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Introduction
WELCOME TO MIDGARD COUNTRY ESTATE
Midgard Country Estate is located 85 km (one hour) north-east of Windhoek, and only 70 km from Hosea Kutako International Airport, in the unspoiled Otjihavero Mountains. An ideal family hide-away, first or last stop for international visitors and the perfect venue for intimate meetings, team-building events or weddings.
Carl List, the founder of the Namibian Corporation, Ohlthaver & List, acquired Midgard Country Estate in 1937. His son, Carl Werner List, farmed the 12 000 hectare estate, 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. “Midgardâ€, 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 peopleâ€. It’s an intimate world of its own. One which offers 46 newly decorated and fully equipped rooms, Carl’s Dining Room & Bar, the African Boma, two swimming pools, the Pool Bar & BBQ Terrace, gym and sauna, and private skittle alley (kegelbahn). These are all spaciously situated in a sprawling country garden, bordering the banks of the Swakop River, as it meanders through the estate on its way to the Atlantic Ocean.
ACTIVITIES AND ATTRACTIONS
Guests can soak up the ambience and enjoy doing absolutely nothing; or explore hiking and mountain trails, drive along 4x4 tracks, play volley ball, tennis, table tennis or outdoor chess, stargaze and view our vintage automobile collection.
One of the estate’s major attractions is a sundowner drive to Hilltop, where guests can enjoy a stunning 360° 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 here includes giraffe, blue and black wildebeest, oryx, kudu, hartebeest, eland, warthog, baboon and smaller antelope species such as the steenbok. The riverfront is a birder’s paradise.
WINING AND DINING
Carl’s Dining Room
Offering country-style comfort, “home†cuisine with a Namibian touch, during breakfast, lunch and dinner. Dining at night includes a buffet or three course set menus, with three selections per course. At lunch there is either an à la carte menu, or depending on occupancy, a special buffet. Meals are also served al fresco on terraces or under trees.
The African Boma
On certain nights dinner, consisting of a traditional Namibian Braai/BBQ, is served in the open-air boma.
The Pool Bar & BBQ Terrace
Open dependant on season, occupancy and weather. Serves drinks and snacks as required.
Meal times
• Breakfast meal times: 06h30 – 10h00
• Lunch meal times: 12h00 – 14h30
• Dinner meal times: 18h30 – 22h00
Alternative private dining venues
• In the garden under the trees — buffet (20 – 100 people)
• Pool Bar & Terrace — BBQ/braai (20 – 100 people)
• On the estate — Hilltop BBQ/braai (20 – 100 people)
• African Boma — traditional African BBQ/braai (20 – 100 people)
• Private banqueting/conference rooms — buffet meals (20 – 80 people)
• Bali Boma — open thatched roofed pergola for BBQ/braai or buffet meals (50 – 120 people)
Bars are open daily
Carl’s Bar with private TV and Pool Rooms: 10h00 – 23h00;
Service Bar: 10h00 – 22h00; Skittle Alley & Bar — on request and/or: 18h00 – 23h00; Pool Bar & BBQ Terrace — dependant on weather and demand: 10h00 – 22h00
ADDITIONAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES
• Babysitting
• Secure parking for cars and coaches
• Petrol station (petrol 95 and diesel)
• Outsourced chauffeur driven transport services between Midgard and Windhoek City, Eros Airport and International Airport, from 3 seater SUVs to 40 seater luxury coaches
• Car rental facilitation — from Windhoek
• Medical doctors/nurses — ±60 minute drive away in Windhoek
GENERAL INFORMATION
Day visitors
The estate is open for day visitors from 08h00 – 22h00 daily. Breakfast, lunch or dinner reservation is mandatory to gain access
Midgard Country Estate is located 85 km (one hour) north-east of Windhoek, and only 70 km from Hosea Kutako International Airport, in the unspoiled Otjihavero Mountains. An ideal family hide-away, first or last stop for international visitors and the perfect venue for intimate meetings, team-building events or weddings.
Carl List, the founder of the Namibian Corporation, Ohlthaver & List, acquired Midgard Country Estate in 1937. His son, Carl Werner List, farmed the 12 000 hectare estate, 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. “Midgardâ€, 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 peopleâ€. It’s an intimate world of its own. One which offers 46 newly decorated and fully equipped rooms, Carl’s Dining Room & Bar, the African Boma, two swimming pools, the Pool Bar & BBQ Terrace, gym and sauna, and private skittle alley (kegelbahn). These are all spaciously situated in a sprawling country garden, bordering the banks of the Swakop River, as it meanders through the estate on its way to the Atlantic Ocean.
ACTIVITIES AND ATTRACTIONS
Guests can soak up the ambience and enjoy doing absolutely nothing; or explore hiking and mountain trails, drive along 4x4 tracks, play volley ball, tennis, table tennis or outdoor chess, stargaze and view our vintage automobile collection.
One of the estate’s major attractions is a sundowner drive to Hilltop, where guests can enjoy a stunning 360° 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 here includes giraffe, blue and black wildebeest, oryx, kudu, hartebeest, eland, warthog, baboon and smaller antelope species such as the steenbok. The riverfront is a birder’s paradise.
WINING AND DINING
Carl’s Dining Room
Offering country-style comfort, “home†cuisine with a Namibian touch, during breakfast, lunch and dinner. Dining at night includes a buffet or three course set menus, with three selections per course. At lunch there is either an à la carte menu, or depending on occupancy, a special buffet. Meals are also served al fresco on terraces or under trees.
The African Boma
On certain nights dinner, consisting of a traditional Namibian Braai/BBQ, is served in the open-air boma.
The Pool Bar & BBQ Terrace
Open dependant on season, occupancy and weather. Serves drinks and snacks as required.
Meal times
• Breakfast meal times: 06h30 – 10h00
• Lunch meal times: 12h00 – 14h30
• Dinner meal times: 18h30 – 22h00
Alternative private dining venues
• In the garden under the trees — buffet (20 – 100 people)
• Pool Bar & Terrace — BBQ/braai (20 – 100 people)
• On the estate — Hilltop BBQ/braai (20 – 100 people)
• African Boma — traditional African BBQ/braai (20 – 100 people)
• Private banqueting/conference rooms — buffet meals (20 – 80 people)
• Bali Boma — open thatched roofed pergola for BBQ/braai or buffet meals (50 – 120 people)
Bars are open daily
Carl’s Bar with private TV and Pool Rooms: 10h00 – 23h00;
Service Bar: 10h00 – 22h00; Skittle Alley & Bar — on request and/or: 18h00 – 23h00; Pool Bar & BBQ Terrace — dependant on weather and demand: 10h00 – 22h00
ADDITIONAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES
• Babysitting
• Secure parking for cars and coaches
• Petrol station (petrol 95 and diesel)
• Outsourced chauffeur driven transport services between Midgard and Windhoek City, Eros Airport and International Airport, from 3 seater SUVs to 40 seater luxury coaches
• Car rental facilitation — from Windhoek
• Medical doctors/nurses — ±60 minute drive away in Windhoek
GENERAL INFORMATION
Day visitors
The estate is open for day visitors from 08h00 – 22h00 daily. Breakfast, lunch or dinner reservation is mandatory to gain access
Contact Info
Address:
Farm 191, Okahandja District
Okahandja
Namibia 0000
Namibia
Okahandja
Namibia 0000
Namibia
Tel:
+264-62-503888
Fax:
+264-62-503818
Website:
http://www.midgard.na
Offering
- Accommodation
- Accommodation; meetings; team building events or weddings; conferencing; professionally guided nature/game drives; gym & sauna; amphitheatre; sun viewing and stargazing with an stronomer; sundowner drives
Hours of operation
| From | To | From | To | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Open | 24 hours | |||||
| Tuesday | Open | 24 hours | |||||
| Wednesday | Open | 24 hours | |||||
| Thursday | Open | 24 hours | |||||
| Friday | Open | 24 hours | |||||
| Saturday | Open | 24 hours | |||||
| Sunday | Open | 24 hours | |||||
