SIGHTS TO SEE:
Brandberg Mountains
* The highest mountain in Namibia at 2 573 m.
Etosha National Park
* Animals! Throughout the park, particularly at watering holes, of which there are many.
* Rest Camp watering holes At all three rest camps, there is are watering holes just outside the perimeter fence. At night they are lit with flood lights and visitors can sit and watch as the animals come down to drink, flirt and occasionally fight well into the night. They are ideal places to wander down to with a sundowner after getting back from a days game spotting.
* Visitors are not allowed out of the rest camps after sunset so the waters holes can provide the opportunity to continue watching the animals after dark.
Kolmanskop
* Kolmanskop is a ghost town in Namibia. Founded in 1908, it was a major settlement for diamond miners until richer ore and alluvial deposits were found near Oranjemund. The last settler left in 1956, giving the town over to the sand dunes that have crept in and started to take over the town. It is one of Namibia's premier ghost towns.
Waterberg Plateau Park
* The vegetation of the plateau is green subtropical dry woodland. This contrasts the acacia that grows at the base of the plateau. Typically, the north slope of the rocky formations have colorful lichen growing on them in contrast to the reddish color normally found. There are approximately 200 species of birds located within the confines of the park. It is currently home to the only breeding colony of Cape vultures in Namibia. It is also the breeding ground of several rare game species including rhinoceros, buffalo, and sable and roan antelope.
Sossusvlei
* Sesriem Canyon A small canyon just south of the petrol station. It's a nice place to watch the sunset, and you can easily climb down into the canyon and walk along the dry riverbed. The old Dutch name means the place where six thongs are required to get water, “ses” meaning six, and “riem” meaning thong.
* The Namib Desert All around, dunes ranging from 100m-450m, including some petrified dunes.
* Sossusveli and Dead Vlei in two valleys side-by-side in the Namib. One has living trees, and on rare occasions gets snow or rain. The other is completely cut off from all water sources and the trees are just dead stumps.
Skeleton Coast
* Examine the lichen fields supported by the nightly fog. At times it is amazing that anything lives in such a desolate area. Enjoy many kilometers of undeveloped coastline that extends without limit.
* Over two hundred bird species are regular habitants of the coast line.
Fish River Canyon
* Fish River Canyon Trail: Though a very tough trail, the Fish River Canyon Trail is one of the most popular hikes in Southern Africa. It is an 85 km hike from Hobas to Ai-Ais. Beware that temperatures of 40C are not uncommon on the trail.
* One- or Two-Day Trips inside the Canyon: Vogelstrausskluft offers one or two-day excusions into the Canyon and to several Viewpoints.
* Scenic flights from several vantage points
Spitzkoppe
* The Groot Spitzkoppe is 1728 meters above sea level. The Klein Spitzkoppe is 1584 meters. There is also Pondok Mountain. The Groot Spitzkoppe is often referred to as the "Matterhorn of Namibia" because of the similarity in shape.
Opuwo & Kaokoland
* Himba People
* Epupa Waterfalls
* Marienfluss
* Desert Elephants
* Van Zyl's pass (4x4)
* Traditional villages of the Himba
* Herero and Dhimba people
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