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Tag: Namibia

  • Destination: Namibia

    Official Name: Republic of Namibia Established: 21 March 1990  Population: 2,746,745 (2020 estimate) Religion: 87.9% Christian  Language: English Capital: Windhoek Order of Visit: Sixty-Eighth     First Visit: 17 January 2018 Last Visit: 07 January 2018 Duration: 11 Days Visit Highlights:  Climbing Dune 45, hiking to the dead valley (Deadvlei), Luna Rock formations, interacting with seals…

  • Africa Trip 2017-18: Day 57 Fish River Canyon to Gariep River, South Africa

    Wednesday 17 January 2018. Photos. Highlights: Getting into South Africa Today we moved into South Africa the final country of this trip and tour. The landscape started having subtle changes, there were still desert areas but occasionally green patches started and definitely near dams wineries. The dry heat was starting to fade into just heat…

  • Africa Trip 2017-18: Day 56 Sesriem to Fish River Canyon, Namibia

    Tuesday 16 January 2018. Photos. Highlights: Fish River Canyon Today we faced a 600 km drive across Namibia. Despite this and the at times very bumpy drive the time appeared to fly as we got to watch the amazing harsh landscape in front of us and the occasional animal that somehow survives in this environment.

  • Africa Trip 2017-18: Day 55 Sesriem and Deadvlei, Namibia

    Monday 15 January 2018. Photos. Highlights: Climbing Dune 45, Hiking to Deadvlei (the Dead Valley), Namib-Naukluft Park Canyon An early morning pickup from my hotel just before 6 am so we could get into the National Park the moment they opened the gates which was critical to avoid the worst of the sun and heat…

  • Africa Trip 2017-18: Day 54 Swakopmund to Sesriem, Namibia

    Sunday 14 January 2018. Photos. Highlights: Flamingos, Luna Rock formations, Tropic of Capricorn Today was a long travel day but that doesn’t mean we didn’t get to see and experience more of this unique country. About 5 minutes out from Swakopmund the temperature rose quickly and never really dropped under 30 for the rest of…