Monthly:May 2022

The small settlement of "Solitaire" is a real hotspot for many tourists, as it is home to the only petrol station between the coast of Walvis Bay and the dunes of Sossusvlei. In 1948, Willem Christoffel van Coller bought the land here from the then Namibian administration and built his farm on it. His wife Elsie Sophie named this deserted piece of land Solitaire - lonely and yet sparkling like a diamond. Over the years, the farmhouse was extended, a petrol station and a small [...]