Area:
824,292
km²
Population:
1,610,000
(1997)
Capital:
Windhoek
Languages:
English,
Afrikaans, German
Religions:
Protestant
62%, Roman Catholic 20%
Currency:
1 Namibia
dollar = 100 cents
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Trip 2001
September
18 Enter Namibia from South
Africa .
September
19 Canoe Orange river. Paddle through the
Richtersveld area in mowhawk canoes.
September
20-21 Enter Fish River Canyon, 160
km long and 550 km deep, second largest in the world
(behind the Grand Canyon). Camp in Aus and visit the
ghost town of Komanskop, the focal point of the diamond
rush.
September
22 Head north through the Great
Nama Land to Sesriem. Drive through spectacular desert
scenery toward Sossusvlei Pan. Play on the towering
sand dunes.
September
23-24 Leave the mountains and drive
to the northern section of Namib-Naukluft Park towards
Swakopmund. Watch zebra and oryx wander among the Welwitschias
plants which exist solely on dew moisture and grow to
enormous sizes.
September
25 Spend day in Swakopmund, a
coastal resort on the Atlantic with Bavarian style architecture.
September
26 Drive along coast to Brandberg
and see the 'White Lady' rock painting
September
27 Visit Twyfelfontein to see
ancient bushman rock engravings.
September
28 Drive to Waterberg Plateau
Nat'l Park, home to endangered species such as roam
and sable antelope, white rhino.
September
29-October 1 Explore the shimmering expanse
of white salt pan in Etosha Nat'l Park. Observe prolific
wildlife gather around the waterholes.
October
2-3 Drive eastwards through Caprivi
Strip, a ribbon of Namibian land which threads along
the borders of Angola, Zambia, and Botswana. Enter Botswana.
