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LUXURY
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trip the Windhoek Country Club and resort
offers a little for everyone
The facilities are well frequented by both
local businesses in the area as well as are
a firm favourite for South African companies
looking to get away from the big cities and into
a more tranquil and productive setting.
The Resort can host everything from
conferences of up to 800 delegates through
to executive board meetings or corporate
workshops with a number of break away rooms.
as a FunctIon destInatIon
The Country Club currently plays host to most
of the major convention and incentive group
events that take place in Namibia as well
as weddings, graduations and many other
social activities which form a part of Namibia's
colourful social calendar.
If you are looking to host a wedding with
a difference then the resort also provides the
perfect setting with its stark lush contrast to
the desert surrounding it, it makes for the
perfect photo opportunity wedding. Here you
can book in the whole family for a weekend
or a week of fun in the sun and non-stop
entertainment.
The events team will single-handedly
assist you in designing your dream theme
with access to props and table settings that
are designed to blow you away. In addition
the kitchens will create you your own menu
catering for the differing palates of your
guests.
You will also be able to tap access
the venues in-house sound and lighting
technicians, florists, and chat to the
banqueting co-ordinator to assist in designing
your room plan. If it isn't a wedding you are
hosting but perhaps an exclusive family
affair, then you can tailor your bespoke
entertainment experience.
FeelIng lucKy?
Well then the Desert Jewel Casino is where
you should be with its extensive range of
games, machines and decks, this award-
winning casino has a little bit of everything
for everyone. Take a decadent night out and
feel like you are spending a night in Monte
Carlo or you can simply join in more regularly
for some of the more routine features and
entertainment.
Its N$2 slots in the casino offer a
progressive jackpot starting at N$4 800,
whereas poker fundi's can dip into a
progressive jackpot that starts at N$2 500.
The casino boasts 81 video machines, 69
reels machines and 12 poker machines. In
what it terms the pit, you will also find Racing
Poker, Stud Poker, American Roulette and
Blackjack tables. Recently finished too is
the upper level Salon Privé for VIP's with a
selection of tables and slots to play
get Into the swIng
Are you an avid golfer? If so the golf course
at the Windhoek Golf and Country Club will
blow your mind away. Offset by the desert
landscape the golf course provides a literal
oasis in the middle of the unembellished red
sands of the Namib.
With a full 18 holes you can leisurely
stroll around and get your aim in or for the
more serious golfers, really test your mettle.
The Country Club currently boasts over
1300 members and the course is a hive of
entertainment for all members of the family.
The course rating for men is 72 and
is a total of 6293 metres, whereas the
ladies course is also rated 72 totalling 5534
metres. Motorised caddy carts are available
on request as are caddies, it also claims a
practice range with floodlights to practice
or loosen up, two resident professionals for
personal tuition and equipment advice, and
a modern and well-equipped Proshop for all
your golfing purchases.
So if you are looking to enjoy a
rendezvous with Lady Luck at the Desert
Jewel Casino, play a round of golf on the
superb 18-hole golf course, relax in the lazy
river or take in any one of Windhoek's cultural
sites ­ then the Windhoek Country Club and
Resort is the place to stay while doing do.
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FACTS ON NAMIBIA
Surface Area:
824,292 sq km
Population: 2 million
Population Density: 2.43 per sq km
Capital City: Windhoek - Population 223,364
TrAVEL TIPS
Electricity:
220 volts AC, 50hz and outlets
are of the round three-pin type
Time Zone: Summer time - GMT + 2 hours
from the 1st Sunday in September to the
1st Sunday in April
Winter time - GMT + 1 hour from the
1st Sunday in April to the 1st Sunday in
September
PHySICAL INFRASTRuCTuRE
5,450km ­ tarred roads
37,000km ­ gravel roads
Main harbours: Walvis Bay and Lüderitz
Rail Network: 2,382 narrow gauge
6.2 telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
Direct dialling facilities to 221 countries
Mobile communication system:
GSM with roaming agreements with 40
countries/80 networks
TO BOOk VISIT LEGAcyhOTELS.cOM
Opposite top: Salon Privé
Opposite bottom: Try your luck at the Desert
Jewel Casino
This page left: The entrance to the Windhoek
Country Club Resort.
This page right: The waiting area at the resort