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Windhoek has already been a popular place to visit for hunter-gatherers and nomadic groups,  centuries before it became the site of modern Namibia's capital city. Its hot springs and reliable water supplies made the Orlam Nama leader, Jonker Afrikaner, settle here permanently around 1840. He also initiated the establishment of a first mission station. 

In 1890, the Commander of the German Schutztruppe, ...
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Windhoek, Namibia

The capital of Namibia is a small yet vibrant city, a melting pot of African and European cultures where historic monuments from a brief German-colonial era stand side-by-side with modern high-rise structures. Cosy boulevard cafés, street markets, a lively art scene, museums, and shopping malls all add to Windhoek's cosmopolitan flair.

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Central Kalahari, Namibia

Sasendle's Discovery Safari heads straight towards the east from Windhoek, into the Kalahari. This fertile region, - often called 'desert' for its lack of surface water -, has got many different faces, which can only truly be appreciated, if seeing one immediately after the other. The typical appearance of the central parts of the Kalahari in Namibia is depicted in the photo on the left: grassy woodlands of gnarled camel-thorn trees, patches of orange coloured sand in between them, ostriches roaming the plains. Further south, canyons and sand-covered mountains line the road, before we travers barren gravel plains that soon are replaced by parallel lines of vegetated dunes. These make for an exhilarating drive shortly before reaching the South African border at Mata Mata and the Kgalagadi National Park.

Curt von François, laid the fountain-stone of the 'Old Fort', which became the centre of the colonial administration. It also marked the beginning of a town development: The railway line connecting Windhoek to the central coast was completed in 1902, and in the years up to 1910, many beautiful buildings for government, business,  and residential purposes were constructed, amongst them the 'Christus Kirche' (see church in photo on top of this page) and the Government Palace, which kept its nickname 'Tintenpalast' (ink palace) up to this day.

San Cultural Village - Central Kalahari, Namibia

San families (bushmen) nowadays often combine employment as workers at tourist facilities with giving presentations of traditional rites and dances. Both incomes play an important role in preserving their cultural heritage. We'll publish more on this issue soon.       

Modern-day Windhoek has got 300 000 inhabitants, including the people from different ethnic cultures who call the lively sprawling suburb and former township of Katutura home ... even though 'katutura', a word from the Oshiwambo language, means: "the place where we do not settle". The neighbouring suburb of Khomasdal is mainly inhabited by Rehoboth Basters and other folks of cross-cultural

Weaver Birds - Southern Kalahari, Namibia

Communal weaver birds in the Southern Kalahari do not have many trees to choose from when building their huge nests. Younger camel-thorn trees often buckle under the weight of those "apartment blocks", which either causes frantic repair works or a move of the entire colony to a place where a fresh start can be made.

origin, and likewise a result of the political system that existed for 70 years prior to Namibia's Independence, in 1990.

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