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Namibia Health and Safety Tips

Namibia-Safety Tips

Travel Safe in Namibia

Due to a hot dry climate in Namibia, the country is virtually free of tropical diseases, and health certificates are not normally required. However, precautions against malaria are advisable if visiting the North of Namibia.
 

Medical Services
All major centres in Namibia have state-owned hospitals and in Windhoek there are currently three top quality hospitals.
 

Namibia is a vast country and emergency medical evacuation services thus extend to the furthest corners of the country. Namibia is supported by a well-developed charter flight industry and a good road network.
 

Adequate travel insurance covering accidents, illness and hospitalisation is important.
 

Water
Tap water is safe to drink throughout the country, except for isolated rural areas. Bottled mineral water is recommended and readily available throughout Namibia.
 

Personal Safety
Crime statistics are remarkably low in Namibia and travelling on a Namibia safari is a pleasure.
 

It is however common for visitors to have accidents on gravel roads, especially if not used to driving on these uneven road surfaces. Take care to reduce travelling speed on the many gravel roads and avoid hard braking.
 

Avoid driving at night, especially in the rural regions where African animals such as warthogs or kudu, as well as domestic animals, donkeys and goats often wander onto the road.