Bushman Walk with the San in Windhoek
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
These San are the only Bushmen in Windhoek who share their ancient knowledge of the traditional hunter-gatherer lifestyle. This guided tour will take you on a delightful two-hour walk, featuring a variety of stops to enrich your experience. It is designed to be easy and suitable for all ages and fitness levels. You will learn about the ancient wisdom of bush plants and how the San people use them for different purposes. Also, you will get an introduction into their Click-language, and they will show you how to read animal tracks. You will watch them making fire in a traditional way and they will dance for you. Learn how to make jewelleries out of the shell of ostrich eggs and get a better comprehension about their current life situation in Namibia. Through this activity the culture of the San can remain alive, and the younger generations can acquire nearly forgotten skills. The income from these activities provides the impoverished San with an opportunity to sustain themselves.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Our farm in Brakwater is situated in a beautiful natural surrounding of Windhoek. It takes hardly 1/2 hour to reach the animal-assisted therapy center of our Non-Profit Organisation Human Dreams Namibia where the Walk will start. You will spend 2 hours with the Bushmen.
What‘s Included
Infosheet about the ancient knowledge of the San
Taking pictures/videos of the San Bushmen
Free ticket for children below 6 years
Tour Guide (English)
2-hours Bushman Walk in the Namibian nature
A short introduction to the non-profit activities on the farm
Craft items like ostrich egg jewelleries & Bushmen knives etc. can be purchased (cash only)
Cold drinks and water bottles are available for 20 NAD
Pickup points
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Options
Bushman Walk (no pick-up)
Private Guided Walking Tour with the San in Windhoek
Pickup included
Reviews
51 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great experience learning about an ancient way of life and meeting genuine indigenous people.
W2236MBmartins,Mar 29, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very interesting engagement with genuine bushmen who were friendly and entertaining in showing us some of their wide knowledge about how they use plants and animals in their way of life. Done as part of a small ethical non-profit setup. Also met some of the wives and children of the group.
Best experience near Windhoek
IrynaEgorov,Mar 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Super interesting, very well organised. Highly recommended also with kids 5+.
Best experience near Windhoek
IrynaEgorov,Mar 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Super well organised, lots of interesting information, super friendly.
Entertaining way to lean about a 100,000 year old culture and way of life.
danielwI1030DJ,Mar 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Genuine demonstrations of a durable, sustainable way to live with nature. Hunting, fire making, snagging birds, natural medicines. Shows how early native peoples adapted to the constraints and opportunities of Africa. The click-based language was well-translated by our guide. Memorable way to learn from mixing pride with humor into a wonderful tour.
What an honour it was to...
Jared W,Mar 20, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00What an honour it was to spend this time with the San people. I learned so much about this ancient culture, and there was something both spiritually and philosophically stimulating in watching how they work in harmony with their natural environment. What's more, I felt proud that by joining a tour like this, I was doing my little part to help conserve their lineage. Thank you so much to Erastus for translating while being the warmest guide I could ask for. I have travelled far around Africa, and this was one of my all-time highlights.
Interesting but misleading!
Angelique A,Mar 17, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00A very special thank you to our guide and interpreter Erastus! We very much enjoyed interacting with him and the interpreting he provided with the San. We also appreciated him sharing his family story with us. At the time of our visit, the women were visiting with family elsewhere so our walk was with the men of the San group. Meeting and interacting with them was very special as was being shown some of their life skills around the bush and being able to ask questions about traditional roles and activities. However, in our view, the set up is slightly misleading at best and very much ethically problematic overall. The San are in effect employees in Nicole's business as the foreign owner of the property and charity (separate to the San walk). Whilst the overall experience did not take away from the beauty of interacting with the San, it did leave a bad taste for us and was reminiscent of the traveling circuses or human "curiosities" on display for tourists rather than a genuine experience. It would be helpful for the context to be made clear on Viator rather than selling this activity as an "authentic" walk.
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Paveshan M,Jan 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great experience. Worth it! No need to think twice to do this one. Worth every penny. So happy did it. And on a Sunday.
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Will M,Jan 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour consists of tribe people sharing their traditional skills on a guided walk with demonstrations and narrative in their local language (with interpretation from another knowledgeable guide). All the guides are friendly and seem to genuinely have fun explaining / demonstrating / acting out their arts. The main guide explained that this tour provides a way for them to make a living from their traditional skills at the same time as helping them to preserve them and educate others.
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Jacques L,Jan 14, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was a last minute decision to join a walking group, but the best decision to do so. Very informative especially the knowledge these people have regarding how to use the raw nature to their advantage, without formal education.
Interesting Experience
N3821VCandream,Jan 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00We booked the private walking tour with private transport too. It was a real experience and very informative. We thoroughly enjoyed our day learning about The San People.
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