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Guest Farm Hakos is located two hours' drive away from Windhoek, on top of the Gamsberg Pass.
Amateur astronomers especially like the farm, because the high elevation at the edge of the desert gives best opportunities for observation and photography.
From the farm house you have a wonderful view to the Hakos Mountains and into the Namib Desert.
Here you will find peace and relaxation.
The Hakos Mountains, 2 000 m above sea level, are an interesting and mystical geographical feature being the only folded mountain range in Namibia. You will find undisturbed nature in many areas of Namibia, especially on farm Hakos.
For amateur geologists: the opportunity awaits you to discover million years of earth's history in the surrounding of the farm and on the edge of the desert.
Walter Straube
Founder of the Hakos Astro Farm
Walter was born in 1937 in Windhoek, South West Africa. He belongs to the first generation that considered Southwest Africa, today’s Namibia, as their home country. His parents immigrated from Silesia/Germany, with his father arriving in the country in 1904 and his mother in 1936. Walter’s father bought the neighboring farm Hohenheim in 1938.
His schooling years were spent in Windhoek and only during school holidays could Walter return home to the farm some 130 km away. He completed his apprenticeship at the Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik as a welder, fitter and turner. Then the desire to travel and explore led him to Germany for almost a year. Walter married Elisabeth in 1960 and they were granted 4 children. They lived for four years in Walvis Bay, where Walter worked at a machine shop and shipyard. In 1966, the family moved to the farm Hohenheim. Here, Walter tirelessly built up the farm: erecting fences, bulldozing tracks and dams, drilling bore holes, breeding sheep and cattle, building, repairing … ‚farmer‘ is arguably the most versatile occupation there is. This requires independence and self-sufficiency, i.e. ‚to make a plan‘ in every life situation - and in this Walter was a true Master!
Walter was also intensively involved in the construction and maintenance of the Gamsberg mountain project, where the Max Plank Institute operated an observatory. In 1984 Walter bought the neighbouring farm Hakos, because he had a vision: a guest farm with a focus on astronomy! Within 10 years, he built up the infrastructure for the guest farm, with the doors opening in 1998. Hakos has found its special charm among astronomers and nature lovers. Together with Waltraud and Friedhelm, Walter managed the guest farm Hakos and the cattle farm Hohenheim. One of his main priorites remained taking care of the water supply. ‚Retirement‘ was a foreign word for Walter and so he continued to build on his life’s masterpiece, his ‚university‘. A guest affirmed: ‚Walter is part of the bedrock of Namibia‘.
"Why gaze into the distance when happiness lies within your ambit!" This attitude gave Walter the strength and confidence to overcome difficulties and hard times.
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