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Windhoek
Capital and largest city of Namibia

Windhoek

Windhoek is the capital and largest city of Namibia.

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It is located in central Namibia on the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around 1,700 m (5,600 ft) above sea level in the geographical centre of the country. The population was 486,186 in 2023, and growing, due to migration from other regions in Namibia.

Get in

Getting to Windhoek

The B1, which runs from the north to the south and the B2 (Trans-Kalahari) which runs from the east to the west through Namibia are the primary land routes into Windhoek. Northern towns served by the B1 include Oshakati, Otjiwarongo, and Okahanja. Southern towns include Rehoboth, Keetmanshoop and Lüderitz. From the west the B2 connects Swakopmund and from the east it connects Gobabis.

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    Hosea Kutako International Airport
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    Windhoek Eros Airport
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    Windhoek

    Intercape runs a bus service to and from Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa and Livingstone in Zambia.

See

Worth seeing

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    Parliament of Namibia

    It was the legislative assembly during the Apartheid days and is now the home of the National Assembly.

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    Christuskirche

    In the middle of a big traffic circle where Robert Mugabe Ave.

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    Heroes' Acre
Do

Things to do

AJ du Plooy Sports Fields, Socrates Street, Academia (between Academia High School and Windhoek Technical High School; follow the way to the University of Namibia (UNAM), it is roughly opposite). Football and rugby fields, tennis courts, basketball court. Also suitable for a picnic. Not all amenities are in good shape but it is free to use for everyone. Not safe after dark.

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    Daan Viljoen Nature Reserve

    Rolling savannah, giraffes, ostrich, nasty acacia-like thorns and the like.

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    Avis Dam Nature Reserve

    Hiking, biking, birding, wildlife viewing.

How locals move

Getting around Windhoek the local way

  • Get inMinibuses run from everywhere in Namibia, and through some combination of different routes, one can always find their way to Windhoek.
  • Get inHowever, it is easier to arrange for a minibus to take you (check opposite SAA in Independence Avenue).
  • Get aroundThere are a number of car rental agencies operating in Windhoek: There is no scheduled public transport in Windhoek but there is a system of shared taxis that do not have fixed routes.
  • Get aroundShared taxis are generally in bad condition, and their operators' aggressive driving is legendary.

From Wikivoyage: Windhoek, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.