Namib Travel Shop/Wilderness Safaris PO Box 6850, Windhoek tel: 061 274500 fax: 061 239455 email: web: Namibia Safari Centre Failing that, try one of the following general agents:Ĭorner of Rossini and John Meinert St, PO Box 22028, Windhoek tel: 061 26 fax: 061 215356 email: web:Ondese Travel & Safaris However, if you are in Windhoek, and need to arrange something on the spot, then try to get a personal recommendation of a good local company. This will also give you added consumer protection, and recourse from home if things go wrong. Unless you are travelling independently and camping everywhere, this usually means booking with a good specialist operator before you leave. Most arrangements are best made as far in advance as possible. In the most recent edition there were 42 tour operators listed, but it is unlikely to be comprehensive, with old ones ceasing to trade and new ones starting up with alarming regularity.
There is a comprehensive listing of Windhoek's travel agents in the current Accommodation Guide for Tourists, available free at airports and Namib i offices. Further on there are several private travel agents, with varying quantities of useful information and help.įor information on Windhoek itself, and the surrounding area, or to find a guide to take you off the beaten track, check out the excellent tourist information bureau for the city in the centre of Post Street Mall (PO Box 59 tel: 0/2058 fax: 0/2546 email: web: The office is open Mon–Fri, 07.30–16.30. On your left is the main Namib i Tourism Board (tel/fax: 061 2842360/2842364 email: web: open Mon–Fri, 08.00–17.00), where you can pick up a free map and accommodation guide. Alternatively, you can take a chance and turn up at campsites – if there's space, you can pay direct.Ĭontinue on down Independence Avenue. To book a campsite, you need to pay a deposit of 10%, with the balance payable on arrival at the site. It is open Mon–Fri 08.00–17.00, but you can also book by fax, email or phone. Meanwhile, if you're just starting to get to grips with the country, then begin at the Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) reservations office, on the corner of John Meinert and Moltke streets tel: 061 236975–8 fax: 061 224900 email: or web: This is where you book accommodation in the national parks, and get (limited) information about them. Your best source of information will be the people that you meet.