Namibia
Fish River Canyon
ǁKaras region, far south
- Mid-range
- nature
Second only to the Grand Canyon in the company it keeps: 160 km long, half a kilometre deep, best at Hobas Viewpoint at golden hour. Hike the famous 5-day trail (May–September, permit-required) or simply stand at the rim and let the scale do the talking — Ai-Ais hot springs wait at the far end.
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Sossusvlei & Deadvlei
The postcard of the Namib: apricot dunes pushing 300 metres (Big Daddy, Dune 45), the 900-year-old dead camelthorns of Deadvlei bleached against white clay, and star dunes that rewrite colour every hour
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Windhoek
Africa’s tidiest little capital and every Namibian itinerary’s hinge: German colonial architecture, the Independence Memorial Museum, craft markets, and a beer culture (Hansa, Windhoek Lager) that pairs with game steaks
Mid-range