A large traditional homestead in northeastern Namibia that serves as an open air museum showing the traditional way of life for the Mbunza people — a river dwelling bantu tribe.
Inside are several traditional huts and structures, inhabited by demonstrators in authentic traditional dress, living life just as it would have been by the Mbunza people before the advent of colonial influence.
Visitors have the option of partaking in some of the activities, sampling traditional foods, spending a night at their campsite or even purchasing a souvenir.
What to do thereSee, learn or even partake in the traditional ways of the Mbunza people, go for bush walks, camping, fire making, food preparation and cooking, land cultivation, fishing, weaving of baskets, pottery, drum making, tool and weapons making, or traditional games.
Best time to visitAny time of the year not during the rainy season of January to March when some of the roads near it may get flooded, unless if flooded roads is your kind of thing — in which case a boat may be provided by the museum.
Location of Mbunza living museumIn northeastern Namibia, about 14 km north west of Rundu — in a remote area that has been inhabited by the Mbunza people for centuries.
It also is near the southern banks of the Kavango river, and in its flood plains — the same river that feeds the Okavango delta in Botswana.
How to get thereBy vehicle, or boat, with the latter being from places along the Kavango river.
The nearest airport is at Rundu.
