ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2023): 2,604,172 • CAPITAL: Windhoek • MAIN CITIES: Walvis Bay, Rundu • VISA: Passport must be valid for six months and contain at least three blank pages for entry stamp. Visa not required for stays fewer than 90 days • HEALTH: Yellow fever certifi cate is required for travelers arriving from an infected area • CURRENCY: Namibian dollar (NAD) • TIPPING: Not customary but appreciated for good service • TIME: GMT +2 • ELECTRICITY: 220 volts. Adapter required • DRIVING: On the left. U.S.
licenses are valid for visitors • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2024): Jan 1; Mar 20, 21, 29, 31; May 1, 4, 9, 25; Jun 20; Aug 26; Sep 22; Dec 10, 25-26 • LANGUAGE: Oshiwambo and Afrikaans. English is also widely spoken • RELIGION: Christian majority • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +264
CLIMATE Hot and arid with sparse rainfall; prone to drought
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAY: Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH); 29miles/47km from the capital, Windhoek • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From New York, 23h via Togo and Addis Ababa • PORTS: Walvis Bay, Lüderitz
TOP ATTRACTIONS • Cheetah Conservation Fund, Otjiwarongo • Fish River Canyon, /Ai-/Ais- Richtersveld Transfrontier Park • Kolmanskop Ghost Town, Luderitz • Okaukuejo Waterhole, Etosha National Park
Namib-Naukluft National Park
ANGOLA Oshakati Rundu Erosha Pan Tsumeb Otjiwarongo Ugab Walvis Bay Swakopmund Windhoek NAMIBIA Mariental B O TSWANA