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I have a question directly for white girls in Namibia,

where are you ? I want one

with a budget of 2k ,what business can I start in Namibia 🇳🇦, with 50/80% chances of making profit ?

with a budget of 2k what business can I start in Namibia, with 50/80% chances of making profits

Two night, TWO nights in a row!it rains while it's already cold as hell outside, what kind of bs is this😭

Heading to Namibia in a few months and looking at tour options. Does anyone know of any run by Africans? I shouldn't be surprised but I'm taken back because every single company I've contacted is run by Europeans. Of course many hire Africans, but it feels wrong to come to the continent and still put money in the hands of the colonizers.

This question comes up here every few weeks, so it might be useful to have one decent answer in a thread people can find later. I work for a rental company in Windhoek, so factor that in. That said, talking someone into a 4x4 they don't need is a bad long-term play. We'd rather people travel comfortably and come back than oversell them.

A 2WD will handle:

• All the main tarred B-roads (B1, B2, B6, B8 between Windhoek, Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Etosha's southern gates, and the Caprivi)
• Etosha's internal road network (graded gravel, fine if you drive slowly)
• Many of the better-graded C-roads in dry weather
• Sossusvlei up to the 2x4 parking area (the last 5km of deep sand needs a 4x4 or the park shuttle)
• Fish River Canyon viewpoints
• Spitzkoppe access

You'll want a 4x4 for:

• The final 5km into Sossusvlei
• Most of Damaraland's smaller D-roads
• Anywhere north of Sesfontein, including Kaokoland and the Van Zyl's Pass area
• Khaudum, Mangetti, and most of the eastern conservancies
• Any planned river crossings
• Self-supported camping trips, where the issue is less the terrain and more the payload, water, fuel, and clearance once you're loaded
• Wet-season travel on almost any gravel route (conditions change overnight)

In my opinion, a 2WD driven well at 60 to 70 is safer than a 4x4 driven badly at 100.

If you do rent a 2WD, confirm your cover includes gravel and dirt roads. Some standard policies exclude them, which is a problem since you'll be on gravel within an hour of leaving the city in most directions.

Happy to answer specific route questions if anyone's mid-planning. There's also a fair amount of route knowledge already in past threads on this sub, so worth a search first.

As a white male foreigner, would I have to be worried about being kidnapped while walking around alone? Allow me to explain why I'm asking this. I plan to visit by the end of the year for a few weeks by myself. I'm American and married to my Namibian wife. My wife says I'm like a dog because I'm super friendly, chatty, and trusting. When I visit, I plan to be walking the streets all day and talking to everyone. We do plan to move to Namibia in a couple of years, and I want to hopefully make friends and network while I visit as well as envelope myself in the country and culture. But my wife says half jokingly because of how friendly and trusting I am with strangers that I will be kidnapped. Don't laugh but here I am asking your thoughts! But when I say I'll be on the streets walking the city the whole time I truly mean it. I'll mainly be in Windhoek because that's where my wife's from, but she does have family in other places that I'll go visit. I'm going to let the adventure lead the way but there are a couple of Namibian landmarks I'd love to visit. Of course when I tell my American friends and family about my plans to go alone and walk the streets, they worry about the same thing so here I am asking whole heartedly because I think it's hilarious they'd assume that but I may be wrong myself. So are they crazy for assuming that or am I crazy for not thinking it's a possibility? And what are some things I'd have to be worried about in my situation? I look like a regular guy and don't own anything flashy to be worried about petty theft besides my cell phone I guess. I'll mainly be taking taxi or Yango to get around besides walking.

Hey everyone so i was doing my driving test but failed how long should one wait to re book for another test in Windhoek? Can I do it immediately now or is there a waiting period?

all this country can do is look at my cv and be like wow, this is nice well get back to you. but they dont, ive been looking for a job since August last year with no luck. I went to school for 4 years for nothing. I have 5 years experience in my field, and that amounts to nish.

And genuinely to all hr managers that look me in my eyes as an adult and tell me, that they want to pay me 4k? I hope you get robbed and your house sets fire, some of us are orphans Kimberly, i have no one to live with, of fucking course i cant live off of only 4k and go to cimbesa from katutura 6 days a week from 7 to 5.

Yeah the bus helps i guees. People you need to start being realistic on state of namibia, with the cost of living, a full time job should be 6k or more skilled or un skilled. Damn I'd argue base bay for evey job should be 7k no arguments.

if im giving 10 hours of my day pay me, i see the ceo has a 17 pro max im not dumb, I see the jeeps in the parking lots, samsung z flip with a fresh hair cut and new watch.

I know damn well you make 60k while you never give your employees a raise. I see our workers eatings only vet koek and fish from vendors while you go eat out every lunch. Then you congratulate us for underpaid hard work and dont even think of giving us a raise.

So after months of job interviews that go no where, stupid test that waste my time. I've decided to give up on corporate. I'll be a sugar baby, or start an only-fans or sell nysh to the rich house wives of Auas Valley, the stress of homelessness can be motivating.

idk

I am wondering if there is a location to purchase replica luxury goods such as Rolex, Goyard, LV, etc. I have seen some listings online but wonder if there is a market on some street. I have not found anything yet and would appreciate any advice.

Obviously, only rich ceos can afford these goods. But one can dream and I like to look nice even if it is fake and everyone knows it. I would like to get my girl something as well, she would kill me if I actually bought something real but it’s nice to pretend sometimes.

Hi everyone,

I am planning to visit Namibia soon and wanted to ask about the visa process. Do I need to apply for a visa in advance, or can it be easily and smoothly obtained upon arrival at the airport?

I would appreciate any recent experiences or advice.

Thank you!

I'm planing a road trip to Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe and I was planing to go with a StarLink mini, but I see that it is not allowed in Namibia. Ok, but can I flight with it and use it in Botswana and Zimbabwe only? or will it be impounded at the airport?

Thank you!

So I am an American who wants to leave America, especially because of the political BS and absurd expenses here. I am considering Namibia as a place to move to. Any advice on if Namibia is a good place to live, or if not, what would be your recommendation for me?

Hi everyone!

Next sunday we are flying to Windhoek and I want to order a e-sim before arrival so we have a network when we land.

What is recommended?

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We finished an almost 3 week road trip through Windhoek, Keetmanshoop, Fish River Canyon, Sossusvlei, Swakopmund, Spitzkoppe and Etosha. Maybe our random experiences and musings help someone with their plans a little bit.

Firstly, what an incredibly beautiful country this is! It's been such a privilege and a bucket list place to visit. The people are so friendly and easy to chat with, steaks are perfectly cooked and the sunsets and the night sky take your breath away. Also, it makes your heart skip a beat - we did a hike in Fish River Canyon (at the Gondwana Lodge) and came upon a group of baboons, right where we had to turn back into our valley, cue 3km detour. I'm used to hiking, but completely forgot that there are animals also outside game reserves and parks.

We rented a Ford Ranger with the covered boot from Savanna and would not recommend this car, or maybe the issue is with whoever fitted the car for them. After each sandy/gravel road stretch the boot was filled with sand. Buckets of it. Other similar cars had a special vent to open on the side of the car so that the sand went (mostly) right through. Our suitcases were so dirty after every drive, and that, in turn, made our clothes dirty trying to get them in and out. There were a few other technical and fitting issues as well. Afterwards, Savanna said they were fully aware of all these issues but we're too busy to fix them, and of course chose not to warn us. I'm assuming they will always be too busy and they'll never get addressed.

The custom 5/10NAD tip to people at petrol stations and who "help" you park - it was so difficult to get a hold of small notes. The ATM gave us a bunch of 200 NAD notes and I asked shops or restaurants to break it down (always with a purchase) and they would mostly refuse or give me 50NAD notes. It was such a hassle to get small notes.

Be prepared to drive long distances without seeing a restaurant or a shop. That's part of the fun of it, and we ended up on a 5h drive with just a bag of biltong and a bottle of water. We were hungry, but it wasn't a big deal.

Etosha - we didn't do any game drives and struggled to see much on our own around, especially Halali (full disclosure - we did not manage to wake up early enough to be on the road with the sunrise). Although the Moringa waterhole is amazing for rhinos. Okakuejo area was better (also amazing for rhinos). I remember seeing many many more animals during during the day on self-drives in Kruger. The landscape and the Etosha Pan are something else though, so even without animals it was a great place to explore.

Halali had a complete internet blackout for a full day, which they said was usual. Yet they seemed to have no plan in place for guests who did not have lots of cash. We managed to scrape together enough cash for dinner (end of the trip). Then they said we can only do a game drive if we give the reception staff our full credit card details incl cvc number so they can charge us manually later. We cancelled the drive. NWR does not seem very organised and prepared.

We had no warning that the main road through to Halali is under construction until Feb 2027. This could cause issues for people who stay in Halali and have to drop the car back in Windhoek the day they leave Etosha. Google maps times are not correct it course. And the roads around Halali are in a dismal state, at one point the road became literal rock. The moon is probably more comfortable to drive on in a Nissan March.

None of this dampened our experience, it's not a country for the fainthearted :D you need to know how to road trip properly and be organised. And after several weeks of dressing like a slob on the road and living with sand and dust, it was fantastic to scrub up and toast a cold glass of rose at one of the lovely restaurants on Liliencron street.

hello , im from Namibia 🇳🇦, level metal fabrication graduate, desperately need a better paying job anything between 10k to 18k

any connections plz

I am paying that much and still sharing with another MF again.

I’ve been interested in politics for a while and I often think about ways Namibia could improve things like unemployment, homelessness, public transport, walkability, etc.

But after hearing a politician in Parliament say they could never respect a white man, it made me genuinely wonder:

Do you think Namibia would ever realistically elect a white namibian president or major political leader if people believed they had good policies and genuinely cared about the country?

Or do you think our history and political culture make that unlikely for the foreseeable future?

(I’m asking respectfully and out of curiosity, not trying to provoke anyone.)