Okonjima is rolling out a ‘Donate Now – Stay Later’ programme for our most valued guests. You have received this offer because you have visited Okonjima before – in fact, many of you have been coming to Okonjima for years. You surely have an affinity not only for Namibia, but also for the Okonjima Nature Reserve, The AfriCat Foundation and without doubt, created some special memories here.

Covid-19 has dealt Namibia a cruel and lasting blow – the country has been in and out of ‘locked-down’ and isolated since March. Whilst the pandemic has taken a terrible and very public human toll, the effects on wildlife are yet to be played out fully. Some speculate that Covid-19 has allowed nature to regenerate itself, but the reality is a most heart-breaking issue – rising poaching across the country. These are hard, hard times, and in the fog of this pandemic, Namibian wildlife is a victim which is facing a tipping point.

Okonjima (www.okonjima.com) has been the primary income source for The AfriCat Foundation since the beginning (1990) – tourist visitors to Okonjima enable the AfriCat Foundation to undertake their good work through visitor donations and support stipends by Okonjima itself. However, with airports closed for most of this year, and the country shut down from March until October, AfriCat has had no income.

We trust that the general travel freeze in 2021 due to Covid-19 serves the purpose of reinforcing your wanderlust and desire to travel again when this is all over. How about starting with a visit to our big open spaces? Social distancing, in fact, is what Namibia is all about.

For this programme and to support AfriCat, you may enjoy special rates for the Okonjima Luxury Bush Camp and the Okonjima African Villa up to 70% off 2021’s rates.

We acknowledge that planning a holiday requires clarity, something that is still lacking in many respects in our guests’ lives at the moment. Although Namibia’s airports are operating again, and flights are steadily arriving, we realise that trip planning may take longer for most people. As such, our repeat guests booking directly with us this year have until the end of 2025 to redeem this offer, with no blackout periods, and the package is fully transferable to your friends and family, perhaps as a birthday or anniversary present, or for another special occasion.