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🇳🇦 Use CautionIs Namibia Safe for First-Time Travelers?
Safety Scores / Namibia
Travel verdict: See the scores below. The scores and risks below say why.
Safety Scores
Key Risks
- Smash-and-grab vehicle theft in Windhoek
- Generally safe countryside and tourist destinations
- Remote areas require self-sufficiency and preparedness
Lock vehicles and keep valuables out of sight; countryside is very safe
Malaria risk in northern regions; hepatitis A and typhoid vaccines recommended
Namibian Dollar pegged to ZAR; South African Rand also accepted
Emergency: 10111
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