This post is part of a series called Namibia 2022 Etosha National Park is one of the largest in Africa at 22,270 square kilometres (8,600 square miles). 1st established in 1907 as “Game Reserve Number 2” it was a stunning 80,000 square kilometres! Over the years the size has been reduced and in 1958 it…
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This post is part of a series called Namibia 2022 Our drive to Spitzkoppe took us north from Walvis Bay, through Swakopmund (with a stop at a bakery/deli to pick up our lunch) and up the Skeleton coast to Henties Bay and then inland (east) to Spitzkoppe. Although not as windy as the previous few…
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This post is part of a series called Namibia 2022 Walvis Bay, where the dunes meet the ocean. It’s the 2nd largest city in Namibia and for photographers it’s best known for 2 things – dunes and flamingoes. This day was supposed to be all about the dunes. We were ready to go at 5:30…
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This post is part of a series called Namibia 2022 We said goodbye to Sossusvlei and once again hit the road, this time heading north. We enjoyed our packed breakfast as we made our way to our next lodge for the night, Rostock Ritz. Along the way we stopped at a little outpost called Solitaire…
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This post is part of a series called Namibia 2022 Deadvlei is no doubt one of the most surreal places on the planet. There was once a river than ran through here, nourishing the camel thorn trees. Then, 600-700 years ago, the dunes shifted cutting off the river. The pan dried out and the trees…
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This post is part of a series called Namibia 2022 We had an extra early start today – we had to say goodbye to the wonderful staff at Greenfire, pack up our things and drive to our location before twilight. You know that Namibia is a special place when scenes like this are literally at…
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This post is part of a series called Namibia 2022 The NamibRand was once a working farm, now it is a private nature reserve. It is more than 215,000 hectares (approx 830 square miles) of spectacular landscapes and scenery. We were fortunate to have this long grass (tall bushman grass I think?) everywhere we went. …
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This post is part of a series called Namibia 2022 After our morning visit to Kolmanskuppe, it was time to hit the road. Our journey today would take us east (inland) to Aus and then north-east to Helmeringhausen where we would stop for lunch. After lunch, we would head north west to the NamibRand Nature…
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This post is part of a series called Namibia 2022 Today we headed west, towards the Atlantic Ocean and into the Namib Desert. This coastal desert is the oldest desert in the world and receives less than 10mm of rain annually; the fog from the ocean provides most of the moisture. Well, that’s what normally…
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This post is part of a series called Namibia 2022 After relaxing for a few days it was finally time to meet up with my group and begin my much anticipated tour of Namibia. I’m happy to say that my group for this tour was one of the best, if not THE BEST, group I’ve…
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This post is part of a series called Namibia 2022 In 1884 Namibia was colonized by the Germans and after the first world war it was administered by South Africa. The atrocities committed under apartheid in South Africa were also committed here. In March of 1990, they gained their independence from South Africa and the…
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