EYLU Camping and Tours

19/01/2016

Hi All friends.
Please note: Eylu Camping and Tours have stopped all operations as from now. Thank you for your support in the past. Management.

31/08/2014

Swakopmund Kristall Gallery visit is well worth it.

28/08/2014

Swakopmund Kristall Gallery visit is well worth it.

30/06/2014

Various animals as can be seen in Namibia.

26/06/2014

Ardís Eyjólfsdóttir Valtysson.

21/06/2014

Today is the day of the Giraffe.

21/06/2014

Ardís Eyjólfsdóttir Valtysson.

07/04/2014

6 Reasons to Go to Namibia

We can help you organize your trip to Namibia.

Right out of college I spent a year managing camps in Namibia. This might be part of the reason that Namibia is one of my favorite countries in Africa but I hope all the reasons below will be convincing for you as well....

07/04/2014

EYLU Camping and Tours's cover photo

20/01/2014

R.I.P. Moose.

The famous Solitaire baker "Moose McGregor" has died. He died on Saturday the 18th of January.

Moose has been baking his famous apple tarts at Solitaire for the past 20 years. A must have thing when your are travelling in that area. You can say that Moose did put Solitaire on the World map with his delicatessen.

Moose was originally from Belgium but had spent more than 20 years at Solitaire.

Percy Cross, you will be sadly missed. Rest in peace.

25/12/2013

The Valtysson family send all EYLU Camping and Tours customers, friends and FaceBook visitors, best wishes for Happy Holidays. May 2014 be your travelling year. Hopefully we will see you in 2014.

17/11/2013

Cape Cross

10/11/2013

The Namibian Dead Sea.

Yes in Namibia we also have our small Dead Sea. Salty and you float in it. It is a manmade mining open pit hole. What ever they were looking for, seems the didn't find and left the hole to fill up with water. Due to the Namibian sun and heat, is stays very salty and nothing thrives in it. But good place for fun.
It is not far from the coastal road between Henties Bay and Cape Cross seal colony. Approximately 17 km on a grave track towards the Brandberg. Enjoy but be careful.

10/05/2013

Birds of Namibia.
The Ostrich is a real Namibian bird and the one that normally comes into one mind when birds of Africa are mentioned.
A lot of funny stories have been said about the Ostrich. Including the one they put his head in the sand when scared or want to hide. That is as so many good stories, not true.
Ostriches can be very dangerous, especially during mating and hatching periods. They do have a very sharp claw on one of their toes and can easily cut you or their enimies open with one swing. They lay big eggs and it is said that one egg last for Omelette for 25 persons.
Another funny thing about Ostritches are that their brain is very small for such a big bird. Around 25 grams. But the two eyes weight about 35 grams together.
Ostriches are both wild and farm animals in Namibia. They are mainly farmed for the leather but there is some meat avialable on them too. That is a helthy meat for health fans. Fat and cholesterol free meat.
Phot by, Eyfi.

03/05/2013

Pelicans.

At Walvis Bay Lagoon, there are not only Flamingos.
Quite a lot of the big, strong and beautiful Pelican bird. They are big. They are in charge. This is their territory. But seeing is believing. Bring your own camera for your own Kodak moment.

Photo by; Eyfi.

28/04/2013

The Flamingos are back in the 1000's.

Lesser & Greater Flamingos.
Walvis Bay Lagoon, a Ramsar site, is well worth visit those days.

The Lesser ones are smaller, more pink on the body and have dark nose.
The Greater ones are as the name says, larger, less pink and have a pink nose with black end. Both have pink legs.
A photographer Paradise.

Photo by; Eyfi.

19/03/2013

Walvis Bay Lagoon. A Ramsar site.

The Lagoon in Walvis Bay is world famous for it's bird life. The birds there have been counted by volunteers now for thirty years. Amazing! Now in January/February over a weekend the annual summer count was done. Yes, that time of the year, is summer here in the Southern Hemisfare.
A total of 118 850 birds were counted. The largest crowd of birds were as normal, the Flamingos or 52 244 where 46 291 were the Greater Flamingo and 5 799 the Lesser Flamingo.
This was the highest Flamingo score in five years.
Waders and other shore birds were 38 643.
The birds are counted twise a year. Summer and winter count and as said before, this has ben done for 30 years now.
The bird count through the years has varied between 95 000 and 160 000 each time. Highest though 242 400 birds in 2004.

(Based on article form Coastal and Environmental Trust of Namibia. CETN). Photo by: Eyfi.

16/03/2013

Gibeon Meteorite shower in Namibia

09/03/2013

Of other famous meteorites in Namibia is The Gibeon Meteorite shower, that landed close to Gibeon in Southern Namibia and were found in 1838.
Over 33 big stones were found, spread over 2500 Km2 area. Most of them were later moved to Windhoek. Some were sent all over the world to Museums and collectors.
Around 30 of them are on display, down town Windhoek. They do weight from 190 Kg's up to 600 Kg each. They are 87% iron and 8% Nickel. The other 5% are other metals. Due to the Nickel, they don't rust.
The meteorite shower is thought to be a part of a Super Nova that exploded about four billion years ago. Collision with earth is estimated 200 to 220 million years ago.

(Compiled and photo by Eyfi)

02/03/2013

The Hoba meteorite.

Now after the meteor news from Russia of the meteorite that exploded near the city of Chelyabinsk on February 15, the interest in known meteorites in Namibia has increased.

The Russian meteorite is estimated to have been up to 10.000 Tons and 17 metres in diameter when it did enter the earth atmosphere, at a speed of 64.000 Km/h. The meteorite came as a fireball and exploded into thousands of pieces before it hit the ground. A lot of small pieces have been found since. The biggest one according to news, 1.8 Kg.

The largest meteor found on earth so far, is the Hoba meteorite in Namibia, close to Tsumeb. It was found by a farmer in the early 1900's and due to size and weight it has never been moved. This gigantic iron mass is estimated 66 Tons.

Other famous meteorites in Namibia are The Gibeon Meteorite shower, that landed close to Gibeon in Southern Namibia and were found in 1838. Over 37 big stones were found, spread over 2500 Km2 area. Most of them were later moved to Windhoek and around 30 of them are on display, down town Windhoek. They do weight from 195 Kg's to 600 Kg each. They are 87% iron and 8% Nickel and due to the Nickel, they don't rust.

They are thought to be a part of a Super Nova that exploded about four billion years ago. Collision with earth is estimated 200 to 220 million years ago.

Both those Namibian meteorites are well worth the visit. Hoba the largest one near the town of Tsumeb and the Gibeon meteorite shower ones, in Windhoek the Capital City.

(Compiled and photos by; Eyfi).

10/02/2013

Just a friendly reminder that now is the middle part of the Namibian summer. Temperatures at the coast are nice and fresh. During the day around 25°C and down to around 16° during the night. Very comfortable. Inland is much warmer. In the Capital City, Windhoek around 34°C during the day. In the South you can expect up to 40° or even a bit more during the hottest part of the day.
In Etosha park it is still nice. Up to 30° during the day. Swimming pools by the campsites and the bungalows. Bars and restaurants with ice cold beer avialable as well as other nice things, needed or not.
Sadly rain has been scare so far this rainy season in Namibia. Only few showers inland, and only one at the coast. Caprivi strip has though got more than enough. Risks of flooding there.

So as you can see this is the perfect time to get away from rainy, cold and misty Europe. Where ever you stay, Liverpool England, Bergen Norway or Reykjavik Iceland, you will not regret to visit Namibia now.

Eylu Camping & Tours just wants to remind you of the specials we do have until end of April.

Feel free to contact us. email: [email protected] or here on Facebook or on our web site. www.eylu-namibia.com

Eyfi and Ludene

07/02/2013

Walvis Bay Waterfront

03/02/2013

Namibia is 824.000 square Km's. That makes Namibia larger than any Europian contry except Russia. Namibia is 2.6 times larger than Poland. 2.3 times larger than Germany. 1.6 times larger than Spain and 1.5 times larger than France. Also good to know, is that Namibia is 8 times larger than Iceland.
So from this facts you must plan your daily distances in your self drive Safari trip, we can plan for you. On the world map, Namibia might not look that big, but bear in mind, those maps are normally not in a true scale. Northern hemisfare is normally showed larger than the Southern one.

02/02/2013

Did you know?

No country in Europe is larger than Namibia, except Russia.

28/01/2013

Eylu Camping and Tours

We have launched our official website. Please come and visit us here for more information about our tours and trips. For photos please check out our albums here on our page. http://www.eylu-namibia.com/

Eylu camping and tours gives you the necessary equipment to experience the wonders of Namibia.

21/01/2013

From Windhoek, Namibia.

01/01/2013

EYLU Camping & Tours wishes all FB users and Friends a Happy New Travelling year. We want to remind you of our New Year special. Rent a double cab 4x4 for a self drive Safari in Namibia for only N$1000.- pr day and with unlimited kilometers. All camping gear included. As an extra with this special we throw in the deal an extra spare wheel on a rim and a GPS at no extra cost. You can even take two kids or two friends with. If so we will throw in also, an extra ground tent with mattresses and sleeping bags at no extra cost. Valid from January 2013 until end of April 2013. Terms and conditions apply.

01/01/2013

EYLU Camping & Tours wishes all FB users and Friends a Happy New Travelling year. We want to remind you of our New Year special. Rent a double cab 4x4 for a self drive Safari in Namibia for only N$1000.- pr day and with unlimited kilometers. All camping gear included. As an extra with this special we throw in the deal a extra spare wheel on a rim and a GPS at no extra cost. You can even take two kids or two friends with. If so we will throw in also, an extra ground tent with mattresses and sleeping bags at no extra cost. Valid from January 2013 until end of April 2013. Terms and conditions apply.

23/12/2012

EYLU Camping & Tours sends all their customers, friends and visitors to our page, best Chrismas and prosperous New Year wishes. Those who did not make it to Namibia this year, please try again in 2013. Looking forward to hear from you.
The Valtysson family, Walvis Bay.

12/10/2012

Christmas season is just around the corner. Have you thought about doing something different this year? How about spending the season on the African plateau listening to the lions roar at night? Gaming through the nature reserves seeing some of the big fives? Driving through the vast deserts of Namibia. You can do all that with Eylu camping and tours. Contact us at [email protected] and we will put together a great itinerary for you.