DAY 1
Destination: Windhoek
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Arrival at the Windhoek International Airport. Here
you will be met by your personal Guide/Driver for the
following 15 days. He/she will welcome you and assist
you with your luggage before we proceed to
Windhoek, the Capital of Namibia.
Check in to the historical Hotel Heinitzburg, built in an
elegant castle with a superb view of Windhoek. In the
afternoon we undertake an interesting and
informative city tour.
Sight-seeing through Windhoek, 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 these old buildings,
which lend a singular charm to the city, including the
historic seat of government also known as the
‘Tintenpalast’ meaning palace of ink in German. Next
to the Tintenpalast, the Christuskirche with its
graceful sphere provides the city with a striking
landmark. The white – walled Alte Feste, which was
once a fort and is 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 largest portion 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 next to the buildings
of the modern, post – independence Namibia.