Namibia is known for its contrasting landscapes. The desolate Namib Desert is said to be the oldest in the world, with its high dunes and awe-inspiring sense of space.
Namibia is located in southwest Africa. It is a large and mainly arid country sharing borders with Angola to the north, Botswana to the east, South Africa to the south and, in the Caprivi Strip, a narrow panhandle of Namibian territory jutting from the northeast corner of the country, with Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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The Fish River Canyon is part of a nature conservation park. To the west is 1280km of some of the most desolate and lonely coastline in the world, bordered by Damaraland, one of the most scenic areas of Namibia. Swakopmund on the other hand is the ‘adventure capital’ of Namibia, offering anything from sand boarding to shark fishing.
Further south, Sossusvlei is known as the most famous part of the Dune Namib.
Along its entire length, the vast shifting sand dunes of the Namib Desert spread inland for 80 to 130km. In the interior, the escarpment of a north–south plateau slopes away to the east and north into the vast interior sand basin of the Kalahari. In the far northwest Kunene region, the 66,000 sq km of the Kaokoland Mountains run along the coast, while further inland lies the Etosha Pan, a dried-out saline lake, surrounded by grasslands and bush which support a large and varied wildlife. The Etosha National Park & Game Reserve is one of the finest in Africa, in that it remains, to a large extent, free of human influence.
