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Kaokoland
OUR MARKET EXPLORE NAMIBIA Okavango Zambezi
experience
experience
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We choose our locations to bring travellers as close as possible to Namibia’s top tourist attractions and places of interest. Guests get to
see all of Namibia’s beauty in a luxurious or rugged experience. We show them our rich cultures and diverse landscapes and wildlife.
Our guests get to turn over every stone to see Namibia’s beauty. The Zambezi experience The Okavango experience
Once called the Caprivi Strip, the Zambezi region
Rising in the Bié Plateau in Angola, the
Etosha contains the Bwabwata National Park and two Okavango River enters north-eastern
experience smaller parks – the Mudumu and Nkasa Rupara – Namibia in the Kavango region, forming
Damaraland that lie along the Kwando waterway. the border between the countries. From
experience there it widens into the channels of the
An example of coexistence, stewardship and synergy, Okavango Delta.
the region is a protected home to both wildlife and
people. The tree-filled expanse is dotted with villages Located 16km from the bustle of
and signs cautioning the presence of elephants. Rundu lies Hakusembe River Lodge
and campsite – a lush oasis perfectly
Our accommodation options in the region are located positioned on the scenic southern bank
on the banks of the Kwando River and the Zambezi, of the Okavango River.
as well as on the flood plains of the Chobe River.
Swakopmund
experience

The Kaokoland experience The Damaraland experience The Namib experience
Namib
Kaokoland stretches from the Hoanib River Home to the Damara people, Damaraland is a stretch of A trip to Namibia is only complete with a sojourn in the Namib Desert. experience OPENING
to the Kunene River bordering Angola. The savannah with granite domes, table-topped mountains This ancient desert is 2 000km long and nearly 200km wide. The Kalahari
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Kunene originates in the Angolan highlands and crystal rivers. The landscape varies from red stone central Namib Sand Sea, the area adjacent to the Gondwana Namib OF KING
and tumbles down rapids and waterfalls in summer to bleached grassy stretches when the rains Collection, was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2013.
through the gorge at Epupa-Falls. In this arid fall. The Palmwag Concession is a vast conservation Despite the harsh conditions, a variety of plants and animals have
area, the word ‘remote’ still has meaning. area with spectacular scenery, and the Uniab River adapted to survive here. NEHALE IN
Flora and fauna include baobabs, makalani attracts rhino, lion and desert-adapted elephant.
palms, desert-adapted elephant, gemsbok, Sossusvlei is possibly Namibia’s best-known attraction. It is a large
springbok, ostrich and giraffe. The region is To the east, Twyfelfontein is a site of ancient rock salt and clay pan surrounded by red dunes. These dunes are some of JUNE 2020
also home to various indigenous Himba tribes. engravings that hunter-gatherers and later Khoikhoi the highest in the world and provide photography enthusiasts with
herders used as a place of worship. At least 2 500 rock wonderful images in the morning and evening light. Close to Sossusvlei
Gondwana’s Omarunga Epupa-Falls Camp, carvings and several rock paintings can be viewed here. is Deadvlei: a clay pan with dark, dead camelthorn trees contrasted
on the bank of the Kunene River, is only The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural against the white pan floor. The trees are estimated to be approximately Aus Mountain The Kalahari experience The Fish River Canyon experience
experience
200m upstream from the Falls. Organization (UNESCO) approved Twyfelfontein as 900 years old and have not decomposed due to the dry climate.
Namibia’s first World Heritage Site in 2007. In the south-east of Namibia, yellow
Gondwana’s accommodation borders the largest conservation area The Etosha experience grass and green acacias contrast with This is the cradle
Our accommodation options include the Damara in Africa, the Namib-Naukluft National Park, at the foot of ancient Fish River Canyon
Mopane Lodge and Palmwag Lodge, with fossilised dunes. experience burnt-orange sand and blue sky in of Gondwana.
Camping2Go and Campsite. The Owambo people call Etosha National Park in northern Namibia the ‘great white place’ or ‘place of dry water’, because of the Kalahari Desert. The landscape is
its large salt pan. The 22 912km2 national park is a sanctuary for 114 mammal species, including elephant, zebra, giraffe and home to desert-adapted gemsbok,
wildebeest, as well as the rare black rhino and the endemic black-faced impala. Vegetation types include thorn bush and springbok, ostrich, black-backed
The Aus Mountain experience woodland savannah, makalani palms and ‘phantom’ moringa trees. jackal, the kori bustard and the The Fish River originates in the Naukluft
Mountains, flowing over waterfalls and
Towards the south-west of Namibia, desert sand merges with the Our accommodation offerings are situated within easy driving distance of Andersson’s Gate in the south and the King Nehale impressive nests of social weavers. plunging into the Fish River Canyon on its
bleached grass of the Pro-Namib at the foot of the Aus Mountains. Gate in the north of the park. Our property, Kalahari Farmhouse, way to the gorge at Ai-Ais and the Orange
The ‘Namibs’, as the wild horses of the area are called, hold a The Swakopmund experience The Etosha experience is home to Etosha King Nehale, the newest addition to our collection, which pays homage to the rich near Stampriet is home to the River in the south. The canyon is the
powerful fascination. Their origin is unexplained and despite the cultural heritage of the area and provides private access to a secluded waterhole in the park. Gondwana Hospitality Training and second largest worldwide after the Grand
harsh landscape, they have adapted and survived. Guests can watch The resort town of Swakopmund lies in the west Canyon in the USA. It forms part of the
the horses drink from the trough at Garub, some 20km west of Aus. between the dunes of the Namib Desert and the Atlantic Leadership Academy and to our SSC Ais-Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Park.
Ocean. It offers something for everyone: historical that supplies fresh produce and meat
En-route to Lüderitz and the coast, there is the abandoned diamond for our lodges around the country.
mining town of Kolmanskop, where disintegrating houses are a buildings, nature-based adventures and city pleasures. Our spectrum of accommodation is in
photographer’s playground. Our hotel, The Delight, is centrally located within walking See the back of this report for details of Gondwana’s accommodation options at each experience or visit the Gondwana Canyon Park, close to the
canyon viewpoints and hiking trails.
https://store.gondwana-collection.com/experiences.
The range of accommodation offerings is famed for extensive vistas distance of many attractions.
and forms part of a marketing agreement we have with the owners.
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