Visitor’s Centre

Designed in a traditional Himba homestead style building, the Visitor’s Centre offers daily tours which describe and demonstrate the production of essential oils at the Opuwo Processing Facility. The Visitor’s Centre is open daily Monday to Friday from 08h00 to 17h00, however, the best time to visit the processing is from 09h00 – 16h00 when the distillation process is underway. At the centre one can learn about the community development initiatives associated with indigenous natural plant products in the Kunene region of Namibia with the highlight being ’Namibian Myrrh’, the Ovahimba traditional perfume. Various finished cosmetic products are also available to purchase at the Visitors Centre.

If you would like to book a tour in advance, please contact the manager on +264 (0) 81 642 1076

The Opuwo Processing Facility and visitors centre is located on the outskirts of Opuwo, directions can be found in the map below.

Scents of Namibia Visitor’s Centre

If you would like to book a tour in advance, please contact the manager on +264 (0) 81 642 1076