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  1. nick scarle

    I'm going to Namibia!

    One further update which I've just received from 'Tour Brief' is that Hobatere Lodge is closed indefinitely: QUOTE <<Due to uncertainty surrounding the Hobatere concession, Hobatere Lodge is closed indefinitely. Although the lodge was expected to reopen on 1 May 2011, bookings cannot be...
  2. nick scarle

    I'm going to Namibia!

    Just to keep the thread updated, everything is now booked. All the accommodation and car hire done through Expert Africa who have been very helpful. We've had a few availability issues, I think because of the lateness of Easter this year, so we've had to re-route the schedule a bit and go the...
  3. nick scarle

    I'm going to Namibia!

    The Kayak trip is here: http://www.emkayak.iway.na/ if anyone has done anything similar I'd be interested to hear what it was like. I don't think my partener will be very keen on the boat trip if it goes out to sea very far - what sort of distances do they need to go to see whales and...
  4. nick scarle

    I'm going to Namibia!

    Thanks Jos, I've sent you my email address as I'd love to read your report. Thanks too Pluvius, your blog has reassured me that we've made the right choices - especially at Erongo which looks amazing. Thanks again Steve, we'll take the usual precautions and trust that you were the unlucky one...
  5. nick scarle

    I'm going to Namibia!

    Thanks for the reply Steve, that report has certainly whetted my appetite, you must have had a great time! I think that Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park is just too far for us in the time we have available. Similarly I reluctantly decided against trying to get up to the far north or...
  6. nick scarle

    I'm going to Namibia!

    I've just booked my flights and I'm in the process of confirming accommodation for a birds/mammals/scenery holiday to Namibia, first two weeks of May!! Our proposed itinerary will be something like: Windhoek-Swakopmund-Erongo-Western Etosha-Eastern Etosha-Waterburg-Windhoek. I realise there's a...
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