Blogs from Twyfelfontein, Namibia, Africa
September 26th 2010
We have been using Kombat as our base to do various trips and our last trip before returning to Windhoek was to go towards the Twyfelfontein area, which is the area for the petroglyphs and various other rock paintings and carvings made long ago, and the Skeleton Coast. The Twyfelfontein Lodge was an extraordinary lodge set against a huge cliff face/ mountain and was very impressive - we just went there for drinks in the late afternoon. The little lodge we were staying at was far more basic - although nice in a rustic way - it was made up of tents fully equipped with beds and towels and mosquito netting, or you could go deluxe and have an ensuite - but as we were only there one night, and the showers and toilets were close ... read more
September 29th 2009
(This about 3 weeks old now - sorry!) We hit the Skeleton Coast in the far NW of Namibia (well, at Torra Bay) in a screaming side wind that was whipping sand across the road and sand-blasting the vehicle fairly effectively! What a journey from the searingly hot, interior, flat scrubby semi-arid so-called farmlands to the desolate and exposed coast with cold sandy southerly. We did hunkerdown for a night first at an inland camp before entering the Skeleton Coast Park on the edge of a dry riverbed at Twyfelfontain where there are apparently masses of ancient rock paintings (we decided not to see these) - hunkerdown being the operative word as there was also a hefty wind bearing down upon our braai fire, such that we retreated into the truck and crunched on sand ... read more
Speed Safari - Organised Travel in Southern Africa (Pt III)
Published: August 11th 2007Africa » Namibia » Twyfelfontein
July 26th 2007
There I was, minding my own business in the shower of our tree house that was set back from the banks of the Okavango River at Ngepi camp site in the Caprivi Strip of Namibia. The shower, like the tree house, was open fronted, granting splendid views of the river through the trees. It was as I was enjoying these views in this unique setting that those members of our group who had embarked on a mokoro trip started to return. I should point out here that a mokoro is the local form of river transport, a canoe traditionally cut out of the trunk of a tree. No matter, I thought as I stood there exposing myself to the river and all on it, they were far enough away that there was precious little to see, ... read more
May 10th 2007
We arrived in the hottest place in the world after a long drive. We did stop along the way, once for petrol where we felt like we were actually in Africa with hustle, bustle and hawkers everywhere, and once to see a Petrified Forest (presumably it had seen Laura driving on the rock laden roads!). The Lodge is nice although we can't walk more than 5 paces without looking at the Lizards and Bushy Tailed rock rats (stick a bushy tail on a rat and you are happy for them to run around your feet....). After a lovely lunch in the kind of place the Flintstones would go for a posh meal we relaxed by the pool. The next morning we went to see the rock paintings this area is famous for, we had a guided ... read more
October 17th 2006
Our next stop was Twyfelfontein. This was about a 5 hour trip from Swakopmund - along the C35 and the D2612 and we filled up with fuel at Uis. The usual expanse, scenery, sky etc - still amazing! Twyfelfontein lodge was one of David’s favourites because it had a buffet for breakfast and dinner - lots of choice, and lots of food, and lots of different puddings - he was VERY happy! Not that the food had been bad anywhere - but it was very good here! Anyway the attractions in the Twyfelfontien area are: a petrified forest, rock paintings and engravings, ‘organ pipes’ and burnt mountain. Well - if you ask David - the food was the best thing in the area and was worth going there for! I am glad we saw the petrified ... read more
