Do I need an International Drivers Licence?
An international driver’s licence and the driver’s licence from your home country is necessary. However, many car rental companies are not so strict about the international licence. If you are member of an Automobile Club you can get information from AAN (Automobile Association of Namibia) in Windhoek free of charge. Driving with with 4×4 vehicle There are only few areas with a lot of sand that require a 4×4 vehicle: Kaokoveld (Opuwo), Khaudum Park, the national parks in Caprivi and the last 5 kilometres before Sossusvlei. Inexperienced drivers should drive in a convoy with one more vehicle. Driving on gravel roads Always keep the vehicle in the tracks. Changing tracks safely on a gravel road can only be performed at very low speed. Be on the lookout for potholes, sand risings and thicker gravel. In bright daylight most of these obstacles are only visible at very close range. A river, which is in flood, should never be crossed. Stay on the gravel roads and do not try to create new ways
