Namibia is a sun-baked land of geographical extremes wedged between the Kalahari and the chilly South Atlantic. Namibia is rich in resources and spectacular natural beauty with a solid modern infrastructure and a diversity of cultures. At Africa Easy, we love the extreme diversity of this unique destination. While Namibia doesn’t boast the large numbers of wildlife like Botswana, it does offer a highly diverse natural experience.
Africa Easy is offering a very special safari in Namibia in June/July of 2011. Join Africa Easy president, Nadia Eckhardt as she leads our Namibia Fly-in Safari.
Namibia has a harsh climate but still boasts some of the world’s grandest national parks. They are the world-famous wildlife-oriented Etosha National Park, the huge Namib-Naukluft Park, as well as the Caprivi region, the Fish River Canyon and the Skeleton Coast parks.
The forests and waterways of the northeast gradually change to acacia shrubs and trees as one moves towards the center of the country. The northwestern area of Kaokaveld and Damaraland is a semi-desert region, extremely rugged with high mountains dropping down into deep valleys.
The west coast consists of the Namib Desert and the notorious “Skeleton Coast”. This is also the area in which one finds what is reputably referred to as the world’s highest sand dunes. The Namib Desert on the west coast, at 80 million years old, is the oldest and most picturesque desert on earth. As well as boasting the highest sand dunes in the world, over 1,250 feet high, the Namib is spectacularly diverse with scenery from the mountains of Damaraland in the north through the Skeleton Coast in the west, to the giant red dunes of Sossusvlei in the south.
As one moves south through the interior of the country it becomes more arid and flat. The country has only a few perennial rivers. To the north and east are the Zambezi, Kwando, Okavango and Kunene Rivers and in the south the Orange River. These rivers act as natural boundaries to the neighboring countries.
ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK – See the incredible variety of African animals at one of the world’s greatest wildlife-viewing venues. Depending on the season, visitors may observe elephant, Burchell’s zebra, giraffe, red hartebeest, springbok, blue wildebeest, gemsbok (oryx), eland, kudu, roan, ostrich, jackal, hyena, lion and even possibly cheetah and leopard.
NAMIB DESERT – The Namib Desert on the west coast is, at 80 million years old, the oldest and most picturesque desert on Earth. Sporting some of the highest sand dunes in the world, the Namib is amazingly diverse, with scenery ranging from the Skeleton Coast in the west, the mountains of Damaraland in the north and the giant red dunes of Sossusvlei in the south.
DAMARALAND – Visit the 1728m Spitzkoppe, a remarkable landmark, the rock engravings at Twyfelfontein as well as the Brandberg, Namibia’s highest massif. In addition to its sense of freedom the region is rich in both natural and cultural attractions.
SKELETON COAST – A desolate and lonely coastline once littered with shipwrecks, the Skeleton Coast properly refers to the stretch between the mouths of the Swakop and Kunene Rivers.
