Namibia

What members cross for

• WaterOvernight

  Katima Mulilo & the Zambezi Region

  Katima Mulilo

  Namibia's tropical river strip

  The narrow arm of Namibia that runs along the Zambezi, with riverside camps, good tigerfish water and flood plains that fill in the rainy season.

  Plan it as an overnight stop on a longer loop rather than a day trip from the Falls.

• WildlifeOvernight

  Bwabwata National Park

  Kongola

  The quiet corridor to the north

  The unfenced park that lines the Caprivi corridor, lightly visited and full of elephant, buffalo and, if you are lucky, wild dog.

  Self-drivers should take it slowly — the animals cross the tar road and the bush is right up against it.

• WildlifeFly-in

  Etosha National Park

  Etosha

  Where the waterholes do the work

  One of Africa's great parks, built around a vast white pan — you park at a waterhole and the game comes to you, hour after hour.

  Stay inside the park if you can, so you are at a waterhole at first light instead of driving in from outside.

• DesertFly-in

  Sossusvlei & Deadvlei

  Sesriem

  Red dunes and a white pan

  The towering red dunes of the Namib, with the cracked white clay of Deadvlei and its black camelthorn skeletons at the far end.

  Be at the gate before sunrise — by mid-morning the heat and the flat light take the drama out of the dunes.

• CoastFly-in

  Swakopmund & the Skeleton Coast

  Swakopmund

  Dunes on one side, cold sea on the other

  A seaside town with German-era buildings between the Namib dunes and the Atlantic, plus desert-living tours and flights up the shipwreck coast.

  Take a layer — the Atlantic fog and wind make it far colder than the rest of the country.

• CultureFly-in

  Damaraland & Twyfelfontein

  Khorixas

  Desert elephants and ancient engravings

  Burnt-red mountains and gravel plains where desert-adapted elephants roam, and the Twyfelfontein rock engravings record thousands of years of life here.

  Ask your guide about the desert elephants' range before driving — they move a long way between water points.

• LandmarkFly-in

  Fish River Canyon

  Southern Namibia

  The continent's biggest canyon

  One of the largest canyons in the world, a vast silent gash in the plateau with viewpoints along the rim and a famous multi-day hike through it.

  It is a long way south of the Falls — treat it as its own trip, and only hike the trail in the winter season.

Spots in Namibia

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