Tsumeb Stories


Hitching my way into Namibia

Since I was originally going to head up into Namibia from Kasane, I needed to reassess my options from Maun and assumed I was going to have to head to Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, before heading to Etosha National Park in the north. But, at the last minute, I was told there was another route I could take heading in that direction and I had heard th...


and from stage left, a scream....Elephants at Etosha!!!

Finally hear elephant scream in the wild! Whoa! So off to Etosha in our rental car. Derek the hostel owner did not believe we could fit everything in but we did! A little bit about Etosha in general--there are three campgrounds about 45 miles apart. They all have swimming pools and lodging plus the campgrounds which have cooking areas, tables, li...


Safari---Costly Car Rental, National Park Fees

The hostel manager just told me that the car we rented, a jeep like Subaru, is not really insurable, and that if we hit an animal or something like some of his guests did recently we will have to pay a large amount, sooo..... Cost of this little jeep thingy is about $75 per day, and you have to drive slow as to not tip it over. Plus they put about 10...


Tsumeb to Safari !!!!

Our last night in Windhoek was quite an experience! An overland bus with 22 people on board arrived. That was fine--only problem is they are doing repairs on one of the bathrooms and so there was only one toilet/shower for all of us! We of course got up early and got out of the way. Packed up and got a taxi to catch a minibus to Tsumeb. That was qui...