Omaha Guest Farm
Otjiwarongo District | Namibia
Omaha Guest Farm is situated at the foot of Mt Etjo only a 2-hour drive NW from Windhoek. Mt Etjo is a geologically unique feature of the Namibian landscape 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. “Omaha” in the Herero language means "the place where one can live".
Omaha is conveniently located midway between Okahandja and Otjiwarongo 35 km off National Road B1, the primary route between Windhoek and Namibia's northern tourism destinations: Etosha and Waterberg National Parks, Damaraland, Bushmanland, Kavango Region and the Caprivi Strip.
Omaha is an operational cattle farm, but blessed with a variety of free-ranging game species. Often seen are warthog, kudu, oryx, damara dik-dik, steenbok, duiker, jackal, suricates, ostrich, bat-eared fox, hares, Hartmann`s mountain zebra, springbok, hartebeest, and porcupine. Sheep and goats also are farmed, but must be guarded from predators (leopard, cheetah, caracal, jackals, and raptors) by an Anatolian Sheppard dog.
Five earthen dams have been built on the farm to retard erosion caused by the enormous amount of water rushing down Mt Etjo after rainfalls. The dams provide drinking water for game as well as for the domestic animals on the farm, and one may canoe on the largest dam when it is filled! Wildlife and a very diverse bird fauna, including waterfowl, are attracted to the impoundments.
Omaha has 5 double rooms, varying in furnishings and decor. All have private bathrooms. The premium rooms are the “Tower Room” and the “Pool Room”. Rates include Dinner, Bed & Breakfast. Meals are “farm style” served either in our formal dining room or on the veranda and generally feature game and vegetables prepared in the traditional Afrikaans / German manner common to Namibian farms. However, our kitchen also offers vegetarian, Indian or Halal meals for discerning guests. A swimming pool, library & reading room, and TV lounge with a fireplace contribute to the relaxed atmosphere of Omaha Guest Farm.
Activities include hiking, birding, farm drives, game viewing, archery & target shooting (away from the tranquility of the lodge) and seasonal canoeing. Transport services to and from Omaha, full photographic tours and hunting safaris can be arranged.
Experience farm life in Namibia!
- hiking
- With plenty of game and domestic livestock on the property you are sure to have some encounters to keep you hike interesting
- birding
- Lots of Namibian birds choose to make the guest farm their home
- farm drives
- An excellent opportunity to explore the property and learn about the day to day running of a Namibian cattle farm
- game viewing
- The most commonly seen game include warthog, kudu, oryx, damara dik-dik, steenbok, duiker, jackal, suricates, ostrich, bat-eared fox, hares, Hartmann`s mountain zebra, springbok, hartebeest, and porcupine
- archery
- time to bring out your hidden Robin Hood!
- Target shooting
- away from the tranquility of the lodge
- seasonal canoeing
- When the largest farm dam fills up it is a good place to paddle around.
Directions:
Omaha Guest Farm is 93 km north of Okahandja (or 83 km south of Otjiwarongo) on B1, then turn West on D2404 and drive 35 km to farm house on right (S 21°07'55' x E 16°31'29")
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