NAMIB NAUKLUFT PARK:


Namib Naukluft Park
This is one of Namibia’s most versatile
conservation areas stretching over some 50
000 sq. km in the Namib Desert making it
Africa’s third largest National Park:
Sandwich Harbour situated near Walvis
Bay, is a silted up beach area and a sensitive
environment that has gained international
importance as a wetland.
The Welwitschia Trail east of Swakopmund
offers a closer look at the Welwitschia
mirabilis, the oldest living desert plant.
The
Naukluft Mountains serve as a
sanctuary for Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra
that are endemic to Namibia and the remote
southwestern section of Angola.
Sossusvlei’s monumentally high dunes are
a sought after topic for photographers. With
their warm tints ranging from pale apricot
to brick orange and deep red, they contrast
vividly with the large white clay pans at their
bases.
Sesriem Canyon where the erosion of many
centuries has incised a narrow gorge that
serves as a geological book for the traveler.
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