On day 14 we left the Etosha are and drove via Tsumeb and Okahandja to our last lodge, the Okapuka Ranch.
First we visited Otjikoto Lake which is the smaller of only two permanent natural lakes in Namibia. It is a sinkhole lake that was created by a collapsing karst cave and was a dumping ground for the German Schutztruppe during World War .
First we visited Otjikoto Lake which is the smaller of only two permanent natural lakes in Namibia. It is a sinkhole lake that was created by a collapsing karst cave and was a dumping ground for the German Schutztruppe during World War .
In Tsumeb we visited the local museum which focuses on the mining history of the town, and also has a collection of Bushman and Himba artefacts. This is also a place where we could learn a little history about the German colonial period as stuff from the artillery of the German Schutztruppe that was retrieved from Otjikoto Lake.
It felt a bit weird to see some of the stuff from the German colonial period, a lot of stuff so acquainted as the housewares being stuff my grandparents also owned!
We stopped over in Okahandja to visited a wood market but with the sellers there being rather obtrusive most of us left the market after a few mins if visiting at all.
Our last lodge, the Okapuka Ranch, is just about 30 kms away from Windhoek but it being a private game reserve with animals running around and crossing your path as it felt like being in the middle of nowhere.
We stopped over in Okahandja to visited a wood market but with the sellers there being rather obtrusive most of us left the market after a few mins if visiting at all.
Our last lodge, the Okapuka Ranch, is just about 30 kms away from Windhoek but it being a private game reserve with animals running around and crossing your path as it felt like being in the middle of nowhere.
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| railway line running through farm |
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| my cottage |
