Namibia: West Coast shipwrecks: "Limpopo" & "Lord Keane" | Кораблекрушения у западного побережья Намибии
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54. "Limpopo"
Date: 01.01.1930
Sylvia Hill
55. "Lord Keane"
Date: 1840s
Ichaboe Island
Ndhovu Lodge updates:
° The Houseboat has been sold and we would no longer be able to offer any Houseboat Safaris.
° Tents # 1 and 3 are wheelchair friendly with ramps, the bathroom is also equipped with railings
° We are happy to announce that our 3 camp sites (with communal ablution) also has a power point.
° The 3 additional Bungalows have been completed (an addition to the existing tents) - same rates apply.
° We will have our second River Suite unit ready for your ultimate Ndhovu experience by end of June 2022, but the 2 River Suite units will be located a distance away from each other.
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Activities offered:
° Sundowner River Cruise - no drinks included (starting time: 16:30 - 18:30)
° Mahangu National Park Game Drive - 2 soft drinks per person included
° (starting time: 08:30 - 12:00 in the mornings / 14:30 - 18:00 in the afternoons
° Buffalo Combo - 5 hours Buffalo Park Drive + Sundowner boat cruise (time: 11:00 - 16:00) starting off with a boat cruise to Buffalo Park, being picked up at the riverbank guests enjoy game viewing by guided safari to return back to the lodge via boat cruise with a sundowner.
° Fishing Trips on offer - prices available on request
° Day Trip to Popa Falls
° Village Walk (starting after breakfast in the mornings) offering a cultural casual tour through our small local village going by with their daily chores and activities
CORPORATE SPECIAL OFFER
Weekday 30% Discount Special:
Double N$1764 | Single N$1365
Includes bed and breakfast - the amazing views from your room are free
Offer valid until end of March
Our dedicated team will ensure that your next conference, business meeting or corporate function is delivered with professional service, and achieves the desired results. We can cater for groups up to 35 people. Chat to us about what you'd like, and we'll make it happen!
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Bay View Resort Hotel News
We are beyond thrilled to announce that we are now a 4 star resort!
We'd like to thank our whole team for all their hard work, dedication and commitment. We couldn't have done it without you. To all our supporters - those that stay with us, share their meals with us, relax with us - we are grateful to be a part of your lives. Thank you.
Some of our recent upgrades:
° The Salt Restaurant revised and adapted their menus to cater to a wider audience
° Netflix is available in all rooms
° As the only hotel in Namibia with views of both the sea and sand dunes, we have implemented a trip to the dunes bordering the hotel for a sundowner or sunrise to enhance our guests’ experience
° A shuttle service to and from Swakopmund and Walvis Bay, as well as airport shuttles, are also available with prior arrangement
° More activities and excursions can be booked through our front desk and we still offer the fat bike rentals
° Our ‘service excellence’ approach will be noticed mostly due to the addition of highly experienced staff and managers, to ensure that each visit will be even more memorable.
SALT Restaurant
We have a delicious new menu we're just waiting for you to explore!
We also now offer a 7 course breakfast or dinner menu developed for food lovers and critics alike. Just N$325 per person. Book 2 days in advance to spoil your loved ones with a special celebration!
Sky Bar
Take in the views of both the Atlantic Ocean as well as the Namib Dunes, in our Sky Bar. Indulge in a cocktail or one of our delicious platters.
Our Sky Bar's unique setting is perfect for a small corporate or end of year function!
Ocean Escape Wellness Centre
With the Atlantic ocean on our doorstep of Bay View Resort Hotel, step into a calm, restoring paradise where with the help of our highly qualified luxury therapists we will create beauty and balance through individual treatments and wellness journeys.
We’re looking forward to providing your and your guests with only the best service and experience. Please come and have a cup of coffee, enjoy our views and see some of the changes we’ve made, in person. We’d love to see you again!
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Namibia: West Coast shipwrecks: "Kolmanskop" & "Kongefisk" | Кораблекрушения у западного побережья Намибии
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53. "Kolmanskop"
Date: 15.08.2006
Vierkantklip
Kolmanskop, a fishing trawler, that belonged to Glomar Fisheries, ran aground and wrecked at Vierkantklip, just south of Swakopmund, after it broke from its moorings in Walvis Bay during strong winds. Kolmanskop drifted to Vierkantklip and became stuck between rocks about 200 m from the beach.
Due to the hull damages It was not possible to refloat her. Kolmanskop was dismantled in 2009.
Nationality: Namibian, purpose: fishing, type: trawler, propulsion: motor vessel (diesel), date built: 1980, tonnage: 363 grt, dimensions: 34 x 9.5 m, material: steel, engine: diesel engine, single shaft, 1 screw speed: 12 knots, yard no.: 597, IMO/Off. no.: 7816068. Date lost: 15/08/2006, casualties: 0. Builder: Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Goole Lewis John & Sons Ltd., Aberdeen, engine by: Wichmann Motorenfabrik, Rubbestadneset.
53.1 "Kongefisk"
Date: 1966
Swakopmund
This motor powered fishing vessel foundered off the Swakopmund coast.
Thank you for your continued support of our African Monarch Lodges. We are pleased to announce that we will not be increasing our rates for 2022!
Nambwa Tented Lodge, Kazile Island Lodge and Nambwa Lagoon Camp are still the only lodges situated inside the Bwabwata National Park, located in the heart of KAZA, Zambezi Region, Namibia, which forms part of Africa’s Largest Conservation Area.
Dusty and Tinolla, along with the African Monarch Lodges team have embarked on the establishment of a community based project where we recycle and repurpose all our waste items into skilfully crafted artefacts by community members whom we have trained.
The Sijwa Project visit is one of the many activities your guests could partake in during their stay with us. It creates an opportunity for your guests to encounter and engage with our local community while they go about their daily activities. The Sijwa project consists of an organic greenhouse based on strict permaculture principles where nutrient rich vegetables, fruit and herbs are grown to grace the menus carefully prepared by our lodge Chefs, worm farms, a chicken farm for fresh organic eggs, indigenous tree nursery to offset carbon footprints and a cultural village where the traditional ways of this fascinating community is portrayed.
During Covid, in October 2020, we established the Sewing Workshop as well as our Glass Recycling Workshop, employing a further 8 community members. They received professional artisan skills training and are producing the most beautiful pieces. All our workshops are built with recycled plastic mineral water bottles keeping in line with our commitment to repurpose waste.
The Sijwa Project, by African Monarch Lodges will be home to our Junior Ranger School, where we plan to train 10 adult community members to be the facilitators of this program. We plan to train approximately 180 pupils per year and hope to instil in some of them a desire to become a Field Guide once they leave school. It is therefore an exciting year for us and we look forward to welcoming your guests in the near future to our Sijwa Project where we give back to the land and our community.
We look forward to being of service and hosting all esteemed guests at Nambwa Tented Lodge or Kazile Island Lodge in the near future.
Until then, do stay safe and healthy.
What happened in 2021 at O&L Leisure and Properties?
All the properties have exciting activities and experiences lined up for you in the new year, 2022.
You have been a great customer and on behalf of Leisure, we want to wish you and your family a very happy new year. May this New Year bring you plenty of success and sound health. We are
looking forward to serving you with better value-added services. Working towards our vision on becoming Namibia's most loved destinations, we have realized we need to celebrate our customers more often. In 2022 the focus is on you. Get ready for a year filled with exciting events, campaigns and upgrades to some of our properties.
Message from our new Managing Director, Norbert Wurm
We have not given up and we continue to stay in possibility. We as O&L Leisure are firmly focused on our Vision 2025, a future beyond Covid-19! The necessary and difficult business rescue measures that had to be implemented reminded us of how fragile our business is.
However, 2021 also marked quite a remarkable year for us with many exciting achievements which we all can be extremely proud of, and I challenge each of us to take a moment to remind yourself of all the achievements and successes, however big or small. Now, more than ever, we should place our focus on the future.
Let us start living 2025 now and continue to imagine everything we do going forward. Let us capitalize on every opportunity and leave no stone unturned, where we can create unforgettable experiences and memories for you and allow you to support us in our purposeful journey of becoming Namibia’s most loved destinations
News from Strand Hotel
Activity at the Strand Hotel
To all our valued guests,
During the past year of 2021, many challenges were experienced as we traded. The Covid 19 Pandemic continued to present restrictive measures to us. The month of June and July onwards experienced domestic travel restrictions and curfews and restrictions to restaurant trading. Despite all these obstacles, we have remained resilient as your hosts and our teams were innovative in many ways.
We continued to engage all our guests, whether domestic, regional, or international, as we remained open to doing business. Some of them have said the following of us. “Popular hotel, along the beach with three different restaurants. Very amazing views too.
We ate at the Ocean Cellar restaurant, serving only sushi and other fish dishes. It's an awesome place to unwind, with an equally amazing view of the popular beach. It's a must when visiting Swakopmund”
“The hotel has awesome staff, wonderful people, exceptional food and good live music. Strand hotel is top notch. I’m definitely coming back and bringing my family with me the next time I come by the hotel.”
News from Mokuti
Activity at Mokuti Etosha Lodge
Despite a challenging 2021, Mokuti Etosha Lodge managed to pull off one of its signature events which is the Mokuti Sishanyama, one of its only kind in the northern parts of the country. The event, which took place on the 1st of May 2021, saw records numbers of attendance of over 100 visitors from all corners of the country mainly from Tsumeb, Grootfontein ,Otavi, Omuthiya and Ondangwa to name but a few. Sishanyama is multicultural event that showcased the different food cultures of Namibia, visitors were treated with a variety of dishes raging from the traditional ‘Kapana’ to potije kos delicacies also showcasing products from Hartlief, Pick n Pay and Namibian Breweries.
The following Month of June, Mokuti Etosha Lodge hosted its first ever food & wine festival which attracted wines makers from as far a South Africa, local wineries were also present, and the festival exceeded expectations. After the festival Mokuti Etosha lodge renewed its Wine list with only the best selection of the wines showcased. 2021 also saw Mokuti welcoming Victor Matfield and Toks en Tjops which attracted a storm of rugby fans who had an opportunity to have dinner with the rugby aces.
News from Midgard
Welcome to the New Midgard
For those of you that have not had the pleasure of visiting this magnificent resort amongst the Otjihavera Mountains, snug next to the beginnings of the Swakop River, a pleasant surprise is awaiting you.
Our recently refurbished lodge now features state-of-the-art conference facilities, a wedding chapel for weddings with breathtaking views, a spa, stunning restaurant and bar. From garden to plate. Fresh vegetables from the garden find their way to your plate in an expression of comfort food.
The game farm at the lodge is nestled in a breathtaking landscape where you can finish off your game drive with a sundowner at the Hilltop bar, overlooking the valley and Swakop River. Celebrate the beginning of a new day with a champagne breakfast of Steenbokkie Hill or God’s Window.
The Midgard stables offer country horse riding, game viewing on horseback and kiddies pony rides. The lodge is known for all its outdoor and family orientated activities such as mountain biking, horse riding, team building events, bowling, hiking, rock climbing, game drives and many more.
News from Chobe Water Villas
Pure Adventure
The magnificent Chobe Water Villas, the uber exclusive property situated on the Chobe River is the place for you to discover African luxury. This is what our guests had to say. “In a special corner of the African wilderness, where two mighty rivers meet, a wetland paradise that is a haven for nature and wildlife.
Discover the wonders of this magical destination at Chobe Water Villas. At the very tip of Namibia’s Zambezi Region, previously known as Caprivi Strip, Chobe Water Villas is nestled in the beautiful lap of nature on the bank of the Chobe River. The exclusivity and style of this boutique hotel is unparalleled.”
Botswana is on the opposite side of the river, so you are spoilt for choice to enjoy boat safaris on the river or game drives on land on the Botswana side – either way you’ll have a magical experience witnessing wildlife at the Chobe National Park. And from your Villa you’ll see crocs, elephants and hippos in the river and more on the opposite (Botswana) side.
Another guest had to share their experience with us. We also went on a day trip to the Vic falls which was oh so magical to experience. It is only about an hour’s drive but allow for about an hour and a half to pass through Namibian, Botswana and Zim immigration. The flame of Africa was our ground handler and took such good care of us.
I spy with my Eye...
The events that you should add to your calendar this year.
Midgard – Wobbly Wine Warrior Race
2 Oct 22
Wine puns are never in pour taste, but this time we’ve made sure to add some exciting exercise for everyone! What do you get when you mix wine, exercise and good-spirited competition? An all-reigning cocktail called the Wobbly Wine Warrior, that’s what! The warrior race was a fun 5km race including 10 easy obstacles with wine tasting points as the reward at every obstacle.
Strand Hotel Swakopmund – Strand Markets
Strand Hotel Swakopmund
We hosted a range of markets on the promenade including an Independence market, Easter market, Christmas market and many more. Our markets are always a highlight and filled with live music, entertainment, delicious food and activities for the whole family.
2022 will herald the opening of African Bush Camps' 17th camp and 2nd in Zambia!
We are very excited to announce the opening of Lolebezi in June 2022. Set in the remote eastern region of the Lower Zambezi National Park, this elegantly designed camp offers 4 Signature Suites and 2 Family Suites. It will be the first of our signature plus camps to join the African Bush Camps Portfolio.
By far our most luxurious and modern-looking camp, Lolebezi will offer the perfect setting to explore 5 hectares of unspoiled protected wilderness on the northern banks of the Zambezi River. Set in an area of Acacia Forest renowned for leopard encounters, it is an exciting place to explore.
A WILD, REMOTE & LUXURIOUS EXPERIENCE ON THE MIGHTY ZAMBEZI RIVER.
Set in the breath-taking, untouched wilds of the Lower Zambezi National Park in Zambia, Lolebezi is the latest property in the African Bush Camps family and will undoubtably be one of the most spectacular.
Set on five hectares of protected wilderness, the lodge has been designed to make the most of the one kilometre of private river frontage. Waking up with the majestic Zambezi River flowing just in front of your room is a truly exceptional experience!
The Lower Zambezi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has some of the best wildlife sightings in the world. Famous for its leopard population and elephant herds, this amazing destination is best experienced on foot with one of African Bush Camps’ experienced guides. Walking through the towering acacia forests, searching for Africa’s famous wildlife is simply one of life’s unbeatable adventures.
The contemporary lodge effortlessly incorporates the luxury expected in a world-class safari camp with a modest elegance and simplicity that can only be found in the African bush. Designed for both family and romantic escapes, Lolebezi has four superior suites and two double family units. The lodge is fully airconditioned, with a private Plunge pool and thatched Sala on the river.
The name Lolobezi is derived from a combination of the owners’ son’s name “Lole” and “Zambezi”, underlining the importance that is placed on family and the amazing experiences waiting to be shared.
Each suite has a private plunge pool, perfect for whiling away the hot African afternoons, G&T in hand, watching the great river flow slowly past. For those looking for even more relaxation, there is an on-site spa with qualified treatment specialists, and a yoga deck.
Activities include game drives, walking safaris, river cruises, fishing, and so, so much more!
For the eco-conscious traveller, Lolebezi is ideal. Sustainability has been embedded into its design and the lodge is powered by off-grid solar energy. Staying at Lolebezi will have a profound effect on all who visit and is setting new standards for luxury safari travel in Africa.
Ongava message:
Onwards!
The story of human progress is truly heroic. It is glorious. It is uplifting. It is even, I daresay, spiritual. It goes something like this.
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We are born into a pitiless universe, facing steep odds against life-enabling order and in constant jeopardy of falling apart.
We were shaped by a force that is ruthlessly competitive. We are made from crooked timber, vulnerable to illusions, self-centeredness, and at times astounding stupidity.
Yet human nature has also been blessed with resources that open a space for a kind of redemption. We are endowed with the power to combine ideas recursively, to have thoughts about our thoughts. We have an instinct for language, allowing us to share the fruits of our experience and ingenuity. We are deepened with the capacity for sympathy - for pity, imagination, compassion, commiseration.
These endowments have found ways to magnify their own power. The scope of language has been augmented by the written, printed, and electronic word. Our circle of sympathy has been expanded by history, journalism, and the narrative arts. And our puny rational faculties have been multiplied by the norms and institutions of reason: intellectual curiosity, open debate, skepticism of authority and dogma, and the burden of proof to verify ideas by confronting them against reality. As the spiral of recursive improvement gathers momentum, we eke out victories against the forces that grind us down, not least the darker parts of our own nature. We penetrate the mysteries of the cosmos, including life and mind. We live longer, suffer less, learn more, get smarter, and enjoy more small pleasures and rich experiences.
Fewer of us are killed, assaulted, enslaved, oppressed, or exploited by the others. From a few oases, the territories with peace and prosperity are growing, and could someday encompass the globe. Much suffering remains, and tremendous peril. But ideas on how to reduce them have been voiced, and an infinite number of others are yet to be conceived. We will never have a perfect world, and it would be dangerous to seek one. But there is no limit to the betterments we can attain if we continue to apply knowledge to enhance human flourishing. This heroic story is not just another myth. Myths are fictions, but this one is true - true to the best of our knowledge, which is the only truth we can have.
We believe it because we have reasons to believe it. As we learn more, we can show which parts of the story continue to be true, and which ones false - as any of them might be, and any could become. And the story belongs not to any tribe but to all of humanity - to any sentient creature with the power of reason and the urge to persist in its being. For it requires only the convictions that life is better than death, health is better than sickness, abundance is better than want, freedom is better than coercion, happiness is better than suffering, and knowledge is better than superstition and ignorance - Steven Pinker.
Compliments of the Season!
Wishing you health and success for 2022
Rob Moffett
Ongava Game Reserve
Nature First
Inspirational Places | Habitas Namibia
The newest addition to the Portfolio
Habitas Nambia aims to flip the script on the classic safari experience, by offering a host of unique immersive experiences, where you can explore, learn and discover the unique wildlife, nature and culture of Namibia.
With the backdrop of its location, a private game reserve, on 51,000 hectares, Habitas Namibia offers safari drives and guided nature walks with local bushman that includes medicinal plant education. The multisensory experience includes yoga and bush meditation.
Located within easy access from Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport, Habitas Namibia is a short 45-minute drive away.
12 luxury tented safari rooms are located on the highest point of the reserve, offering sweeping panoramic views from your private deck. A place where you can reconnect in Namibia’s magical beauty.
A different kind of safari experience, the Habitas experience is a holistic approach to lifestyle wellness that touches on mind, body, spirit and of course human connection.
The birthplace of Habitas brand is in Mexico where 2 of the 3 co-founders now reside. At the core of Habitas experience are the six pillars of experiences namely music, wellness, adventure, food, art, and learning.
Namibia: West Coast shipwrecks: "Kate" & "Kent" | Кораблекрушения у западного побережья Намибии
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51. "Kate"
Date: 31.07.1926
Possession Island
52. "Kent"
Date: 05.07.1850
Hottentot Bay
Barque
Namibia: West Coast shipwrecks: "Kaiyo Maru" & "Karimona" | Кораблекрушения у западного побережья Намибии
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49. "Kaiyo Maru"
Date: 25.05.1978
North of Cape Fria
50. "Karimona"
Date: September 1971
North of Mowe Bay
Namibia: West Coast shipwrecks: "Jane" & "Jenny Leonie" | Кораблекрушения у западного побережья Намибии
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48. "Jane"
Date: 1852
Possession Island
48.1 "Jenny Leonie"
Date: 1971
Walvis Bay
This fishing vessel foundered in the Walvis Bay Harbour.
