Before we temporarily leave the coast, we take another closer look at Lüderitz. It is a small town with only 16,000 inhabitants, 400 of whom are white and, according to our guide...

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Today we have to set an alarm clock because Heinz from Sandwich Harbour 4×4 is picking us up promptly at 8 a.m. for our tour to Bogenfels. Bogenfels is both the name...

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After we have settled our outstanding bill with the resort, we set off towards the north. We don't get very far at first, as a police checkpoint doesn't like the fact that we are being stopped from behind...

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We actually don't have anything planned for today, but that's about to change. By chance we find out that there is a 4x4 trail in the nearby Aussenkehr National Park that is supposed to be very worth seeing....

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We leave the superbly designed Canyon Roadhouse and continue our journey to the south of Namibia. Our stopover is Ai-Ais, which means "very hot" and refers to the thermal springs....

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Today we only have a short journey ahead of us and therefore some time to test the African version of bureaucracy. Our SIM card from the Namibian provider MTC, the "top dog" in the country, did not work, although...

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After a long breakfast, the journey continues south. We don't have a long stretch ahead of us and it is also paved, but there are a few stops along the way...

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Since our new SIM card from MTC Namibia doesn't work, we drive past the airport again to buy a new one. Then Africa catches us: It doesn't work because of something that can't be described in detail...

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Stefan from Astra Hunting Safaris picks us and another guest up from the airport. We fill up the Toyota Land Cruiser at the airport (approx. 250 liters of petrol fit in the double...

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After having visited this fascinating country several times during the winter, we are travelling to the south of Namibia for the first time in early 2023. Since this takes place in the African summer, the...

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