SOUTHERN © rapids andstarksurrounds. the borderbetweenNamibiaandSouthAfrica, andisfamousforitsraging white-water andtrekkers.challenge tohikers The region isalsohometothe OrangeRiver, whichforms sightsinthewholeofAfrica,the mostspectacular Fish River Canyon posesamonumental venture alike. Regardedasoneofthelargest sports canyonsintheworld,aswelloneof evidenceof pastEuropeanDuwisib Castle conquestandoccupation. provides further blue seas. Headinginlandintotheparchedinterior, theincongruousOldWorldgrandeurof lers withtraditionalGermanarchitecture setagainstabackdropoffierysanddunesanddeep disregarded the21stcentury,LüderitzclingsfiercelytoitsEuropean roots,astoundingtravel- ofLüderitzhaslongbeenatraveller’s favourite.port Asurreal colonialrelic thathaslargely in more thanacentury. pristinebiodiversity hotspotisnowopentothegeneralpublicforfirsttime virtually den Area). Followingthevery recent declarationofNamibia’snewestnationalpark,this resting beneaththesands,muchofregion hasbeendubbedtheSperrgebeit (Forbid- vasttreasurewith millionsofcaratsdiamonds. SincetheGermansfirstunearthed troves ofSouthernNamibiasparklebeneaththesun–quite literallydeserts –asthey’re filled towardsEtoshaNationalPark,Although thetouristtrailinNamibiafirmlyswingsnorth the Namibia Southern 340

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