Sossusvlei Set deep in the territories of the Namib-Naukluft National Park, where the scorching African sun beats down and sidewinder snakes drift over the undulations of sand, the salt pan known as Sossusvlei is the Namibia of travel brochures.
Yes sir, Etosha has been famed for its wealth of rare animal life for more than 100 years – it was first proclaimed a game reserve way back in 1907! Today, the region, which encompasses dry and cracked salt pans and the labyrinthine valleys of the Leopard Hills (stalked by their eponymous beast, of course), is the safari kingpin of the country.ġ0.
Etosha National Park If you can only stop by one of Namibia’s national parks, make it this one. Sat virtually smack bang in the heart of the country, the city started life as a small pastoral settlement, known for its babbling freshwater spring.ĩ. Windhoek is an interesting little place that is something of a capsule of Namibia as a whole. Instead, this spot in the midst the dusty Kunene Region in the very heart of northern Namibia is famed as the home of some of Africa’s most prolific displays of ancient rock art. Twyfelfontein Twyfelfontein isn’t known for its fascinating wealth of wildlife, or for any buzzing metropolitan character – in fact, it isn’t really even a town at all. Namib-Naukluft National Park Already mentioned on this list as the area containing the iconic dunes and salt flats of Sossusvlei, the seemingly endless sea of sand that is the Namib-Naukluft National Park is certainly worth a second mention on account of the wealth of other bucket-list-busting must-sees that exist between its boundaries.ħ. When it was encountered for the first time by German troops back in the early 1900s, comparisons were immediately drawn with the chiseled summits of Switzerland’s Matterhorn.Ħ.
Spitzkoppe The Spitzkoppe is one of the most captivating sights of the Damaraland and of Namibia’s backcountry as a whole. Since the whole place was abandoned in the middle of the 20th century, the homes have slowly crumbled and the various municipal buildings have dilapidated.Ĭaprivi, or more appropriately the Caprivi Strip, is a long, thin needle of land that pokes its way into the heart of west southern Africa from the northern reaches of Namibia.ĥ. The famed ghost town of Namibia is an eerie and haunting place. Penguin Islands Following neatly on from Walvis Bay, this smattering of rocks and tiny islets that poke above the Atlantic close to the spot of coast where the erstwhile German harbor town can be found is another top draw for travelers in the region. Red-hued rocks tower atop the valley bottom, pits of deep sand and colossal boulders spot the landscape, and the sunsets glow blood-red against the rugged ranges known as the Three Sisters.Ģ.
Fish River Canyon The Fish River Canyon winds and weaves between the great mountains of southern Africa in truly majestic fashion.