Namibia gets its name from the world’s oldest desert, the Namib, which covers most of the country. This is a fascinating place of geological wonders, the tallest sand dunes in the world, and an incredible variety of plants and animals specially adapted to survive in these harsh desert conditions. Visitors are spoiled for choice when it comes to quality accommodation in Namibia.
fish river canyon
To the south you will find the second largest canyon in the world after the Grand Canyon. Fish River Canyon is an impressive 550-meter-deep cut into the landscape that stretches 160 kilometers. Ais-ais hot springs are a welcome refuge at the entrance of the canyon.
Luderitz
The last thing you expect when you arrive in this remote desert town is chocolate box-shaped German colonial architecture perched on the rocks above the harbor. Attractions include the ghost town of Kolmanskop, once a thriving diamond town now reclaimed by desert sands and vast breeding colonies of Cape gannets, African penguins and Cape fur seals.
Naukluft Namib
Namib Naukluft Park, which covers much of central Namib, is home to the world’s tallest sand dunes, many over 300m high. The red hued dunes of Sossusvlei are the most photographed and picturesque desert locations in the world, perfect for a Namibian safari.
skeleton coast
The desolate coastline of the Skeleton Coast is one of the most inhospitable and least visited places in the world. Here, the hot sands of the desert meet the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean creating treacherous conditions that have resulted in the many shipwrecks that dot the coastline. A truly unique desert destination.
Damaraland
Damaraland is located in northern Namibia and offers some of the most remote accommodation available in Namibia. To the west you will find a host of desert adapted animals, elephants, rhinos, giraffes and ostriches that somehow manage to survive the harsh conditions without water. Further inland, scattered grasslands are dotted with granite koppies; and geological wonders such as Spitzkoppe, Brandberg, a petrified forest and Bushmen rock art.