Namibia: Otjiwa Lodge update | Очива Лодж Намибия

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Otjiwa Lodge Self Nature Drive Discontinued

Otjiwa Safari Lodge Self Nature Drive Discontinued With Immediate Effect.
Due to concerns with Rhino conservation, the Self Nature Drive on the Otjiwa Sanctuary and farm surrounding has been discontinued with immediate effect. Clients are welcome to enjoy the nature drive offered by the lodge guides.

Kindly take note of this change on your current 2018 info sheets provided.

Other activities are still provided:
° 2h Game Drive (AM and PM)
° 2h Night Drive
° Combo: Sundowner +  Game Drive
° 1h Sable Educational Drive
° Combo: Sable Educational + Game Drive
° Guided Walk: Sables in Nature 6 km
° Day Visitor - Availability check required
° Rhino Tracking: Solo
° Rhino Tracking: 2 Pax Per Person
° Rhino Tracking: 3 and more  Pax Per Person
° 1h Child under 12 yrs Game Drive (AM and PM) Adults are welcome

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Namibia: Epupa Falls Camp | Эпупа Кемп Намибия

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Namibia: Epupa Camp

Epupa Camp offers you a relaxing yet exhilarating few days of personalised service and excellent meals in the seclusion of a lush riverine wilderness of ana trees, wild figs, Makalani palms and African baobabs.

Epupa Camp is situated on the southern bank of the Kunene River, from which the Kunene Region in the northwest of Namibia, takes its name. Epupa Falls, acclaimed by many international travel writers as a must-see tourism destination, is about as far north as you can drive in Namibia.

Epupa Camp offers three kinds of accommodation, namely tented rooms, self-catering tented-campsites and traditional campsites, where you do the do-it-yourself-roughing-it, or the city-sleeker caravan or rooftop camping.

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Namibia: send your video to Exploring Namibia TV YouTube channel

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Exploring Namibia TV YouTube channel is accepting video related to tourism and travel in Namibia.

Address of channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ExploringNamibiaTV

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Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Stay 4 Pay 3 Offer Ta Shebube | Та Шебубе

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Stay 4 Pay 3 Offer - Ta Shebube, predator hotspot of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Stay 4 Pay 3 Offer - June to August 2018

Visit the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park during the Southern African winter (May - September)

Any camp combinations Ta Shebube Rooiputs and Polentswa - applicable for new bookings
Easily accessible by road and with daily scheduled flights from Cape Town and Johannesburg, the Kgalagadi's big attraction are undoubtedly its many predators such as lions, leopards and cheetahs, the red rolling sand dunes and the impressive herds of Oryx, springbok, eland and wildebeest that litter the valleys.

The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (KTP) offers excellent game viewing, unique photographic opportunities and striking scenery. The red rolling sand dunes, open Acacia savannas and vegetated pans create exceptional backdrops for that ultimate wildlife picture.

Wildlife is always good in KTP, but it is at its very best at the end of the rainy season (March - May) when animals gather around the riverbeds. It continues to be excellent during the next months (June - September). This makes sighting and photography very easy.

During this period the temperatures, that can be extremely hot during the Parks summer (October to March), are cooler and more pleasant - although during June and July one may wake up to sub-zero temperatures. However these temperatures soon transform into glorious crispy and sunny days. There is however need to bring along really warm clothing when visiting the desert during its winter months.

With Ta Shebube, guests can experience the desert with its amazing wildlife, attractive landscape and extraordinary sunrises and sunset without having to rough it.
To combat those cold nights guests are offered very comfortable beds with plenty of blankets and hot water bottles, and woken up to hot coffee or chocolate and a light breakfast before the game drives start. And again guests are given blankets, ponchos and hot water bottles for those chilly rides.

During the day guests can relax in the privacy of their veranda, or enjoy a drink and a book in the main area, watch the game visiting the lodges’ waterholes or merely contemplate the desert. If they are lucky they may get a visit from the Rooiputs pride which frequently makes a stopover at the lodge.

Rates are available on a fully inclusive basis (accommodation, full board and game drives) and on a full board basis with their own game drives (4x4 is essential).

Two desert camps Ta Shebube Rooiputs and Polentswa can be accessed by road from Namibia (Mata Mata), South Africa (Two Rivers) and from Botswana (Two Rivers, Kaa Gate and Mabuasehube) and there are daily scheduled flights from Cape Town and Johannesburg into Upington by Airlink. Fly-in guests and those arriving by 2-wheel-drive will be met at the Twee Rivieren Park Entrance or airstrip, which is a 50 minute charter from Upington, and taken via a scenic game-drive-transfer to Ta Shebube Rooiputs.

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Namibia: Japanese vessel stuck off West Coast | Японский траулер сел на мель в Намибии

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Японский рыболовецкий траулер сел на мель на знаменитом Берегу Скелетов в Намибии

Another victim of the infamous Skeleton Coast in Namibia

Japanese registered fishing vessel, MVF "Fukuseki Maru" No. 7, went on shore rocks on 22 March 2018 south of Ugab River mouth, near Durissa Bay, around 200 km north of Walvis Bay. It is stuck about 2 km from the shore. Bad weather is delaying and interrupting all attempts of pulling the stranded ship off the sea rocks.

The vessel landed onto a rocky reef just off Namibian shore. The crew of 24 foreign nationals have already been evacuated.

When the vessel was grounded some bottom fuel tanks were penetrated and Marine Gas Oil (MGO) leaked into the sea. The risk to the marine and coastal environment is low because the Marine Gas Oil (MGO) is a light concentrate fuel which will mostly evaporate and be dispersed naturally. The leakage has been contained and no oil pollution has reached the shore.

"Fukuseki Maru" is fully insured. The owners of vessel have procured the services of a Japanese Salvage company, Nippon Salvage Company Ltd for the purpose of salvaging "Fukuseki Maru" with the help of Namibian experts.

SA Amandla, a specialized salvage Namibian vessel, called in Walvis Bay from Cape Town on 25 March 2018 to attempt pulling the stranded ship off the rocks.

The owners of Fukuseki Maru may declare a total loss if salvage is not successful and the cost of salving the vessel exceeds her value. The operation would transition from salvage to wreck removal if this happens. This will be confirmed by a Wreck Removal Order that is issued by the Minister of Works and Transport in terms of the Wreck and Salvage Act of 2004 and the Prevention and Combating of Pollution of the Sea by Oil Act of 1981.

The circumstances surrounding the incident on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast are still doubtful and questions surrounding the vessel that is not registered to fish in Namibia’s territorial waters remain unanswered.

"Fukuseki Maru" was last positioned at the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa before incident and it was recorded on her way to the port Benoa. The ship is not under charter from any Namibian or Angolan fishing company. Officially "Fukuseki Maru" was fishing in the high seas in international waters in the south-eastern part of the Atlantic. Another question that remains unanswered is why this vessel ended up at the Namibian shoreline on a reef of rock while under way from the high seas to the port of Walvis Bay.

Namibia: La Rochelle Lodge Tsumeb | Ла Рошель Лодж Намибия

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La Rochelle Lodge in Tsumeb area, northern Namibia

La Rochelle Lodge, with endless grassland on a 10,000 ha wildlife reserve is home to a myriad of bird life and game species which allows for photographic game drives and waterhole sightings.

La Rochelle boasts a large selection of accommodation; from 10 luxury chalets to a private guest house with 4 en-suite rooms ideally for families and the presidential villa for 5 en-suite rooms.

The restaurant prides itself in using local produce as much as possible to aid its intercontinental style of menu and offers a concise wine selection to accompany the dishes.

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Namibia: video tour to Waterberg Plateau National Park | Ватерберг Плато Намибия

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Namibia: video tour to Waterberg Plateau National Park | Ватерберг Плато Намибия

The Waterberg Plateau Park is located 250 km north of Windhoek, on the way to the Etosha Park and the north of the country towards Angola and Vitroia Falls.

The Waterberg Park is famous for reach vegetation and wildlife, including buffalo and colony of Cape vulture.

Historical military cemetery is located next to Bernabe de la Bat Camp. Resort's restaurant is housed in old German police station building dating back to the beginning of 20th century.

Game drives to the top of plateau are conducted daily.

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Namibia: Etendeka Overnight Walking Trail Experience | Этендека Намибия

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Experience the stark beauty of Kaokoveld’s wilderness on foot

The Etendeka Overnight Walking Trail Experience set in the foothills of the Grootberg Massif is a unique new offering from the Etendeka Lodge Company and the Etendeka Community Trust (comprising the Anabeb and Omatendeka Community Conservancies). The experience promises to be an authentic and exhilarating engagement with nature. Trek through one of Namibia’s most remote and untouched landscapes on foot, have sundowners as you look out over never ending vistas of ancient rock formations and sleep under a blanket of stars. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to connect with nature.

Opening 01 June 2018

A unique guided journey into a remote conservation area filled with desert life.

Join some of Namibia’s most experienced and knowledgeable guides as they introduce you to the incredible life that lies largely hidden in this seemingly harsh but breathtaking landscape.

Sleeping under open Namibian skies

The two rustic overnight camps make the most of sleeping under the breathtaking desert sky. The five sleeping platforms are raised off the ground to ensure that guests are safe and comfortable, while having the unparalleled experience of falling asleep to the night sounds of the wilderness under a starry sky. Comfortable ‘bed-rolls’ are your bed for the night, each have inflatable mattresses, 100% cotton linen and duvets for your comfort.

Itinerary: Etendeka Overnight Walking Trail Experience

Choose either the 2 or 3 night experience with the additional option of extending your experience with a night or two at the original Etendeka Mountain Camp.

Day 1: Palmwag Lodge pick up point to River Camp

After handing over your luggage and filling your water bottle, start your walk from Palmwag Lodge into the Etendeka Concession for approximately 2 to 3 hours to your 1st overnight camp.

Day 2: River Camp to Mountain Camp

After your first night under the stars wake up early to the sounds and smells of the wilderness. Enjoy a light breakfast, pack your lunch pack, travel snacks and water into the containers and backpacks provided and start your walk to Mountain Camp. The distance of this walk is between 15km and 20km and should take about 6 to 7 hours, including stops, depending on the groups fitness level. In the afternoon you will be able do a short sundowner walk around the plateau. Guests will enjoy a simple but delicious and wholesome dinner around the fire. Settle in on your sleeping platform perched on the edge of the mountain and enjoy the night under the stars.

Day 3: Mountain Camp back to Mountain Camp or departure

Depart back to Palmwag Lodge on a scenic drive or enjoy another long walk and overnight at Mountain Camp.

Day 4: A short walk down to Etendeka Mountain Camp where you  have the option of picking up the scenic nature drive back to Palmwag Lodge or opt to stay an additional night at Etendeka Mountain Camp.

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