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Namibia Holiday & Travel - Namib Region |
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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 in Namibia 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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Central Namib
The highlight of the Central Namib is undoubtedly the majestic Brandberg with its wealth of ancient Bushman rock art and daunting rock-climbing challenges. Another highlight is the Erongo Region, renowned for its colourful volcanic scenery and other geological phenomena, abundant rock art and relatively large numbers of game, including black rhino and desert-adapted elephants.
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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 in Namibia 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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