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Namibia Holiday & Travel - Namib Region - Main Tourist Attractions |
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Main Tourist Attractions |
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Accommodations
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Sossusvlei
Up to 325 m high when measured from the base, the
star-shaped dunes at Sossusvlei are a sought-after topic for artists
and photographers.
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Coastal Region
The Namib Desert is known for the exceptional beauty of its landscape and its variety of intriguing desert-adapted flora and fauna.
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Erongo region
The Erongo Region comprises the
Swakopmund magisterial district up to the Ugab River, and the Omaruru
and Karibib magisterial districts. The region is sought after for its
colourful volcanic landscapes, ancient rock art, strange geological
phenomena and the occurrence of desert-adapted elephant and black
rhino.
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The Erongo Mountain and Tsiseb conservacies
Incorporating
the Erongo Mountains and western escarpment, the Erongo Mountain Nature
Conservancy extends over approximately 200 000 ha, encompassing one of
the most environmentally diverse areas in Namibia, and including
cultural artefacts such as rock paintings, rock engravings and
prehistoric settlements.
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Sesriem Canyon
At the entry to Sossusvlei is Sesriem Canyon,
where centuries of erosion have incised a narrow gorge about 1 km in
length. At the foot of the gorge, which plunges down 30–40 metres, are
pools that become replenished after good rains.
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NamibRand Nature Reserve
What originated as a dream
to extend the frontiers of the Namib Desert by integrating a large
number of former sheep farms and rehabilitating the land into a
sanctuary free of fences and other farm paraphernalia, became the
NamibRand Nature Reserve during the second half of the 1980s.
Orchestrated by Windhoek businessman, Albi Brückner, today this
extraordinarily beautiful desert wilderness extends over 180 000
hectares and is one of the largest privately owned nature reserves in
Southern Africa, with relatively large numbers of the game species that
occurred here in former years.
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 Namib-Naukluft Park proclaimed 101 years ago
• The oldest desert
• The sand sea
• The dunes
• The gravel plains
• Isolated rocky mountains
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 Namib-Naukluft Region
The Namib-Naukluft Park celebrated its 100th year of existence in 2007. On 22 March 1907 German Governor Frederich von Lindequist proclaimed three nature reserves, one of which was Game Reserve No 3 in the central Namib Desert. Renamed as the Namib Desert Park in 1962, it was amalgamated with the Naukluft Mountain Zebra Park (proclaimed in 1968) and unoccupied state land, to be proclaimed as the Namib-Naukluft Park in 1979. Portions of the Diamond Area as far south as the Aus/Lüderitz road were subsequently added, which doubled its size to approximately 50 000 km2, making it the largest conservation area and one of the largest in Africa.
The top attraction in the park is Sossusvlei, renowned for its majestic star-shaped dunes with their deep, warm hues and desiccated white pans, including the eerie Dead Pan with its ancient skeletons of desiccated white camel-thorn trees.
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Cape Cross Seal Reserve
The Cape Cross Seal Reserve is managed by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) and can be visited every day.
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Skeleton Coast Park
The Skeleton Coast Park in the northern Namib, extending from the Ugab River northwards for about 500 km to the Kunene River, is managed as a wilderness reserve.
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 The Brandberg
The imposing Brandberg massif is a challenge to rock climbers, especially its peak Königstein, which at 2 574 m is the highest point in Namibia.
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The Erongo Region
The Erongo Region comprises the Swakopmund magisterial district up to the Ugab River, and the Omaruru and Karibib magisterial districts.
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 Community campsites
The Hippo Pool campsite, accessible from the C46 road leading from Oshakati, is located 37 km west of Ruacana, within the sound of the Ruacana Waterfalls.
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