Namibia

Namibia stretches 1,400 kilometres from the Orange River bordering South Africa to the Kunene River in the north. It’s a vast country with the northern and central areas of the country along the Kunene more akin to Botswana and the Okavango Delta with summer rainfall patterns. The southern part gets rainfall in winters with cold fronts that sweep off the Atlantic Ocean. This part of the country is mostly very arid, especially along the coastline.

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The most visited and photographed highlights of the country are the Sossusvlei dunes in Namib Naukluft Park and Etosha National Park– but Damaraland and Kaokoveld are areas not to be missed. Namibia is an ideal destination for a self-drive, do-it-yourself safari as there are very good roads and accommodation along the way. But the roads are long – and charter companies that link up the smaller camps are best if you have less time.

Quick Facts:

  • Namibia is named after the Namib — one of the oldest and most life-rich deserts in the world.
  • The Namib desert is just 200 kilometres at its widest point and has the rocky escarpment to the east and the cold Atlantic Ocean to the west.
  • Much of Namibia receives less than 10 mm of rainfall a year but a fog bank hangs over the coastline most mornings, providing life to fascinating desert-adapted plants, insects and animals.
  • Mysterious fairy circles occur in the 100,000 hectare Namibrand Reserve
  • The Orange River, which marks the southern boundary of Namibia, borders South Africa
  • The 27 kilometre-wide Fish River Canyon is one of the largest canyons in the world.

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