Currency
The national currency in Namibia is the Namibian Dollar which is linked to and equals in value the South African Rand. The South African Rand is accepted anywhere in Namibia on a one to one basis. The Namibian dollar has denominations of 200, 100, 50, 20 and 10 dollar notes, 5 and 1 dollar coins and 50, 10 and 5 cent coins.

Although the import of foreign currency into Namibia is unlimited, all foreign currency must be declared at the point of entry. Major credit cards are widely accepted throughout Namibia.

Wildlife and Scenery
Namibia has mountains, desert, dunes, ocean, a majestic scenery for unique photo/video souvenirs. Large number of game species is abundant in the many parks and includes large mammals like the elephant, rhino, giraffe and buffalo, as well as the big cats - lion, leopard and cheetah. Troops of baboons, antelope and warthogs can regularly be seen from the roadside. There are over twenty species of antelope in Namibia ranging from largest, the Eland, to the smallest, the Damara dik-dik. The Springbok is the most prevalent and the Gemsbok the most striking with its long symmetrical horns with its distinctive black and white markings.

Desert elephants are found predominantly in the north-west Namibia and they generally inhabit the empty riverbeds where the rivers flow above ground only seasonally. They routinely travel great distances between feeding grounds and the scattered waterholes where they drink water during the dry season, with distances of up to 70 km being regularly traversed.

Namibia is richly endowed with bird life. More than 630 of the 887 bird species listed for Southern Africa are recorded in Namibia, of which about 500 breed locally. Walvis Bay Lagoon is a protected bird sanctuary and a haven for up to 160 000 birds including flamingos, pelicans and terns. Marine life is prevalent on the Namibian coast. Dolphins often come close to the shore, and there are seal colonies at Cape Cross and Pelican Point. The variety and abundance of fish species makes the Namibian coast a popular holiday destination for anglers.

An extra dimension of interest is found in the extraordinary way that animal, plant and indeed human populations have adapted to survive in Namibia’s dry climate, typical of a semi-desert country where droughts are a regular occurrence.

A very distinct example is the desert plant known as the Welwitschia mirabilis, endemic to the Namib Desert and one of the oldest plants known to man. There are approximately 200 endemic plant species and more than 120 different trees growing in the country.