Adventure Tours in Namibia

Namibia is a country in Southwest Africa, where you’re more likely to see an elephant than a person and a star rather than a street light. As one of the last entrances into the great African frontier, this diverse and beautiful landscape is a mecca for thrill-seeking adventurers from around the world.

A great place to start your adventure travel in Namibia is the capital, Windhoek. Worth seeing in its own right, the city is also a launchpad into the uncultivated wilderness surrounding it. If you need to rent a buggy or charter a plane, this is the place to come.

While the Sahara gets all the cred, the Namib is actually the desert that’s been around the longest. Not only that, it’s the only desert in Africa where elephants, rhinos, giraffes, and lions roam freely. Rural areas like this one are some of Namibia’s biggest draws, and offer stunning hikes and some of the best off-roading in the world.

On the western edge of the desert is Swakopmund, a small city steeped in German influence and ripe with adventure. You can rent quad bikes, go skydiving, and even let the wind choose your destination on an early morning hot-air balloon ride. You may even go as far as Moon Landscape, a rocky, barren area that so resembles the moon, it’s starred in many a movie as such. It’s the next best thing to actually traveling to the moon in a hot air balloon. 

Moving northward, you’ll come to Etosha National Park, a wild game reserve that boasts over a hundred species of mammals, birds, and reptiles. Scientists and rangers are working hard to protect endangered species, and if you’re lucky, you might catch a glimpse of the recherché black rhinoceros. If not, the waterholes around the edge of the park’s immense salt pan almost guarantee you’ll spot a thirsty wildebeest or two.