Reho Spa Recreation Resort, Rehoboth (Namibia)

On May 21, 2010, in Posts in English, by Baobabguides
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Reho Spa Recreation Resort is a hotel/spa managed by the Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) organisation, the official National body belonging to the government and which takes care of the most important touristic spots of the country.

The resort is roughly in the centre of Rehoboth and offers two to four bed bungalows as well as camping sites. You can bath here in the hot springs (39 C) otherwise known as ‘aris’ -smoke-. It is also possible to do game drives and excursions to visit for example the Lake Oanob.

If you stay here overnight, make sure to pay a visit to the Women’s Action for Development -WAD- Rehoboth Training centre to learn more about their activities. For a dining out, try the nearby Mandi’s Take Away (Chicken and chips for: N$ 20).

Bookings are done through the email address of nwr  reservations@nwr.com.na.

Reho Spa


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Tel: +264 (0)61 285 7200
Fax: +264 (0)61 224 900
Email: reservations@nwr.com.na
Web: www.nwr.com.na

How to get there: It is close to the centre of Rehoboth, see map above.
Prices:
Chalet 4 Bed: N$ 250.00/person/night or N$400.00 for a single person
Chalet 2 Bed: N$ 200.00/person/night or N$300.00 for a single person

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Lake Oanob Resort, Rehoboth (Namibia)

On May 21, 2010, in Posts in English, by Javier Leandro Sobradillo
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Lake Oanob Resort and Game Reserve is a hotel and camping managed by a married couple, on the shore of the lake Oanob, a dam 7 km west of Rehoboth containing the waters of the Oanob river.

It is the perfect environment for peace, quiet and relaxation. There are plenty of activities, from game drives to boat rides in the lake.

They offer 31 camping sites plus very high quality rooms. Prices from N$ 70 person/night for the camping site to N$ 467 the double room and up to N$ 1934 for the the luxury – chalets.

There is also Restaurant bar available.

One of the chalets


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Contact: Helena Benade
Address:
Lake Oanob Resort
PO BOX 3381
Rehoboth, Namibia
Tel: +264 62 522 370
Fax: +264 62 524 112
Email: reservations@oanob.com.na
Web: www.oanob.com.na

How to get there: The Lake Oanob is well signposted from Rehoboth, about 7km west from the centre of the village.

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WAD Rehoboth Training Centre, Rehoboth (Namibia)

On May 13, 2010, in Posts in English, by Javier Leandro Sobradillo
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Women’s Action for Development  (WAD) is a Namibian NGO founded in 1994. Their objective is to improve the social, economic and political situation of people living in rural areas in Namibia, mainly by empowering women. They work in all the regions of the country. This is a recent article in The Economist Namibia highlighting the latest developments within the organisation.

The teachers!

We visited their Training Centre in Rehoboth, 85 km south of  Windhoek on the B1. Here in this training centre people come everyday to learn very different skills. It really is an eye opener, the training effort done from the WAD is wonderful, and well worth a visit in order to see how the real Namibia goes forward. If you want to visit, the best thing is to let them know in advance preferably by calling them.
They run several training projects:

Sexual Education for women:
A central part of the strategy of WAD is the sexual education of women. This is an extremely important step in order to empower them. In the following video, you can see the typical explanation made by one WAD worker on how to use the Female Condom or Femidom:

Computer Skills Training:
In their computer room people learn computer skills. Talking to the teachers, they told us about a problem with the software becoming outdated. They suggested that one way for tourists to help would be to simply bring CDs with more up to date versions of software. Should you want to bring something, ask them first what they need on wad@mweb.com.na.

Computer room

Bakery:
The Bakery has a double purpose: On the one hand, they produce real bread that they sell, among other tasty products (yes, we ate a lot). On the other hand, it serves as a school for young people who want to learn the art or making good bread. One of the suggestions of the manager was that the tourists could bring maybe new recipes. Again, if you want to bring something contact them to ask what they need.

Bread ready to eat!

Kindergarten:
Up to 20 children come here everyday, allowing their parents to go to work.
Kindergarten timetable

Kindergarteners

Crafts and Tapestry:
Training centre for learning crafts and tapestry

Tapestry in the making

Tailor and Sewing:
Young people learn how to sew, fix and create new clothes. For example it is quite common to receive orders for school uniforms. They are always in need of materials and new equipment.

Expert tailor

Furniture fixing:
Old furniture gets fixed and can be reused again. They’ve got the skills, but the equipment in the training centre is ageing, for instance nail guns.

Fixing sofas



Contact: Wilma Maasdorp
Post: Coordinator
Address:
P.O. BOX 3072
Rehoboth
Namibia
Tel: +26462524329
Email: wad@mweb.com.na
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