Windhoek Accommodation
Hilltop House
a comfortable bed and breakfast establishment, catering to discerning travellers. The house is only a few minutes away from town, where shops and a local market await you.
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Kalaharisands Hotel
In the heart of Windhoek's central business district, the Kalahari Sands Hotel & Casino is right opposite the coach tour and airport shuttle terminal.
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Safari Court Hotel
Close to downtown offices and shops, The Dunes Restaurant gives you a choice of a splendid buffet or á-la-carte and the Oasis Lounge Bar is perfect for relaxation.
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Windhoek country club
Set on the outskirts of town close to Eros Airport, Windhoek Country Club Resort is a complete destination on it's own. This is due to the world class conferencing facilities, 18 Hole golf course and casino.
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Desert Express Railway
Travel between Windhoek and Swakopmund (or visa versa) in comfort and style aboard Namibia's own luxury train. The Desert Express has been winding through the Namib Desert since April 1998 and has played host to a number of celebrities and dignitaries in the short time that it has been in operation.
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About Windhoek
With 15 000 inhabitants, Namibia's capital of Windhoek is the biggest city in the country. The attractive town lies at an altitude of 1650 metres in a beautiful valley bordered by the Eros Mountains in the north and the Auas mountains in the south. Towards the west, stretches the Khomas Highland to the Namib and the coast.
Windhoek combines the modern city architectural style with that of the German colonial era.
The city is - for an African town - still very clean and a bit provincial, although the atmosphere does have cosmopolitan flare as well.
The influence of the German language and culture is, in many ways, still present. There are German restaurants where one can have traditional German dishes, bread and beer, and even celebrate the German carnival. Although English is the official language, one can use German just about anywhere.
The city centre of Windhoek lies on both sides of the Independence Avenue, and can be explored by foot. The busy main road ( formerly known as the "Kaiserstrasse") starts at the Ausspannplatz in the south and stretches up to the former township Katutura in the north.
Worth a visit are the "Tintenpalast" ("Ink Palace"), which houses Namibia's parliament, the Christuskirche (Christ Church) of the Lutheran parish from the year 1896, the "Reiterdenkmal" from 1912 and the "Alte Feste" (Old Fort); former headquarters of the Schutztruppe and today, Namibia's National Museum. Since 1997, the historical buildings of Windhoek are overshadowed by the monumental Supreme Court building.
Windhoek has an international airport 45 kilometres out of town and a broad spectrum of hotels, guesthouses, safari and tour operators as well as car rentals.
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