NERA Namibia Endurance Ride Association                                    Back to Home Page FNB Walvis Bay - CEI **/CEI*  International Endurance  August 2018      Walvis Bay 2018 Program          Contact Info:      Download List of Vets & Officials 2018 (pdf)    All General Enquires & Enquiries regarding Entries & Stabling to Marna Steyl+264 81 220 8582  cavallo.info@gmail.com  All general enquiries to Lee Ann Liebenberg +264 81 206 5939  secretary@namibiaendurance.org    Wendy VenterWebmaster NERA   Mobile: +264 81 127 5501E-Mail:  wendy.venter@outlook.com        Walvis Bay Accommodation  Accommodation Prices   Accommodation elsewhere in Namibia  www.wheretostayonline.com         Car Rentals  Europcar - Tel: +264 64 207391 or 0811278110    Budget Rent-A-Car - Tel: +264 64 204128    Avis Car Hire - Tel: +264 64 20752     Emergency Numbers Walvis Bay    Ambulance 064-216309    International SOS Namibia 200200 or 081707 Emed 24 061-299 9924 061-305924  /  081 924    Fire Brigade 064-201 3301  /  081 122 0833 Sea Rescue Services 064-208 2263 or 064-208 2264  Hospitals Welwitschia Hospital  064-21 8911 State Hospital 064-21 6300    Walvis Bay 2017  Walvis Bay 2014   Walvis Bay 2011   Walvis Bay 2008    Walvis Bay 2016   Walvis Bay 2013   Walvis Bay 2010   Walvis Bay 2007     Walvis Bay 2015   Walvis Bay 2012   Walvis Bay 2009   Walvis Bay 2006     BANKING DETAILS:AFRICA ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP WALVIS BAY FIRST NATIONAL BANK MAERUA MALL BANK CODE: 282273ACCOUNT NO: 62251383916  PLEASE EMAIL DEPOSIT SLIP, ENTRY FORM AS WELLAS CALCULATION FORM TO:

  Marna Steyl+264 81 220 8582 cavallo.info@gmail.com

   RIDER ENTRY CHECKLIST NOTES:

Stables : Means if I have received instructions about horses standing next to each other. When it ‘says’ SA, your horse will stand with other SA horses. If it ‘says’ Namibian, your horse will stand with Namibian horses Calculation sheet no: Means if I received a calculation sheet via the website. When nothing stands in ‘your’ column – I have NOT received a calculation sheet. When you just want to pay for your entries, then I do not need a calculation sheet. BUT if you would like to ‘order’ Tef, Lucern, Function tickets etc than you must please email me a sheet of fill it in on the NERA website. BIB no: Riders NOT riding for the National teams – and would like to have your own BIB number please. Also bring your own BIB  Arrival: Make sure your arrival date is correct.                                                    

  

  

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    REGISTERING ON THE WEBSITE FOR WALVIS BAY 2018  How to register for FIRST time on the website  How to register if you have PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED and have a password  How to CHANGE your entries for Walvis Bay 2018 _____________________    Walvis Bay Ride - Travel Information 

    FNB Walvis Bay International Endurance Championship 2018 Invitation Walvis Bay Information Sheet  Walvis Bay Program   

  Walvis Bay Fact Sheets Cost Sheet  Cost Sheet   

  Rider Entry Checklist    NB Notes for Rider Entry Checklist Stable Plan   Stable Allocation List  _____________  Trainer Registration Form_____________

   Import/Export Documentation  All Rider are responsible to organize their own Permits. Please contact the following people to assist you: Sibylle Hortshemke +264 81 124 2654 bubbles@iway.naAgent in Namibia: Can assist with Botswana, Namibia & S.A. Permits  _____________  Previous Years Winners &  Trophy Winners_____________

  MAPS:    Blue Leg Yellow Leg Red Leg Green Leg ___________________

   Results 2018:  Results 

   

                                 This information page courtesy of  https://www.walvisbaycc.org.na  ATTRACTIONS  Unique experience 

  Walvis Bay is well suited for the outdoor lifestyle, boasting sports such as sandboarding, kiting, surfing, swimming, angling, sailing, golf and other in- and outdoor sport codes. 

  During the December holidays Walvis Bay and its surrounding resorts come to life as beach sports, events and entertainment draw thousands of visitors, who want to wind down and soak up the sun. During this time anglers flock to the coast to catch some of the best quality and largest edible fish in Africa. These include  steenbras, kabeljou, snoek and other delicious varieties.  

 The Dolphin Park and Long Beach resorts attract many visitors who choose to stay close to the ocean with the luxury of well-equipped accommodation and facilities. Tour operators offer various tour packages whether by quad-bike, off-road vehicles, sea excursions or scenic flights by plane. 

  Undoubtedly amongst the most famous desert landmarks in Namibia is Dune 7, one of the highest crests in the dune belt along the coast. With picnic sites and shaded with palm trees the dune is a popular sand-boarding haunt, while simply climbing to the top to see the view is an adventure on its own. The coastal dunes are popular with para-gliding, sand-boarding and quad biking enthusiasts. 

  The Walvis Bay Lagoon and Aquatic Activities 

 The dominant south-westerly winds create ideal conditions for a variety of water-sports and regattas for hobbie cats, fireballs and catamarans are organised by the Walvis Bay Yacht Club. The Lagoon is an international Ramsar sanctuary for birds. Estimated to be 3500 years old it is one of the most important coastal wetlands in Southern Africa. 

  As a must-visit for bird lovers, it provides a feeding ground for 200,000 birds of 50 species including flamingos, the chestnut-banded plover, Damara terns, pelicans, cormorants and sea gulls. A 3km long promenade ensures a scenic stroll on its edges. Further south lie the red to blue hues of the largest solar salt evaporation fields in Africa. 

 Those keen to explore the open sea can set off in a sea kayak with an experienced guide. In addition to close-up views of Cape fur seals and water birds, bottle-nosed dolphins and occasionally leather-back turtles and whales are also spotted. 

  Visible from the main road, a few kilometres North of Walvis Bay visitors can see the Guano Platform. The platform covers 17,000 square metres and rests on 1,000 free-standing wooden stilts. Today the platform is home to thousands of birds as a nesting perch.  

  Kuiseb River Delta 

  As the Kuiseb River approaches the Atlantic coast south of Walvis Bay it disappears in a maze at the foot of the dunes.  

 The area has been home to the Khoikhoi nomads for over 2,000 years. Their previous abodes are still found all over the delta. The descendants of the Khoikhoi people, now known as the Topnaars, still live in the area tending sheep and goats in this harsh environment.  

 In the dry riverbeds the Topnaars harvest the seeds of an endemic melon called !nara as a source of income. The seeds of this unique fruit are highly nutritious and said to have medicinal properties. The Kuiseb River Canyon, located about 135 km from Walvis Bay en route to Windhoek is one of the many attractions in the area. It is estimated that the canyon was formed about two million years ago. 

  Occasionally the strong desert winds expose and rebury remains of horse skeletons that were euthanised due to glandular fever at the start of the 20th century. In the delta elephant tracks from the 18th century have been immortalized in the silt, along with the tracks of zebra, ostrich and cattle tracks. Ox-wagon trails on the "Bay road" built in 1844 for trade mission trips between Windhoek and Walvis Bay are also visible in the delta. 

  Namib Naukluft Park 

  The Namib Naukluft Park lies south-east of Walvis Bay and is home to one of the world’s strangest plants, the Welwitschia. This unique plant can reach a venerable age of more than a thousand years, surviving on the moist air from the ocean. It only has two leaves which the desert winds seperate in strands.  

 In this area the landscape varies from expansive gravel plains interspersed with granite island mountains north of the Kuiseb River to the vast dune sea of the Namib Desert to the south of the Kuiseb River.  Herds of gemsbok (oryx) and springbok, mountain zebra, baboons and klipspringers as well as flocks of ostrich, roam the plains. 

 Also set in the park is the Gobabeb Training and Research station. This important facility has been in existance since 1961 and is involved in the promotion of suitable lifestyles and practices through the management of natural resources in arid environments.  

  Sandwich Harbour 

  48 km south of Walvis Bay the imposing dunes of the Namib desert spill down to a lagoon and virgin beaches to create one of the most scenic spots along the Namib coast, called Sandwich Harbour. Used as a deep-water anchorage for sailing vessels in the 1800s, Sandwich Harbour is also an important wetland.  

 The area is part of the conservation area to allow bird species and marine life to thrive. It supports more than 180,000 birds, mainly migrant wading birds.  

 Back in Walvis Bay, The Rhenish Mission Church, situated on 5th road in Walvis Bay, was built in Hamburg, Germany in 1879 and shipped to harbour town. Another national monument is the Hope Locomotive. The locomotive was brought into the Walvis Bay Harbour in 1899 and initially used in the harbour before unsuccessful attempts were made to run it on the narrow-gauge railway line to Plum. 

 The Civic Centre hosts the Town Hall, council offices, a museum and a library. The Town Hall was built in 1967. The massive hand carved teak carvings and the mohair tapestry at the Council Chambers need to be seen to be appreciated. 

 In recent years Walvis Bay has also attracted cruise ships. Some of the vessels include the "Queen Elizabeth II", the "Europa" and the "Crystal Symphony".

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