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The Caprivi Strip forms a pan-handle of land to the far northeast of the country, north of the Okavango delta and stretching toward the Victoria Falls. This green riverine landscape, bordered by the Zambezi, Chobe and Linyanti Rivers, provides a dramatic contrast to the rest of Namibia and is most accessible from neighbouring Chobe and Victoria Falls. The Caprivi offers superb wetland game viewing by boat and open vehicle. Hippo, crocodiles, elephant, sable antelope and wild dog are all regularly sighted and the area is especially rich in birdlife.
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| Central Highlands and Kalahari |
Damaraland is one of our favourite areas of Namibia - its innate beauty intensified by the solitude and the sense of freedom it engenders. This rugged mountain wilderness to the west of Etosha offers great photographic opportunities with its imposing granite domes and flat-topped mountains. Here you may encounter the desert-dwelling elephant, the rare black rhino and other game which migrates across Damaraland according to the rains. A visit to the fascinating rock engravings at Twyfelfontein, a prehistoric art gallery, and the fossilized tree trunks of the Petrified Forest, are equally absorbing. Damaraland’s lodges vary dramatically in wildlife, accessibility and price – ask us for our expert advice.
• Accommodation in Damaraland
• Safari tours in Damaraland
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Etosha National Park is one of the finest game parks in Southern Africa. It encloses a vast salt pan that becomes an immense, shallow lake in rainy periods, attracting great numbers of flamingos and other water birds. Etosha’s open plains are home to tens of thousands of animals with large herds of springbok, gemsbok, zebra, wildebeest, elephant and, of course, the predators - particularly cheetah and lion. The diminutive Damara dik-dik is one of the more rare and delightful animals seen here. There are three simple and inexpensive rest camps inside Etosha park, each with its own active waterhole for evening game viewing, and several excellent private lodges just outside the gates.
• Accommodation in Etosha
• Safari tours in Etosha
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| Sossusvlei and the Namib Desert |
Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert rivals a visit to Etosha as the highlight of a Namibian holiday. You rise with the sun to see one of the most exhilarating sights in Namibia - the towering dunes of Sossusvlei, some rising more than 1000 feet above the desert. This is paradise for the photographer, as the shadows create a magnificent contrast of colours. Marvel at the gemsbok and other animals that manage to survive in these dry conditions. Perhaps take a spectacular balloon flight at dawn before a champagne brunch wherever the balloon lands.
• Accommodation in Sossusvlei and the Namib Desert
• Safari tours in Sossusvlei and the Namib Desert
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Southern Namibia offers diverse attractions and yet it is often overlooked. South from the Namib Desert lies the curious Duwisib Castle, built by an eccentric and love-struck German army officer. Continuing south, you encounter large sheep farms offering friendly hospitality for an overnight stay. The road to the coast takes you past herds of wild desert horses to the eerie ghost town of Kolmanskop, near the quaint little Germanic fishing town of Luderitz. Inland the spectacular Fish River Canyon, over 300 million years old, is an awe-inspiring site. As you travel north, you encounter the breathtaking Kalahari Desert to the west.
• Accommodation in Southern Namibia
• Safari tours in Southern Namibia
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Swakopmund has a distinctive continental atmosphere and many quirky reminders of the German colonial era, somewhat incongruous in the midst of the Namib Desert! The town provides a welcome resting place where you can meander along the beach, enjoy superb seafood or marvel at the High German architecture. There’s plenty to do and see near Swkopmund - the Seal Colony at Cape Cross, the flamingos at Walvis Bay or the Welwitschia “forest”. Visit the surreal landscape of the ‘Moon Mountains’, an area of deep chasms and fascinating geological features, or perhaps try sand-boarding and quad-biking.
• Accommodation in Swakopmund
• Safari tours in Swakopmund
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The Skeleton Coast and Koakoland in the far northwest are the wildest parts of Namibia. Life on the Skeleton Coast is an ongoing struggle for survival, a coast of mammal skeletons, shipwrecks, roaring dunes, windswept plains, seal colonies and wild desolation. This fragile environment is a restricted concession, only accessible by safari plane. Inland lies the inhospitable Kaokoveld, a remote but starkly beautiful region of mountains and dry riverbeds, home to the last nomadic tribe in Namibia, the Himba people.
• Safari tours in The Skeleton Coast
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Windhoek is one of the most appealing of African capitals. You will almost certainly need one overnight stop here, so a spare afternoon can be spent browsing the friendly street markets, perhaps buying jewellery, leather goods and crafts, and getting to understand something of the cultural diversity of Namibia. As you walk the city streets, the different dress of passers-by gives a clue to the origins of each person.
• Accommodation in Windhoek
• Safari tours in Windhoek
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