Namibia Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Namibia Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Namibia and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Republic of Namibia.

Etymology: Named for the coastal Namib Desert. The name "namib" means "vast place" in the Nama/Damara language.

Capital: Windhoek.

Independence / foundation: In 1966, the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that became Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia gained independence in 1990.

Population: 3 million.

Currency: Namibian Dollar (NAD)
1 USD = 18.58 - 19.01 NAD
1 EUR = 20.11 - 20.26 NAD

South African Rand (ZAR)
1 USD = 18.49 - 19.06 ZAR
1 EUR = 20.08 - 20.62 ZAR

Time zone: UTC+1

Languages spoken: Oshiwambo languages 50%, Nama/Damara 11%, Kavango languages 10%, Afrikaans 9% (also a common language), Herero languages 9%, Zambezi languages 5%, English (official) 2%, other African languages 1%, other European languages <1%, other 1%. Note: Namibia has 13 recognized national languages, including 10 indigenous African languages and 3 European languages.

Religions: Christian 97%, other <1% (includes Muslim, Baha'i, Jewish, Buddhist), unaffiliated 2%.

Climate: Desert climate. Hot and dry with parse and erratic rainfall.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $25 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $9,800.

Main airports: Hosea Kutako International Airport, Walvis Bay Airport.

World heritage sites in Namibia

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 2.

Top world heritage sites:

- Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes.
- Namib Sand Sea.

Interesting facts about Namibia

- Deadvlei is one of the most surreal landscapes in Namibia. This clay pan is dotted with dozens of dead camel thorn trees on their way to becoming a petrified forest, standing still, against the backdrop of the sculpted pink sand dunes. The desiccated trees are thought to be 600-700 years old, but have not decomposed because the climate is too dry.

- Namibia became the first African country to use electronic voting in its presidential elections in 2014.

- Twyfelfontein, a UNESCO-listed site, has the largest known concentration of engravings in Africa.

- The Namib Desert, from which the country takes its name, is the oldest desert on the planet. It has existed for around 55 million years.

- Namibia is one of only two countries that has desert-adapted elephants. The other one is Mali.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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