Visiting Himba Communities

Opuwo is the gateway to Kaokoland, and meeting Himba communities is the main reason many travelers stop here. Done well, a visit is arranged through people from the communities themselves: the guide is paid directly, the village has agreed to host you, and the gift you bring is something the household actually uses.

This page lists the community-run ways to arrange that — checked against live pages, with dates — and the norms that make a visit sit well with hosts. Most visitors currently find a guide through a lodge desk or by asking at a fuel station; nothing wrong with asking there, but check who actually guides the trip and where the fee goes.