Swakopmund - German town in Africa | Namibia 🇳🇦 | best countries to visit in Africa | Travel diary

[@andrevdv1171]

Thank you for visiting us. Glad you enjoyed your stay and appreciated our clean town. Yes as you rightly said the sandstorm you filmed was very mild.

[@towera]

And thank you for watching 😊

[@ezengetv5605]

Thank you. I did like the video.

[@towera]

And thank you for watching ☺️

[@ockertmouton9139]

I don't know what time of the year you were there, but it seems like you experienced some Bergwind conditions. It happens during the Autumn / Winter. It would not have affected the decision so built the town there, because it happens so very infrequently. Not every time you see sand blowing it qualifies as a sand storm. Especially between Swakopmund and Walvisbay, where it is the case almost daily, because the wind blows over the sand dunes on the interior (eastern) side of the road. In the Windhoek video you did not mention that after WW1, Namibia was actually a British protectorate, but South Africa took over from them after WW2.

[@Lions-Pride-Dominion]

Your VOICEOVER, you will be high up there with the best KZbinrs....

[@towera]

❤️❤️

[@Lions-Pride-Dominion]

Can we chat Towera? Sure you will come back to Namibia​@@towera

[@pauljon5403]

I thought I was the only one who noticed, her voice-over is top notch

[@deedeemccall7693]

Hi. Where did u get transport or tickets for swakopmund City sightseeing.

[@towera]

We rented a car, but I’m sure there’s other options aswel if you don’t want to drive. 😊

[@giorgiocamba1684]

I ❤ your video, I ❤ Namibia

[@towera]

🙌🙌

[@lifewithshaneil7048]

New subscriber 🇯🇲❤

[@towera]

Thank you ☺️

[@silverzman7293]

im afrikaans and im from swakopmund thanks for visiting

[@towera]

Thank you for watching 😊

[@pkiiyala]

Yes, I'm in Swakopmund right now, and I love the weather here. Very refreshing!

[@towera]

Nice 👌

[@LiinaLiinaAmesho]

Swakopmund is a very beautiful place to stay❤

[@towera]

@@LiinaLiinaAmesho yes 🙌

[@Mary-AnnGarises-yd6pr]

Not me sitting in Swakopmund rn

[@giorgiocamba1684]

Beautiful and thank for your video😂

[@towera]

@@giorgiocamba1684 thank you for watching 😘

[@mastersclass6502]

Great I wish you inform BBC and CNN about the true picture of Africa in general its not only about safaris and poverty and as for Namibia do more you must see our northeast flora and fona. From Paul

[@towera]

I dont think BBC and CNN would care about what a small youtuber has to say. But at least got to show some friends and family

[@mzerk9324]

There is also an Aquarium in Swakopmund.

[@towera]

Oh wow, I wish I knew when I was there !

[@mzerk9324]

@@towera I hope u went thru the long JETTY into the sea in Swakopmund. Am not sure if it was open when u were there coz I read something early this year like it has been closed for renovations. U can also go sandboarding in desert Swakopmund, Camel riding in desert, dune driving, ballooning and aerial flights. Moreso, u can visit one of the highest sand dunes in world, Dune 7 east of Walvis Bay and no visit to Namibia and Coast is complete without visiting SANDWICH HARBOUR which is some 45km west of Walvis Bay along the coast. That is exactly where the highest dunes meet the sea with dunes as high as 200 metres kissing the sea. Moreso, u can go north of Swakopmund to Henties bay town 80km along coast in Skeleton coast national Park and see shipwrecks along including the largest seal colony in the world at CAPE CROSS SEAL RESERVE. LASTLY, no visit to Namibia is complete without visiting Southern Namibia's famous tourist attraction called SOSSUSVLEI where u find Deadvlei (dead trees). It's a UNESCO world heritage site. Infact the whole place from Sossusvlei to Sandwich harbour is called NAMIB SAND SEA under UNESCO. U HAVE dunes like BIG DADDY which is as high as 325metres.

[@towera]

I think I will just have to make another trip specifically for just Swakopmund and Walvis bay, I only had one day to cover both so of course I missed out a lot

[@mzerk9324]

@@towera Oh yes one day is not enough. At least 3 days. Swakopmund is bigger than Walvis Bay although Walvis Bay has 103 000 people compared to 75000 for Swakopmund. However, next time when In Swakopmund go northwards of it along the coast say 6km along the coast north of Strand Hotel that's where there is the largest mall in Swakopmund and variety of restaurants overlooking sea. It's called AM MEER PLATZ MALL. THERE is a paved prominade (walkway) along the sea from strand until the mall am talking about. So u dnt need to take a car if u want, u can just walk along the bank of the sea. I prefer to give people more information. There are also alot lodges in same area.

[@towera]

Thanks for this will definitely be useful next time when I visit

[@kanguham360]

Coastal side of Namibia 🇳🇦 has a heavy German influence till today. I’m glad you enjoyed Swakopmund the tranquility of that city. I’m going through all your Namibian videos.

[@towera]

Thank you for your support ☺️

[@Jamesbukasa78]

@@kanguham360 who are living in swakopmund,who owns everything in Namibia and swakopmund in particular?the real native there,are living in poverty,everywhere,in katutura its worse.BBC or CNN will come and only show the beauty of swakop a white town.

[@sackeynam7977]

Where you from?

[@Lions-Pride-Dominion]

You said it well

[@evelynemugeni2369]

Yeah it look like Germany only those palms in Germany they don’t have palms trees but it real gorgeous and clean ❤it look like empty country

[@towera]

@@evelynemugeni2369 yeah except for the palm trees 😂 , it is sparsely populated ❤️

[@arvidsfar1580]

Great example of Namlish, btw: ("Someone), they," rather than standard English avoiding that pronoun. Also the lack of distinction between singular and plural. We's unique mos, neh?

[@prosperousafrica]

fun facts: Namibia has a population of about 2-3million and yet one of the most diverse demographics. 2nd least population density English is the official language but Afrikaans(Dutch-ish) is spoken mostly in the South including swakopmund. Gained independence in 1990. Oldest desert in the word, I think Oldest tribe in the world (San people) Some of the most beautiful women in the world😎

[@UllaHofmann]

Do schön sauber die Stadt!!🙏💥💋💘💖😊

[@astridstuurmann3563]

In Swakopmund they use raw water for irrigation, not desalinated saltwater.

[@sum1515]

Hi there I live in Swakopmund the best time to visit Is usually November to December cause of festivals and events.

[@towera]

@@sum1515 thanks for the recommendation 😊

[@ZiyaSlabbert]

im from swakopmund and it was a germana town long ago but more people talk afrikaans and english here

[@CristianCampus]

Isto é "um crime",contra há rica cultura 👉🇩🇪alemã e sua história!Isso é muito TRISTE😢!!!!

[@Ashour.H]

Yeah it really looks German if you remove the palm trees and add clouds in the sky. Also that museum gives a visual experience of the colonial history, it's a must visit in my opinion. You can also do skydiving and quad biking and other sports in swakopmund

[@towera]

😂😂 the clouds add character

[@Ashour.H]

@@towera 😂

[@arvidsfar1580]

Btw, what you showed around the 9 minute mark isn't our Namibian State House (which is in Windhoek), but the German colonial governor's office. Architecture in Swakopmund is great, but often-times either left in shambles or infested with....well, see above....Still a great place in the festive season, when it it is overcrowded, including late at night.

[@towera]

This was introduced to me as the Swakopmund state house, do you guys call it something different?

[@arvidsfar1580]

@@towera Definitely! This is the colonial governor's palace. Only during a short time did it accede to that glamour again.

[@towera]

Aaah okay

[@kanguham360]

@@towerathat is our state house where the president stays when he is in Erongo region that’s the coastal area. In the past it was a governor house now it’s a state house. So you are right

[@helmuth-andy]

@@towerait’s the state guest of the President.

[@mzerk9324]

Yes There are about 20,0000 namibian born Germans living in Swakopmund. It's mixed in sense that both Afrikaaners (Dutch descendants) also live there.

[@towera]

Wow but it makes sense I saw a lot of them and thank you for watching 😊

[@mzerk9324]

@@towera There are alot of blacks too but traditionally in surburbs far along the coast Northeast of Swakopmund CBD. There are retail centres there too. So they will rarely come to CBD.

[@towera]

Yeah I guess it’s the area I was in aswel, next time will give it more time to fully explore

[@victorlionelnazaire685]

20 000 Namibian born Germans out of 75 000 total Swakopmund population ! 1 out of 4 residents ! Imagine that happening in Germany or any city in Europe , black Africans 1/ 4??

[@towera]

It is like that in other cities, the difference I guess is that the Germans in Swakopmund have power whereas the black towns in Europe, the people don’t have much power and don’t own everything

[@t.rmartin8297]

I am from Namibia and there are certain restaurants and bars you are not advised to go to in Swakopmund because the clientele are still extremely racist. Especially the ones in the streets close to KFC, don't go there. Locals have complained but its not the establishments but the clients that are the problem and when they get drunk they can be troublesome. Go to the restaurants closer to the beach and the state house, a lot of different clients visit those establishments and they won't be as racists/ weird toward you especially if you only speak English and not Afrikaans or German.

[@towera]

Yes there was a difference between the restaurant near KFC and the ones I went to closer to the beach. The ones closer to the beach also had black people there and everyone was minding their own business. It’s crazy that this is still happening in Namibia

[@CristianCampus]

DAMME,IST TRARING;DAS DU NICHT MACHEN, IN DEUTSCH SPRACHE IHR DOKUMENTIRUNG VON DIE NAMIBIEN!!​LANDE!!!!😢@@towera❤

[@Lions-Pride-Dominion]

Sorry dear, once in while happens

[@towera]

Yeah unfortunately,

[@kanguham360]

@@toweraThey really look down on black faces in Swakopmund and Walvis bay. Always speak your mind whenever you find yourself in weird situation. Walk proudly on the African continent, you are home. Black staff undermine us more as black tourists, they think we don’t have financial means to be served.

[@arvidsfar1580]

At Hotel a la Mer, you do not need to ask for eggs. You're being asked how you want them.

[@towera]

I said exactly this”you can ask the staff if you want the eggs in a specific way” not ask them for eggs😊

[@arvidsfar1580]

@@towera Yea, sorry. Just a great place to be. Except for what you mentioned about Swakopmund in general. I also stayed at Mondesa and DRC. Different story.

[@rickordoeast7610]

I went to swakopmund my wife and I and had similar experience. We went into a bar/restaurant and when the black girl saw us, she looked at us like we weren’t belong. This is a black country. My wife is a Namibian and I am a Jamaican who don’t stand for crap so I think about it and then I call her and the way you look at us I didn’t appreciate it, and she proceeded to apologize to us and said she was tired, but I knew it because she was not used to seen Black people in the bar/restaurant there were Probably like 99% who was in that bar was Caucasian.

[@lnut94]

You speak like someone from West Africa

[@monyelaraby5121]

Is there work with Germans in Namibia?

[@dangerousmines6902]

insecure, it seems

[@johanneskeendawala4469]

W. T. F😂😂😂

[@johanneskeendawala4469]

Am sorry for a few of our bad appels.. Hope you come back again 😊

[@Jamesbukasa78]

Its a city where the last stand of racists live

[@towera]

A few people said that to me in Windhoek....sad

[@victorlionelnazaire685]

The Black African majority in Namibia needs to OCCUPY Swakopmund by RESTRICTING the number of non-Namibian ( non citzens) business owners and land owners. It is up to the Namibian to be more pro-active on this front.