Our Namibian Family Holiday, with Travel Matters

Travel Matters was delighted to book Helene and her family on an unforgettable holiday to Namibia and South Africa. Helene told us all about their experience:

“So, as the September sun is out I reflect on our family adventure to Namibia and South Africa. Talking to Catherine, at Travel Matters, when we were planning the trip she asked me, “What do you want to come back and say about your time away?” I’d like an adventure please! Did we have a family adventure? Oh yes, most certainly an African adventure!

Stepping off the plane in Namibia I knew this country was nothing like we had travelled to before; vast, dramatic with the most stunning scenery. As we moved from the capital in our 4 wheel drive car we were going to see very little tarmac road but the most amazing landscape where at times I wondered if we had landed on another planet! As we moved around the country the colours of vivid blue, burnt yellow and orange became our backdrop.

Remote doesn’t do justice to some of the places we stayed where the people welcomed us with wonderful hospitality and friendliness. Beautiful lodges to stay and explore this stunning country, with wildlife, geology and botanical lessons at every stop. It felt like a holiday like no other but some rich learning of a country steeped in tribal tradition, rare animals and a geology lesson thrown in as an added bonus!

Travel Matters, along with the help of Ali at Far and Wild, made for an unforgettable trip, listening to all our different needs to provide the holiday of a lifetime. Rich memories for us to remember when our teenagers have left home and for them the chance to experience a life so far from their normal life.

After our tour around the country we joined Oyster Travel to work on a local project in the Namibian desert. This included wild camping, elephant trekking and painting a local school. An amazing opportunity to learn more about this country and it’s people.

Then to finish our trip some time in Cape Town where the mountains and ocean collide.

I reflect on our time away and cherish those experiences which deepen your understanding of the world but most importantly of our fellow people and the kindness of strangers who became brief friends.”

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(Helene, a Travel Matters client, visited Namibia & South Africa with her family in July 2023)