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San Cultural Experience: Traditional Skills Tour
4.9
26 Ratings
Windhoek
Discover the rich history and vibrant culture of Katutura, Windhoek on the Nam Flava Township Tour. Explore the township, visit local markets, try authentic local foods, and learn fascinating facts about the area. Book now!
Discover the rich history and vibrant culture of Katutura, Windhoek on the Nam Flava Township Tour. Explore the township, visit local markets, try authentic local foods, and learn fascinating facts about the area. Book now!
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Windhoek - Guests staying within the city will be picked up from their accommodation and driven through the city to the activity center.
- Bushman Art Gallery - The tour will not stop at the actual Bushman gallery art, but at the area where the activity will take place. This location is just outside Windhoek, near the Windhoek Brakwater area….
- Windhoek - Guests staying within the city will be picked up from their accommodation and driven through the city to the activity center.
- Bushman Art Gallery - The tour will not stop at the actual Bushman gallery art, but at the area where the activity will take place. This location is just outside Windhoek, near the Windhoek Brakwater area. Here, the Bushmen will showcase various aspects of their lifestyle, including art, food, clothing, and behaviors.
What's Included
- Transport in a Toyota Quantum
- Pick up & drop off in Windhoek
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Transport in a Toyota Quantum
- Pick up & drop off in Windhoek
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
Additional Information
The San Cultural Experience near Windhoek offers a 3-hour tour highlighting the traditional skills of the San people, one of Earth’s oldest cultures. Participants will learn survival techniques like animal tracking, finding water in arid environments, and crafting tools from natural resources. The San will demonstrate their unique click-based language…
The San Cultural Experience near Windhoek offers a 3-hour tour highlighting the traditional skills of the San people, one of Earth’s oldest cultures. Participants will learn survival techniques like animal tracking, finding water in arid environments, and crafting tools from natural resources. The San will demonstrate their unique click-based language and teach fire-starting using traditional methods. This activity provides valuable insight into their deep connection with nature and cultural resilience.
Location
Windhoek
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(26 Ratings)
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Malalia
Sep 11, 2024
Great informative tour - We saw all the major landmarks and learnt about the history of Namibia. The drive thru the settlements and the commentary was very interesting. Tasting local food was a treat. Thanks Shaka.🙂
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S3738ojmom
Aug 1, 2024
An entertaining city tour - We have been on tour as a family with Shaka. It was very entertaining, interesting explanations from Shaka and our questions were answered at any time. A special highlight was the market visit in Katutura with local snack.
We had a lot of fun
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Sparrowdiva
Jul 30, 2024
Namibia Market - Wonderful experience and rich cultural exchange. Fun for the family and an opportunity to learn about history of this beautiful country.
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Kathryn
Jul 19, 2024
Must do Namibian experience. - What a great experience getting into the townships and understanding the breadth of how everyday Namibians live. We had lots of interesting discussions about a range of topics and got to taste the incredibly delicious , fresh bbq meat and handmade salsa at the markets , met some lovely people and visited the contrasting lakeside setting of the women’s cooperative . We only wish the tour could have lasted all day. Highly recommended.
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Margit_s
Jul 7, 2024
Windhoek: more than Tintenpalast and Christchurch - Interesting insight into the non- touristic part of Windhoek. Driving in the old VW-Bus was fun - very friendly and well informed guide.
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W1124iyjamesh
Apr 20, 2024
An authentic taste of Namibia - The Nam Flava tour is a great way to quickly get a taste of how Namibia ticks. Our guide Shakka was super friendly, highly informative, very professional and a good driver (the old VW bus is great!). The kids loved it – especially visiting the township markets of Katutura. It helped us to understand the people and history of Namibia more than any travel guidebook ever could.
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Mikea751
Feb 25, 2024
Don’t Miss This Tour - I travelled to many places during the past 35 years. This tour is an awesome experience! You visit places you would never see in Windhoek like the shantytowns where the less fortunate Namibians live ( you see this area from the VW van, so it’s safe), you go to a back in the day local market where you eat delicious bittong beef ( it’s definitely safe to eat ), you go to a woman’s embroidery business and see exceptional craftsmanship, and of course , visit the Independence Museum, and the awesome craft market.
Our guide Simon was excellent He was able to provide very concise yet comprehensive summaries of key historic and political events in an engaging manner. He also is a great guy with a good sense of humor.
Don’t miss this tour!!!
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Peter_h
Nov 28, 2023
Great tour - We were lucky enough to spend the morning with Joseph who was a very knowledgeable and engaging guide. I would definitely recommend this tour to others
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Albertoaz5694nr
Mar 25, 2024
Great tour to learn - The best of the tour was Shaka! He is a fantastic professional, very savvy, engaged and passionate about his job. We were lucky to have him as a guide for this experience.
My recommendation for Chameleons would be to:
- Change the name of the tour, as it is misleading. We were mainly interested in doing the township only, as the city center is easy to walk around. Then we realized the Namflava has the same length and circuit as the other city and township tour that is cheaper.
- The van is cool, but not the most convenient vehicle.
- Spend more time in the food market or other area in which a bit of walking can be done to a bar or fruit stand for more interactions and support to the local township economy.
It is a good tour, and what made it so great it was mainly to have Shaka as a tour guide.
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F3736cvjasonl
Mar 25, 2024
Shaka is great! - Our guide was Shaka, a young guide with full of energy and enthusiasm. He showed us his township and took us to the local market to have Kapana for lunch which was absolutely delicious! We thoroughly enjoyed Shaka's company and he will ensure you have a great time! My recommendation is to book these half-day trips a few days in advance. One downside is that while we expected only be shown the township, there was a small component of the tour that was for the City of Windhoek too which was unexpected. It seems the programme may afterall be similar to a different half-day tour that includes both City and Township. Be sure to clarify the itinerary.
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