Henckert

Karibib · Windhoek · Namibia

Henckert

A Namibian family enterprise rooted in Karibib — from gemstones and handweaving to health, learning and technology.

Our ventures
Henckert family crest

Stone, thread and people. Different crafts, one intention: to bring what is hidden to light — carefully, honestly, and with the land in mind.

Heritage

Where the road to the coast paused

For many years the Henckert Tourist Centre in Karibib welcomed travellers on their way between Windhoek and the coast. It was a place of Namibian gemstones and minerals, hand-woven carpets from Weaver’s Barn, and African art — shown with the stories of the Erongo region behind them.

That chapter has closed. What it taught — patience with raw material, respect for the people who work it, and hospitality to whoever walks in — carries on in everything the family does today.

  • Henckert Tourist CentreGemstones, minerals and curios — Karibib, with a later showroom in Swakopmund
  • Weaver’s BarnHand-woven carpets and tapestries, made on site
  • Henckert OnlineThe centre’s online shop and Karibib archive
Karibib railway station in the 1920s, steam train and ox-cart in the street
Karibib station, 1920s
Early trading outpost under a camelthorn tree
An early outpost
Portrait of H. J. Henckert, smiling
H. J. Henckert
“A gemstone is only the earth, given time and attention. Most good things are.”

Contact

Get in touch

For anything concerning the family, the heritage archive, or a venture without its own contact page, write to us here.

Email
info@henckert.com
Contact
Dr Wolfgang Henckert
Region
Karibib & Windhoek, Namibia