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Editorial Policy

Editorial independence

Our destination and planning guides are produced independently. Editorial decisions, including which destinations to cover and what to say about them, are not influenced by advertisers, affiliate partners, or any tourism body.

Source hierarchy

We prioritise official government, regional council and municipal sources, national park and conservation authorities, museums and heritage bodies, academic and historical research, and reputable transport and mapping sources, ahead of general tourism marketing material or unattributed online content.

Fact checking

Where possible, factual claims are cross-checked against more than one credible source before publication, particularly for historical claims, distances, and practical details such as road types.

Destination research

Each destination guide is researched individually rather than adapted from a single template, drawing on the source hierarchy above and focused on the specific geography, history and present-day character of that place.

Historical and cultural sensitivity

Namibia’s history includes colonial violence and displacement, and its communities are culturally diverse. We aim to represent this history accurately rather than romanticising it, and to describe communities and cultural groups respectfully and without stereotype.

Verification of changing information

Details such as fees, opening hours, border requirements and road conditions change over time. Where we are not confident that information remains current, we say so explicitly and direct readers to an authoritative current source rather than publishing a guess.

Image sourcing and licensing

Every published photograph is used under a verified licence or explicit permission confirmed on its original source page. Where no suitable licensed image can be found, we use a deliberate photo-free design rather than an unverified or misleading photograph.

Use of artificial intelligence as editorial support

Some research assistance and drafting support for this site is provided with the help of AI tools, under human direction and review. Final editorial judgement, fact-checking decisions and publication decisions rest with a human editor.

Human review expectations

All published content is intended to be reviewed by a human editor before and after publication, including periodic review to catch outdated information.

Separation of affiliate and editorial work

Editorial content and any future commercial or affiliate content will remain clearly distinguishable, and commercial relationships will not determine editorial conclusions. See our Affiliate Disclosure.

Updating and review dates

Guides display a “last reviewed” date. We aim to revisit published guides periodically, and prioritise re-review when a reader or new source indicates that something may have changed.

Corrections

See our Corrections Policy for how we handle factual errors.

Reader feedback

We welcome reader corrections and feedback at info@namibia-travel-guide.net. Tell us the page and what is wrong or missing, and we will look at it.

Last reviewed: 23 July 2026.