Midgard Otjihavera Windhoek

WELCOME

Midgard Otjihavera Windhoek is an ideal hideaway, a first or last stop for international visitors, the perfect venue for intimate meetings, team-building events or weddings. Acquired in 1937, Carl Werner List originally farmed the 12 000 hectare property, developing this private and intimate world into a household name in Namibia.

Today our guests are invited to enjoy the tranquillity while marvelling at the pioneering German Settler spirit which gave birth to it all. “Midgard”, a word found in Old Norse, Middle English and High German languages, has varying meanings, but is popularly thought to mean “A paradise where the earth rises again, fertile and green, creating a protected world and a safe empire for the people”.

Midgard offers 84 fully equipped rooms, the Barn Restaurant and the Pump House Bar, Bali Boma, two swimming pools, a gym and spa as well as Namibia’s one and only private skittle alley (Kegelbahn). Midgrad is spaciously situated in a sprawling country garden, bordering the banks of the Swakop River, as it meanders through the property on itsway to the Atlantic Ocean.

ACTIVITIES AND ATTRACTIONS

Guests are free to soak up the ambience and enjoy doing absolutely nothing; or they can explore hiking and mountain trails, drive along 4x4 tracks, play volleyball, tennis, table tennis, pool or outdoor chess and view our vintage car collection.

One of the estate's major attractions is a sundowner drive to Hilltop, where guests can enjoy a stunning 360-degree view over the Otjihavero Mountains and watch the sun set with sundowners in hand. They also get to experience what life was like on a traditional Namibian Farming and Game Estate in years gone by, with a morning or afternoon nature game drive through the separate 2 000 hectare nature reserve, along the Swakop River.

Wildlife found at Midgard includes giraffe, blue and black wildebeest, oryx, kudu, hartebeest, eland, warthog, baboons and smaller antelope species such as steenbok. The riverfront is a birder's dream.

ACCOMMODATION

Midgard has 84 rooms with views overlooking the swimming pools, the gardens, the courtyard or the mountains, situated in separate farm style one and two storey buildings in the large gardens. Choose from 61 standard rooms, 13 family rooms, 9 junior suites and 1 presidential suite.

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONFERENCE ROOMS

There are a variety of venues to choose from for groups ranging from 20 - 150 people, depending on the function and preferred seating style.

Dinning

NEARBY PLACES OF INTEREST

- Okahandja Craft Market - 60 km

- Windhoek City - 85 km

- Von Bach Dam - 55 km

Midgard, a 12,000 - hectare property , is located 85km northeast of Windhoek and only 70km from Hosea Kutako
International Airport.
Steeped in Namibian history, Midgard was originally established in 1937 as the retreat and farming estate of the List family,
founders of the Namibian Group of Companies, Ohlthaver & List. Today their descendants welcome you into this private
world: a rare experience as you enjoy the life of early German pioneers on their farming and wildlife estate.
Nestled in the stunning Otjihavera Mountains, Midgard has been the perfect place to escape to for many generations
who enjoyed the farm feeling, the vintage cars, the beautiful gardens, swimming pools and Loki’s playpark. The
name Midgard is popularly thought to mean “A paradise where the earth rises again, fertile and green, creating
a protected world and a safe empire for the people” and that is exactly what we offer - a sense of belonging, a paradise
where you can relax.

We are here to give you the perfect escape that feels like your home away from home. Midgard creates that comforting sense of nostalgia , a sense of comfort in the midst of nature and all it had to offer.

Midgard, where great memories are made.