Travel westwards from Victoria Falls, into Botswana
and beyond, gliding in a mokoro through the waters of the Caprivi Strip, with
its abundant game and birdlife. Enjoy boat cruises and fish for tiger fish at
the confluence of the Zambezi and Chobe Rivers. Heading south from here, deep
into Namibia, discover large herds of blue wildebeest, zebra, springbok and
oryx on the move through Etosha National Park, where one water hole provides
game viewing for many hours. Search for noisy colonies of playful Cape Cross
seals and adventure into the dunes, canyons and jagged mountain peaks of the
Skeleton Coast, with its many shipwrecks. Namibia is a vast and beautiful
country.
The rugged tranquility and breathtaking mountain
landscapes of Kaokoland, with its Himba settlements and lush oases, enchant all
travellers who venture here. Unique desert adapted wildlife, including
elephants and the last free ranging black rhino on earth, inhabit the desert
wilderness of Damaraland. Race down the dunes on a quid bike or sandboard
outside Swakopmund and enjoy afternoon tea and cakes on one of the town’s
quaint cafés. Like Swakompund, the windswept fishing village of Luderitz
further south boasts ornate German architecture in a beautiful but stark desert
landscape. Deeper in the reaches of the desert, marvel at spectacular Fish
River Canyon, the second largest in the world.
Far from the coastal sand dunes, in the heart of
Namibia, the rugged mountains of the Namib-Naukluft Park astound and amaze with
plummeting ravines, rock pools and desert adapted wildlife.
Soar above the dunes at Sossusvlei, said to be the
world’s highest, in a hot air balloon or explore the carved rock walls of the
Sesriem Canyon.
Namibia’s wilderness must see for travellers
- Explore the Namib Desert, which is the world’s oldest at 80 million years.
- Discover the wilderness paradises of Etosha National Park, Waterberg Plateau National Park, Fish River Canyon and the Namib-Naukluft National Park.
- Climb the sand dunes at Sossusvlei, among the highest in the world.
- Cross two spectacular deserts – the Kalahari and the Namib – each with distinctive wildlife scenery.
- Encounter diverse cultures, from San, Portuguese and German influences to the Himba people still living their age old traditions.
- Gaze at a billion stars in the clear desert skies over the Namib and Damaraland.
- Go birding on the banks of the Kavango and Kunene Rivers.
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