Sperrgebiet National Park

The Sperrgebiet National Park with a size of 26 000 km², Namibia’s newly proclaimed Sperrgebiet National Park is Africa’s second largest protected area. Inaugurated by the Namibian government on 1st December 2008, the park protects the ecology of the globally important succulent Karoo. Home to 2439 endemic plants, world conservationists have classified this area as one of the world’s top 34 biodiversity hotspots.