Hotel Midgard (Okahandja, Namibia)

About Midgard

Midgard Country Estate is a four star hotel located 85 km (one hour) north-east of Windhoek, and only 70 km from Hosea Kutako International Airport, in the unspoilt Otjihavero Mountains. An ideal family hide-away, first or last stop for international visitors and the perfect venue for intimate meetings, team-building events or weddings. The hotel has 46 rooms all featuring en-suite bathroom with shower or bath, air-conditioning, electronic door locks, LCD television with 8 satellite TV channels, free internet Wi-Fi access, room safes, hairdryers and a tea/coffee station. Guests are invited to enjoy the tranquility, while marvelling at the pioneering German Settler spirit which gave birth to it all. "Midgard", a word found in Old Norse, Middle English and High German languages, has varying meanings, but is popularly thought to mean "A paradise where the earth rises again, fertile and green, creating a protected world and a safe empire for the people". It's an intimate world of its own, offering newly decorated rooms, Carl's Dining Room & Bar, the African Boma, two swimming pools, the Pool Bar & BBQ Terrace, gym and sauna, and private skittle alley (kegelbahn). These are all spaciously situated in a sprawling country garden, bordering the banks of the Swakop River, as it meanders through the estate on its way to the Atlantic Ocean. Guests can soak up the ambience and enjoy doing absolutely nothing; or explore hiking and mountain trails, drive along 4x4 tracks, play volley ball, tennis, table tennis, or outdoor chess, and view the hotel's vintage automobile collection. One of the estate's major attractions is a sundowner drive to Hilltop, where guests can enjoy a stunning 360° view over the Otjihavero Mountains and watch the sun set with sundowners in hand. They also get to experience what life was like on a traditional Namibian Farming and Game Estate in years gone by, with a morning or afternoon nature game drive through the separate 2 000 hectare nature reserve, along the Swakop River. Wildlife found here include giraffe, blue and black wildebeest, oryx, kudu, hartebeest, eland, warthog, baboon and smaller antelope species such as the steenbok. The riverfront is a birder's paradise.