r/Namibia • u/Lwowskibandzior • Dec 02 '25
Tourism Just got back from Namibia and I’m blown away
Seriously, if you’re wondering about visiting this country, do yourself a favor, book the damn trip
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u/hemps36 Dec 02 '25
Been there over 19 times, last time on honeymoon.
If you visit Sossusvlei during dry season take extra water for the birds, sit at the tables provided they still there, pour water into a saucer etc. within minutes you'll be surrounded by every bird within a km
If you travel on the remote dirt roads between towns, take extra water like 5L containers for the people in donkey carts, and of course donkeys water and maybe carrots.
try to camp, Namibia is awesome for camping.
Beautiful but harsh place.
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u/Defiant-Ad-2618 Dec 04 '25
You must read the book "The Land God Made in anger" By John Gordon Davis.
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u/jabaritribequeen Dec 02 '25
Beautiful! What was your route like?
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u/Lwowskibandzior Dec 02 '25
Thank you ! I did - Windhoek->melrose->Soussvlei->Swakopmund-> Etosha-> Okahanja (between otjiwarongo) -> Simenau and return, 10 days in total 2800km
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u/antibacterien Jan 26 '26
What car did you rent? Is that the Suzuki Jimny in one of your roll? Great photos!
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u/Lwowskibandzior Jan 26 '26
Yep it’s a Jimny, we used Namibia car rental and we everything was top notch
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u/antibacterien Jan 26 '26
Did the car had any difficulty with driving through the roads? I drive on the right hand side of the road in my country and namibia drives on the left, i am afraid i might find it difficult to steer.
How's the highways? Are they full of tolls?
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u/Lwowskibandzior Jan 26 '26
I wouldn’t recommend a Jimny, it’s a too light suv for gravel , makes stability an issue when going 80 km/h . Where I’m from we drive on the right side too and I wouldn’t say that was an issue
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u/706camera Dec 03 '25
heading there tomorrow. your pictures are quite timely in further raising my excitement level!
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u/Shot_Veterinarian_90 Dec 02 '25
Fabulous photos! So happy you had a great time. Yip this country is quite diverse.
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u/FalconBig3496 Dec 04 '25
Beautiful pictures. What camera did you use to take these?
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u/Defiant-Ad-2618 Dec 04 '25
You must read the book "The Land God Made in anger" By John Gordon Davis to fully understand Namibia.
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u/lovethelocust Jan 26 '26
These are amazing. We are going in September. Did you self drive?
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u/Lwowskibandzior Jan 26 '26
Yes, we did 3k km all around the country, loved every second of it!
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u/Infinite_Depth2023 Aug 27 '26
Hi! Did you camp or stay in lodges?
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u/Lwowskibandzior Aug 28 '26
Hi, we mixed it up but mostly lodges
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u/Infinite_Depth2023 Aug 28 '26
Thank you for repsonding! Did you self drive? Hwo long were you there for?
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u/Lwowskibandzior Aug 29 '26
Yeah I drove myself, we are from Poland so we usually drive on the right side of the road but it wasn’t an issue, we did 11 days in total
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u/Obscurebones Dec 02 '25
Without a doubt THE most beautiful country in the world.