Namibia; Namib Desert

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Namibia: Namib Desert

The Namib Desert forms the western border of Namibia, with isolated inselbergs such as the Spitzkoppe and the Brandberg Mountain rising from the desert plains. To the east of the desert lies the escarpment which reaches an altitude of 1700 metres near Windhoek, from where the land slopes towards the south and east until it reaches the Kalahari.

The Namib Desert is known for the exceptional beauty of its landscape and its variety of intriguing desert-adapted flora and fauna.

Comprising expansive gravel plains, vast dune seas, rugged canyons with towering walls of volcanic rock and distant mountain ranges, the Namib Region consists of the coastal desert between the Kunene River and Sandwich Harbour, the adjoining Kunene and Erongo regions and the northern section of the Namib-Naukluft Park.

The coast and its hinterland afford many opportunities for sport, angling and other recreational activities.

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