Northern Namibia 3-Day Finnish Mission Heritage Trail

Highlights

• Walk the exact route Finnish missionaries took through Ovamboland in 1871.
• Visit the Nakambale & Onandjokwe Museum & the 1871 homestead of Marttin Rautanen
• Your ancestor's name may be in the original mission archives at Olukonda.

Description

In 1871, a small group of Finnish missionaries established Olukonda, the most enduring mission station in Ovamboland. They created the first written Oshiwambo language. They built hospitals. They established schools. Their legacy lives in northern Namibia to this day. This 3-day heritage trail visits every site: Omandongo (where the missionary group divided), the abandoned stations at Elim and Okahao, the extraordinary Nakambale Museum at Olukonda, the historic Onandjokwe Medical Museum and several mission sites in Oniipa. This journey takes you into the footsteps that were left more that 150 years ago. They had to do it over several days by wagons, we get to do over 3 days.

Includes

2 nights’ accommodation. Daily breakfast and all main meals during tour. All ground transfers, air-conditioned vehicle. English-speaking heritage guide throughout. All mission site and museum entrance fees. Nakambale Museum guided tour at Olukonda. Onandjokwe Medical Museum Tour. Craft exchange experience. Oniipa print works heritage tour

Excludes

International or domestic flights. Namibia visa fees (where applicable). Travel and health insurance. Personal spending, gifts and souvenirs. Optional genealogy research sessions (available as add-ons). Meals not specified in inclusions. Alcoholic beverages.

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund