Namibia: The Bradt Travel Guide

by Chris McIntyre

Namibia has caught the imagination of the travel industry and is attracting an increasing number of visitors. This new guide is aimed squarely at the independent traveler and offers detailed advice on hiring a car, driving tips and route planning, with suggested itineraries and driving times. Practical and inspirational, it provides travelers with comprehensive details about available accommodations, listing major guest farms, lodges, and bush-camps in full detail, with prices and in-depth descriptions. This information is currently available in no other guide and is backed up with information on the country's national parks, natural history, flora and fauna, and advice on cultural sensitivity. This guide offers everything an independent traveler to Namibia might need.

Genres: Travel

178 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1998

Reviews

[Charlotte · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read most of this one in conjunction with a four-week road trip in Namibia earlier this year. We relied heavily on it and while it was very well-organized (super important for a travel guide), well-written, and blessedly free of politics and snark, it really was quite out of date. This isn't really the book's or author's fault as I'm sure there will be an updated version released within the next year or two. But this edition was published in 2019, which means that the information was gathered in 2018. Many restaurants and some accommodations were out of business, and prices for everything had in most cases more than doubled. Obviously covid changed much about travel and tourism and again, none of this is the book's fault, but in 2023 and going forward this one just won't be of much practical use to folks traveling to Namibia. Still, we were glad to have it on this trip - we found the driving advice (types of rental cars, possible routes, hazards to watch out for, points of interest, scenic drives, etc.) particularly helpful.

[David Burns · Rating 4 out of 5]

Namibia ** Digital version read and referred to before and while traveling in Namibia (May 2022)

[Mojca · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 - 4 ½ stars

[Diana Theobald · Rating 4 out of 5]

As far as travel guides to Namibia go, Bradt was my favorite. The others were fine, but this one was the most comprehensive. Version 6 dropped in September 2019.

[Barbora · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent guide for Namibia - but do keep in mind that the 6th edition was published before the pandemic, so some of the more detailed recommendations are a little out of date, and so are the suggested prices. That said, it’s still perfectly usable for planning, as all the major sites haven’t changed. It was also great on the go, as it is quite descriptive about road conditions. The book is divided by regions, and there are plenty of recommendations for food, accommodations and activities. I loved the wildlife guide, with full-colour images and detailed descriptions, which was very useful on safari and saved us from long hours of searching and arguing about what we saw. It also includes a bit on identifying animal prints! The bird section could be a little bigger. Would absolutely recommend as a great guide to Namibia.

[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was by travel guide prior to moving to Namibia for two years. It served me well.

[Martha · Rating 4 out of 5]

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