Why a Hippo’s milk is PINK
This article was written by Larry Laursen and was first published as a NATH (Namibian Academy for Tourism and Hospitality) Subject Knowledge update in April 2016. The female Hippo gives…
AfriCat Hobatere Lion Research Project Annual Report
By Nicole Brendell,
This Annual Report regarding the lion conservation efforts in the Etosha region is reproduced from the latest AfriCat Newsletter, the Cat's Whisper. The AfriCat Hobatere Lion Research Project has gained…
An EXCLUSIVE Sneak Peek
By Nicole Brendell,
The ATI Holidays’ staff members consider themselves a bunch of foodies; David (our Big, Bad boss and managing director) is known as the curry King of Windhoek. He is English…
Birding in Namibia
By Nicole Brendell,
The beginning of 2015 has been an interesting challenge. We have seen absolutely tremendous growth in the Namibian tourism sector, which has meant all hands on deck:- quoting, looking after…
25 Years of Independence – 25 Reasons to Visit Namibia
By Nicole Brendell,
Tomorrow sees one of Africa’s youngest nations celebrating 25 years of independence. This morning my usual 15 minute trip to work took about 45 minutes; the roads are congested and…
25 Years of Independence for Namibia
By Nicole Brendell,
This year Namibia celebrates a quarter century of independence. 21st March 1990 - I was too young to vote, but it was a momentous occasion… even if the flag lowering…
Exploring Northern Namibia – through the eyes of a German Intern
By Nicole Brendell,
Franzi joined the team at ATI Holidays as a three month internship to help us during our peak travel season towards the end of 2014. Towards the end of her…
The Namibia African Wild Dog Project
By Nicole Brendell,
To kick off 2015 I thought we would use this space to give the the Namibian African Wild Dog Project an opportunity to introduce themselves. This project is a collaboration…
Ebola – Fact and Fiction
By Nicole Brendell,
Ebola is an incredibly scary disease – the stuff of our worst Sci-Fi movie fears. It is now prevalent in the West African countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea,…
May luck be with you…
By Nicole Brendell,
...and bring you back up again - This is the traditional miner's greeting from which the town of Tsumeb, in northern Namibia derived its motto - 'Gluck auf' Tsumeb makes…
The Victims of the Namibian Coastline
By Nicole Brendell,
Namibia has a total of about 1600km of coastline - roughly 1000 miles and some estimate that there are literally thousands of wrecks littered along the coast, from the oldest…
Eduard Bohlen – the Land-Locked Shipwreck
By Nicole Brendell,
400 meters from the ocean is an unlikely place to find a shipwreck - or so you would think. Welcome to the story of the Eduard Bohlen! Probably the most…
The Skeleton Coast
By Nicole Brendell,
Anyone who has heard of Namibia has undoubtedly heard of her rugged and often deadly coastline - the eerily named Skeleton Coast. Unsurprisingly the name derives from the fact that…
A Woman needs the Desert like a Lion needs a Bicycle
By Nicole Brendell,
As Christine, our heroic reservations team manager, trains for probably the biggest challenge of her life & amp;ndash; a 369km, 24 hour, mountain bike race from Windhoek to the coast,…
R.E.S.T Easy
By Nicole Brendell,
There are a large number of endangered species living in Southern Africa and in Namibia specifically. Lions, Leopards, Elephant and Rhino are probably some of the better known examples of…