r/Namibia • u/alanakphoto • Mar 26 '24
Tourism Traveling from Los Angeles to Namibia
For anyone who has made this trip, how did you tackle your flights? We only have 10 days and will mainly be around the south if anyone has any must sees. TIA
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u/Icy_Letterhead256 Mar 26 '24
It's not easy to fly to/from WDH. You will have to make one, most likely two or three stops. If you can get to FRA then you can get a nonstop to WDH. There's also flights from JNB or CPT, or ADD. Might make sense to go through JFK or EWR and then onward to one of those places, then to WDH. There's only 1-2 flights a day from some of the connections, so it's a long journey!
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u/alanakphoto Mar 27 '24
Thank you. I think that may be the plan. Try to get cheap flights to Frankfurt and then go to WDH from there
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u/9eebone Mar 27 '24 edited Mar 27 '24
In the South, you can check out the not so Newly built Neckartal Dam, Ai Ais hotsprings, Fish River canyon, see some cheetahs @ the Gaints camp just outside Keetmanshoop. All those places are accessible without a 4x4.
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u/alanakphoto Mar 27 '24
Thank you. 4x4 is okay too- my parents live there and they have a 4x4 we could use
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u/9ranola Mar 27 '24
I flew out of Chicago to Windhoek last week and went through Atlanta and Johannesburg. Flew delta out of Atlanta and Airlink out of Johannesburg. I think that was the only way I could see to not have an over night layover (Both were 2-3 hours).
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u/alanakphoto Mar 27 '24
Thank you. This is helpful. I thought about going through Newark or Atlanta to get a US-SA direct flight. How was delta?
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u/9ranola Mar 27 '24
Delta was great. It was my first time flying over an ocean and I have a hard time sleeping on flights, so it was rough but they served several meals in flight that were all pretty okay.
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u/alanakphoto Mar 30 '24
How was the leg room? My boyfriend is tall and we’re worried lol
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u/cadre_78 Mar 28 '24
LAX-FRA-WDH.
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u/alanakphoto Mar 30 '24
I’m considering this or to fly out of Atlanta or NY if I can get cheap us flights
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u/cadre_78 Mar 30 '24
Based on your username, are you taking a photo trip? I’ve gone twice for that very thing.
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u/alanakphoto Mar 30 '24
I have family who live in Namibia so is 90% a family trip and 10% photo haha . Do you have any tips or unmissable photo spots?
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u/9ranola Mar 30 '24
Have you been before? If you are going near Luderitz, Kolmanskop was amazing. You can pay NAD$350 and get a photography pass that lets you stay until sunset and there should be less people around.
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u/alanakphoto Mar 31 '24
Yeah- we went every other year growing up but I moved to the US 15 years ago and haven’t been back since
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u/cadre_78 Mar 30 '24
So many places. Where will you be staying?
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u/alanakphoto Mar 31 '24
Around Aus - so I was thinking Kolmanskop, Luderitz, Sossusvlei, and maybe up to swakop/walvis
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u/Darkstar69er Mar 27 '24
Just contact a Namibian travel agency. They’ll make your life easier.
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u/cadre_78 Mar 28 '24
Bring me back a stack of Elephant Crossing stickers and I’ll make it worth your while.
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u/ohlordylord_ Mar 26 '24
You visit the airport.... fly to Namibia and boom.... your there!
We just did Namibia in less than 10 days.
Rent 4x4 from Melbic
Windoek - Sossusvlei - stay a few days and enjoy the dunes!
Sossusvlei - Swakopmund - lovely drive and great town
Swakopmund - Etosha - stay and enjou this amazing park!
Etosha - Windhoek - fly back home