossusvlei
The next morning we were up at 5 and left at 5:30 for Sossusvlei. We got to the park at 6, when the gate opened, and went straight to Dune 45. The kids wanted to climb the famous dune and you really have to do it first thing in the morning before it gets hot.…
Namibia 2020, part 4 – Spitzkoppe to Sossusvlei
The next day was bittersweet. We said goodbye to the game drives and headed off to the mountain area of Namibia called Spitzkoppe. It was amazing! This place ended up being one of our favorite places of the trip. We got there in late afternoon and set up camp. The spots are very far apart…