Namibia on a budget

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The best way to travel Namibia on a budget is to rent a car, stay in campsites and cook your own food. Namibia has some superb campsites in beautiful wild places, and many of them offer shops where you can stock up on things like meat, charcoal and canned food so that you can self-cater.

Another way to travel to Namibia on a budget is to join an organised tour that includes your lodging, transport, food and activities.

Travelling in the low season months of February, March, April, May and November means you can get good deals on rooms in lodges and hotels as the rates are significantly lower than in the peak season.

Hiking and exploring the national parks and reserves in your car are two of the top budget activities you can do in Namibia, and they also happen to be the best ways to experience the most beautiful places and extraordinary wildlife that the country has to offer.

Packing list for Namibia

Since many places that you may end up visiting in Namibia are remote, it’s best to bring along any medication you might need, as well as a comprehensive first aid kit that includes antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs, antidiarrheal medication, antibacterial ointment, antimalarial tablets, rehydration electrolyte sachets, insect spray and repellent, water purification tablets and bandages. For driving and hiking navigation, it’s a good idea when you have Wi-Fi to download offline…

Value-for-money safaris in Namibia

Namutoni Rest Camp in Etosha National Park Namibia offers excellent value-for-money, especially if you hire a car and stay in campsites or lodges situated outside of the national parks. While there are a lot of pros to staying inside the parks, these camps can be pricey, especially in high season. Choosing to sleep at a camp or lodge just outside of the park gates means you can get better value for your money and only miss out on being inside the park in the early mornings and late…

A luxury Namibia safari

Onguma Tented Camp is the epitome of Namibian luxury Namibia is home to superb luxury safari lodges in spectacular locations, often on private concessions in wilderness areas where part of the luxury is going on game drives without seeing other cars. Most of the luxury lodges in the country are concentrated around the most popular destinations, with excellent properties in and around Etosha National Park, in the NamibRand Nature Reserve, on private reserves near Sossusvlei, in the…