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.
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.