Experience true farm life in
Namibia at Omaha! Omaha Guest Farm is situated at the foot of Mount Etjo only a 2-hour
drive NW from Windhoek. Omaha is conveniently located en route between
Windhoek and a number of Namibia's primary tourism destinations: Etosha and
Waterberg National Parks, Damaraland, Bushmanland, Kavango Region and the
Caprivi Strip. “Omaha” in the Herero language means "the place where one can
live".
A large part of the farm is taken up by Mt Etjo, a geologically unique feature
of the Namibian landscape. Mount Etjo is an erosional relic dating to the time
of Gondwanaland, 500 million years ago. The mountain is a narrow plateau 16 km
long with a maximum width of 3 km, standing 2086 m above sea level at its
highest point. Mount Etjo is capped with a layer of hard sandstone, measuring up
to 70 meters deep. The saddle of the mountain forms the watershed between the
Omaruru River running west to the Atlantic Ocean and the Omatako River that
runs to the northeast into the Kavango River, historically draining into the
Indian Ocean by the Zambezi River.
Earthen dams have been built on the farm to retard erosion caused by the
enormous amount of water rushing down Mount Etjo after rainfalls. The dams
provide drinking water for game as well as for the domestic animals on the
farm. Indigenous free-ranging game and a very diverse bird fauna, including
waterfowl, are attracted to the impoundments. Warthog, Kudu, Oryx, Damara
Dik-dik, Steenbok, Duiker, Jackal and Suricates are often seen, while leopard,
cheetah, jackals, hartebeest, springbok and Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra also
occur.
Rhenish mission station ruins at Waterberg:
Cattle, goats and sheep are farmed at Omaha. Leopard and cheetah occur
naturally on the farm, so calves and lambs have to stay in kraals at the house
for about three months to minimize their predation. Lambs are protected by an
Anatolian shepherd dog native to Turkey.
ACTIVITIES
Excursions and Activities at Omaha
* Swimming & relaxation at the pool
* Farm drives with a guide
* Hikes to the various dams or game viewing stands
* Guided hikes to the top of Mt Etjo plateau, over 2,000 m above sea level
* Experience daily farm life
* Excellent bird-watching
* Enjoying our library…or TV
* Archery & Target shooting (away from the sanctuary of the lodge)
Full tour & Safari services
Omaha has expanded its services in affiliation with Bushveld Safaris CC to
offer a wide diversity of activities for its guests. Notably, guests may now
book their entire visit to
Namibia through Omaha to include photographic tours and hunting safaris. These
increased services include, but are not limited to
- Transfers to and from the Hosea Kutako and Walvis Bay International
Airports;
- Half-day or short overnight excursions to visit the dinosaur footprints,
Twyfelfontein and other rock paintings, Spitzkoppe, Skeleton Coast, Cape
Cross, Okahandja curio shops, Cheetah Conservation Fund;
- One to 3-week photographic tours to Sossusvlei, Kuiseb Canyon, Welwitschia
Plains, Etosha and other National Parks, Damaraland, Caprivi Strip, Chobe &
Okavango Delta (Botswana), Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe). Cape Town (South
Africa); and
ire visit to
Namibia through Omaha to include photographic tours and hunting safaris. These
increased services include, but are not limited to
