Nhoma Camp | Tsumkwe

Nhoma Safari Camp Tsumkwe area

Nhoma Safari Camp is an activity orientated, semi-luxury tented camp situated in the north east of Namibia on the communal land of the Ju/’hoan Bushmen or San, 80km from Tsumkwe. The camp is situated in a wilderness area on a vegetated dune with a 180 degree view over the Nhoma omuramba (fossil river bed) and is adjacent to the Ju/’hoan village by the name of //nhoq’ma.

The camp can be reached by road (even by normal sedan vehicles), a 3 hour, 280km drive from Grootfontein, the nearest big town in Namibia. There is an airfield at the camp. Bushman is making a rope

Accommodation must be pre-booked and is on a fully-inclusive basis only and consists of:

- Five spacious en-suite double meru tents of which three with double + single bed, two with only double bed. Bathroom has a bath with shower head above and is inside a partition of the main tent.

- Five smaller twin tents under thatch with bathroom outside, but just behind each tent.

There is no electricity in the tents; a solar system and gas provide light and hot water.

Luxury en-suite tents (ten tents)		-
Full Board and Activities:		Accommodation, meals and activities included.
Half Board and Activities:		Dinner, bed and breakfast plus late afternoon/evening activities in the village.

Full Board without Activities:		Dinner, bed, lunch/lunch pack and breakfast.
Dinner, Bed and Breakfast:
Dome tents (groups of 6 or more)		-
Full Board and Activities:		Accommodation, meals and activities included.
Half Board and Activities:		Dinner, bed and breakfast plus afternoon/evening activities.
Camping (no generators, no music allowed)		-
Activities only (groups of 6 or more)		-
Full day Ju/'hoan San/Bushman experience incl. lunch:
Note: There is no single supplement.

SADC discount: a discount applies to citizens and permanent residents of SADC countries - minimum 4 adults.

First afternoon: activities in the village - activities depend on what individual people are doing, such as cooking, making crafts, preparing hides, making hunting equipment such as quivers or arrows, preparing medicine. Afternoon activities start at 3 pm in winter and 4 pm in summer. There may or may not be a healing dance in the evening, but it is usual for guests to experience this on at least one evening. Bushmen's night dance

- Cultural experience - guests are taken on a hunting/gathering excursion with four hunters. Skills such as fire making, rope making and setting of traps for birds and antelopes are demonstrated, as well as lesser known hunting skills with, for example, the springhare probe. Because the Ju/'hoansi are still active hunters, the hunters will follow promising tracks and the walk can turn into an actual hunt. The duration and intensity of the walk depends on the fitness of the guests and is adaptable. No set route or program is followed. Honey and veld food is also actively sought. There is lots of interaction between the visitor and the hunters. In the afternoon, the community of //nhoq’ma awaits the return of the hunters to see what they brought back. The whole community will then participate in traditional games. This is followed by the Giraffe or Elephant healing dances in the evening after dinner, which is the way the owners of medicine cure illness and through which social tensions are relieved. (Day visitors will only see a demonstration of the dance in daylight).

- Khaudum National Park – Day tours to this unfenced and unspoilt park (60 km away, but one and a half hour drive with a 4WD vehicle), is only recommended from July till October (game numbers too low in the rainy season). Overnight camping tours will again be offered when the facilities in the park are improved in 2009 (at fully-inclusive daily rate).

- A full day tour to the Nyae Nyae pan (interesting bird life) and the fascinating baobab trees to the east. (The area can become inaccessible from February to April as it may become water-logged).

Turn off from the B8 between Grootfontein and Rundu onto the C44, the gravel road to Tsumkwe. The turn-off to Nhoma is approximately 185 km down the C44 (40km before reaching Tsumkwe) and the sign reads Nhoma/Aasvoelnes (to the north). Nhoma is 40km further on. This is a proclaimed road (suitable for any sedan and normally in good condition, but may deteriorate unexpectedly. Keep below a speed of 80 km/h). There is a parking area below the dune on which the camp is situated. Fuel is not available.

Airstrip coordinates: S19deg14min14sec and E020deg14min10sec. Elevation 3790ft. 1000m. 09/27a

- Temperatures can reach a high above 37۫C from mid-September to November before the rains start. Winter temperatures can drop to 0۫C at night and rise above 20۫C during the day. Heavy rains can be experienced from January to March and may limit the outdoor activities. April to June and early September is climate-wise the best time to visit.

- It is a malaria endemic area and precautions should be taken, but we have few mosquitoes as it’s a sandy area with little standing water and the tents are generally insect-proof.

- Hats, hiking boots and light-weight cotton trousers are essential (light or white clothing will dirty too much).

Rates are subject to change without prior notice should tax be increased or Government levies introduced. Rates include Value Added Tax.

Contact:
P.O. Box 3127 Windhoek, Namibia
Fax: +264 61 244558
E-mail: info@namibweb.com

Reservations are only accepted in writing: by fax or via e-mail.
Final availability confirmation: in writing: by fax or via e-mail.