DAY 1
Destination: Windhoek
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Anku Arrival at the Windhoek International Airport.
Transfer to Windhoek. In the afternoon sightseeing
tour through the capital of Namibia.
The city is considerably enhanced by stately historic
buildings in German architectural style of the turn of
the century. You can visit the old buildings, which
lend a singular charm to the city, which include the
historic seat of government also known as the
Tintenpalast, which means palace of ink in German.
The Christuskirche, which is right next to the
Tintenpalast, with its graceful sphere provides the city
with a striking landmark. The white – walled Alte
Feste, which was once a fort and now a museum,
reflects the history of the country. Windhoek lies
1650m above sea level. The population of Windhoek
consists of only 300 000 people which nevertheless
makes Windhoek the largest city in the country. The
biggest part of Windhoek’s population stays in
Katutura, the Bantu speaking – suburb of the city.
Katutura is an Oshiwambo word meaning: “the place
where we do not want to stay”. All along
“Independence Avenue”, the former “Kaiserstrasse”
(German for “emperor’s street”), one can see the old,
colonial houses right next to the buildings of the
modern, post – independence Namibia.