Windhoek

Christuskirche

Windhoek

Windhoek’s best-recognised landmark, and something of an unofficial symbol of the city, this German Lutheran church stands on a traffic island and lords…

Daan Viljoen Game Park

Windhoek

This beautiful wildlife park sits in the Khomas Hochland about 18km west of Windhoek. You can walk to your heart’s content through lovely wildlife-rich…

National Museum of Namibia

Windhoek

The excellent display on Namibia’s independence at the country’s historical museum provides some enlightening context to the struggles of this young…

Zoo Park

Windhoek

Although this leafy park served as a public zoo until 1962, today it functions primarily as a picnic spot and shady retreat for lunching office workers…

Tintenpalast

Windhoek

The former administrative headquarters of German South West Africa have been given a new mandate as the Namibian parliament building. As a fitting homage…

Turnhalle

Windhoek

The Turnhalle was built in 1909 as a training hall for the Windhoek Gymnastic Club, though in 1975 it was modernised and turned into a conference hall. On…

Trans-Namib Transport Museum

Windhoek

Windhoek’s beautiful old Cape Dutch–style train station on Bahnhof St was constructed by the Germans in 1912, and was expanded in 1929 by the South…

Independence Memorial Museum

Windhoek

Opened in 2014, this museum is dedicated to the country's anticolonial and independence struggle. The first floor tells the story of Namibia under…