Once here, you can go quad biking on the sand dunes a short drive away. Our stay at the Sea Breeze Guest House Address: 48 Turmalin Street, Swakopmund, Namibia, Phone: +264 64 463 348, Email: was beyond perfect. Swakopmund is a gorgeous seaside town that is small, quaint, and relaxing. The stretch from Windhoek to Swakopmund is a paltry 364 km and can be done in the morning. Then take your road trip towards the coast.
The currency in Namibia is the namibian dollar, but some places accent south african rand as well. As far as journey, we opted to do most of the heavy lifting (driving) at the start of our trip, meaning that we would see most of the sites after heading back south to South Africa (thusly, we went in a counterclockwise direction according to the Google map at the end of this post, heading up to Windhoek first). You will also probably have to tell the company that you plan on taking the car across the border to Namibia. As far as insurance goes, so long as you have travel insurance from home, you should be ok. Because I was a student, I decided to go with the gas friendly VW Polo (w/ TWO spare tires). Some of the roads are unpaved (especially the route to Sossusvlei), so a 4x4 would work best in this situation (this was suggested to me strongly by very many locals and tour operators alike). A return road trip from Cape Town, South Africa to some of the main sites in Namibia will take at least 4,000 kilometers. After spending months in South Africa, a road trip to the north was a no brainer. ( Check out my blog posts on Wine Tasting in Stellenbosch, and Part 1 and Part 2 of road tripping through South Africa’s Western Cape around Cape Town. In some of my trips, I always try to find a way to explore a neighboring country to the one I am primarily visiting, a two for one deal so to speak. It’s a large country and so many of the sites are spread out, which makes it a perfect candidate for a road trip. The country has a good focus on eco-tourism and many operators provide skydiving, sandboarding, and quad biking. It possesses the Namib Desert, considered to be the oldest in the world. It has an exchange rate that is tied 1:1 with the south african rand. It’s relatively young, as it only gained full independence from South Africa in 1990. Although not a very popular country, Namibia is an absolute gem in southern Africa.
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