Go to Caprivi Avenue

It's hard to keep yourself away from places like Etosha. We quickly experienced this hunting life, all dust and light and wonder. But the excitement leveled up when we found our bike and looked at the map for the rest of our ride. We will spend time traveling through the famous Caprivi Avenue, a deserted area between Botswana, Angola and Zambia.

Discovery of Namibian wine

We stopped in the very beautiful Otavi Valley and happened to pitch our tent on the land of the Boshoff family. surprise ! We were actually in a charming little vineyard, barely visible from the road. Like the country would keep a bit of a secret place of itself.

Tamara and Gilmar welcomed us warmly and told us about their family history. In the 1990s, our owner's father, Bertus Boshoff, tried to grow vines on his land without much expectation. After many attempts, he finally unlocked the secrets of this unique soil and the first wines made in Namibia were born. Gilmar is currently studying oenology in South Africa. After an experience in the South African wine industry, he took Tamara back to his hometown and the pair embarked on an adventure. Today, the family produces around 7,000 bottles of wine a year on nearly 5 hectares of land.

But Namibia's wine history dates back to 1884, when a German Catholic priest planted the first vines near the capital Windhoek. Production continued until 1978, when the last winemaker died. The viticultural climate of Namibia is different from that of Cape Province in South Africa. But the microclimate of the Otavi region, where the Boshoffs live, offers a new opportunity. At dinner, in the cool of our small camp, we opened a bottle of Catholic, an iconic house wine that pays homage to the nation's history.