Adventure Destination: Harnas Wildlife Foundation, Namibia

Following in the footsteps of Brangelina, you too can get wild in the same African locales as Angelina Jolie. The well-heeled star is listed as a patron of the Harnas Wildlife Foundation in Namibia, a country so overrun with exotic wildlife that Cheetahs are oftens shot as nuisances. That climate is what led to the transition of the “once normal cattlefarm to a charitable organisation dedicated to save endangered wild animals in Namibia.”

The farm offers opportunities to volunteer and plenty of other ways to experience African wildlife up close in a sustainable and eco-friendly way.

Vital Info:

HARNAS WILDLIFE FOUNDATION: Gobabis, Namibia.
Harnas is now run alongside the N/a’an ku sê Foundation. Volunteer places are still open and welcomed; guest bookings were listed as unavailable for 2026, so check harnas.org before you plan around a stay. The day-visit, cottage and volunteer rates quoted here in 2007 are long out of date.

GETTING THERE: Gobabis is 180 miles east of Windhoek, Namibia’s capital. Air Namibia was liquidated in February 2021, so Windhoek is now reached on connecting flights through Johannesburg, Cape Town or Frankfurt.