Went to Namibia in 2022. It is absolutely incredible! We stopped at Solitaire on our way to Swakop too! Such an amazing country to travel, the roofs are good compared to other African countries I’ve been.
They could inforce some harder laws to the fishing industry against the use of thin commercial lines and the dumping of nets...but yes seems an amazing country
@@MrPoillekeWe have strict laws when it comes to that, however as one may aware there's no law which is super proof when it comes to be unbroken. Someone will always or sometimes find ways to break such law.
The modern homes and historic German buildings are an awesome combination. And plus the cooler weather makes it look very laid back. Looks like one of the best places in Africa.
@@ruskiexpatsreviews2683 seems too dry for malaria. But if you're worried, you can look up what pills or vaccines you might need before travelling to a country.
Namibia is beautiful. I was born and raised there in 1960, near Swakopmund, and then we moved to South Africa in 1975. Love the video you made of Namibia.
Namibia is empty is because of the genocide that the Germans committed against the Herero and Narma more than 100 years ago. The Germans wiped out 85% of the Herero and 85% of the Narma and stole their land and cattle.
@@MzeewaUjijino it is empty because it is a desert. If it wasn't for the Germans the population would be lower than today's. They built all the infrastructure that facilitates all modern Namibia.
@@JohnMark-uc3rt AWFUL to say the Germans did the Herero and Narma a FAVOR by committing a GENOCIDE ! Infrastructure more important than people ? HORRIBLE .
I was in Swakop last November - recently. Nostalgic. I have worked and lived in Namibia before and during independence. Windhoek in German means Windy corner. Swakopmund means mouth of River Swakop.
Benefitted from apartheid I see. You had no problem living in a country where Europeans committed rape and genocide, stole the country and the livestock of the locals. Namibia is empty is because of the genocide that the Germans committed against the Herero and Narma more than 100 years ago. The Germans wiped out 85% of the Herero and 85% of the Narma and stole their land and cattle. They did the same thing in Congo where they killed 15 million out of 20 million Congolese, chopping their hands and making mountains out of them
The dunes along the coastline were just beautiful. Leave it to you two to find a beach along a desert. The seal was so cute and the flamingos were beautiful 😍
At first it felt like a scene from an American Western movie, haha! It would be scary to get lost in that desert without a tracker! The landscape with the sea on one side and the desert on the other is really rare! That baby seal is so cute (10' 50"), where are its parents? That pink salt river is so beautiful. This trip is so special. Hope your sore throat was healed! Thank you very much for sharing, really great job! 👍😍🙏
Gave a thumbs up straightaway as knew this would be great. You didn't disappoint! Beautiful beach and dunes. The colours are fantastic. Interesting town too with the various styles in architecture. Thanks for the tour 👍✌️
I always wanted to go to Namibia. Such an interesting country. A former German territory and then a South African one. Seems to unspoiled. Another great video guys. You two remain the best tour guides in the world. Thanks again.
Namibia is empty is because of the genocide that the Germans committed against the Herero and Narma more than 100 years ago. The Germans wiped out 85% of the Herero and 85% of the Narma and stole their land and cattle.
The scenery is breathtaking, but I don't think I would travel in & around the dunes along the coast even if I had a travel guide- it's looks to dangerous. Looking foreward to more episode of Namibia.
There is no such thing as Afrikaans. They can call their version of Dutch whatever ever they want, but Europeans cannot claim to be Africans. They came, they slaughtered our people, looted our land and cattle, and still hold on to them. This is true in both Namibia and South Africa. Their Nazi German brethren were kicked out the USSR (even if they are now trying to return), but they still remain in Africa. You cannot come to our land, massacre our people, and then attempt to appropriate our heritage by calling yourself Afrikans. You are not Afrikan, and will never be.
@@macunion1225never been there but I’ve spoken to a bunch of people from there and done extensive research. It’s very safe and most places are developed. Of course some of the most rural areas aren’t as developed, but it is still pretty safe. Petty crime does exist in larger cities, but basically every city in the world has some amount of petty crime. The only real danger would be getting lost in the wilderness and wildlife.
The good thing about my country is almost everywhere one goes, he/ she is likely find those who could speak and communicate in English language. Yes some with various degrees as far as language is concerned, however one obviously able to communicate and understand. Second the country is really peaceful with few crimes here and there ofcourse. However it is advisable to keep valuable safe especially when in town/ cities.Otherwise one may expect to enjoy snd have good time while here.
I have stumbled across this video and really enjoyed watching. I’m a South African living in Spain. 35 years ago I’ve visited Swakop as a late teen. You both presented this program so well, great to see that part of Africa again. Your pronunciation of place names are quite good. Enjoy!
You are a European living in Europe where you belong. In the time you are referring to, street signs put up by your people in South Africa and Namibia delineated the people in as Europeans, Indians, (mixed race) coloureds and (non-citizen) Africans. We are going to believe what you said and believed about yourself then, when you ruled the country with wanton impunity- you are a European. Case closed
Oi Chris e Carol - Your home town of Rio de Janeiro (22°90'6.8° S) sits almost on top of the Tropic of Capricorn (23°26′10.1″ S)! It's interesting that Namibia is dry desert like and Rio de Janeiro state has a humid tropical Atlantic coastal forest environment. (The Mata Atlantica)🌴🌞⚽🏴☠
E ser assim, uma VERGONHA PARA HUMANIDADE,E UM AFRONTA À INTELIGÊNCIA DO SEU PRÓPRIO POVO; E ASSIM OFENSA ,TANTO PARA HISTÓRIA E HÁ CULTURA DO PAÍS E MUNDIAL!QUE É NEGAR ESSA SUA ORIGEM GERMÂNICA,DO IDIOMA ALEMÃO!E QUERER "APAGAR TUDO DESSE POVO";POR ESSA "ADMINISTRAÇÃO PÚBLICA GOVERNAMENTAL", DESSE PAÍS!AO "IMPOR"UM ELEMENTO ESTRANHO E INVASOR HÁ SUA COLONIZAÇÃO E INTERAÇÃO DE SEUS DEMAIS POVOS;QUE É O IDIOMA INGLÊS 👉🏴,EM SEUS DOCUMENTOS OFICIAIS;E ESSE PERCURSOR,SOB ESSE IMPÉRIO BRITÂNICO 🇬🇧, OUTRORA O PRÓPRIO,CRIADOR E INVENTOR DOS CAMPOS DE CONCENTRAÇÃO NO MUNDO INTEIRO E O INTRODUTOR DO APARTHEID,NESSE PAÍS ;QUE O PRÓPRIO POVO LOCAL NÃO SE LIBERTA DESSA "DOMINAÇÃO" BRITÂNICA😢😢 QUE TRISTEZA!!!!!
You enjoyed yourself in the sand dunes!👍The fauna is also very interesting,flamingos in Walvis Bay were in harmony with the landscape,that changes every moment.Unreal!As if I was there with you.Thank you!❤
🙄🤯the ignorance of this statement is on a universal level!!!!!!!! read some books and history. swakop is a German fairy town that was achieved thru genocide of the people of Namibia... this is in the history books!!! just 5 years ago Germany attempted to even pay a paltry $3bn in compensation. if you have driven from the capital to swakop you will notice the humongous, fenced farms that run for kilometres!!!!!!!! all these German and South African absentee landlords mostly. 🤔"there are no villages" yes because most live in abject poverty in tin houses. unbelievable what ignorance can be pushed on TH-cam. this situation is not tenable, and Namibia will soon have a Zimbabwe on its hands. majority of the land 80% is owned by white foreign farmers.
@@alexilaiho321 the ignorance of this statement is on a universal level!!!!!!!! read some books and history. swakop is a German fairy town that was achieved thru genocide of the people of Namibia... this is in the history books!!! just 5 years ago Germany attempted to even pay a paltry $3bn in compensation. if you have driven from the capital to swakop you will notice the humongous, fenced farms that run for kilometres!!!!!!!! all these German and South African absentee landlords mostly. 🤔"there are no villages" yes because most live in abject poverty in tin houses. unbelievable what ignorance can be pushed on TH-cam. this situation is not tenable, and Namibia will soon have a Zimbabwe on its hands. majority of the land 80% is owned by white foreign farmers
In July 2022 my daughter and I traveled to Namibia for a safari. We stayed with a 4th generation family. The land is incredible, the people were so friendly, animals were every. We are planning to return for another safari. Everyone should experience this beautiful country.
Two quick facts one of the longest tube rides(surfing) is at Skeleton Bay in Namibia. One of the worlds largest underground lake(Dragons Breath) is in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia . Fun fact the Flamingo's of Walvis Bay turn pink due to the crustacean they eat. Thanks for a great video.
Thanks guys for the ongoing adventures!!! We love living vicariously through you two!!! Much love and greetings from Clearwater Florida. Pete n JoJo :)
I really really love the new lenses Carol bought, your close footage of wild life is amazing! Your videos are becoming the level of national geographic only better 🥰
Congratulations to you guys for your 2nd remarkable video this weekend in Mach of 2024 in Swakopmund, Namibia to shows this remarkable beaches & desert in Southern part of Africa 2024❤❤❤
Very interesting! I did not make it to the coast of Namibia and I am glad I saw it now. The dunes are a lot like the dunes near Huacachina in Peru, near Ica. I am glad you mentioned the linguistic situation in Namibia. The people are indeed polyglots, which is quite amazing. Before the Germans colonized Namibia, the area was dominated by the Afrikaners and the Dutch of the East India Company, when they had to sail around the Cape to get to Indonesia. The word "walvis" means whale in Dutch, and "Windhoek" is comprised of two Dutch words, "wind" and "hoek", windy corner.
Afrikaans is a language that developed on the coastal regions of southwestern Namibia and southwestern South Africa. It developed between the Flemish, Scandinavian sailors on Dutch ships and Portuguese sailors who traded and intermarried with the indigenous khoikhoi people who inhabited southwestern Africa. Later on there was a strong influence from the Malay(Asian language) speaking peoples who came to the Cape and a smaller influence from the French Hugenots (Christians escaping persecution) who arrived in the Cape in 1688. All these populations intermarried and lived mostly rural lives and over time developed a new language named after the continent of Africa.
@@christofferraby4712 Afrikaans developed from mostly rural Dutch speakers mixing with native Khoisan speakers in the then Dutch cape lands, what is now southeastern South Africa, but not in what is now Namibia. Flemish does not significantly differ from Dutch and there are virtually no hints of Scandinavian, Portuguese or French influences in Afrikaans as a language (though quite a number of Afrikaans speakers have French surnames). Malay words are more obvious, even though limited in number. Afrikaans was a typical pidgin/creole language ("kitchen Dutch"), before it became formalised, centuries later. In spite of its original sources, formal Afrikaans has no easily recognisable reminiscences of Khoisan (no clicks). Later emigration of previous Afrikaans speakers reached what is now southern Namibia from the middle of the 19th century onwards and that language was also partly adopted by some of the indigenous tribes, some calling themselves 'Afrikaners' (without the double a). Except for a few white settlers, the vast majority of 'Afrikaners' in what is now southern Namibia were either native Namaqua/Oorlam or other Khoisan speaking tribes and lineages, or mixed-race immigrants, including the Rehoboth Basters (the latter is *not* a derogatory term in Namibia). All of this happened decades before German colonialism and developed into a patchwork of ethnic, tribal and lineage groups (but with Afrikaans as their lingua franca) that still shapes the wonderful cultural diversity of Namibia. If that sounds complicated: It is.
Namibia is such a beautiful country. I visited it in November 2020, just a few days after the nationwide lockdown ended and the country was open for tourism again. All the famous tourist destinations were empty. Being all alone at Sossusvlei for hours, a location normally full of tourists was a great experience. Swakopmund is the most beautiful town in the country. Places like Walvis Bay or Lüderitz were not that great, but I loved the ghost town Kolmanskop outside of Lüderitz. They filmed many scenes of the Fallout series there. My personal highlight in the country was the Etosha national park, were you can drive around seeing all the wild animals. There were just a few dozend tourists in the whole park when I was there which made it so much easier stopping and taking pictures of wild animals.
Thank you so very much for taking me back to the place of my youth. I was born in Walvis Bay, the first school I went to was in Swakopmund, and you were walking right beside it. Back in 1969, the Woermann Haus, which you were unsure of its origin, was a school hostel back then. Fishing trips with my father down past the lagoon to Paaltjies (where you had lunch), and sometimes to Sandwich Harbour. Right from the start, your trip through the Naukluft, where my dad took us to see gemsbok and springbok.... Again, thank you for the memories. 😁
Thanks you guys so much for your new remarkable video today’s from Swakopmund, Namibia to shows these amazing places in Southern Part of Africa in March of 2024❤❤❤
i can't tell you how much i enjoyed this video. from the sickkk intro shots to the breath taking views at the dunes. wow u guys have become one of my favourite travel couples after kara and nate and that's really big in my view. i truly appreciate you sharing this video with us. my jaw is still dropped after watching. i love you guys for real. keep it up
Thank you for rekindling amazing memories. Hopefully you also get to visit Lüderitz, Ais-Ais, Khorixas, Namib-Naukluft and the Etosha national park to mention but a few. Once upon a time, a long time ago, I travelled extensively in Namibia over a period of some 10 years, but there is so much I never got to see. I once filled up at Solitaire, had to manually pump, maybe even the pump you showed.
We were in Nam in July’23 -it was so busy-even the Tropic of Capricorn sign had a queue 😂 Edit- we stayed in that house - across from Peter’s Antiques 🎉 Thanks for the lovely memory 🙏🇬🇧 However it was so busy there- I can’t believe how quiet it is when you’re there.
Really nice video, you guys are lucky to see places like this!! Your videos have improved a lot and even the music is better! Good job on this one!😊❤😊❤!!
Kind of reminds me of when I worked in Dubai and in the winter cool season we used to take our 4x4’s out to have a picnic and have some fun driving in the dunes, we fitted sand dune tyres and let the air down.
Obrigada/Obrigada Pulando Lugares Trabalho em Equipe.... 0:00 to 0:21 -> Very good intro..... 14:52 -> Good capture...good music....flowing....skimming the dune's surface..... 15:02 -> A vida não é incrível.... 24:37 -> riptides..... Rip tide/ wiki › Rip_tide: A riptide is a strong, narrow jet of water that moves away from the beach and into the ocean as a result of local wave motion
Welcome to Swakopmund, Namibia this weekend in great joy & peace March of 2024❤❤❤I wish you guys safe journeys on your vacation in Southern Africa 2024❤❤❤
The no swimming sign you were pointing to was behind the Mole and known locally as the washing machine. It has a hectic under pull and current especially when there is a bit of swell running. Caused a few drownings. Slightly to your left is a great wave if you are crazy enough called "Lockjoint". Only appears for about 1.5 to 2 hours at low tide on a decent size swell. Pretty much breaks over a table top reef and runs like a beast for about 40 or so meters before clamping. Hardly ever allows you to finish - demands an air drop and then you pump like mad and hang in until you get clamped. Not sure if boys still surf it ... hell not that many did even when I grew up. Was known as a board muncher - but our low tide go to after a high tide Vineta Point session or on the way back from Guns. Worth it because of the Ice-cream and coffee at The Strand Cafe or a visit to Mr Terry and the legendry old "Oshiti" for sneaky under age draught after being smashed. Working in London and the desert and ocean are sucking my soul down memory lane. Hell I would give a toe just for the hot desert sun right now.
The person that told you walvis is borinh, must not forget as soon as you go over the bridge you are in walvis district. Tell him I say hyMoenieKakPraat nie.
If you go, please visit the concentration camp memorial site for the genocide against the Herero and Nama people. In Swakopmund thousands were slaughtered in the most brutal way imaginable.
Can't remember how often we were on Colby Point to swim there without any clothes, and how many crayfish we catch there and boiled them by open fire.... A great place by full moon....
Love the German architecture, I was based there for 18 months whilst doing my South African military service, I liked Swakopmund and going up the skeleton coast, very romantic. The sunset is so amazing, we used to see a lot of falling stars, we would lie on our backs and howl at the sky, I guess that's what happens when you have been there too long, we called it 'bossies'.
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Went to Namibia in 2022. It is absolutely incredible! We stopped at Solitaire on our way to Swakop too! Such an amazing country to travel, the roofs are good compared to other African countries I’ve been.
Correct
One can see how much pride they take in preserving the beauty of their country .....well done to the people of Namibia
They could inforce some harder laws to the fishing industry against the use of thin commercial lines and the dumping of nets...but yes seems an amazing country
@@MrPoillekeWe have strict laws when it comes to that, however as one may aware there's no law which is super proof when it comes to be unbroken. Someone will always or sometimes find ways to break such law.
@@josephnakale7343 unfortunately a human trait 😏🤔
it's a nazi resort, nothing to do with Namibia...
Namibian Morocco and South Africa are my favorite destinations in Africa ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Watching from Naimibia..........My Namibia , My Pride❤
Are you from Namibia?
The modern homes and historic German buildings are an awesome combination. And plus the cooler weather makes it look very laid back. Looks like one of the best places in Africa.
I have the same feeling but How would you protect yourself from maleria ?
@@ruskiexpatsreviews2683 seems too dry for malaria. But if you're worried, you can look up what pills or vaccines you might need before travelling to a country.
@@ruskiexpatsreviews2683 There's only malaria in the far north of the country. The rest of the country is too dry for malaria
@ruskiexpatsreviews2683 The weather pretty dry and malaria hardly exists there.
Thumbs up for Carol's new lens, it captured the wildlife perfectly👍
Thanks 👍 glad we bought it!
Namibia is beautiful. I was born and raised there in 1960, near Swakopmund, and then we moved to South Africa in 1975. Love the video you made of Namibia.
Also born there (Walvis Bay 1940) changed a lot since then . 😄😄😄
Namibia is empty is because of the genocide that the Germans committed against the Herero and Narma more than 100 years ago. The Germans wiped out 85% of the Herero and 85% of the Narma and stole their land and cattle.
@@MzeewaUjijino it is empty because it is a desert. If it wasn't for the Germans the population would be lower than today's. They built all the infrastructure that facilitates all modern Namibia.
I would love to visit but worried about malaria. Any tips ?
@@JohnMark-uc3rt
AWFUL to say the Germans did the Herero and Narma a FAVOR by committing a GENOCIDE ! Infrastructure more important than people ? HORRIBLE .
I was in Swakop last November - recently. Nostalgic. I have worked and lived in Namibia before and during independence. Windhoek in German means Windy corner. Swakopmund means mouth of River Swakop.
Benefitted from apartheid I see. You had no problem living in a country where Europeans committed rape and genocide, stole the country and the livestock of the locals. Namibia is empty is because of the genocide that the Germans committed against the Herero and Narma more than 100 years ago. The Germans wiped out 85% of the Herero and 85% of the Narma and stole their land and cattle. They did the same thing in Congo where they killed 15 million out of 20 million Congolese, chopping their hands and making mountains out of them
Ou também;BOCA DA CABEÇA DO PANTANO!!
The dunes along the coastline were just beautiful. Leave it to you two to find a beach along a desert. The seal was so cute and the flamingos were beautiful 😍
At first it felt like a scene from an American Western movie, haha!
It would be scary to get lost in that desert without a tracker!
The landscape with the sea on one side and the desert on the other is really rare!
That baby seal is so cute (10' 50"), where are its parents?
That pink salt river is so beautiful. This trip is so special.
Hope your sore throat was healed!
Thank you very much for sharing, really great job! 👍😍🙏
Yes that first place reminded me of a desert town in southern U.S 😊
@@JumpingPlaces Bingo, that’s what I thought, haha! Take good care! Happy travels! 👍🥰🙏
Gave a thumbs up straightaway as knew this would be great. You didn't disappoint! Beautiful beach and dunes. The colours are fantastic. Interesting town too with the various styles in architecture. Thanks for the tour 👍✌️
Thank you Chris and Carol for sharing your story in Namibian. So beautiful.😊😊😊
I always wanted to go to Namibia. Such an interesting country. A former German territory and then a South African one. Seems to unspoiled. Another great video guys. You two remain the best tour guides in the world. Thanks again.
Namibia is empty is because of the genocide that the Germans committed against the Herero and Narma more than 100 years ago. The Germans wiped out 85% of the Herero and 85% of the Narma and stole their land and cattle.
Hello from the Caribbean! Thanks for this insightful video. This side of Namibia is definitely not broadcasted
4 sure Carribean.
Let it stay that way. Please google Katutura and see if you are still saying the same thing
Namibia 🇳🇦🇳🇦 is one of the best African countries to try both visit and live in someday. 😊❤
U r more than welcome
I found this beautiful and captivating. Carol and Chris, Thanks for bringing Namibia to us! Cheers from Palm Springs🌴🌵USA👋🏻
Stunning views! Wow , so much beauty... Thank you for sharing your travels ! ❤
The scenery is breathtaking, but I don't think I would travel in & around the dunes along the coast even if I had a travel guide- it's looks to dangerous. Looking foreward to more episode of Namibia.
Afrikaans is most similar to Flemish which is spoken today in Belgium. Thanks for a great show!
There is no such thing as Afrikaans. They can call their version of Dutch whatever ever they want, but Europeans cannot claim to be Africans. They came, they slaughtered our people, looted our land and cattle, and still hold on to them. This is true in both Namibia and South Africa. Their Nazi German brethren were kicked out the USSR (even if they are now trying to return), but they still remain in Africa. You cannot come to our land, massacre our people, and then attempt to appropriate our heritage by calling yourself Afrikans. You are not Afrikan, and will never be.
E este fala-se noCongo antigo ZAIRE??????
Hi am a Namibian. I drove that road 4 time's
or more. I love my country. Am glad you enjoyed it 😊
do you think its a safe country for tourists ?
@@macunion1225never been there but I’ve spoken to a bunch of people from there and done extensive research. It’s very safe and most places are developed. Of course some of the most rural areas aren’t as developed, but it is still pretty safe. Petty crime does exist in larger cities, but basically every city in the world has some amount of petty crime. The only real danger would be getting lost in the wilderness and wildlife.
@@macunion1225Yes it is, Namibians are very peaceful people
The good thing about my country is almost everywhere one goes, he/ she is likely find those who could speak and communicate in English language. Yes some with various degrees as far as language is concerned, however one obviously able to communicate and understand. Second the country is really peaceful with few crimes here and there ofcourse. However it is advisable to keep valuable safe especially when in town/ cities.Otherwise one may expect to enjoy snd have good time while here.
I will visit, will like to have some friends that will show me places
I have stumbled across this video and really enjoyed watching. I’m a South African living in Spain. 35 years ago I’ve visited Swakop as a late teen. You both presented this program so well, great to see that part of Africa again. Your pronunciation of place names are quite good. Enjoy!
You are a European living in Europe where you belong. In the time you are referring to, street signs put up by your people in South Africa and Namibia delineated the people in as Europeans, Indians, (mixed race) coloureds and (non-citizen) Africans. We are going to believe what you said and believed about yourself then, when you ruled the country with wanton impunity- you are a European. Case closed
Great new animal close-up shots and great drone footage as usual. Another interesting look into another interesting place.
Wow sand dunes by coast eere amazing 😊
Oi Chris e Carol - Your home town of Rio de Janeiro (22°90'6.8° S) sits almost on top of the Tropic of Capricorn (23°26′10.1″ S)! It's interesting that Namibia is dry desert like and Rio de Janeiro state has a humid tropical Atlantic coastal forest environment. (The Mata Atlantica)🌴🌞⚽🏴☠
It's actually so interesting for me to see all the buildings written in german, greetings from Austria👍
E ser assim, uma VERGONHA PARA HUMANIDADE,E UM AFRONTA À INTELIGÊNCIA DO SEU PRÓPRIO POVO; E ASSIM OFENSA ,TANTO PARA HISTÓRIA E HÁ CULTURA DO PAÍS E MUNDIAL!QUE É NEGAR ESSA SUA ORIGEM GERMÂNICA,DO IDIOMA ALEMÃO!E QUERER "APAGAR TUDO DESSE POVO";POR ESSA "ADMINISTRAÇÃO PÚBLICA GOVERNAMENTAL", DESSE PAÍS!AO "IMPOR"UM ELEMENTO ESTRANHO E INVASOR HÁ SUA COLONIZAÇÃO E INTERAÇÃO DE SEUS DEMAIS POVOS;QUE É O IDIOMA INGLÊS 👉🏴,EM SEUS DOCUMENTOS OFICIAIS;E ESSE PERCURSOR,SOB ESSE IMPÉRIO BRITÂNICO 🇬🇧, OUTRORA O PRÓPRIO,CRIADOR E INVENTOR DOS CAMPOS DE CONCENTRAÇÃO NO MUNDO INTEIRO E O INTRODUTOR DO APARTHEID,NESSE PAÍS ;QUE O PRÓPRIO POVO LOCAL NÃO SE LIBERTA DESSA "DOMINAÇÃO" BRITÂNICA😢😢 QUE TRISTEZA!!!!!
I am here in Brazilian coastline in the the other side of atlantic ocean watching this video. Namibia is beautiful country.
You enjoyed yourself in the sand dunes!👍The fauna is also very interesting,flamingos in Walvis Bay were in harmony with the landscape,that changes every moment.Unreal!As if I was there with you.Thank you!❤
Namibia looks quite successful and clean country comparably to other African countries
Your Western countries are failing
Its easier to manage a country with less than 3 mill population than lets say 40+mil ,which is most african countries ,but i know what you mean
🙄🤯the ignorance of this statement is on a universal level!!!!!!!! read some books and history. swakop is a German fairy town that was achieved thru genocide of the people of Namibia... this is in the history books!!! just 5 years ago Germany attempted to even pay a paltry $3bn in compensation. if you have driven from the capital to swakop you will notice the humongous, fenced farms that run for kilometres!!!!!!!! all these German and South African absentee landlords mostly. 🤔"there are no villages" yes because most live in abject poverty in tin houses. unbelievable what ignorance can be pushed on TH-cam. this situation is not tenable, and Namibia will soon have a Zimbabwe on its hands. majority of the land 80% is owned by white foreign farmers.
@@alexilaiho321 the ignorance of this statement is on a universal level!!!!!!!! read some books and history. swakop is a German fairy town that was achieved thru genocide of the people of Namibia... this is in the history books!!! just 5 years ago Germany attempted to even pay a paltry $3bn in compensation. if you have driven from the capital to swakop you will notice the humongous, fenced farms that run for kilometres!!!!!!!! all these German and South African absentee landlords mostly. 🤔"there are no villages" yes because most live in abject poverty in tin houses. unbelievable what ignorance can be pushed on TH-cam. this situation is not tenable, and Namibia will soon have a Zimbabwe on its hands. majority of the land 80% is owned by white foreign farmers
We are peaceful, clean, and happy. Like any other country, we do have crime here.
In July 2022 my daughter and I traveled to Namibia for a safari. We stayed with a 4th generation family. The land is incredible, the people were so friendly, animals were every. We are planning to return for another safari. Everyone should experience this beautiful country.
4th generation family? They are illegal immigrants
Two quick facts one of the longest tube rides(surfing) is at Skeleton Bay in Namibia. One of the worlds largest underground lake(Dragons Breath) is in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia . Fun fact the Flamingo's of Walvis Bay turn pink due to the crustacean they eat. Thanks for a great video.
Wonderful, we almost fell in love with the country. Thank you for reporting and I hope Chris isn't getting sick!
Well done with your pronounciation of the place names.Nicely done!Loving this.😊
Thanks! Thought we might have been saying it completely wrong lol
Thank you so much for visiting our country, we appreciate you so much, much love from Namibia
Thanks guys for the ongoing adventures!!!
We love living vicariously through you two!!!
Much love and greetings from Clearwater Florida.
Pete n JoJo :)
What a great travel video. Nice background music too. The houses there are really different from what I would expect
Wonderful video of such a unique unworldly place.
I really really love the new lenses Carol bought, your close footage of wild life is amazing! Your videos are becoming the level of national geographic only better 🥰
Loved the varied landscapes. Can not believe the truck driving on the dunes and beach area. Beautiful German Buildings.😊
Absolutely beautiful. So much to take in and I'm sure it's difficult at times to capture everything on film and in pictures. This trip is top tier 👌🏼
Thank you guys. I went back 6 years ago when we stayed at Sandwich Harbor. A spectacular, memorable place.
Thank you for showing the beauty of our country, 🇳🇦 🇳🇦 🇳🇦 🇳🇦 🇳🇦 8888🇳🇦
Unfortunately they forgot to mention and show what the Germans did to the Nama and Herero populations. GENOCIDE!
Congratulations to you guys for your 2nd remarkable video this weekend in Mach of 2024 in Swakopmund, Namibia to shows this remarkable beaches & desert in Southern part of Africa 2024❤❤❤
The flamingos and other close-ups looked beautiful, you picked a great lens.
Very interesting! I did not make it to the coast of Namibia and I am glad I saw it now. The dunes are a lot like the dunes near Huacachina in Peru, near Ica. I am glad you mentioned the linguistic situation in Namibia. The people are indeed polyglots, which is quite amazing. Before the Germans colonized Namibia, the area was dominated by the Afrikaners and the Dutch of the East India Company, when they had to sail around the Cape to get to Indonesia. The word "walvis" means whale in Dutch, and "Windhoek" is comprised of two Dutch words, "wind" and "hoek", windy corner.
I was also always stumbling over his "winduk" pronounciation! 🤣
Thanks for the info!
As an American loved the emptiness of the country but the area was dominated by the indigenous people way before the arrival of the Dutch.
Afrikaans is a language that developed on the coastal regions of southwestern Namibia and southwestern South Africa.
It developed between the Flemish, Scandinavian sailors on Dutch ships and Portuguese sailors who traded and intermarried with the indigenous khoikhoi people who inhabited southwestern Africa.
Later on there was a strong influence from the Malay(Asian language) speaking peoples who came to the Cape and a smaller influence from the French Hugenots (Christians escaping persecution) who arrived in the Cape in 1688.
All these populations intermarried and lived mostly rural lives and over time developed a new language named after the continent of Africa.
@@christofferraby4712 Afrikaans developed from mostly rural Dutch speakers mixing with native Khoisan speakers in the then Dutch cape lands, what is now southeastern South Africa, but not in what is now Namibia. Flemish does not significantly differ from Dutch and there are virtually no hints of Scandinavian, Portuguese or French influences in Afrikaans as a language (though quite a number of Afrikaans speakers have French surnames). Malay words are more obvious, even though limited in number. Afrikaans was a typical pidgin/creole language ("kitchen Dutch"), before it became formalised, centuries later. In spite of its original sources, formal Afrikaans has no easily recognisable reminiscences of Khoisan (no clicks).
Later emigration of previous Afrikaans speakers reached what is now southern Namibia from the middle of the 19th century onwards and that language was also partly adopted by some of the indigenous tribes, some calling themselves 'Afrikaners' (without the double a). Except for a few white settlers, the vast majority of 'Afrikaners' in what is now southern Namibia were either native Namaqua/Oorlam or other Khoisan speaking tribes and lineages, or mixed-race immigrants, including the Rehoboth Basters (the latter is *not* a derogatory term in Namibia). All of this happened decades before German colonialism and developed into a patchwork of ethnic, tribal and lineage groups (but with Afrikaans as their lingua franca) that still shapes the wonderful cultural diversity of Namibia.
If that sounds complicated: It is.
Happy to see you two exploring Namibia. Truly an underrated country and destination.
150,354 views for this vid as of now.
Enjoyed this video of Namibia. A place I knew little about except as a name. Thanks.
Namibia is such a beautiful country. I visited it in November 2020, just a few days after the nationwide lockdown ended and the country was open for tourism again. All the famous tourist destinations were empty. Being all alone at Sossusvlei for hours, a location normally full of tourists was a great experience. Swakopmund is the most beautiful town in the country. Places like Walvis Bay or Lüderitz were not that great, but I loved the ghost town Kolmanskop outside of Lüderitz. They filmed many scenes of the Fallout series there. My personal highlight in the country was the Etosha national park, were you can drive around seeing all the wild animals. There were just a few dozend tourists in the whole park when I was there which made it so much easier stopping and taking pictures of wild animals.
Thank you so very much for taking me back to the place of my youth. I was born in Walvis Bay, the first school I went to was in Swakopmund, and you were walking right beside it. Back in 1969, the Woermann Haus, which you were unsure of its origin, was a school hostel back then.
Fishing trips with my father down past the lagoon to Paaltjies (where you had lunch), and sometimes to Sandwich Harbour.
Right from the start, your trip through the Naukluft, where my dad took us to see gemsbok and springbok....
Again, thank you for the memories. 😁
Looked amazing, really beautiful. The dunes were fab. And the pink salt lake thingy was so cool. Love your vids, always authentic ❤
Thanks you guys so much for your new remarkable video today’s from Swakopmund, Namibia to shows these amazing places in Southern Part of Africa in March of 2024❤❤❤
i can't tell you how much i enjoyed this video. from the sickkk intro shots to the breath taking views at the dunes. wow u guys have become one of my favourite travel couples after kara and nate and that's really big in my view. i truly appreciate you sharing this video with us. my jaw is still dropped after watching. i love you guys for real. keep it up
Spent a few days in Swakopmund while circumnavigating Namibia alone. Lovely place.
Great video,
It would've been fun sandboarding.
PS
I am surprised how developed is Namibia.
Cheers
Years ago I recall in Egypt the hawkers who wanted me to come and partake of the shisha also called it "hubbly bubbly". 😂
On behalf of the land of the brave, we thank you for sharing alittle of our corner of our world.
Wow, I see why this was on Carol's Bucket List!
We so enjoyed living in Namibia. A stunning part of the world.
Namibia my beloved country. You wont regret coming here
You guys are finally came in Africa. Keep going the good work. Thanks
Thank you for rekindling amazing memories. Hopefully you also get to visit Lüderitz, Ais-Ais, Khorixas, Namib-Naukluft and the Etosha national park to mention but a few. Once upon a time, a long time ago, I travelled extensively in Namibia over a period of some 10 years, but there is so much I never got to see. I once filled up at Solitaire, had to manually pump, maybe even the pump you showed.
lovely country and the lady hosting this is a stunning beauty
We were in Nam in July’23 -it was so busy-even the Tropic of Capricorn sign had a queue 😂
Edit- we stayed in that house - across from Peter’s Antiques 🎉 Thanks for the lovely memory 🙏🇬🇧
However it was so busy there- I can’t believe how quiet it is when you’re there.
My Namibia, My country, My pride 🇳🇦❤️
Really nice video, you guys are lucky to see places like this!! Your videos have improved a lot and even the music is better! Good job on this one!😊❤😊❤!!
FACHWERK means " timber- framed" 😉. Brilliant video, loved the flamingo close-ups!!
Welcome to namibia, watching from Windhoek.
Willkomen nach Namíbia!!!
Lovely views you've shown us. Thanks.
Love y'all from Macau 🇲🇴
Wow! This was very eye-opening about a place I never considered going to. Thanks for sharing
Fabulous country❣️ thanks for great videos
Really beautiful. Love the flamingo's 🦩🦩Take care you two ♥♥
I was out there in 2020. It was gorgeous, I want to go back so bad.
THANKS FOR SHARING, I ENJOYED
Incredible!! Bucket list for sure
My hometown. Great content ❤🇳🇦
Your hometown is somewhere in Europe
Interesting video ❤❤❤ love the architecture in Namibia. The country is also very high above sea level.
Where flamingo's fly ...Toni Harper ..... beautiful song.
I got to visit Swakopmund last year. Lovely town, good pastries. You're not showing the craft market. Walvis Bay is a working port.
Kind of reminds me of when I worked in Dubai and in the winter cool season we used to take our 4x4’s out to have a picnic and have some fun driving in the dunes, we fitted sand dune tyres and let the air down.
Obrigada/Obrigada Pulando Lugares Trabalho em Equipe....
0:00 to 0:21 -> Very good intro..... 14:52 -> Good capture...good music....flowing....skimming the dune's surface.....
15:02 -> A vida não é incrível....
24:37 -> riptides..... Rip tide/ wiki › Rip_tide: A riptide is a strong, narrow jet of water that moves away from the beach and into the ocean as a result of local wave motion
Thank you. Luderitz is very interesting to visit. It’s long drive to get to it.❤😊😮
Watching from Swakopmund!❤🎉
Walvis Baai. Whale Bay in English. I did my military training there in 1984. We ran those sand dunes flat. ❤ Dune 7 is the 7th wonder of the world .
Oder Walfisches Bucht???
Beautiful clean town.People very friendly:❤
Welcome to Swakopmund, Namibia this weekend in great joy & peace March of 2024❤❤❤I wish you guys safe journeys on your vacation in Southern Africa 2024❤❤❤
Nice ,video,watching from Swakopmund
Watching from 🇨🇦
The no swimming sign you were pointing to was behind the Mole and known locally as the washing machine. It has a hectic under pull and current especially when there is a bit of swell running. Caused a few drownings. Slightly to your left is a great wave if you are crazy enough called "Lockjoint". Only appears for about 1.5 to 2 hours at low tide on a decent size swell. Pretty much breaks over a table top reef and runs like a beast for about 40 or so meters before clamping. Hardly ever allows you to finish - demands an air drop and then you pump like mad and hang in until you get clamped. Not sure if boys still surf it ... hell not that many did even when I grew up. Was known as a board muncher - but our low tide go to after a high tide Vineta Point session or on the way back from Guns. Worth it because of the Ice-cream and coffee at The Strand Cafe or a visit to Mr Terry and the legendry old "Oshiti" for sneaky under age draught after being smashed. Working in London and the desert and ocean are sucking my soul down memory lane. Hell I would give a toe just for the hot desert sun right now.
Another fantastic video!! Great job
The person that told you walvis is borinh, must not forget as soon as you go over the bridge you are in walvis district.
Tell him I say hyMoenieKakPraat nie.
I have African friends but never been in this continent I started seeing Namibia and now it’s our list
If you go, please visit the concentration camp memorial site for the genocide against the Herero and Nama people. In Swakopmund thousands were slaughtered in the most brutal way imaginable.
Beautiful place. Best customs experience. Incredibly friendly welcome!
Spectacular landscape. I envy you both. 🤣👍😊🇳🇦
Love the new wildlife lens! Good purchase guys.
Chris now you have a competition in your hands!
Drone filming or photos from Carol's superzoom!!😅😊
Very relaxing and a pleasure to watch. I wonder why/how the sand got that color.
Been there , beautiful city , beautiful country .
Can't remember how often we were on Colby Point to swim there without any clothes, and how many crayfish we catch there and boiled them by open fire....
A great place by full moon....
Thanks for the video 📸😊
Love the German architecture, I was based there for 18 months whilst doing my South African military service, I liked Swakopmund and going up the skeleton coast, very romantic. The sunset is so amazing, we used to see a lot of falling stars, we would lie on our backs and howl at the sky, I guess that's what happens when you have been there too long, we called it 'bossies'.