Floodplain and river country in Namibia's Zambezi Region
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Zambezi wetlands experience

Learn Mafwe fishing and farming traditions

Join Mafwe hosts for an interactive programme shaped by floodplain fishing, cultivation, food, craft, music and games.

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The experience

See how floodplain water becomes food and culture

The Mafwe Living Museum centers knowledge shaped by fishing and cultivation in Namibia's wettest region.

Hosts connect tools, food, craft, music and games to the annual movement of water, making the Zambezi stop about lived expertise as well as wildlife.

Journeys

Journeys through the Zambezi Region

Experience FAQ

Learn Mafwe fishing and farming traditions

Q01Is the programme the same throughout the year?

No. Water, crops, fish and available hosts affect which demonstrations are meaningful on the date.

Q02How does this differ from the Mbunza museum?

Both are community-run, but each represents a distinct people and river setting; their programmes should not be treated as interchangeable.

Plan with Alex

Plan the Mafwe programme

Cross Deadvlei at dawn, follow desert wildlife tracks near Swakopmund and wait beside an Etosha waterhole as elephants emerge through the dust.

We will begin with your dates, your pace and the image that brought Namibia into your mind. From there, I will draw the journey that belongs to you.

Portrait of Alex

I want Namibia's defining moments at their best: Deadvlei before the heat, the living desert while tracks are still sharp, Etosha as elephants approach the water. Around them, we make time for the guides, makers and conservationists who turn a beautiful road into a journey you understand.

Alex

Journey designer