Welcome to Gondwana Cañon Park

• 20
• Mar
• 2009
• 17:13

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• 13
• Feb
• 2009
• 16:56

Two new border crossing points have been opened by Namibia and South Africa within a week: Mata Mata in Namibia’s southeast and Sendelingsdrift in the southwest.

The crossing point at Mata Mata, east of Koës, enables travellers in Namibia to drive into the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park without lengthy detours. This cross-border park, shared by South Africa and Botswana, is known for its characteristic Kalahari scenery and wildlife, which includes lion, oryx antelope, springbok and ostrich. Kalahari Anib Lodge in Gondwana Kalahari Park is situated halfway between Windhoek and Mata Mata. (more…)

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• 13
• Feb
• 2009
• 16:56

After breakfast we travel to the Succulent Karoo Desert. After winter rains, this desert unfolds in a carpet of flowers and an explosion of bright colours. It is one of the 20 most important biomes in the world and counts as the most specie diverse desert on earth. We will explore the sweeping desert plains on a nature drive in the later afternoon, the next day we travel to a ghost town that was (more…)

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• 13
• Feb
• 2009
• 16:55

Not just one desert but a whole four deserts and on top of it the grand sights of southern Namibia – this can be experienced during the ‘Gondwana Four Deserts Tour’ which is conducted biweekly. The nine-day route takes participants through the Gondwana Desert Collection’s four nature reserves where they will get to know the specific appeal of each of the deserts and spend the night in affordable lodges.
Highlights: Kalahari Desert, the Fish River Canyon in the Nama Karoo Desert, the Succulent Karoo Desert, Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert. (more…)

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• 13
• Feb
• 2009
• 16:55

“I never imagined that there is so much variety to the desert.” This exclamation is often heard from tourists who have been to the southern and western parts of Namibia for the first time. It is a region where four desert systems overlap. Small wonder therefore, that travellers are captivated by the incredible vastness of the scenery and its strikingly unspoilt quality, by the stark beauty, the sublime solitude and the almost deafening silence. By the amazing diversity of the desert areas: (more…)

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• 13
• Feb
• 2009
• 16:54

Gondwana’s Four Deserts Tour has a proper timetable: the trip through southern Namibia will be done every two weeks from November. The nine-day route takes participants through the Gondwana Desert Collection’s four nature reserves where they will get to know the specific appeal of each of the deserts and spend the night in comfortable lodges.

The Namib is regarded as the oldest desert on earth. (more…)

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• 13
• Feb
• 2009
• 16:53

Kalahari Anib Lodge
(On the C20 (tar road) between Mariental and Stampriet; The C20 turns off 10 km north of Mariental towards east)

In the midst of the red dunes of the Kalahari in eastern Namibia, Kalahari Anib Lodge is nestled as a lush green oasis under high palmtrees. (more…)

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• 13
• Feb
• 2009
• 16:51

Take Gondwana Cañon Park, for example: from 1995 onwards farms at the Fish River Canyon were consolidated, farming activities were ended, internal fences were dismantled and watering places suitable for game were set up, so that game animals were able to move about freely again and also find water. Animals like Hartebeest or Giraffe, which once had roamed the area, were bought and released. The park has since grown to a size of 1,120 km². Natural vegetation has recovered, the number of animals is increasing. Game counts are carried out at regular intervals to record and monitor game populations. An experienced park manager is in charge of caring for the game. Similar arrangements are in place in the other parks or are in the process of being set up. (more…)

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• 13
• Feb
• 2009
• 16:50

All of Namibia, but especially the south, is characterised by ecologically extremely delicate desert landscapes. Rainfalls are low and annual fluctuations are considerable, while temperatures are high - and so is evaporation. Large parts of the country are rather unsuited for keeping livestock because vegetation is sparse. Even so, settlers have tried their luck with farming since the late 19th century. (more…)

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• 13
• Feb
• 2009
• 16:43

The diamond town of Kolmanskuppe, founded in 1908, has turned into a ghost town long since. The grand houses of yesteryear have partly been reclaimed by the Namib Desert. Various buildings, like the old ice factory, the butchery, the skittle alley and the general-purpose gymnasium, are included in a guided tour. There is also a small museum and a permanent exhibition on the mining and processing of diamonds. (more…)

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