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Includes  Why Go? Windhoek...... 862 Namibia possesses some of the most stunning landscapes Etosha in Africa, and a trip through the country is one of the great National Park...... 870 road adventures. Natural wonders such as that mighty gash The Skeleton in the earth at Fish River Canyon and the wildlife utopia Coast...... 878 of Etosha National Park enthral, but it’s the lonely desert Swakopmund...... 878 roads, where mighty slabs of granite rise out of swirling de- Namib-Naukluft sert sands, that will sear themselves in your mind. It’s like a Park...... 882 coffee-table book come to life as sand dunes in the world’s oldest desert meet the crashing rollers along the wild At- Fish River Canyon...... 885 lantic coast. Lüderitz...... 886 Among all this is a German legacy, evident in the cuisine Understand and art nouveau architecture and in festivals such as Wind- Namibia...... 888 hoek’s legendary Oktoberfest. Namibia is also the headquar- Survival Guide...... 891 ters of adventure activities in the region, so whether you’re a dreamer or love hearing the crunch of earth under your boots, travel in Namibia will stay with you long after the desert vistas fade. Best Places to Eat ¨¨Leo’s (p865) ¨¨Sam’s Giardino Hotel When to Go (p881) Windhoek ¨¨22° South (p882) °C/°F Temp Rainfall inches/mm 40/104 8/200 ¨¨Restaurant Gathemann 30/86 (p865) 6/150 20/68 4/100 10/50 2/50 Best Places 0/32 to Sleep -10/14 0 J FDM A M J J A S O N ¨¨Serra Cafema Camp (p878) ¨ ¨Sossusvlei Desert Lodge Jun–Oct May & Nov Dec–Apr (p884) Accommodation Cheaper accom- Rains begin in De- ¨¨Little Kulala (p884) at a premium. modation. Heavy cember. Humidity Temperatures soar rains sometimes and high temper- ¨¨Hoanib Skeleton Coast by September.­ occur in Novem- atures can make Camp (p878) ber; May is mild. days unpleasant. K Rosh Pinah

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