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Caption: a perfect roadtrip itinerary NAMIBIA
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Caption: A land of empty landscapes and stark beauty, Namibia is a dream destination for a roadtrip.
Our brief 11-day adventure in a fully equipped 4x4 camper took us from the ancient sands of Sossusvlei to the verdant plains of Etosha.
We are already eager to return for more.
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Caption: SOSSUSVLEI In the heart of the Namib Desert, the oldest in the world, Sossusvlei is a strikingly beautiful place.
Rolling dunes and desert pans engulfed in an unnerving silence.
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Caption: SWAKOPMUND Swakopmund is the gateway for adventure and adrenaline.
Encircled by a dense morning fog, these whiter dunes stretch as far as the eye can see.
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Caption: CAPE CROSS Nothing prepares you for the sound and smell of the largest colony of Cape Fur seals.
A pungent aroma and a cacophony of lost pups and brawling males.
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Caption: and of course there are many that bask in the warm afternoon sun.
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Caption: SPITZKOPPE Peaks of million-year-old granite rising from the flat desert floor.
Our nights were spent beneath a blazing night sky and a rising full moon.
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Caption: The road north takes us through Damaraland. Home of the desert elephant and a constant source of water for the San people.
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Caption: ETOSHA At first light, zebra march across the dewy plain toward the waterhole.
A lonesome giraffe gracefully lopes toward the fiery African sun.
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