Situated about 25 km west of Namibia's capital of Windhoek on the C28 that connects Windhoek with Swakopmund, the Daan Viljoen Game Reserve is one of the best places for camping and getting a feel of the African bush in the Windhoek area.
The reserve is home to a number of antelope such as Red Hartebeest, Klipspingers, Kudu and Blue Wildebeest, as well as over 200 bird species. There are also chalets and a restaurant.
The hiking trails allow one to explore the area on foot. They very in length from an hour or two, to a whole day and take one though a variety of interesting areas, such as dried out stream beds where one sometimes finds the skeleton of some animal that found its final resting place here.
The terrain itself is quite hilly as it forms part of the Khomas Hochland. Various gravel roads leading through the reserve allow for interesing game drives with early morning and dusk being the best times to spot the animals.

Our stay at Daan Viljoen Game Reserve was very enjoyable. We camped at the reserve and found the staff friendly and helpful. The ablution facilities at the campsite were clean and functional. In front of the camping and caravan area is a large grass covered field that occasionally doubles as a soccer field. Here one can watch Baboons and various other animals grazing and looking for food in the late afternoon and early mornings. Another good place to watch game are the waterholes that one finds on some of the trails. If one approaches these waterholes silently, the animals usually do not rush off.

Area of Daan Viljoen Game Reserve Map