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Ibenstein Game Farm offers excellent opportunities on Farm Ibenstein in the heart of Namibia, just one hour drive away from Windhoek, to kickstart your Namibian adventure. This is the ideal place to start and end your safari holiday. The farm covers an area of about 15,000 hectares and consists of grass savannas and African mountain landscapes.
Situated in lovely natural scenery and landscapes, with mountains, valleys, bushland, and a forest along the river, this beautiful, traditional farm, with various species of game, will connect you with nature. Enjoy the tranquil ambiance and magnificent sunsets.
The farm is owner managed, personal, extremely welcoming, and makes you feel at home right from the start. We experienced way, … way more than expected.
After a day on Ibenstein, you’ll have a glass of wine or a cold beer, enjoy the setting sun & the atmosphere and you’ll feel like you are stepping back in time…thinking that tomorrow you can go and milk a cow…feeling like being part of the farm family. Before you leave, you already think of coming back? Or maybe, just stay another night or two.
A little more about our history and the family
August Stauch, finder of the first diamonds in Namibia (then called German South West Africa), and a forefather of the Krafft family, bought Ibenstein and the neighbouring farms, Protea and Dordabis, at the beginning of the 20th century. After Stauch’s death the farms were divided. His daughter Marianne inherited Ibenstein and lived on the farm together with her Russian born husband Nicolai Krafft, an engineer and business man. The farm became well known for breeding Karakul sheep, the so-called “black diamonds” of Namibia. The skins of the lambs were sold for the production of pelts and the shorn wool from the mother sheep was discarded.
René Krafft, son of Michael and Sabine, took over the farm activities in 2000.
Rooms
What to expect from your stay at Ibenstein
- The new villas are all en-suite, either double or twin beds overlooking a lit watering hole.
- There are single supplements, please enquire when you make your booking.
- Your host is very accommodating so there is no strict check in/check out times.
- There is an honesty bar and library for your convenience.
Facilities
The Ibenstein family business has been run by the Krafft family for almost 40 years. We offer visitors and adventurers exactly what they expect of a safari in Namibia:
- Exciting and intensive safari adventures in Namibia
- Breathtaking landscapes and
- An amazing and fascinating fauna and flora
- Lots of time to unwind, to relax and to be spoilt.
Meals:
- Full English or a continental breakfast, depending on your preference
- Your lunch which will be a mixture of light meals and chic picnics.
- Dinner is served at 19:30 Dinner will be a mixture of typical home-cooked meals or a barbeque served in our courtyard garden, dinner includes selected local wines, beers and soft drinks.
- If you have special dietary requests, please communicate this to us at the time of your booking.
- Daily game drives at 17:00 sporting a typical Namibian sunset and some cocktails and snacks.
Activities
Whether you want to relax or be active, your activity options available there leave many choices. Still being an active cattle farm, the farm life is right at your doorstep. Going on a hike means passing (and walking with) cows, sheep, game of all kinds, beautiful scenery, and with over 300 different bird species, the farm is quite special.
The airborne freaks can do a scenic aerial flight in the Ibenstein plane before breakfast, and that is by far not the only activity which will tickle your adventure taste buds. Game Drives, hiking, mountain climbing, birding…bring your mountain bike and have your ride of a lifetime.
