About Kanambo hunting

The Beckers family has continued the legacy of Kanambo, and today Peter Paul’s great-grandsons, Heiko and Peter Clifford Beckers, both successful engineers, have re-opened the farm to hunters and wildlife enthusiasts from around the world.

While welcoming guests, they have preserved its off-the-grid charm and remote beauty. As part of the vast Kalkfeld Conservancy, Kanambo is now recognized as one of Namibia’s premier hunting destinations — one of the few places where hunters can track and stalk free-roaming game across expansive, unspoiled wilderness.

“Kanambo” means “the place next door” in the local Herero language, named for its proximity to the small settlement of Kalkfeld. Today, it operates as a working cattle farm with roughly 1,300 head of cattle, alongside a small herd of sheep.

The farm is completely off-grid and self-sufficient, producing much of its own electricity and water, as well as a significant portion of its food through the vegetable garden, livestock, and game hunting. With the nearest supermarket over 80 kilometres (50 miles) away, Kanambo offers a truly remote and authentic experience of rural Namibia.

Kanambo was founded in the early 20th century by German geologist Peter Paul Beckers, who discovered iron ore in the mountains where the hunting camp now sits. Although the ore deposit was too small to sustain mining, it laid the foundation for what became a successful cattle farm.

The legacy of Peter Paul’s prospecting remains in the mountains’ name — the Eisenberg, or “Iron Mountains” — and lives on in his descendants, who continue to manage Kanambo today, blending tradition, stewardship, and modern expertise.