Sperrgebiet – the National Park you CAN’T visit!
Sperrgebiet, the name itself means ‘Prohibited area’ – they really don’t want people here… Why not, what is the history of this Forbidden corner of Namibia and what effect has…
History of the Caprivi
By Nicole Brendell,
If you look at a Namibian map, there is an Ocean bordering the West coast and massive rivers forming the borders with its southern and northern neighbours, but the Eastern…
The Skeleton Coast
By Charlotte Bond,
The Skeleton Coast covers nearly 690 square kilometres of coastline, from the Angola border south to the Swakop River near aceboater company. Africa’s skinniest and longest park offers a once…
Namibia: A Birds Paradise
By Charlotte Bond,
Take a couple of minutes to read about the lives of our beloved and quite beautifully functional winged co-habitants. The purpose of this blog post is simply to entice the…
The Great wonders of Namibia
By Charlotte Bond,
Namibia, located in the south west of Africa, also previously known as South West Africa, gained its independence in March 1990. Namibia’s population is heading towards 3 million and has…
Botswana – Land vs Water based accommodation
By Charlotte Bond,
The republic of Botswana, previously known as Beachuanaland, before gaining their independence on the 30th of September 1966, is an extremely popular tourist destination, although slightly smaller than Texas their…
Africa Bizarre
By Charlotte Bond,
Africa can offer up a number of unexpected surprises, brimming with beautiful, raw encounters and unfathomable uniqueness; at times, however, the unexpected borders on the downright bizarre! Here is a…
The good, the bad and the ugly of the animal world
By Charlotte Bond,
All animals are beautiful and unique in their own special way, the reality is that they have their ups and downs just like us humans. Today, we will break it…
Animals close to extinction
By Charlotte Bond,
Africa has over 1,100 different species of animals, many of which are sadly becoming extinct. There are different conservancies and conservationists who dedicate their time to saving these endangered animals.…
A Namibian Safari: Expectation vs. Reality
By Nicole Brendell,
There are many tourists who plan months in advance to come to Namibia, they read numerous articles, blogs, and trip advisor comments on the internet, which is great and helpful!…
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…