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Southern Southern SOUTHERN SOUTHERN 74 WELCOME TO NAMIBIA Official Visitors' Guide 2007 WELCOME TO NAMIBIA Official Visitors' Guide 2007 75 Southern Area Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and hartebeest, zebra and some of the trans-frontier conservation area. The the Namib Desert in the west and the more than 120 different bird spe- Orange River, which forms a natural orange dunes of the Kalahari in the cies recorded. The mysterious “fairy boundary between the two countries, east, Southern Namibia is a land of circles” are an ubiquitous feature of offers pleasant conditions for canoeing wide open spaces and solitude. It offers Namib Rand. and rafting. a diversity of unique attractions ranging from historical buildings and ghost towns Adjoining the dune sea to the east Travelling westwards of Aus towards to fossils and quiver tree forests. is the Naukluft massif with its deep Lüderitz, the landscape is characterised valleys, canyons, undulating hills and by seemingly never-ending plains The main attraction of the southern sheer cliffs. A sanctuary to the sure- merging in the distance with the region is the spectacular Sossusvlei, a footed Hartmann's mountain zebra, horizon. This is the home of the wild clay pan formed when the shifting dunes the rugged mountains are a haven to horses of the Namib, one of the few of the Namib smothered the course of the outdoor enthusiasts, offering walks, a populations of desert-dwelling feral Tsauchab River. Surrounded by majestic challenging 8-day hike and a 4x4 trail. horses in the world. star-shaped dunes with curvaceous lines, Game to be seen include gemsbok, the pan and the surrounding dunes are kudu, springbok and klipspringer. Built amongst rocky outcrops along the especially breathtaking in the early southern Namib coast, Lüderitz owes its morning hours. The pan can be dry Duwisib Castle is another well-known existence to the discovery of diamonds SOUTHERN for up to a decade, but after heavy attraction in the south of the country. in 1908. With its wealth of German floods, it can hold water for almost a Built in 1908-9 by Captain Hans- colonial buildings, Lüderitz has survived year. Nearby is the spectacular Dead Heinrich Von Wolf, the castle nestles time and the elements, unlike the former Vlei with its pure white clay floor and between rolling hills, southwest of mining settlements at Kolmanskop, dead camel thorn tree trunks reaching Maltahöhe. It is open to day visitors, Elisabeth Bay and Pomona which SOUTHERN skywards. while campsites are also available. became ghost towns. Sesriem, the gateway to Sossusvlei, Awe-inspiring is perhaps an under- The area surrounding Keetmanshoop is named after a 30m deep canyon statement when describing the raw is renown for its quiver tree forests, carved through layers of conglomerate beauty of the Fish River Canyon which dolerite rock formations eroded into by the Tsauchab River. The name is ranks amongst the largest canyons in weird shapes and fossils of prehistoric translated as “six thongs” - a reference the world. The most spectacular section fish. Travelling north towards Windhoek to the fact that pioneer farmers had to is 65km long and the canyon reaches from Keetmanshoop, the volcanic rim of use six ox thongs to lower buckets to the a depth of 549m. The Ai-Ais Resort is Brukkaros is a distinctive landmark. pools in the narrow canyon. renowned for its thermal springs and marks the end of the 85km long Fish Hardap Dam Resort, just north of Namib Rand Nature Reserve, 60km River Canyon Hiking Trail, one of the Mariental, lies on high cliffs overlooking south of Sesriem, is Namibia's largest top hikes in southern Africa. the country's largest dam. In addition private reserve. Namib Rand's diver- to being a popular angling and sity of landscapes represents virtually The Fish River Canyon conservation watersport destination, the game park all facets of the Namib Desert. Visitors area and the adjoining Richtersveld offers visitors an opportunity to see a to the reserve are more than likely to National Park in South Africa have variety of game species in their natural encounter gemsbok (oryx), hyena, been designated Namibia's first habitat. 74 WELCOME TO NAMIBIA Official Visitors' Guide 2007 WELCOME TO NAMIBIA Official Visitors' Guide 2007 75 SOUTHERN AREA MAP - Hardap & Karas Regions 1 I 1 0 3 5 8 I I l D1 I Seeis 808 Gobabis p DAAN VILJOENI I k o I I k I 5 D145 D180 D195 GAME PARK 80 1 wa D1406 I D1472 I I I D17 l S l M5 D1 l C22 Moonlandscape Bosua Windhoek 6 D1801 I a D1785 93 a I I 1 I D1901 D199 C28 Kupferberg D1792 W Welwitschia Mirabillis aa [D1504 I h C20 D150 i e I I C23 I I I D1785 t D1984 kl Blutkoppe D1418 I I I n l o I Eros I I I D1444 I I I s r ich ber ge D1412 I I D1463 n sob i C28 II M40 B2 He I AirportI I r D1980 ge n B1 Dordabis D1482 I I n 982 D1604 La D1 se M5 D1985 el l d C26 f D1471 1 I aa k D1320 8 I C28 n c NAM r I Us-hoogte a 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Lodge 78 Spreetshoogte Guest Farm 86 Cañon Lodge 78 Kalahari Game Lodge 82 Weltevrede Guest Farm 86 Cañon Roadhouse 79 Quivertree Forest Camp 82 Cañon Mountain Camp 79 Schützenhaus Guesthouse 82 Sossusvlei Seeheim Hotel 83 A Little Sossus Lodge 86 Aus Vogelstrausskluft Country Lodge 82 Betesda Guest Farm 87 Klein-Aus Vista 79 Hammerstein Lodge & Camp 86 Namtib Desert Lodge 80 Lüderitz Haruchas Guest Farm 87 Lüderitz Nest Hotel 83 Intu Afria Zebra Lodge 87 Grünau Protea Hotel Sea-View Kulala Desert Lodge 87 Grünau Country House 80 Zum Sperrgebiet 83 Kulala Wilderness Camp 88 Savanna Guest Farm 80 Le Mirage Desert Lodge & Spa 88 SOUTHERN Vastrap Guestfarm 80 Maltahöhe Little Kulala 88 White House
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