We have travelled throughout Namibia, a beautiful country with a surprisingly varied landscape.
The map shows the campsites that we've used in Namibia over the past few years. Below the map is information about them, listed in alphabetical order. You can click on the places on the map or scroll down the page. Because of the campsite links the image will not change size on different devices.
Campsite Information
Aba-Huab Community Campsite.
Last visited: August 2014
Location: S20 32 56.4 E14 23 54.6
Contact: abahuabcamp.wheretostay.na
Ablutions: Very basic. No hot water when we were there. We used our bush shower.
Electric: Yes.
Sites: There are several places to camp alongside a dry river bed plus more further back.
Ai-Ais Hot Springs Resort.
Last visited: May 2013
Location: S27 55 04.8 E17 29 20.4.
Contact: www.aiaisresort.com/ai-ais-resort.html
Ablutions: Clean. There are 2 ablution blocks with hot water plus separate kitchen/washing areas.
Electric: Yes.
Sites: The campsite is next to the Fish River. Some sites have shade. Each site has a braai, cold water tap (drinking water) and electric point.
Amanzi River Camp.
Last visited: July 2013
Location: S28 41 59.7 E17 31 59.3. Next to the Orange River and just 17km from the Noordoewer border post.
Contact: www.amanzitrails.co.za
Ablutions: There's 1 ablution block. Clean. Hot showers.
Electric: Yes.
Sites: The campsite is beside the Orange River. There are a range of different sized sites. Ours was large with good shade right next to the river and has a boma, braai, cold water tap (drinking water) and sink.
Bwabwata National Park. Nambwa Community Rest Camp
Last visited: July 2013
Location: S17.87499 E23.31760. 14km south of the B8 on the western side of the Kwando River.
Contact: Go to the Susuwe office to pay the Park fees before you drive to the campsite where you pay separately for camping.
Ablutions: 1 rustic block for 3 sites. Clean. Each block has 4 toilets and 4 showers plus a central area for washing. Hot water. (solar geyser and donkey boiler).
Electrics: No.
Site: There are 6 sites on an island along one of the main channels of the Kwando River. Each site has a fire base and a cold water tap - river water so it needs boiling before drinking.
Chobe River Camp
Last visited: July 2013
Location: S17.89927 E24.72124. The entrance is a few km north of the Ngoma border post with Botswana.
Contact: store.gondwana-collection.com/accommodation/chobe-river-camp
Ablutions: Each site has its own ablutions with a shower and toilet and an outside sink. Clean. Hot water (donkey boiler).
Electric: No.
Sites: There are 3 sites by the Chobe River. Each site has a fire base and a covered area with a sink and cold water tap. Not sure that the campsite is still available.
Cape Cross Lodge.
Last visited: August 2014
Location: S21.75583° E13.97103°
Contact: www.capecross.org
Ablutions: Clean. Hot showers.
Electric: The generator is switched on during the evening.
Sites: Marked pitches with a bit of a windbreak. There’s a sink (cold water),work surface and braai at each site. No shade.
Other: This is a new campsite and was quite busy. There’s a bar, restaurant and entertainments room.
Etosha National Park
There are 3 campsite inside the park and we have spent a few days at each of them. It's expensive to stay at the rest camps but we prefer to stay there rather than having to drive into the park on a daily basis from the camps near the entrance gates. In 2013 this is the only park that we booked in advance (while we were in Windhoek) and we were able to change some of the dates/camps easily once in the Park as it was fairly quiet just before the South African school holidays in June. July to September are very busy in Etosha as they get lots of European travellers then so on our 2014 visit we booked everything well ahead.
Contact: Namibia Wildlife Resorts: www.nwr.com.na
Etosha . 1 - Okaukuejo Rest Camp
Last visited: August 2014
Location: S19.18161 E15.91743
Ablutions: Not many blocks considering the size of the campsite. Clean. Hot water.
Electric: Yes.
Sites: Most sites have a braai and a cold tap (drinking water) nearby. Some also have a table. Very few have any shade. This is the most popular campsite in the park and can get very full. You're given a site number when you book in on arrival but you may be able to change it if you see another site that you prefer. We like the sites furthest from the ablutions (numbers 28 to 36) as you could see animals passing by next to the fence and they were away from the large safari trucks.
Other: In the dry season the waterhole has a constant procession of anmals visiting it and at night it's floodlit and you're almost guaranteed to see black rhino. In the evening black-backed jackal are always around so make sure that you don't leave anything out. There's a pool, bar, restaurant and shop.
Etosha . 2 - Halali Rest Camp
Last visited: August 2014
Location: S19.03652 E16.47048
Ablutions: Plenty of ablution blocks. Clean. Hot water. The best ablutions of the 3 sites in Etosha.
Electric: Yes.
Sites: Most have a braai and there are cold water taps (drinking water) nearby. Quite a few sites have shade.
Other: Thiis is the quietest of the 3 rest camps in Etosha. You can walk or drive to the watehole which is floodlit at night. The fresh water outlet is close to the seating area so animals are often quite close. There's a pool, bar, restaurant and shop.
Etosha . 3 - Namutoni Rest Camp
Last visited: June 2013
Location: S18.80538 E16.94191
Ablutions: Clean. Hor water.
Electric: Yes.
Sites: Grassy sites, most have a braai, table, a nearby cold water tap (drinking water) and many have good shade There's a pool, bar, restaurant and shop.
Hakos Guest Farm.
Last visited: June 2013
Location: S23.23812 E16.35671. Near the top of the Gamsberg Pass on the C26.
Contact: www.hakos-astrofarm.com/en/
Ablutions: Clean. Hot showers ( gas geyser).
Electric: No.
Sites: There are 4 sites which each have a covered area for shade.
Helmeringhausen Hotel.
Last visited: July 2014
Location: S25 53 29.4 E16 49 24.5.
Contact: www.helmeringhausen.com
Ablutions: Clean. Hot showers (donkey boiler).
Electric: No.
Sites: One large site and several smaller ones. We were the only people there so had the large site which has shade, a braai, table, sink and tap.
Kalizo Lodge.
Last visited: Sept 2013.
Location: 40km east of Katima on the banks of the Zambezi. S17 32 25.1 E24 33 59.8
Contact: store.gondwana-collection.com/accommodation/zambezi-mubala-camp
Ablutions: Clean. Hot water.
Electric: Yes.
Sites: Several sites, some are next to the river and some have shade.
Klein-Aus Vista.
Last visited: May 2014
Location: S26 39 22.3 E16 14 02.7. A few km to the West of Aus on the Luderitz road.
Contact: www.klein-aus-vista.com/home/
Ablutions: There's 1 ablution block. Clean. Hot water (gas geyser).
Electric: No.
Sites: There are 10 sites each set under a shady tree. Each site has a windbreak, table, braai, and cold water tap (drinking water).
Other: There are several walks on the property. The morning view from the viewpoint is worth the walk. There's a bar and restaurant at the lodge which is about 2km away and free wi-fi internet access there. It's 20 km to Garub, the viewpoint for the wild horses and 120km to the ghost diamond mining town of Kolmanskop.
Mariental - RIverside Camp.
Last visited: May 2013
Location: S24 37 31.9 E17 57 15.7. On the outskirts of Mariental.
Contact: riverchalets.com
Ablutions: Clean. Hot showers.
Electric Yes.
Sites: There were 2 sites in 2013 each with its own toilet/shower and a covered area with a braai, sink hot and cold (drinking) water and a large worksurface.
Mudumo National Park . Nakatwa Camp.
Last visited: July 2013
Location: S18.18061 E23.45242. On the eastern bank of the Kwando River. The entrance is 43 km south of Kongola.
Contact: none known. We drove to the 'reception' area.
Ablutions: A long drop toilet.
Electric: No.
Sites: There are 3 sites, all are next to the river. We stayed at site 3 which is easily the one with the best view of the river.
Namib Naukluft Park North. 1- Ganub
Last visited: August 2014
Location: S23 05 48.5 E15 30 46.0
Contact: none known.
Ablutions: A long drop toilet.
Electric: No.
Sites: There are 3 sites by a dry river bed which share the long drop. There’s some shade from large camelthorn trees.
Other: There’s a pumped waterhole a couple of km away where we saw oryx, springbok, giraffe, warthog and mountain zebra.
Namib Naukluft Park North. 2- Groot Tinkas
Last visited: August 2014
Location: S22 51 14.7 E15 28 30.3
Contact: none known
Ablutions: A long drop toilet.
Electric: No.
Sites: There are 3 sites in a vlei which had a bit of water in when we were there. No shade.
Namib Naukluft South. 1 - Hammerstein Lodge.
Last visited: May 2013
Location: S24 52 17.9 E16 10 43.3. On the C19 and 72km to the SE of Sesriem.
Contact: hammersteinlodge.com
Ablutions: There are a couple of shower/toilet rooms near the pool. Clean. Hot showers.
Electric: Yes.
Site: There are 3 sites, 2 of which are under large camelthorn trees. Each site has a large table, tap (drinking water) and electric point.
Other: There's a large lodge near the campsite which can have lots of overnight visitors but it's quiet at the campsite. There's a pool, bar and restaurant at the lodge.
Namib Naukluft North. 2- Naukluft Camp
Last visited: May 2013
Location: S24.26556 E16.23923.
Contact: www.nwr.com.na
Ablutions: There's 1 block at the 'old' campsite (numbers 1 to 10). Clean. Hot showers.
Electric: No.
Sites: There are 10 shady sites on 2 terraces next to the river which had water in it when we were there.
Other: There are plans to build another ablutions block for the 'new' campsite - no idea whether this has been done. There are several walks in the Park.
Namib Naukluft North. 3. Sesriem Rest Camp
Last visited: July 2014
Location: S24.48520 E15.79946
Contact: www.nwr.com.na
Ablutions: There are several blocks around the campsite.Clean. Hot water.
Electric: Yes.
Sites: Mostly large marked pitches with electric and a braai. Several are enclosed by a small wall.
Other: If you stay at Sesriem Rest camp you're allowed into the Park an hour before sunrise which gives you time to get to Sussulvlei (60km) for sunrise and you can stay in the Park until an hour after sunset. If you stay at other campsites you can only enter the gates at sunrise and have to leave by sunset.
Namib Naukluft North. 4- Tsauchab River Camp.
Last visited: June 2013
Location: S24.44391 E16.17014
Contact: www.tsauchab.com
Ablutions: Each site has its own shower and toilet. Clean. Hot water (donkey boiler)
Electric: No.
Sites: There are several sites well spaced out in the bush. As it was quiet when we were there we had one of the larger sites (Bustard) which was a couple of kilometres from the main lodge. All sites have good shade from wild fig trees.
Otjiwa Lodge
Last visited: June 2013
Location: S20.76030 E16.79456
Contact: otjiwa.com.na
Ablutions: Rustic. Clean. Hot showers.
Electric: Yes.
Sites: There are 3 large sites (we stayed at one of these) which all have good shade and share an ablutions block. There are some other smaller sites as well with a separate ablutions block.
Outjo. Buschfeld Park Lodge
Last visited: August 2014
Location: A few km north of Outjo. S20 05 40.5 E16 07 37.3
Contact: www.ijaba-lodge.com/about/
Ablutions: Clean. Hot water.
Electric: Yes.
Sites: There are 8 small grassed sites. Some have a braai and a few have some shade.
Rundu. n'Kwazi Lodge.
Last visited: Sept 2013
Location: 11km east of Rundu. S17 51 59.8 E19 54 26.6
Contact: www.nkwazilodge.com
Ablutions: Clean. Hot water.
Electric: Generator in the evening.
Sites: A few sites behind the lodge. Most have some shade.
Rostock Ritz Desert Lodge
Last visited: August2014
Location: S23 31 53.8 E15 48 36.4
Contact: www.rostock-ritz-desert-lodge.com
Ablutions: Hot water from a donkey boiler – light it yourself (wood is provided).
Electric: No.
Sites: There are 4 sites at the foot of a hill overlooking open plains. Each site has a small shade structure over a braai area, otherwise there’s no shade.
Roy's Rest Camp
Last visited: June 2013
Location: S19.23298 E18.49990
Contact: www.roys-rest-camp.com
Ablutions: Rustic. Clean. Hot water (donkey boiler).
Electric: No.
Sites: There are 10 sites of varying sizes with a braai and water tap nearby. . Some have shade.
Shamvura Camp
Last visited: June 2013
Location: S18.03429 E20.86098
Contact: www.info-namibia.com/accommodation/kavango/shamvura-camp
Ablutions: Rustic. Clean. 2 hot water showers/toilets. Outside washing up area (hot water - donkey boiler). There's a covered central boma attached to the ablutions.
Electric: There are electric points at the boma but you'll need a long lead.
Sites: 6 sites which are spaced out in the bush. All have an enclosed braai area and cold water tap.
Swakopmund. Alte Brucke Holiday Resort
Last visited: August 2014
Location: At the southern end of Swakopmund. S22 41 10.4 E14 31 34.2
Contact: altebrucke.com
Ablutions: Each site has its own shower and toilet which can be locked. Hot water from solar panel.
Electric: Yes.
Sites: Marked sites on grass. Each site has its own ablutions, an outside sink, braai and a bench seat.
Tirasberg. Namtib Boisphere Reserve.
Last visited: July 2014
Location: S26 01 10.8 E16 14 51.2
Contact: www.namtib.net
Ablutions: Spotless. Hot water from a donkey boiler - you light it yourself, wood is provided.
Electric: No.
Sites: There are several sites, the ones further from the ablutions are set under large camelthorn trees with a braai - we used one of these. There's a sink and tap at the ablutions.
Windhoek. 1 - Arabbusch Travel Lodge
Last visited: June 2013
Location: S22.61143 E17.08616
Contact: www.arebbusch.com
Ablutions: Clean. Hot water.
Electric: Yes.
Sites: Most sites have shade from trees or an awning and a braai.
Other: There's a bar, restaurant and pool . The lodge is next to the main B1 road on the southern edge of Windhoek. It's handy for getting into Windhoek but the traffic noise is noticable at night.
Windhoek. 2 - Vinyard Country Lodge
Last visited: August 2014
Location: A few km from Windhoek on the airport road. S22 35 16.0 E17 08 38.6
Contact: www.vineyard.com.na
Ablutions: The best! Your own private shower, sink and toilet. Plenty of hot water from solar panels.
Electric: Yes.
Sites: There are 8 marked sites on grass. Each has its own ablutions, braai and outside sink.
Other: Very convenient for Windhoek. You do get some noise from the road.
Windhoek. 3 - Monteiro
Last visited: July 2014
Location: 11km south of Windhoek. S22 42 02.0 E17 04 51.7
Contact: www.monteironamibia.com
Ablutions: Clean. Hot showers.
Electric: Yes.
Sites: Several of the sites have shade structures and most have windbreaks. We were just able to raise our roof between the roof trusses but there was no room to put out the awning. There are electric points and a tap at each site and some have a grassed area.
Other: There’s a pool. The site is quite close to the main B1 so you do get some traffic noise.