Read more about vaccinations, transport, price levels and more in connection with your trip to Namibia.
- Language: English
- Capital: Windhoek
- Population: 2, 2 mill.
- Religion: Christianity
- Currency: Namibian dollar
- Surface: 824 268 km2
Worth knowing
Time difference
The time difference between Sweden and Namibia can vary, depending on whether it is summer or winter time:
Summer time – 1 hour
Winter time – 2 hours
Tip
On our travels, you come into contact with everyday life in Namibia, including conditions that may not appeal to you, or that you are not used to. Take for example the system of tips. In many countries, tips are a more organized phenomenon than we Swedes are used to, and you are expected to leave some tips to local guides, drivers and safari guides / rangers during the trip, as the salary in the service industry is usually based on that. We enter an amount in our travel program so that you can count on this when you make up your travel budget at home. The price of the trip does not include the cost of tips as you decide how much you want to give during the trip. The tip system is part of the culture you visit and something you should therefore respect. We want to emphasize that everyone decides for themselves how much they want to give in tips.
In practice, it is possible to arrange for the tour guide to collect money for the entire trip before departure and ensure that the right people get what they need. An envelope will then be sent around the bus so that those who want can leave tips.
Currency and credit cards
In Namibia, the currency is called the Namibian Dollar (NAD). Most currencies can be exchanged in Namibia, but often the exchange rate for Swedish kronor is poor. It is therefore better to exchange money at home or bring currency in US dollars. Visit weddinginfashion for Emigration to Namibia.
Our experience is that it can be problematic to withdraw cash on your credit card, but credit cards are on the way to gaining more and more ground. Credit cards are accepted in most major lodges and souvenir shops.
Electricity
Namibia, just like Sweden, has 220 volts, but Swedish connectors cannot be used. We recommend that you bring an adapter set with several options.
Telephone and internet
Namibia’s international country code is +264. It is expensive to call home from Namibia. Check with your mobile operator about their coverage and prices in Namibia.
Internet access is available at most hotels in major cities and at some major safari lodges / camps. In lodges and camps, however, the connection can be a bit unreliable and relatively expensive.
Hygiene
Hotels, lodges and larger restaurants are of a modern / western standard. Out in the city and in the country, you can count on going to so-called pedal toilets, and that there is a lack of toilet paper. The standard of public toilets or in the countryside can thus be relatively primitive. Bring your own toilet paper, wet wipes and perhaps hand sanitizer (available at Swedish pharmacies, for example), so you will not be as dependent on access to water.
Food and drink
The food is well cooked in both lodges and hotels, and stomach upset is therefore rare. You should not drink tap water, but instead buy bottled drinking water.
Dress
On all trips that include safaris, the day starts early in the animal reserves. The first safari of the day begins immediately after sunrise as it is often chilly outside – especially on an open car safari. Therefore, it is a good idea to bring a warm sweater or jacket. On safari on foot, however, it gets all the hotter. You should always wear full / covering shoes on hiking safaris.
We recommend that you wear khaki, sand-colored or dark clothing. White clothes can scare the animals, and blue clothes attract flies. Feel free to avoid strong colors and bring sunscreen, hat / cap and binoculars.
Feel free to bring the following: • Light shoes and / or sandals and good hiking shoes for hiking safaris
• Light cotton clothes, both with long and short sleeves / shorts, preferably in “safari-friendly” colors
• Cap or sun hat
• Wool or fleece sweater for morning and evening
safari • Wind and waterproof jacket
• Swimwear (many safari lodges have a swimming pool)
• Binoculars
• Sunscreen
• Mosquito spray
Smoking
Smoking is prohibited during all flights and transport. You are not allowed to smoke indoors in public places, unless there are special smoking rooms.
