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Damaraland
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The Petrified Forest, where a cataclysmic event millions of years ago deposited giant tree trunks which subsequently turned to stone. Today the Namib's living fossil plant, Welwitschia mirabilis, grows among these prostrate fossilised trunks. Twyfelfontein .....
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East Caprivi
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A complex network of rivers and relatively high summer rainfall have created a fertile wilderness of riverine forests, flood plains, swamps and open woodland in the Kavango and Caprivi.
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East Namibia / Gobabis / Botswana Border
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The largest town east of Windhoek is Gobabis, an important cattle-ranching centre. A monument of a bull welcomes visitors at the entrance to the town. Gobabis is the gateway to the Trans Kalahari High- way, linking Namibia to Botswana and South Africa. The completion of this high- way resulted in the development of several new tourist lodges in the surroundings.
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Epupa Falls
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This is one of Namibia's last remaining wilderness areas, with off-the-beaten track destinations such as the expansive Marienfluss and Hartmann valleys, the splendid Epupa Falls, the wild and beautiful Khowarib Schlucht and Witbooisdrift, site of a Dorslandtrekker monument.
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Etosha East
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Etosha owes its unique landscape to the Etosha Pan, a vast shallow depression of approximately 5 000 km2. A series of waterholes along the southern edge of the pan guarantee rewarding and often spectacular game viewing.
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Etosha West
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Etosha has three rest camps - Okaukuejo, favoured for its floodlit waterhole where "specials" such as elephant, giraffe, black rhino and lion can be viewed at night;
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Fish River Canyon
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Fish River Canyon, one of Namibia's most spectacular geological phenomena and, on the African continent, second in size only to the Blue Nile Gorge in Ethiopia.
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Gamsberg Area
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Grootfontein
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The small town of Grootfontein, which serves the surrounding cattle-ranching community, is the last centre on the road to Rundu and the far north east.
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Grünau area
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Helmeringhausen
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Hentiesbay
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Henties Bay is situated about 440 km from Windhoek, 70 km north of Swakopmund and 60 km south of the Cape Cross Seal Reserve. It is a small town with an extended stretch of beach ideal for long walks, sunbathing and picnicking.
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Kalahari
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Although tourism development in Namibia's south-eastern region slowed down in 1990 following the closure of the Mata Mata gate leading into South Africa's Kalahari Gemsbok Park, it is nevertheless an area well worth visiting to experience ...
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Kamanjab
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Kaokoland
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The northern Kunene Region is home to the Himba people, a nomadic tribe of Herero origin that still lives and dresses according to ancient customs and traditions.
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Karibib
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En route to Walvis Bay and Swakopmund is Karibib, a small town known for the marble produced at a nearby quarry. The marble is used commercially for tombstones and to enhance public buildings and private homes in Namibia.
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Katima Mulilo
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Keetmanshoop
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Main centre and focal point of the scenic and historic attractions in the south is Keetmanshoop. Founded in 1860 by the Rhenish Mission Society, the town still retains vestiges of its original German buildings, as well as a number dating back to the arrival of the first Europeans
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Khaudum National Park
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Situated in the north east of the country bordering on Botswana, the Khaudum Game Park is the only conservation area in Namibia that protects the northern Kalahari sandveld biome
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Khorixas
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Khorixas, unofficial capital of the former Damaraland!
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Lüderitz
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The sheer isolation of Lüderitz, the curious way in which its colonial-style buildings cling to the rocks overlooking the bay, on some days a deep iridescent blue, ...
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Maltahöhe
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Mariental
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Namib Naukluft
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Home to several of Namibia's top tourist destinations including Sossusvlei, the Namib-Naukluft Park is a vast wilderness reserve with a surface area of almost 50 000 km2.
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Noordoewer
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Okahandja
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Directly north of Windhoek lies Okahandja, a town of great significance to the Herero people because it was once the seat of Chief Samuel Maharero. Every year on August 26 - referred to as Heroes' Day - thousands of Hereros converge in the town to pay homage at the graves of their great chiefs.
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Omaruru
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Like many towns in Namibia, Omaruru originated as a mission station. The missionary Hugo Hahn was the first European to set foot in the area.
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Oshakati
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Owambo's two main centres, Oshakati and Ondangwa, are in the Oshana Region. These two bustling towns have the same informality and happy-go-lucky nature of urban centres throughout the rest of Africa.
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Otavi
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The small town of Otavi, with Grootfontein and Tsumeb, is part of the so- called Triangle, a relatively high-rainfall area prosperous in agriculture, mainly maize and lucerne, some under irrigation. While the town itself doesn't have much in terms of tourist attractions, the surroundings have.
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Otjiwarongo
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The town of Otjiwarongo, a Herero word meaning "a good place", is an important centre for cattle ranching. It is situated about 250 km north of Windhoek, on a slope amid undulating plains.
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Outjo
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Located in a cluster of low hills is the town of Outjo, an important cattle-ranching centre. The history of the town and surroundings is depicted in the Outjo Museum, where the focus is on gemstones and wildlife.
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Popa Falls/Mahango National Park
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The Mahango Game Park borders on the perennial Okavango River. Characterised by riverine forests, a broad flood plain, magnificent baobabs and large herds of elephant and red lechwe, the Mahango is one of Namibia's most diverse and interesting conservation areas.
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Rehoboth
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Ruacana
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Rundu
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The riverside town of Rundu, on the banks of the Okavango River, is situated in Kavango, the home of Namibia's well- known Kavango woodcarvers
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Sossusvlei/Sesriem
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The top destination in the Southern Region is Sossusvlei with its monumental dunes, up to 325 m when measured from the base. These star-shaped dunes are a sought-after topic for artists and photographers.
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Swakopmund
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On the left of the road, a few kilometres before reaching Namibia's top coastal resort, visitors are greeted by a curious sight - the Martin Luther "steam-ox" imported from Germany in 1896 to transport goods between the town and the interior.
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Tiras Mountains
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Tsumeb
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From 1905 the town of Tsumeb was closely linked to the mining industry, but mining operations have since been scaled down considerably.
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Twyfelfontein
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Usakos
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The small sun-baked town of Usakos, nestled in the valley of the Khan River, developed around a station on the old narrow-gauge railway built in 1900. Beyond Usakos is the Trekkopje Battlefield, site of one of the most important battles fought during the short-lived 1915 campaign involving South African and German forces
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Walfish Bay
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While Walvis Bay is Namibia's major harbour town, it is fast developing into a soughtafter haven for spending a holiday at the sea. Attractions are the lagoon with its prolific bird life and variety of recreational possibilities, a desert golf course, modern and comfortable hotels and a choice of restaurants, activities such as sightseeing from a donkey cart and kayaking on the lagoon at sunrise.
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Waterberg Plateau
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Because of its elevated position, considerably higher rainfall and dense sub- tropical vegetation, the Waterberg Plateau Park forms a stark contrast with Etosha.
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West Coast Recreational Area
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Windhoek
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