About us
Exploring the Shared History of Germany and Namibia
Company Overview
Shared History Tours is a Namibian tour operator specialising in city tours, curated tour packages, and educational workshops that bring Namibia’s colonial history into your journey. Our experiences go beyond sightseeing, offering travellers deeper insight into the places they visit and how they have been shaped by German colonialism.
Created in close collaboration with local partners, activists, and historians, our tours are grounded in memory, lived experience, and years of research. This means you don’t just see Namibia—you understand it, with historical context woven naturally into landscapes, cities, and everyday spaces.
Travelling with Shared History Tours adds depth, meaning, and perspective to your journey, complementing Namibia’s landscapes, culture, and people with thoughtful historical insight.
Vision
We seek to contribute to a more responsible and decolonial approach to tourism in Namibia by centring marginalised voices and critically engaging with the legacies of German colonialism. We envision travel experiences in which colonial history and its ongoing effects are made visible and meaningfully integrated into the journey, enabling travellers to develop a deeper and more nuanced understanding of Namibia’s past.
Through equitable partnerships with local knowledge holders, activists, and expert guides, we aim to challenge dominant colonial narratives, strengthen historically excluded perspectives, and broaden how Namibia’s history is represented within tourism.
Mission
Our mission is to offer travellers some of the most educational and well-researched historical tours in Namibia, designed to deepen understanding while exploring the country. Through guided city tours, curated travel experiences, and workshops, we provide historical insight and context that add meaning to each journey.
By working closely with historians, postcolonial experts, and local knowledge holders, we ensure our tours are accurate, thoughtful, and engaging. Our aim is to give travellers the knowledge and perspective that enrich their travel experience and allow them to experience Namibia with greater awareness and understanding.