How to drive from Cape Town to Windhoek Namibia
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- How to drive from Cape Town to Windhoek Namibia
A helpful video for those that want to drive from Cape Town to Windhoek Namibia including the border crossing at Vioolsdrift / Noordoewer. Also information on distances from Cape Town to the Namibian border, where to stop for fuel and food and my overnight sleepover at Vioolsdrift lodge.
The N7 from Cape Town and then the B1 in Windhoek Namibia makes for a remarkable roadtrip #5410Africa #travel #overlandingAfrica #roadtrip
00:00 Intro
00:35 Cape Town
02:50 First fuel stop at Klawer
05:15 Sleeping over at Vioolsdrift Lodge
06:18 The Vioolsdrift border post
08:03 The Noordoewer border post
09:44 Second fuel stop at Noordoewer
11:11 Third fuel stop at Keetmanshoop
12:53 Fourth fuel stop at Mariental
13:42 Stopping at the Tropic of Capricorn sign
14:48 Windhoek
14:57 Outro
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I'm a Namibian living in RSA for more than 50 years, and I have driven back almost every year. Seeing this makes me long to go back - I missed going last year. And after all those trips I especially appreciate joining you on yours and seeing all those familiar stops. And I AM GOING BACK!
glad you enjoyed the video Jonathan🙂 I make videos to provide people with information to go there themselves, but its always extra special when my videos allow people to reminisce about the places they've already been. Hope you get to drive to Namibia soon.
Sell me that beast please.
Tolerating more than 50 years in SA .... you deserve a medal
@@tonydaniel5491 am french. I visited south africa few years ago . My dream is to live and die in south africa
Remember "The Finger of God" Fell in 1988!
This feels so familiar. I am from Botswana. I have driven from Gaborone to Cape Town (approx 1400kms) in 2019 my partner and I drove from Gaborone to Swakopmond, another 1400kms (where I proposed and she said yes). I can relate and like you said the difference is there's less towns along the road driving in Namibia as compared to in SA. We're going back to Swakopmund this December. Amazing coast.
Congratulations on your proposal brother. 🩵
Namibia calls you, whether you were born there as I was, or you visited and it crawled into your essence.
Never travelled outside the country, the border crossing process was so informative. Thank you
It's a pleasure😁
Lets go to Namibia nice country been there 3 times
what they need from the car side or what must i take with me for the car?
Cape Town is so always beautiful.
I love cape town , Angolan in Canada
@@tiponosfilmes7241 Nop mate!
CT comes 3rd overall.
As a Capetonian, I would really love to do this road trip trip on the N7. This is such a brilliant video, so informative and the music makes it even better
Structured, Analytical, Strategic. You are a great traveler. Thank you.
Watching from SA, seeing Namibia landscapes 🇿🇦♥️🇳🇦
I watch a lot of TH-cam vlogs… never thought we had vlogs this good in Namibia… amazing
Thanks Mike, always good to hear that im doing Namibia proud! You from Nam?
@@NickfrNamibia yep. I work at Paratus. I assure you.. your channel will be big.
I’ve done this trip quite a few times and love Namibia. Looks like a less red version of the Australian outback. The roads are excellent for a huge country and a relatively small population. What was truly impressive were the gravel roads constantly maintained by graders which towed their living quarters behind them. Looks like a few new gas stations since I last traveled. 👍🏻
we are fortunate that our government still prioritises the roads, compared to our neighbours in the region. And yes, fuel stations have been poping up like crazy the last decade
Nice drive, the scenery reminds me of driving through the Northern Cape which I do every couple of months. That Karoo and Semi-Desert vibes. I saw the same scenery in Nevada in the United States.
From a brit in Uk, lekker menheir, baai danke !
I did Windhoek to Etosha back in the 80's, in a bakkie,
graded dirt road all the way, Outjo overnight, then Otjiwarongo, 140 klicks, lots of animals to watch and
avoid, it hadn't rained up there for eight years !!!
You bought back some wonderful memories, danke 🤗
Now you can drive from Cape Town to Okaukuejo/Etosha without a single km of gravel😀
This is so beautiful! Been to Namibia twice in my life and loved the country. This video makes me want to come back for more time. The vastness of this country is so appealing.
Btw. The music selection is the best ❤️
Truly enjoyed your episode. 👌🏽
Wonderful trip with the unique camera quality and we're glad that u have drove safe
Soundtrack was great - Nice vid
Thanks Nick… another very useful vid… Appreciate it man !
Always a pleasure!!!!
I love this bro, atlist you reminded me this trip
I didn't actually need instructions - I'm quite familiar with this route and it's an extremely easy drive. Actually, it's too easy and that's the danger as people get complacent. Bring a friend to swap driving duties if you can. Besides speeding drivers, tire damage is probably your biggest threat on Namibian roads. If your tires are not in excellent condition, replace them before you go. Bring a spare, more than one if you can.
A word of caution if you're visiting for the first time - Namibia is highly addictive!
that's what I always tell people, also on the Namibian gravel roads. It is too easy and end up getting yourself into trouble
Beautiful video 👏 man, nice music too. can't wait to travel this road trip.
Beautiful route ❤
Awesome video.It's on my bucketlist to drive from Cape Town to Swakopmund one day.
Thank you my man for your wonderful trip Nd d music accompanied you.
Great stuff. Brings back memories
Thanks for all the comments! much appreciated🙂
Thanks for taking your precious time to making this video and most importantly sharing it. Truly informative especially for me as I do my due diligence on investing and relocating to Namibia. Highly appreciated ☮️
Brilliant video... can't wait to do this drive
Thanks Tshepo😁
Thoroughly enjoyed the trip with you. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for the video..and info.. very helpful. Much appreciated 🙏
Always a pleasure Herman🙂
Miss this route, thanks for the video. Very informative.
its a pleasure🙂
Thank you for another informative and interesting video.
Pleasure Wilfred!!!
Seeing this is making me realize that one should make plans to Travel through out Africa 🌍.. Thanks for inspiring travel reviews
really enjoyed your video and also looking at the wonderful countryside
thanks Bob!
Great video. Enjoyed the scenery as well. Thanks for the advice
Thanks 👍
This was so nice to watch! I watched the whole thing. Really relaxing and you did a great job explaining the route.
Thanks Dean, so hopefully you'll come and visit my country then😁
I'm from PE an I've dreamt about doing this drive so many times. Thank you for taking me along. I'm giving my self a yr now for me to do it. Great work 👏
Go for it boet !
Yes, just do it🙂
We drove from PE to the Angolan border and back in 1968…
Awesome. Thanks for sharing Nick. Hopefully we will be visiting there soon
A big pleasure and of course we will welcome you with open arms and friendly smiles in Namibia🇳🇦🙂
Good video. Nicely filmed and edited
Nice landscape, greeting from Morocco North Africa
♥️ i can't wait to do this, great video and great music, i thank you
Always a pleasure👍🙂
Amazing🙏🙏🙏
I enjoyed this video so much
Thanks! Great to see. Reminds me of the desert I live in Arizona, USA. Cheers!
A lot of people from the US say that. Also when they see the areas around the Spitzkoppe in Namibia
One of the reasons I want to be a truck driver... for the endless country music and most of all enjoy the open road as I chase one horizon, and vanish to the next one. Great video, great choice of music, great narration and awesome camerawork.
Thanks so much🙂especially on that road, its an epic drive
beautiful road trip video very useful and educational thanks
Always a pleasure!!!
I'm m Congolese very happy for you guy.
Thank you very much for sharing your experience of driving from South Africa, Cape Town to Namibia awesome video
Thank you Sir🙂
I haven't done this drive in more than 20 years . It brought back alot of memories . Thanks for the upload it was much appreciated
Always a pleasure👍
Nice video. First class roads also very clean. Thumbs up!
Thanks William. Yip Namibia🇳🇦 is an amazing place🙂
Me and my partner are planning to drive from Cape Town to Namibia and this is the video that I needed. Thank you so much for this informative video!
It's a big pleasure Alicia😁
What an absolutely nice vid....👏👏👏
Totally enjoyed the drive..
Never been to Namibia but seeing the land....sure makes me long to visit..
Thanks Colleen, its a beautiful country and as you can see quite easy to get there
Very informative 😊
Just watched your video now and thoroughly enjoyed it. You keep everything short and to the point. Your video of the road never gets boring and you have chosen a lovely soundtrack to go with it! Sadly no chance of me ever getting to do an amazing road trip like this now. Makes me very sad. I now "road trip" via my laptop - but of course never ever the same as actually doing the real thing. Thanks again!
Always a pleasure🙂 And glad to have you along on my journey. Makes me happy that I allow people to travel even only on their laptop
Very informative and INTERESTING video
Glad you think so🙂
Literally amazing.. I got chills from watching this.. I don't travel a lot but I enjoy the journey you took.. so amazing..
And the narrative explanation is a definite help..
Amazing indeed..
Thanks so much James😁
What a great video! Im originally from Cpt but stay in Velddrif, ive always wanted to do a trip to Namibia, thanks for this video!
always a pleasure Joe🙂
Amazing
Wow, you just made me wanna visit your country. This was a great watch, let alone the music in the background....
Thanks Motlatsi🙂
I remember me very well.We drive the same way in 2017 from Cape Town to Windhoek. Very Relaxt and without any Traffic. We Overnight on a Guestfarm near Mariental. Than one Night in Windhoek with Sightseen. Than one day later we Fly home from Windhoek back to Germany.
it's a very beautiful and easy drive🤩
Thank you so much for this bud. I’ve been planning a road trip up to Etosha, and I felt a bit intimidated by the distance. You made it look easy!
Always a pleasure👍🙂 You can drive all the way from Cape Town to Okaukuejo camp in Etosha National Park without touching a single meter of gravel road
Awesome 👍 man. Cape Town
I love that route,,,I used to travel back in the days,,very beautiful!!! Missing it alot...
Beautiful and easy drive🙂
Support from Namibia 🇳🇦
Let's goo 🤟🤟
My fav type off support❤️🇳🇦
Just subscribed and looking forward to your epic trip. In the 1980's I drove from the UK to Nairobi and more recently across North Africa and extensively throughout Egypt, so I am keenly interested to see the places I didn't get to as well as how you cope with the adventure. So far, so good!
Thanks for the sub David👍🙂 ill be going into Zimbabwe tomorrow. So far so good, with the usual hiccups along the way😁
very informative
I would really like to go to Namibia it seems like a beautiful country
Beautiful and safe👍
I do overlanding and have been to Namiba now 16 times already. The best feeling is when you drive over that bridge into Namibia. It is also good to know that when you travel from Namibia back to South Africa you can use your Namibian dollars to put in fuel at Klawer.
I know that exact feeling, also one of the few Namibian borders that have that big sign saying welcome to Namibia🇳🇦
Very interesting shooting style . . . I'm loving it!
haha, thanks Sizwe. I do what I can with what I have
Thanks for doing this video and taking me on such an epic road trip! Its like I was right there with you. I'm more of an air travel guy, but would love to do such a road trip one day.
Mine is a little part, its the amazing scenery that makes this epic
Nice to see the scenery.
Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦.
Thanks for watching🙂
One of the videos with straight forward and useful information I have watched in a long time on yt. Makes me want to drive to Namibia now 😃.
Glad you enjoyed it! And yes why waiste people's time with unnecessary things😉
Excellent.....je suis allé 2 fois en Namibie et A dû Sud.0n ne s en lasse pas.
Thanks, I loved watching the familiar scenery float by.
I'm from Swakopmund living in Cape Town. I've never taken this trip on my own, but planming to drive to my Heimat with my dog and stay a few months.
of course taking her, there are a few other things to consider as well.
Thanks for the video and well chosen music!
Leaving end of November!
Always a pleasure. Have a safe trip and enjoy😃
Omg loved this video !!!!!
Thanks Ruschka🙂
Beautiful af. Cheers from the other side of the Atlantic 🇧🇷
So useful indeed 👍
Glad I can help Alfeus!
Watched the whole thing through. Mostly your playlist kept me here. Very informative planing to do cape to Cairo drive for my 40th in 2023 and I have been watching hundreds of hours of trips, yours definitely enjoyed. Hope I succeed it’s been 3 years planning
You will do it. Enjoy your 40th 🙌😁
Glad I could assist🙂 Planning is my fav part of all my trips. Let me know when you depart and maybe we meet somewhere along the way.
Another cool trip mate.
it is👍
I am driving to Windhoek from cape town for the first time, and this video was such a comforting piece of mind. Thanks NIck
glad I could help Dean👍
Yes, great content and all but the playlist is mind-boggling. Now I want to drive from Lesotho to Namibia.
This was so therapeutic 😄 so relaxing...I for 1 never went to S.A. before n I felt like I was apart of the whole trip just sitting on my couch in Namibia smilling😁👏👏
Glad you enjoyed that🙂
Very good video, am Angolan and i wish my country could be so organized like Namibia and RSA. bom trabalho.
thanks Florence
So grateful for this. Planning a trip in 2024 when my kids are a bit bigger. Bucket list stuff for the wife and I.
It's a pleasure, one less bit of planning to be worried about🙂
Great stuff Nick... & good luck with your new career choice - bakgat !
Dankie Robert🙂
Just drove from South to Botswana, Namibia, back to Botswana, Zimbabwe and then back to south Africa through beitbridge border......i loved it
Thanks for sharing this info with us I also Wanna do it from Vanderbiljpark via Kimberly and Northern Cape
I really would love to make this drive to the North to see my Namibian friends I met in Russia during our University days. Thanks for sharing your journey!
Hope you do and get to see them soon
The song is just perfect
Thank you, ill tell the DJ, me😁
Excellent video A+++++++++- very informative
Thanks KDon!!!
Your music collection 👌🏻
thanks😃
Wow
Thank you 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️
I actually was on foot from the Noordoewer border town,through Vioolsdrift and reached a small town called Bitterfontein coz I was headed to Cape Town!
Beautiful. I'd like to visit Namibia soon
You are always most welcome😁
My first and last time driving that road was in March 1991 to and from its independence day and Ziggy Marley and the Wailers performance. I like the country and it's people. Good memories
Never been outside of SOuth Africa
But it is beatiful to see , especially seeing you go from humid and green Cape Town , to dry and very hot Namibia
It is right...And then as you hit the north of Namibia the green returns.
Cape Town is not really humid
Good background music...complemets the travelogue..
Thank you Sir🙂
currently staying in SA from Namibia, this video made miss home so bad🥲🥲
hopefully you'll get to see home soon❤️🇳🇦
Nice video keep it up
The Playlist is 👌
Glad you enjoyed it👍😁
Hello sir. I feel lucky to have discovered your channel. And I have instantly decided to subscribe to it. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Johannesburg in South Africa 🇿🇦. 💖💖🙏🙏🤝
Thank you so much👍🙂
Very insightful ,short and precise
Hustle free border crossing compared to Mozambique and Zimbabwe borders
Lots of love from South Africa 🇿🇦 ❤️
Yeah piece of cake compared to others in the region🙂
The Botswana/South Africa border is also hassle free
South Africa/Namibia border. South African side an absolute nightmare. Namibian side a total delight. The officers were happy, helpful and ever so welcoming. Mozambique border a total pain and a disgrace.
Hi Nick. I ve done this twice...brings a lot of.memories back......thanks for sharing.....we stopped In springbok for Lunch at a Shop where u can by gemstones and have Lunch at once....amazing Trip....in 2009....
Glad to bring back some good memories. Its a beautiful drive and the older I get the more I appreciate it🙂
:Patrick, what exactly do you mean by "lunch at once" ? Does that mean there's no waiting ?
I meant at the same time...it's the springbok lodge &restaurant.amazing shop