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User Reviews of Namibia (270 Reviews)

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4.7778 / 5 4.8 /5
4.6107 / 5 4.8182 / 5 4.4840 / 5 4.3017 / 5

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Female avatar icon Marisa Australia flag AU       Visited: October 2025 Reviewed: Dec 2, 2025

Email Marisa  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Namibia is very interesting, it's dunes unforgettable, wildlife unbelievable, arid, worth visiting.

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Namibia is very diverse. Windhoek, the capital beautiful, Etosha National Park full of wildlife, exciting. The skeleton coast quite unique with its city
Swakopmund very German influence and pretty. The Namib dunes, one of the oldest deserts in the world very captivating. and worth visiting. When we were there, it was quite hot, so an early walk was necessary. The landscape in some parts, pretty others very arid and dry. We travelled in our minibus thousands of kilometers to see it all, most of the roads are unsealed so we were "rock n rolled" quite a bit. As the African call it "African massage" It is not for the faint hearted or people with back problems. Due to the hot climate, we needed to buy many bottles of water daily which our tour operator did not provide. Disappointed! For the money we paid, we were expected at least water to be provided! Most of the accommodation very good. Meals Superb. All in all, it was an experience I will never forget. Would I do it again, definitely.

Male avatar icon Carlo Gaborini Italy flag IT       Visited: October 2025 Reviewed: Nov 29, 2025

Email Carlo Gaborini  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

If you're traveling the world, you can't miss Namibia!

4 / 5 4 /5
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An unforgettable trip for its colors, people, and unique experiences, absolutely worth trying!
For safaris and wildlife, there are perhaps better options. Etosha is a bit disappointing, with too many people and cars. Ongawa exceeds expectations for its contact with wild nature.

Avatar icon Anastasia United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: October 2025 Reviewed: Nov 22, 2025

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Bumpy

4 / 5 4 /5
4 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 5 2 / 5

Wonderful trip - Marius was great and we enjoyed his company and his energy.
I posted some photos, if you scroll down to NAMIBIA in this link you'll see them.
https://peteonauto.pic-time.com/lSm3X2wa96cpX

If there was one criticism it would be that our tour guide was booked into a hotel in Swakopmund and this caused some confusion because this is where he lived and he stayed at home for two nights. The savings of that unnecessary extra booking for our tour guide could have been given to us. Just a thought for your next customer.

Thank you for organising.

Female avatar icon Lingling China flag CN       Visited: October 2025 Reviewed: Oct 20, 2025

Email Lingling  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Magnificent view of quiver tree with stunning sunset

4 / 5 4 /5
4 / 5 0 / 5 5 / 5 0 / 5

For a long time I have made Namibia as my dreamed destination. Our tour operator helps to present a wonder journey of 5 days and 4 nights which covers quiver tree forest and highlights of Namib dessert. We do appreciate that and definitely would love to score 5 out of 5.
However, on our first day to Windhoek airport, we were treated as suspicious guests despite we trying to be friendly to each staff meet in airport. Holding valid visas and return tickets, I just couldn’t figure out why they yelled at us like that. That’s why I reserve one star reviewing overall experience in Namibia.

Avatar icon Joe Kadzombe Malawi flag MW       Visited: December 2024 Reviewed: May 31, 2025

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So Amazing and memorable

4 / 5 4 /5
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Namibia is a must visit country for those who love Safari.
Incredible vibes and scenery awaits you. The Sand Dunes, the rocky road views..oooh superb

Male avatar icon Nelson Austria flag AT       Visited: December 2024 Reviewed: Jan 4, 2025

Email Nelson  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Clean, calm, and friendly, with spectacular landscapes

4 / 5 4 /5
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Spectacular and unique landscapes with a calm vibe

Male avatar icon Luis Gonzalez Correia Portugal flag PT       Visited: October 2024 Reviewed: Dec 6, 2024

Email Luis Gonzalez Correia  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Not bad

4 / 5 4 /5
4 / 5 4 / 5 3 / 5 0 / 5

Etosha is good for elephants giraffes and zebras, few more, some lions also
But is not comparável to Tanzânia, Ngogorgoro or Serengueti

Female avatar icon Tania Portugal flag PT       Visited: October 2024 Reviewed: Oct 26, 2024

Email Tania  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

A beautiful, safe and interesting country with a variety of places to visit and friendly people.

4 / 5 4 /5
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Namibia is a safe and interesting country with great highlights. The sand dunes, Soussusvlei and the desert offer an unforgetable experience. The people are very friendly and prond to share their culture with turists.

Female avatar icon Jackie United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: August 2024 Reviewed: Oct 11, 2024

Email Jackie  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Such a diverse range of experiences - from scenery to coast, wildlife, culture and hiking.

4 / 5 4 /5
4 / 5 5 / 5 5 / 5 0 / 5
Namibia is a very large country - we only got a taste of everything in our 8 day visit. But there's a wide range of activities and opportunities - towns, national parks and coast. Sossusvlei was an amazing place - we climbed both Dune 45 and Big Daddy. Note, if you're planning to do this, you need to take extra water with you - Big Daddy is an epic climb, but so worth it, for the views and for the enormously fun descent straight down the side into Deadvlei! This dead valley is stunningly beautiful, although that sounds like a contradiction when you consider it's just dead trees in a mudbaked plain - but, truly, you have to see it to understand what an impact it makes. We stayed at the Namib Desert Lodge - one highlight was the sunset safari, culminating in a cliff top bar being set up for us, complete with wide range of alcohol and big platters of beautifully presented nibbles!
We visited Swakopmund, but didn't have time for any of the sea activities - however,
Read more the town itself is well worth a walk around. The architecture is interesting, with the German heritage, and we found a terrific bar - Bar Zonder Naam (the Bar Without a Name) - and also ate at the Blue Grass Restaurant, where the food and atmosphere were equally good. It was just a shame it was foggy and raining, so we didn't get the sea views! We did visit the Crystal Centre - again, well worth it, some stunning displays of a huge range of crystals, all mined in Namibia.
Our final destination was Etosha National Park, where we stayed at the Namutoni Lodge. Such a nice place - a good restaurant, swimming pool, clever design of the accommodation, with palisades around the front and back of each room, so you feel as though you're in a native compound or village. There's also a viewing platform overlooking a watering hole - great for a sunset visit to see the wildlife, while drinking a beer. We went on several safari drives - one memorable moment was when nearly 30 elephants slowly made their way past us, at a watering hole, and lined up in one long row to drink. Lots of zebra, impala, springbok, oryx, wildebeest, kudu, warthogs, some glimpses of leopard and rhino. But, most memorably - lions. Or rather, one lion and his mate, relaxing under a bush.
One small thing to note - most of the public toilets en route require a payment of just 2 or 3 rand. Also at the supermarket and restaurant carparks and petrol stations, it's customary to give 3-5 rand to the parking and fuel attendants. This means you need to change a larger note down to small notes or coins, so you have a kitty.
Obviously, if you have longer to visit, you could see more, or stay longer in one place - we did cover a lot of miles in a short space of time. But it's perfectly do-able to get a really good taste of Namibia in a week, with a night either end to allow for flying in and out of Windhoek.
Overall, we had a really lovely time - Namibia is certainly a great country to visit.
Male avatar icon Grayson United States flag US       Visited: June 2024 Reviewed: Jul 5, 2024

Email Grayson  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

4 / 5 4 /5
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Namibia lacks the abundance of wildlife and classic African scenery of East Africa but certainly has its own charm, beauty and wildlife. In particular, Etosha's water holes have wildlife sittings that rival any in Africa. While in Namibia, we saw a number of rarities we missed in Kenya including cheetah, black rhinoceros, honey badger and bat-eared fox. I would recommend going to Kenya or Tanzania first to get the classic African safari experience but would highly recommend Namibia as a second or more African destination.