12 Day Namibian Trip in 200 Cruiser
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2018 2:29 pm
We spent 12 days in the wonderful country that is Namibia. Getting into Namibia is a mission. Theire side seems so uninterested in helping you. One would think that they are not cash strapped.
Once in, it’s heaven.
Out of the 12 days in Namibia we had 5 days worth of rain. 8 Days were spent without power and we were reliant on solar energy only. This is a great way for women to learn how to conserve energy l, especially on rainy days.
Mycampsites will be listed below from least favorite to favorite:
1) Goanikontes.
We spent 3 nights here. No power, which wasn’t an issue. We came prepared for that. But they had no hot water in the ablutions.
That being said, we still enjoyed it very much
2) Erindi.
It rained the whole time and we were there for 2 nights. We would love to go back for at least 4 days in the future. The place is that stunning
3) Canon Roadhouse.
I can never get tired of this campsite. It’s big, it’s got power and hot water and it’s simply one of my favorites. I need not say more
4) Klein Aus Vista
Stunning site. No power, but hot water plenty. And theee most stunning sunsets and views.
5) Namibrand. Our favorite
No power, limited water. It rained the whole 2 days, but we did not care. Only 2 camp sites available. They are roughly 600m apart and are out of eyesite.
Camping in the red sand with Oryx walking by your camp makes you forget about all out luxuries we did not have
We took the BushLapa Ratel on the trip. The Nam roads were good’ish, but nothing we did not expect.
The C19 from Walvis to Sesriem is in a terrible state. You could not drive faster than 60km per hour. Tyres were deflated to 1.4bar at one stage, but still not more comfortable.
We saw more Renault Dusters than Hilux and Cruiser bakkies. Walvis definitely had every Amarok ever sold. They were everywhere
We did dune driving. We left Walvis and went all the way to Sanwich Harbour and from there into the dunes and back to Walvis. I was the only one not to get stuck.
We are already planning out next trip to Nam. Hopefully going further north this time
I will post photos tomorrow when I am infront of my computer
Mike Nel
Once in, it’s heaven.
Out of the 12 days in Namibia we had 5 days worth of rain. 8 Days were spent without power and we were reliant on solar energy only. This is a great way for women to learn how to conserve energy l, especially on rainy days.
Mycampsites will be listed below from least favorite to favorite:
1) Goanikontes.
We spent 3 nights here. No power, which wasn’t an issue. We came prepared for that. But they had no hot water in the ablutions.
That being said, we still enjoyed it very much
2) Erindi.
It rained the whole time and we were there for 2 nights. We would love to go back for at least 4 days in the future. The place is that stunning
3) Canon Roadhouse.
I can never get tired of this campsite. It’s big, it’s got power and hot water and it’s simply one of my favorites. I need not say more
4) Klein Aus Vista
Stunning site. No power, but hot water plenty. And theee most stunning sunsets and views.
5) Namibrand. Our favorite
No power, limited water. It rained the whole 2 days, but we did not care. Only 2 camp sites available. They are roughly 600m apart and are out of eyesite.
Camping in the red sand with Oryx walking by your camp makes you forget about all out luxuries we did not have
We took the BushLapa Ratel on the trip. The Nam roads were good’ish, but nothing we did not expect.
The C19 from Walvis to Sesriem is in a terrible state. You could not drive faster than 60km per hour. Tyres were deflated to 1.4bar at one stage, but still not more comfortable.
We saw more Renault Dusters than Hilux and Cruiser bakkies. Walvis definitely had every Amarok ever sold. They were everywhere
We did dune driving. We left Walvis and went all the way to Sanwich Harbour and from there into the dunes and back to Walvis. I was the only one not to get stuck.
We are already planning out next trip to Nam. Hopefully going further north this time
I will post photos tomorrow when I am infront of my computer
Mike Nel
