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Okahirongo Elephant Lodge, Purros.

Ten of the world’s greatest immersive travel experiences

If you like to get under the skin of a destination – with a few indulgences to boot – then these extraordinary global experiences are for you.

  • Traveller team

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The decor of Okahirongo Elephant Lodge creatively infuses elements of the wilderness surrounds.

10 days, three lodges, three countries and nature’s wonders

While gourmet meals, luxury accommodation and passionate guides are as consistent as the sun, each lodge in this 10-day safari delivers stellar moments.

  • Kate Armstrong
Elephant Lodge Namibia

Exceptionally luxe resort is ‘out of this world’

Namibia’s Okahirongo Elephant Lodge reopened after a major refurbishment. But the real magic lies in the other-worldly landscapes of this distinct region.

  • Kate Armstrong
People line up to get on an overseas flight at the International Airport in Johannesburg.

Government introduces bans on Africa travel over new COVID variant

Epidemiologists urge action as the Omicron variant has prompted a number of countries to close their borders to southern Africa.

  • James Massola, Latika Bourke and Sally Rawsthorne
Ruben Trumpelmann of Namibia celebrates the wicket of Richard Berrington of Scotland during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between Scotland and Namibia.

‘It has inspired the nation’: World Cup to change the face of Namibian cricket

Cricket has long been a sport played in limited numbers in Namibia, and in predominantly white communities. But their deeds at the T20 World Cup may change all that.

  • Kiran Gupta
Arrive at Deadvlei five minutes late and you'll miss the most photogenic scene on Earth.

Deadvlei, Namibia: The most photogenic place on Earth, for five minutes a day

You need to get here early to catch the magic, but getting here isn't easy.

  • David McGonigal
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Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s president, speaks in a prerecorded video during the United Nations General Assembly via live stream.

‘Vaccine apartheid’: African leaders tell UN they need vaccines now

“No one is safe unless we are all safe,” was the common refrain.

  • Pia Sarkar
Skulls of Ovaherero and Nama people are displayed during a ceremony attended by tribe representatives in Berlin in 2011.

Germany offers Namibia €1b over genocide

Up to 100,000 people were killed in the early 20th century in what was seen as a forerunner to Holocaust.

  • Justin Huggler
Elephants in Africa.

Namibia hit by criticism over elephants’ sale

The government defended the auction, saying the elephants would not be sold to zoos. “Only some circles of people, mostly foreigners, object to this.”

  • Anna Pujol-Mazzini
Uunona Adolf Hitler of the SWAPO party.

Man named Adolf Hitler Uunona wins election in Namibia

He is not "striving for world domination" and does not have plans to "conquer Oshana," he told German newspaper Bild.

  • Jennifer Hassan

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