Three new Tours of Klabri's Safaris on Namibia Reservations website

Namibia Reservations have included 3 more tours of Klabri's Safaris 4x4 Cuisine
They have planed routs which you can choose from. Klabri’s Safaris offers you individual tours in small groups (min. 2 to max 10 pax) and we take care of all the planning.

All routes have been carefully selected by Klabri’s Safaris cc to be safe but exciting. They offer you superb cuisine with a Namibian twist. They will show you Namibia, a treasure chest, like never before.

12 Days  Caprivi Tour
12 days in Namibia, stretching the central plateau – Waterberg area, the northern area, Hoab Meteorite, Grootfontein, Tsumeb, to Rundu on the Kavango River and then to the Caprivi Strip. This tour depends on how strong the rainfall was in Namibia and Angola, because certain areas on and around the Kavango-, Zambesi- and Kwando River are not accessible due to flooding and many camp sites and lodges are under water.


16 Days  Etosha, Kaokoland & Damaraland Tour
16 days in Namibia, stretching the central plateau – Waterberg area, the northern area, Hoba Meteorite, Grootfontein, Tsumeb, Lake Otjikoto and the Etosha National Park. The western area of Namibia, southern Kaokoveld – The Hoanib river with Ongongo Hot Springs, Sesfontein and Damaraland – Palmwag area and Twyfelfontein. Attached a map for your information of the exact kilometers you will travel as well as which sceneries can await you. You have booked a self-drive 4x4 Cuisine Tour with Klabri's Safaris.


11 Days  Kaokoland with Marienfluss Tour
11 days Damaraland, Kaokoveld and the Cunene River You have booked a self-drive 4x4 Cuisine Tour with Klabri's Safaris.

For more tours, accommodation and activities visit our website at http://www.namibiareservations.com/
or email us at info@namibiareservations.com

Lianshulu Lodge open again

Lianshulu Lodge under new Ownership

Lianshulu Lodge is open again under new ownership and management.

The ownership consists of Dutch nationals Alexander Van Heeren and Peter Van Langeveldt as well as Dusty Rodgers who is well known in the Namibian Tourism & Hospitality Industry and Reinhardt Küsters, a local shipping entrepreneur.
Lianshulu Lodges which includes Lianshulu Main Lodge and Lianshulu Bush Lodge on an 800 ha private concession in the Mudumu National Park along the Kwando River as well as Matota Island Lodge, situated on the Mudumu National Park cut line inside the Bayelerwa Conservancy in the Eastern Caprivi Strip of Namibia, will be incorporated into a fully fledged marketing & management company known as The Caprivi Collection with central reservations and marketing based in Swakopmund under the management of Anette Küsters who too is no stranger to the travel and airline industry in Namibia.

The company has already embarked on extensive renovations and refurbishments of the properties and Lianshulu Main Lodge is now open for bookings with the remaining two properties opening on a gradual phase-in as business demands this.

This development will see the company having traversing rights through over 300 000ha, equal to the size of Belgium, of one of the most pristine and unspoiled natural wildlife areas which now form part of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) spanning Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Angola.

Further to local activities, the company will soon offer access to safari circuits in Botswana via its own border post at Lianshulu Lodge.

A range of exclusive activities which includes river trips, transfers, bush picnics and overnight fly camps will be on offer with our affiliated properties within the area.

Air Namibia: Cancellation during Festive Season - Dec 2011/ Jan 2012

Air Namibia confirms the cancellation of selected domestic and regional flights during the festive season from December 23, 2011 to January 02, 2012 for operational reasons.

Conditions of the procedure

•  All passengers will be rerouted accordingly
• Passengers are to be rebooked at no fee 
• AUTSW11M60911

Refund procedures:

• Apply for full refund on your net/published fare level via your GDS and quote the following reference number:
• AUTSW11M60911
• Full refunds for unused tickets will be granted regardless of terms and conditions of the fare (even non-refundable tickets).
• Please note: all refunds must be processed within 7days from receipt of request for the refund by passenger.

For more information please email us at info@namibiareservations.com

3 New products offered by Namibia Reservations

Thrifty Car Rental:

When you are looking for the right vehicle to suit your travel needs book a Thrifty vehciel with Namibia Reservations. Thrifty offers various vehicles for every occasion.

Caprivi Houseboat Safari Lodge:

Caprivi Houseboat Safaris is an exclusive lodge nestled amid a lush green garden on the banks of the Zambezi River, a few kilometers east of Katima Mulilo in the Caprivi Region of Namibia, offering genuine hospitality in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. The lodge offers five rustic en suite chalets on the waters edge, a rose wood deck with lounge bar and swimming pool to relax in.

Caprivi Houseboat Safari:

Overnight safaris on our houseboats will take you down the Zambezi and/or Chobe Rivers to enjoy, with the river as your platform, the fascinating array of fauna and flora this region has to offer. Travel at a leisurely pace down the expanse of these mighty rivers with its endless floodplains and breathtaking sunsets, spectacular views and an abundance of game and birdlife.

 
For more details email us at info@namibiareservations.com

Local News from the Gondwana Collection

Five Flowers for a 'green' Roadhouse

For its eco-friendly management the Cañon Roadhouse was rewarded by Eco Awards Namibia with five desert flowers (highest ranking). Cañon Lodge and Namib Desert Lodge were awarded three desert flowers each. Decisive factors were the water recycling plants (for the gardens), the eco-friendly waste disposal and the Gondwana Eco Competition at their lodges and on the web.

Exploring Damaraland on foot

Two diverse new hiking trails at Damara Mopane Lodge offer guests the opportunity to explore the flora and fauna of Damaraland at their leisure. The Mountain Top Route (4 km) requires some climbing to reach a hilltop in the vicinity of the lodge. By contrast, the Valley Walking Trail is a leisurely 4-km-walk through diverse vegetation such as Mopane forest, grassy plains and thickets of Trumpet Thorn.

The Quiver Tree - a Victim of Climate Change?

Red alert for the quiver tree was declared at the climate conference in Copenhagen in January 2010. Aloe Dichotoma and nine other plant and animal species were added to the 'Red List'. There was indeed reason for concern: In many places in southern Namibia entire groups of quiver trees were dying while hardly any young trees were discovered. Climate change was seen as the main suspect.

For more information or to make a booking email us: info@namibiareservations.com or visit our website: www.namibiareservations.com

Ministry of Agriculture, Water & Forestry: Foot & Mouth Desease Update in Caprivi

We received news that foot and mouth has become a problem again for the December season in the Caprivi area. Please see the information received from the Ministry of Agriculture, Water & Forestry:
 
MOVEMENT OF ANIMALS/PRODUCTS AND INFECTIOUS THINGS THROUGH VETERINARY ROAD BLOCKS, CAPRIVI.

1.    The following animals/infectious things may not under any circumstances be allowed to pass through the road blocks from any infected area:

·         All cloven hoofed animals (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and game.)

·         Raw red meat

·         Raw milk

·         Grass, hay, straw, reeds, Lucerne

·         Manure

·         Hides and skins and second hand jute bags

·         Bone, bone meal , carcass meal and blood meal

·         Large quantities of firewood i.e., vehicle load

·         Sour milk

·         Other products that might pose a risk – contact State Veterinarian.

2.    The following may cross the road block from an infected area:

·         Dogs and cats

·         Horses, donkeys and mules

·         Live or frozen poultry and birds, feathers, eggs and raw meat of poultry and birds

·         Fish, reptiles, frogs, worms

·         Vegetables, fruit, wild, free from manure or blood

·         Leafy vegetables such as cabbages, spinach, lettuce, celery, etc., if free from manure or blood.

·         Butter, margarine, cheese in original container/package

·         Sealed containers of pasteurized milk

·         Cooked meat/canned products/polony, Vienna’s in original/vacume packed container

·         Mealie – meal

·         Quarry stones for construction

·         Trophies (with taxidermy documents) wrapped in transparent material

 3   The following may cross the road block after spraying

     with 5% washing soda

·         Wood carvings, curios, mats, future manufactured from reads/grass

·         Small quantities of firewood less than 20kg

·         Horns

Dr. F. Joubert

Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer

Windhoek

Please do not hesitate to contact us for more details: info@namibiareservations.com

Air Namibia: Schedule adjustments

Amendments have been made to the current schedule, and the system is being updated accordingly.

Notably adjustments are highlighted below:

·        Effective 5 December 2011 until 24^th March 2012, SW 164 departure time from 06:30 to 07:00, and ensuing flight times changed accordingly,

·        Effective 5 December 2011 until 24^th March 2012, one rotation ERS-NDU-MPA, on Thursdays removed,

·        Effective 5 December 2011 until 24^th March 2012, the Rundu / Katima route changed to triangular (so that the aircraft does not return to NDU from MPA, but proceeds to ERS from MPA).

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