Namibia is a vast country that is sparsely populated. The country geographic can be divided to 4 main zones. To the south lies the Kalahari desert bordering with Botswana and South Africa, to the north and north east, lies the Kavango and Caprivi with much greener landscape, dry mountainous areas towards the central plateau and the Namib Desert and the coastal which is known as the driest area in the world.
Namibia is well known for its remarkable natural attractions such as the Namib Desert, the Fish River Canyon Park, Etosha National Park and the Kalahari desert.
Namib Desert is known as one of the world’s driest desert. It is known by its red colour sand dunes and its low rolling hills, covered with low bushes. The red sand dunes can go up to 300 meters which is considered the highest sand dunes in the world.
The Fish River Canyon in Namibia is 161 km long, 27 km wide and up to 550m deep, the second biggest canyon in the world. It is the best places for hiking in Namibia with well-known view point, such as Hell’s Bend at the Hobas Restcamp. The Fish River Hiking Trail is opened between the months of April to September and can be completed within 4 to 5 days, depending on the hiker’s fitness. The descent to the Fish River Canyon is only available for hikers and it covers about 85km.
Etosha National Park, covering more than 20,000 sq km, is the prime wildlife location and home to a large variety of mammals and birds in North West Namibia. The main attraction is that the park has many water holes where it will attract the animals by herds to it. Hence, just park the vehicles near the water holes and the big five (leopard, rhino, elephant, buffalo and lion) and other smaller animals such as cheetah, antelopes and zebras can be spotted here.
