Step into the colonial core of Windhoek and uncover how power, segregation, and colonial ideology shaped the city that exists today. Beginning in Klein Windhoek at what is now a luxury lifestyle estate, the tour explores how this settlement, once the centre of a precolonial empire, became one of the first German colonial settlement areas and how Windhoek received its name.
As the tour moves through the city centre, discover how colonial urban planning, segregation, and racist ideologies shaped everyday life – and how many of these structures continue to influence Namibia today. Explore how settlers acquired land and established the foundations of the so-called “white city”, learn about the genocide of the Ovaherero and Nama, and critically engage with the lasting impact of colonialism on public space, memory, and society.
The tour also uncovers histories that often remain hidden: not only Old Location was a “location.” Learn about other segregated areas, concentration camps, systems of control, and the colonial legacies that continue to shape Windhoek today.
