When you reach Nathaniel Maxuilili Street, head south and exit Swakopmund along Nathaniel Maxuilili, which becomes the B2 road Follow the signboards towards Walvis Bay, and proceed for about 30km, until you reach a traffic circle at the entrance of Walvis Bay.
This is a short but very scenic drive between the dunes of the Namib and the waves of the Atlantic Departing Walvis Bay, take the C14 route through the Namib Naukluft Park. Although a long drive, the diversity of desert landscape is incredible Approximately 55 kilometres out from Walvis Bay you will encounter the Vogelfederberg, a massive granite dome.
Please note that a permit is required if you leave the main road to visit Vogelfederberg obtainable at the Namibia Wildlife Resorts Office in Swakopmund Continuing along route C14, you will travel across the plains for a further 90 kilometres before descending into the Kuiseb Canyon.
The road twists and turns with sharp bends and blind corners. Please keep to the left of the road and reduce your speed. Be careful of corrugated corners. At the centre of this labyrinth of hills you will reach the Kuiseb River Climbing out of the Kuiseb Canyon, continue across the desert before descending into the Gaub Canyon — the Gaub is a tributary to the Kuiseb.
Once out of the Gaub, the road leads between dunes and mountains and across plains to reach the quaint settlement of Solitaire. Here the road swings left and follows the fence of the park south. This being Namibia, there are private reserves Okonjima and Erindi premier among them as well as game farms that serve as havens for rescued wildlife. At some point during your stay in Namibia, you may well look around and wonder if you've fallen off the end of the earth.
This tends to happen most often along the country's barren, sandswept coastline. Away to the north, along the Skeleton Coast to the Angolan border, shipwrecks along the shore only heighten the sensation that humankind is here very much at the mercy of the elements. Then there's the Kalahari, the Nyae Nyae Conservancy….
Namibia's human story is every bit as interesting as that written in the rocks, soil and sand of the country. The Himba, occupy the country's far northwest, and the San live in the east.
Jump to: Table of contents. These are our favorite local haunts, touristy spots, and hidden gems throughout Namibia. A thin peninsula stretches far into the bay—a haven for wading flamingos—with a lonely lighthouse at its tip surrounded by a sprawling colony of barking seals. Spend the night adjacent to the watchtower at Pelican Point Lodge , a room inn with amazing seafood culled from the oyster farms offshore.
The city of 66, citizens is prim with a lattice of streets and avenues that stitches the desert to the sea. Elegant church spires and dozens of homes with Tudor Revival facades and gingerbread trim line the streets. Stop at Bavarian-styled Brauhaus for schnitzel and beers.
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