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Kiss in Okapuka - Windhoek
Kiss in Okapuka
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Local Time 4:34 am Monday, July 7, 2008
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German Chruch
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  • By THLIN on September 25, 2004
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    It's really an amazing stuff to see a beautiful chruch in Africa. Just 10 minute walk from the town. Inside there is a nice grandpa who gives visitors a hand, even you need a photo-taking, he is willing to do so. What's more, you don't have to pay any entrance fee.

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  • Directions: Go straight from Luderitz street.

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    Katatura
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  • By Bigjones on April 28, 2005
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    We felt like home in the center of Windhoek, but when we went to the suburb, in the Katatura township (= black ghetto), we entered a very different world. This is where most of the middle-class and poor black people live. It's recommended to go there with a guide who will explain you the history of this township and show you around instead of going on your own, this could be dangerous in some places. The tourism information office on Independence Ave offers 3-hour-tours for about 150 N$. It worths the value.

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    Hiking safari in Daan Viljoen Game Parc
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  • Updated By Bigjones on April 28, 2005
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  • Ugly spiders (in my opinion) - Windhoek
    Ugly spiders (in my opinion)
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    Since there are no seriously dangerous animals there, you can walk in the mountains to try to spot some animals. It's a very different approach but it's probably the one I prefered. During our 9km-hiking, we had the feeling we were the only one on earth, there was nobody around. We only met a German couple after one or two hours. We began our walk around 3pm but were a bit afraid of not getting back on time before sunset (6 pm) since the trail was not always well indicated, the map was hand-drawn and we spent time watching the animals. As the sun was going down, we could hear more and more frightening animal screams. But if I write this today, it means that we made it before the night and indeed, we arrived at the exit at 5:55 pm !!

    Animals we saw in Daan Vijoen :

    - plenty of (ugly) spiders
    - oryx
    - Hartmann’s mountain zebras
    - a warthog

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  • Address: 25km West from WDH in the Khomas Hochland

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    BUY A ROAD MAP
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  • Updated By DAO on June 21, 2008
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    The New Bookseller

    This place could save your life. Or least a lot of time. This very well stocked bookstore sells the up-to-date road map for Namibia for a little over $5. Buy it! I tried 4 petrol garages before this. They do not sell maps there! You must have this map to weigh up your options as not all routes are paved roads in Namibia. They also sell postcards, but at slightly higher price than you can find around the corner.

    Mon-Fri 8h30-17h30
    Saturday 8h30-13h00
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    081 2484248 or 081 2518164

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  • Directions: On Fidel Castro Street - if my memory is correct. Opposite Zoo Park for sure.

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    Christuskirche
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  • By SirRichard on November 14, 2002
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    Going up Peter Müller Strasse from Independence you can find a lot of nice old colonnial buildings, as this Christuskirche, Tintenpalast (Parliament Bldg. now), private castles and the Alte Feste, the oldest building in town: 1892!

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    Our first safari in Okapuka Ranch
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  • Updated By Bigjones on May 3, 2005
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  • Kiss in Okapuka - Windhoek
    Kiss in Okapuka
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    This paradisiac lodge located at about 30km from Windhoek was recommended to us by our friend Heidi. The lodge seems to be the perfect place for a honeymoon (may be one day ;-)) We didn't spend the night there this time but we went on a game drive in the long grass at the foot of the mountains and watch the lion feeding afterwards, it was a great experience.

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  • Address: Ausspannplatz, Windhoek
  • Phone: 061227845
  • Website: http://www.natron.net/okapuka

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    Presidential home
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  • By mvtouring on May 9, 2007
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    Windhoek offers quite a variety of architectural styles, but it is mainly colonial so you can see German-style houses and churches, half-timbered houses and Sam's monstrous modern presidential buildings. It is said that this building is already costing more than $8,000,000 and it is build by the Chinese in exchange for the mineral rights of Namibia. Makes you wonder how so much money can be spend on one building when the country is poverty stricken.

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    Gibeon meteorite
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  • By mvtouring on May 9, 2007
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    In Post Mall Street, you can see meteorites from the Gibeon meteorite shower (more than 21 tonnes crashed on earth in Gibeon, southern Namibia). They have one on display that was cut in half and it just solid silver.

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    Parliament
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  • By mvtouring on May 9, 2007
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    Our first stop was the colonial parliament building was built by Gottlieb Redecker. It was used as the German colonial government headquarters. It has a beautiful garden in the front with statues of important Namibian citizens.

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    The Kudu
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  • By mvtouring on May 9, 2007
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  • The kudu - Windhoek
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    In the main street you will find this massive bronze statue of a kudu. I tried to find out what was the reason for it, but was not able to.

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