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Namibia Road Trip Complete Guide TOP 10 PLACES TO SEE! Plus 10 NAMIBIA TRAVEL 30 DAY ITINERARY Accomodation, maps, tips, budget all you need to know! A Stingy Nomads Travel guide FEatURES About The Author Top 10 places in Namibia. Best sights to see FROM THE EDITOR Namibia travel itinerary. We had to leave South Africa after our From Fish River canyon to wedding since Alya’s visa expired. Caprivi strip Namibia was the easiest option, neither of us needed a visa or have ever been there Top 10 Awesome and budget and it was only 700km away. We packed campsites in Namibia our little green 4x4 and a couple of hours later we were crossing the border. Two Namibia travel tips refugees entering a new country. I have been to more than 60 countries, living so Campbell (South Africa) and close I don’t know why I have never made Alya (Russia) met in a dormitory this trip. What an incredible journey; while traveling in the Philippines vast landscapes, colonial towns, ghost in 2014. They have been towns and the spectacular red dunes of traveling and photographing the the Namib, the rugged Skeleton Coast, Editor world together since that day incredible waterfalls, granite peaks and [email protected] getting married allong the way. massive canyons. The variety of wildlife They make their way on a super that we saw in this harsh environment budget doing a lot of camping was extraordinary. Our journey was more Contributing Writer and hitchhiking trying to dive than two months, camping in 35 camp- Alya Akhmetgareeva and hike the world’s best. Stingy sites, our aim was to bring you the best Nomads is a blog about their of Namibia in an easy to follow guide. Contributing Writer nomadic adventures. On our way we met the nicest people, Campbell Louw stayed in amazing places and just had an unreal experience in this incredible coun- Photos try. There is a lot more information on Campbell Louw our website stingynomads.com/namibia Alya Akhmetgareeva or please contact us if you have any questions. [email protected] Safe Travels Campbell Alya stingynomads.com 2 • STINGYNOMADS.COMDesignfreebies Magazine • www.designfreebies.org Designfreebies Magazine STINGYNOMADS.COM • www.designfreebies.org • 3 Sossusvlei, 2. Namib-Naukluft National park One of the top touristy destinations in Namibia and we can understand Namibia is an amazing country we spent there 6 why. The most beautiful dunes in the weeks crossed it in all possible directions and saw Namib, the famous red dunes espe- cially look impressive at sunrise. Dune many different places. Here we want to share with 45 is one of the few you can climb on you our 10 favorite sights in Namibia. We selected to see sunrise. Dead Valley is a dried only natural wonders because in our opinion it is salt pan with some petrified trees sur- the main thing to see in the country and not its cit- rounded by huge dunes, surreal land- Dune 7, Walvis Bay ies or town. If you’re planning a trip to Namibia and 3. wondering What to see and to do in this country? Maybe not as impressive and as red as dunes at Sossusvlei but still a Here is our lost of Top 10 places in Namibia! beautiful and by the way the highest dune in Namibia. It’s located close to the road and easy to access (not in the BEST OF park) which makes it a perfect spot for watching sunset. Try running down from the top it’s a lot of fun! The climb namiBIA can be a bit challenging but the view TOP 10 SIGHTS - ARRANGED from the top is worth of this effort. SOUTH TO NORTH Fish River canyon, Ais/ Flamingo Colony, 1. Richtersveld National 4. Walvis Bay park Probable not the biggest concentra- The second biggest canyon in the tion of flamingos in the world but world, only The Grand Canyon is a couple of thousands was quite larger, truly spectacular to see. You enough for us. The birds walk and can enjoy the panoramic view from feed very close to the beach so you the view-point. For more adven- can see and hear them very clear. An turous there is a 4-5 day hike in the amazing spot for wild life photogra- canyon where you can challenge phers you just park you car and here yourself and explore every corner they are thousands of pink flamingos of it. you almost can touch them. 4 • Designfreebies Magazine • www.designfreebies.org Designfreebies Magazine STINGYNOMADS.COM • www.designfreebies.org • 5 Cape Cross Seal Reserve Skeleton Coast Okavango river, Caprivi One more very dense populated Caprivi region is so different from the 8. 5. animal spot in Namibia. Here we rest of Namibia that it feels almost like speak about 20-30 000 seals! When a different country. Very dense vegetation, you’re there it’s difficult to believe a lot of water and many animals and birds. your eyes seals are just everywhere. In Okavango river you can see many hippos, If you are lucky to be there after the some crocodiles and mating season you’ll have a chance to see thousands of baby seals crawl- otters. Elephants here just walk along the road ing around, the cutest animals ever! while you are driving from town to town. Boat Warning! The place is quite noisy and safaris are quite common way to explore the a bit stinky. Spitzkoppe, Usakos, 6. Damaraland Beautiful place with wired shape rock formations; big and small smooth boulders all over the place. There is a lot to explore here from rock pool where you can have a nice refreshing swim to Bushmen rock paintings. You can do day hikes in the Etosha National park, Kunene area or drive around to discover more. region There is a basic campsite between the One of the most famous African parks and for We were many people a highlight of their Mahango Game park, amazed by the trip to Namibia. The park is really Bwabwata National 9. park, Caprivi 7. impressive and big with many natural beauty wild animals walking around. In The smallest National park in Namibia which of Namibia. winter (Jan to March) spotting animals is a lot makes it easy for you no long days of driving This is what you more difficult, we did not see much. Most peo- around and less space for animals to hide. come here to ple that spend 2 or 3 days in the park see the To drive both routes through the park takes big 5. If you are a bird lover than rainy season about 3-4 hours and in that time you can see see, not towns or is a good time for you to come you will find a lot; many elephants, all kind of deer, giraffes, cities..country and hundreds of birds abound. warthogs, buffaloes, even lions and leopards if nocountry and not 6 • DesignfreebiesSTINGYNOMADS.COM Magazine • www.designfreebies.org you’re lucky enough. Designfreebies Magazine STINGYNOMADS.COM • www.designfreebies.org • 7 EpupaFalls,Kaokoland, Kunene 10 region Big waterfalls in Namibia?! Yes, quite big and impressive with giant baobab trees around. The For centuries, the people of NA best season to see the waterfall is from January to Africa have turned to the S T TOP M March during rainy season when it’s on its full. The baobab tree as a source of best way to experience Epupa Falls is to stay in one natural wellbeing and general H I of the lodges/campsites nearby from where you can health. B G I 10I A see and hear the falls. S THIS IS not photoshop THIS IS namiBIA 8 • STINGYNOMADS.COM Designfreebies Magazine • www.designfreebies.org THE DEAD VLEI Designfreebies Magazine STINGYNOMADS.COM • www.designfreebies.org • 9 We spent 8 weeks in Namibia driving all over the country and visiting every single (or almost every) interesting place. In this article we’d like to share our experience and give you some NAMIBIA TRAVEL ITINERARY useful tips. We hope our Namibia travel itinerary will help you to plan a trip in the best pos- FROM FISH RIVER CANYON TO CAPRIVI STRIP AND BACK. sible way. Total distance 7488km through Namibia. Suggestions FOR PLANNING A road TRIP THROUGH NAMIBIA We’re perfectly aware that most travelers won’t have as much time as us to explore Namibia and will have to choose between different places and “sacrifice” some of them since there are too many. Here are our ideas on what you can skip and what is a must visit, please, don’t take it too serious it’s only our opinion if you want to see a place go there and don’t listen to anybody. Check our entries Top 10 places in Namibia it can help to plan your trip. WHat to SKIP MUST SEE PLaces First of all Namibian cities and towns - Definitely Sossusvlei, probably the most there are some nice like Swakopmund famous and visited place in Namibia. but it’s still just a town you can see them everywhere rather spend more time - Etosha, one of the best National parks exploring Namibian nature. in Africa (not during rainy season). - Luderitz, the main thing here is ghost - Cape Cross Seal reserve, there are not town Kolmanskop and it was nice to see that many places in the world where it but it’s quite out of the way doesn’t you can see 30 000 seals from that close. matter from where you coming so if you short in time we’d say skip it.
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