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Namibia Holiday & Travel - Southern Region - Main Tourist Attractions |
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Main Tourist Attractions |
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Accommodations
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The desert horses
An intriguing feature of the Sperrgebiet is the legendary desert horses
seen from the road when travelling between Lüderitz and Aus.
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Kolmanskop
Namibia’s most famous ghost town, Kolmanskop, is situated in the Sperrgebiet about 10 km inland from Lüderitz. It was named after a transport driver named Johnny Coleman, who lived in the tiny settlement of Aus at the turn of the century.
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The Kalahari
After being closed since Namibia gained independence in 1990, the Mata Mata gate in the Kalahari on Namibia’s eastern border, leading via Sendelingsdrift on the South African side into the Kalahari Gemsbok Park in South Africa, was opened in 2007. These two border posts are part of the coast-to-coast transfrontier tourist route being developed for the 2010 Soccer World Cup event staged in South Africa.
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Tours in the Sperrgebiet
Day tours can be undertaken into the forbidden Diamond Area to view
Bogenfels, the 55 m-high rock arch which juts into the Atlantic Ocean,
the modern diamond mine and old ghost town at Elizabeth Bay and the
seal colony at Atlas Bay.
• Northern Sperrgebiet concession
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Hardap Recreation Resort
While the attraction of the Hardap Recreation Resort as a tourist destination might pale somewhat in comparison to Etosha, Waterberg and Sossusvlei, it is one of Namibia’s oldest and most extensive resorts and has much to offer in terms of recreation. It is surrounded by a game park, and has a bird sanctuary where aquatic birds such as African fish eagles, white pelicans and African spoonbills are seen.
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 Duwisib Castle
About 72 km south west of Maltahöhe, situated amongst rolling red hills, is Duwisib Castle, a solid rectangular structure of red sandstone with battlements and turrets on its corners.
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 Brukkaros Mountain
About 130 km north west of Keetmanshoop en route to the small settlement of Berseba where a mission station was established in 1850 is the Brukkaros Mountain.
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 Quiver Tree Forest & Giant’s Playground
A much-favoured topic for photographers, the Quiver Tree Forest, can be viewed on Farm Gariganus, some 14 km north-east of Keetmanshoop.
Across the road from the Quiver Tree Forest is Giant’s Playground.
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 Fish River Hiking Trail
Often compared in terms of difficulty to the daunting Otter Trail in South Africa, the Fish River Hiking Trail ranks amongst the Big Five hiking trails in the Southern African Region.
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 Gondwana Desert Collection
The four nature reserves of the Gondwana Desert Collection present a
unique opportunity to explore the wonders of four desert systems.
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Ancient shipwreck discovered
In April 2008 a shipwreck was discovered along the southern Sperrgebiet coast with priceless loot in the form of glittering gold coins and hundreds of almost mint-condition silver pieces.
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Naute Dam
Some 50 km south west of Keetmanshoop en route to Seeheim, is Namibia’s third-largest water reservoir, the Naute Dam, fed by the Löwen River, a tributary of the Fish.
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Mesosaurus Fossil Site
Forty-two kilometres north east of Keetmanshoop on the road to Koës is the Mesosaurus Fossil Site & Quivertree Dolerite Park. A few years ago, when father and son Giel and Hendrik Steenkamp were doing road maintenance on their farm, they happened on a rock with an imprint of a reptile’s skeleton.
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Fish River Flights
As a new initiative by three Namibian aviation companies, it is now possible to enjoy spectacular views over the Fish River Canyon from a bird’s-eye view.
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