Maltahöhe

Maltahöhe is a village in the Hardap region of central Namibia.

Understand
Maltahöhe was named after Malta von Burgsdorff, wife of a German imperial officer. It is one of the historic colonial places in Namibia. There is not much to see here, but its location on several regional roads make it a rather frequently visited place.

Get in
Maltahöhe is connected via tarred road (C19) to Mariental, and via good gravel roads to Walvis Bay and Helmeringhausen (C14), to Solitaire (MR36), and to Kalkrand (C21).

Get around
The village is walkable.

See

 * Maltahöhe Hotel is a sleepy accommodation facility in a historic building, reportedly the oldest in the country that has been operational without interruption. There is also a bar.

Buy
Maltahöhe has a petrol station and a general dealer.

Eat
The general dealer on the main road offers snacks and light meals.

Connect
Maltahöhe is connected to the mobile network, both from MTC and Telecom.

Go next

 * Duwisib Castle on the D826, a tiny castle in Romanesque Revival architecture built by a German colonial officer. You may sleep inside the castle in the original bedrooms.
 * Sesriem and Sossusvlei, a canyon and a clay pan in the Namib Sand Sea.