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City Ondangwa

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Located in Namibia :: Ovamboland  :: Ondangwa
Category: Places :: City

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Located some 80 kilometres from the Angolan border, Ondangwa is one of the largest towns in the Ovamboland region.
After the Finnish Missionary Society was formed in 1859, its first foreign deployment was to Ovamboland, northern Namibia. Here, they opened the first mission station at Onandjokue in 1870, and in 1890, another in Ondangwa. In more recent times, during Namibia’s War of Independence, the town was a staging base for the South African Defence Force. Though not a destination in its own right, this busy transport hub is a good place to refuel and get provisions.

Traveller Description

Whether you're looking for well-stocked supermarkets, ATMs, or informal traders, you'll find it all here. The town offers a mixture of Africa-style shops and modern shopping centres. Take care when driving around as cattle and goats roam free in the streets. There's a hospital here and the local airport offers flights to Windhoek - worth remembering in the event of an emergency.

Contact
Address :  Ovamboland, Namibia
Cellphone Reception :  Intermittent Main Cellular Network :  MTC. LEO

Destination Information
Police Hospital Doctor Petrol Diesel Laundromat Shops Shopping Centre Bank ATM Foreign Exchange Lodging Camping Butchery Bakery Liquor Restaurant Pharmacy Airport Airstrip Car Rental Tyre Repair Tyre Sales Mechanical Repair Towing Service
Police Telephone :  +264(0)65 242 650
Hospital Telephone :  +264(0)65 283 100
Doctor Telephone :  +264(0)65 248 115
Towing Service Telephone :  +264(0)81 129 7490
Petrol Type :  ULP/LRP

Activities
Game Viewing Game Drives Tours and Excursions Guided Walks Swimming
Picnics

Travelling Information

EMERGENCIES:
There’s a hospital here and the local airport offers flights to Windhoek - worth remembering in the event of an emergency.

FUEL:
Take note: Garage or Petrol cards will no longer be accepted as a legal tender for purchase of fuel, spares or repairs in Namibia.
Cash, Debit and Credit cards are legal payment instruments, but many fuel stations choose NOT to accept Debit and/or Credit cards. But generally credit cards are accepted at garages in bigger and touristy towns. Take extra cash with still in case!

SHOPS & SERVICES:
Whether you’re looking for well-stocked supermarkets, ATMs, or informal traders, you’ll find it all here. The town offers a mixture of Africa-style shops and modern shopping centres. Ondangwa has a Shoprite, Spar, Pick ‘n Pay and Woermann Hyper and is a convenient overnight stop for those travelling between Etosha and Ovamboland.

 Travel Tip!

For camping, try Nakambale Community Camp, some 10km out of town. Here you can camp or stay in traditional huts. The camp has a museum where you can learn about Ovambo life, Finnish Mission history and the political history of the area. Traditional food and dance are available on request - as are local guides to Lake Oponono, a large wetland area frequented after heavy rains by a variety of waterbirds such as saddle-billed storks, crowned cranes, flamingos and pelicans.


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