When you have experienced a night camping in the deserts of Namibia, you will know the real meaning of absolute silence. To camp in Namibia’s well-appointed camping grounds is sure to be a different form of escape, because all are located in stunning places.

From the blazing red-coloured dunes of Sossusvlei, to cool refreshing oases where shady acacia trees offer respite from the midday sun, the landscapes of Namibia are astonishing. And when you go camping in settlements like Helmeringhausen, Luderitz or Swakopmund, you can sample that rare form of an old German colonial town. It’s like finding a Bavarian village in the desert, and you are sure to find the finest traditional apfelstrudel here too.

The Namibian capital Windhoek is a modern welcoming city, with several superb camping places. Right across the country, from the south where the Fish River Canyon flows far below, to the isolated bush and dune shores of the skeleton coast in the north, there are designated camping areas. But if you come to the wild deserts and rock outcrops of Namibia, you are sure to want that unique experience that is called ‘wild camping’. To go wild camping in a modern world is a wonderful moment to treasure.

When you have experienced a night camping in the deserts of Namibia, you will know the real meaning of absolute silence. To camp in Namibia’s well-appointed camping grounds is sure to be a different form of escape, because all are located in stunning places.

From the blazing red-coloured dunes of Sossusvlei, to cool refreshing oases where shady acacia trees offer respite from the midday sun, the landscapes of Namibia are astonishing. And when you go camping in settlements like Helmeringhausen, Luderitz or Swakopmund, you can sample that rare form of an…