• English is an official language in South Africa and the most widely spoken language according to Wikipedia
• From personal experience, I had no trouble getting around Cape Town…

• Similar to its neighbouring countries that I went to (South Africa and Namibia), English seems to be universally spoken and understood in Zambia from my experience
• I had…

• I got by easily with English. I didn't know it but apparently English is the official language in Namibia
• From what I was told by a local, you…

• Before I went to South Africa, my research gave me the feeling that its cities are pretty dangerous. Tourists getting mugged (even in broad daylight) happens from time…

• From my research Namibia is considered to be largely safe for tourists given proper precaution. And from my experience there (for 3 weeks) I didn't feel like I…

• Lay of the land: Here's a map from the park's official website

• To get there, I rented an SUV from the Windhoek Airport with Avis and drove up
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• What kind of money is used:
• Namibia's uses its own currency called Namibian Dollar (NAD), it's pegged 1:1 to South African Rand (ZAR). So 1 USD is currently…

• If you're flying to Swakopmund, you'll be flying into the Walvis Bay International Airport, which is about 45km south of Swakopmund. There are 3 main options to get…

Finding official information about visa requirements to Namibia is actually tough. After much research I found the website of Namibian embassy to the US containing an official list…

• Namibia is home to some of the biggest sand dunes in the world, and there's a stretch of coast in the country where the desert meets the ocean…