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Explore Sossusvlei
Sossusvlei, Namibia
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Located just 4 hours southwest of the capital of Namibia – Windhoek – Sossusvlei is an otherworldly park, and one of Namibia’s most well-known attractions. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is best known for it’s towering red sand dunes, photographic salt flats and, for well, making you feel like you have just stepped out of your vehicle and landed on Mars. Sossusvlei is part of the world’s ol...
Explore Spitzkoppe
Spitzkoppe Rest Camp, Namibia
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Spitzkoppe is located just three hours from the capital of Namibia – Windhoek – and provides the perfect adventure for any person. Reachable on tar roads (a rarity for Namibia), Spitzkoppe is an iconic granite destination that gives its visitors lots of adventures from technical climbing, to mountain hiking and photography, basically anything that can suit all types of visitors!The tallest part...
Hike Big Daddy Dune
Trailhead to Big Daddy, Namibia
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The Namib Desert has some of the highest sand dunes in the world, one of them being "Big Daddy." It got this nickname because of its height of 380 metres. Not only is it one of the highest sand dunes in the world, but its in the worlds oldest desert.
It's not the height that makes this climb difficult, it's the soft sand that you sink into, the heat, and only the brave take this on. You find yo...
Explore Sesriem Canyon
Sesriem Canyon, Namibia
Sesriem (sesriem: sess-reem) Canyon is a pleasant surprise to say the least. When you arrive here, all you see is flat land with a sign that says "Sesriem Canyon," and you think "seriously... I just drove all this way for this.." BUT if you walk to the edge and look down, you look into a deep crevasse in the earths surface known as the Sesriem Canyon. Keep in mind that Namibia is rather flat......
Hike to Waterberg Plateau
D2512, Namibia
/ 5577.4 ft gain
Waterberg (Waterberg: vaa-tuh-baag)
The trailhead marker shows the turn off of the highway into the general park area. Once you get on this road there are various campsites and lodges to stay at, which all have access to the trails leading to the top of the plateau. The park is 405 square kilometres, and the top of the plateau is 1700 metres above sea level!
Waterberg Plateau Park is a national...
Waterkloof and Olive Trail in Namib-Naukluft Zebra Mountain Park
Naukluft Campsite - NWR, Namibia
10 mi
/ 1000 ft gain
Situated in the heart of the Naukluft Mountain range, the Namib-Naukluft Zebra Mountain Park is a remote park with two amazing hikes – the 17 km Waterkloof Trail and the 10 km Olive Trail.
Waterkloof Trail – 17 km (6-7 hours)
The Waterkloof Trail is the park’s longest trail, listed by the park at 17 km (10.5 miles). It’s a beautiful hike that begins right from the Main Lodge and is marked w...
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