The Waterberg Region is part of the main settling area of the Herero people. In August 1904, about 40.000 Herero men, women and children under the leadership of Samuel Maharero, were surrounded by 1600 German colonial soldiers at the Waterberg and, in a devastating battle, almost annihilated. Only a few Herero were able to escape through the Kalahari desert to Botswana. A military cemetery acts as a reminder of the tragic events

Waterberg Plateau National Park, Namibia

Waterberg Plateau National Park, Namibia

Waterberg Plateau National Park, Namibia

Waterberg Plateau National Park, Namibia

Waterberg Plateau National Park, Namibia

Reserve Namib Desert Namibia

A trip to Namibia offers an excellent array of African culture and landscape, but there are several tips every visitor should follow to have the best possible holiday.

The lands now known as Namibia have long been inhabited by native tribes. Between 1884 and 1920, these lands were claimed as a colony of Germany and known only as South West Africa. However, after Germany’s defeat of World War I, the League of Nations mandated this land should be ruled instead by South Africa. Over the following decades, South Africa established restricting apartheid policies and laws on the people of South West Africa.

In 1966, the unsatisfied African leaders formed the Southwest African People’s Organization and began a long war for independence that came to fruition in 1990. The people adopted the name Namibia after the nearby Namib Desert. Today, Namibia’s population of 1.8 million people proudly boasts a parliamentary democracy and a stable economy of agriculture, tourism, and mining some of the world’s highest-quality diamonds.

Namibia top attractions:

• Brandberg Mountains
• Epupa Waterfalls.
• Etosha National Park
• Waterberg Plateau Park