Okahandja

Okahandja is a city of 24,00 in Otjozondjupa, and is colloquially known as the Garden town of Namibia.

Get in

By train

Okahandja Railway Station is situated on the Windhoek—Swakopmund line, was built in 1902 during Imperial Germany's colonial rule of German South West Africa. As of 2021, it is part of the Trans-Namib railway network.

By car

Okahandja can easily be accessed via the A1 freeway going north of Windhoek.

Buy

• 1 Okahandja Mbangura Woodcarvers Craft Market, Voortrekker Rd, Okahandja. A woodcarvers market, and is one of the highlights of Okahandja. Has numerous woodcraft items of numerous local Namibian items, including local fauna. (updated Dec 2021)

Eat

• 1 Rhinos, Martin Neib Street, ☏ +264 62 500 866. 09:00-22:00. Has local specialities, along with a bar and a pub. (updated Dec 2021)

Sleep

• 1 Okahandja Country Hotel, Old Otjiwarongo Rd, ☏ +264 85 554 2990. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 11:00. (updated Dec 2021)
• 2 Sney Rivier Lodge, D1972, ☏ +264 62 500 590. (updated Dec 2021)

Go next

• Go to Windhoek, the capital of Namibia