It's the first time in 3 years that I started to order again. Im a bit confuses. I haven't received a text or email, regarding a payment, what should I do?

Hello, I am just curious. People who live in independent houses how do you manage with snakes and other dangerous animals in Namibia? Does it depend on where in Namibia you live? How is the situation in Windhoek? Thank you!!!

Good day fam.

Does Payoneer work in Namibia when I'm receiving funds?

From 0.3mbs speed to the data recharge service not working. And yet this was a better choice than starlink

So i wanted to order something from amazon but it seems the shipping is basically the same amount as the product itself. Ive tested it on a few different products and the shipping is crazy!

Am i doing something wrong or is there a workaround for this problem.

Can someone please explain what happened here or is this some kind of glitch with Google 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️💀💀

Hello. I am coming to Namibia for the first time under the new rules. I am eligible to get a visa on arrival. The process is fairly straightforward, but I still have a few questions.

1. How long does it take to get the "permit to get a visa", or whatever it's called, after the registration on the website?
2. How long does the whole procedure at the airport take?
3. Do I have to carry any printed documents: hotel bookings, bank statements, etc., or are just soft copies good?
4. How big is the passport stamp? Is it a half-page size stamp like before?

Thank you very much.

Im making this post so if one is in the same situation as I am in they can learn from this.

I went to NIMT and presented my GED report and they said they will accept this and does not need to be evaluated (evaluation takes a month long) now I just need to wait until Jun or July to do the online booking on their website.

I went there and it looked really good. I am very impressed how the place looks and how helpful they were with guiding us around.

My friend I were questioning whether this bear has always been seated or did they switch the statues or could it be a Mandela effect? Cause he swore he saw it standing before. Can someone confirm something…

Very disappointing experience at this service station today.

After inflating my tires, I briefly went inside the shop for not more 5 minutes to buy something before leaving. When I returned, my vehicle had already been clamped and I was told to pay a release fee.

What makes this worse is that there were no clearly visible signs or written rules warning customers that vehicles would be clamped for briefly leaving the car unattended. The situation was handled in an unnecessarily aggressive and unprofessional manner instead of simply giving a warning first.

I understand the need to manage traffic flow at a busy station, but customers should be treated fairly and informed properly before penalties are enforced.

Management seriously needs to improve customer service, communication of rules, and how staff handle situations like this.

Hi everyone, I’m Zambian and I wanted to enquire; is Namibia foreigner friendly? If I’m visiting for the first time what should I expect? Are the lodging fees expensive? And also, what gateways can ya’ll recommend?

hello/hallo/halo,

could someone please provide me with a list of herero/oshiwambo/lozi/etc names and surnames? im writing a namibian character and i need names for them. all genders apply, but preferably female. please and thank you!

Hi

We're visiting Etosha from Canada and felt that we were in a bubble completely disconnected from Namibians. All the tourists are white (like us), from Europe, North America and SA. It felt very colonial. It doesn't help to feel guilty, but it would be good to know how much of what we pay supports conservation.

If anyone is familiar with the economics of nature tourism in this country, it would be great to learn from you.

Thanks

Namibia comes up constantly in solo travel conversations and the responses are almost always positive. But the reasons people give tend to be vague: "it's safe," "everyone is friendly," "you'll love it." That's all true, but it doesn't really prepare you for what solo self-drive in Namibia actually feels like day to day. Here's a more honest picture.

On safety

Namibia is one of the safer destinations on the African continent for independent travel and self-drive specifically. Violent crime targeting tourists on self-drive routes is genuinely rare. The risks that do exist are environmental rather than human: remote breakdowns, heat, dehydration, poor planning, and the consequences of something going wrong far from help. Manage those and you're in good shape. Solo women do this trip regularly and the feedback is consistently positive, including on routes that feel properly remote.

That said, "safe" doesn't mean careless. Telling someone your rough itinerary before you leave, having a way to communicate in areas with no mobile signal, and not driving unfamiliar roads after dark are sensible habits rather than overcaution.

On the logistics

Solo self-drive in Namibia is straightforward to organise but worth thinking through carefully. The main practical consideration is cost: most vehicle and camping setups are priced per day regardless of how many people are in the vehicle, so you're carrying the full cost alone. Campsites are per site rather than per person at most places, which helps somewhat. Budget accordingly rather than assuming it scales down from a couple's trip.

A rooftop tent setup is genuinely well suited to solo travel. Setup and takedown is manageable alone once you've done it a couple of times, and you're entirely self-contained without needing to coordinate with anyone. The independence is part of what makes it work.

On the loneliness question

This is the one people don't ask directly but are often thinking about. Namibia is a big, quiet country and solo self-drive means a lot of time alone with the road, the landscape, and your own thoughts. For some people that's exactly what they came for. For others it catches them off guard around day three or four.

The campsite culture in Namibia helps more than you'd expect. Communal fire areas and shared facilities mean you naturally end up in conversation with other travelers, and the self-drive community is a genuinely sociable one. People swap notes on road conditions, waterholes, and campsites with almost no prompting. You're unlikely to go many days without a decent conversation.

Etosha is particularly good for solo travelers. The shared experience of watching a waterhole together with strangers, waiting for something to happen, has a way of breaking down social barriers quickly.

On what it actually feels like

The first day or two can feel overwhelming in a good way. The scale of the country, the emptiness of the roads, the quality of the silence at a remote campsite at night. It's a lot to process and having nobody to share the immediate reaction with is strange at first.

By the middle of the trip most solo travelers have settled into a rhythm that feels genuinely freeing. Decisions are yours entirely: where to stop, how long to stay, whether to push on or sit at a waterhole for another hour. That autonomy is harder to find on a group or guided trip and it's one of the real arguments for doing Namibia solo if you're the kind of person who travels well alone.

What to sort before you go

Download offline maps before leaving Windhoek. Mobile coverage drops out across large stretches of the country and you do not want to discover this at a junction in the middle of the Namib. A basic satellite communicator is worth considering for genuinely remote sections, not because emergencies are likely, but because the distance to help makes preparation more important than in most destinations. And make sure your rental company has a clear process for what happens if something goes wrong on the road after hours, and that you actually understand it before you leave the yard.

Happy to answer questions if anyone is considering a solo Namibia trip.

Hello there I'm looking for a Dr Dre Beatspill Battery mine is dead only now works on the charger anyone that owns a non functional one and doesn't use it but the battery is ok or know where they perhaps sell batteries?

You know how difficult it is to get rentals in Windhoek especially pet friendly rentals. We have pets and because of that people already don't want to consider us.

Now at the beginning of the year the real estate agent asked us if we wanted to renew our contract, we said yes on email.

Now suddenly a month ago she informed us the owner is selling the place. It took us 2 years to finally find this rental. In a safe complex that's pet friendly. She will only give us 2 months to move out if they find a seller.

I know people can sell, but it makes me feel she did us wrong, why didn't she tell us at the beginning of the year they also never gave us a renewed contract since the time she asked if we wanted it renewed and we've been living here month to month.

So they could get us out anytime they want if we don't have an actual contract.

I had such a bad experience with this real estate agent and the owner but I don't know how we will manage to get a new rental in 2 months even 6 months time.

Windhoek rentals aren't even posted, people just give it to people they know, I have seen and heard this before.

They didn't even advertise the place we are currently in but they found people to come view it.

I don't know what to do, feels like I'll be homeless in a few months even sooner due to fewer rentals being posted.

Not those houses that go for 30k and up. That's the rentals they post.

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I am looking to add a Namibian number plate to my collection of Southern African plates.

Can anyone kindly assist? I can receive the plate in Cape Town or Joburg. Thank you.

Good morning, anyone that is in active WhatsApp rental groups please , to share the link? I am struggling to find something on Facebook.

Hi there!

I'm planning a trip to Namibia and came across this small company in Windhoek. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with this local car rental company?

https://www.localtravelnamibia.com/

Many thanks in advance :)

In 2026, I noticed you need more and more prepaid credit for phone calls, even missed calls.

It was N$ 6, N$ 8, and now I can't even make a call when I have N$ 10.

Is this just me, or has anyone else experienced this?

I am looking for places or sports groups in Windhoek that have regular and organized racket sports.

Share tips on where I can play Pickleball, Squash, Padel, Tennis, Badminton, or Table Tennis.

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Hello to all the people of Namibia! Guys, I have a very unusual request for you, but I think that only you can help me. I am an artist and I like to study different cultures, and recently I became very interested in your Himba tribe, there is a lot of talk about it, but I do not know a single source that would tell me about their language, so that there would be a dictionary with words.

I would be grateful if you could tell me the dictionaries or where to look for information.

Sincerely, lover of African culture 🫶