NAMIBIA TRAVEL DOCUMENTARY | 4x4 Safari Road Trip

Namibia, a fascinating country full of wilderness adventures and solitude, from sand dunes to canyons, mountains, rivers, history and wildlife encounters. Namibia has it all, follow us on our journey through the southern African desert country. Our

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s began in the capital of Namibia. It took us a long time to get out of the city in search of wilderness, although after a while heading south on the

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we arrived at Lake Arnhem, where we received a rather prickly welcome, typical of the arid landscapes of Namibia. Many different cacti can be found here. The bird's eye view of the area shows the contrasts of nature with the lake surrounded by a desert landscape.

We decided to spend the night and enjoy the view of the water, which is a rare commodity in southern Namibia, the next day. We crossed the Tropic of Capricorn for the first time on this

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, not without some dizzying excitement. Following the

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a little further, we soon came to a second water source. The uphill stretch may not be as scenic as Lake One, but it is home to Namibia's largest scion and some fun off-road tracks in your backyard. We're testing the Hilux's four-wheel drive capabilities for the first time right now. It's nothing really difficult, but it's a bit of a bumpy gravel road, but definitely good.

Returning to the tracks driving south the landscape did not change drastically, southern Namibia is very rough and dominated by bushes and small bushes, with only the occasional tree, although we often only saw a solitary tree in the distance, suddenly we found an entire forest. a quiver forest which are also called coconut palms in Afrikaans when we arrived for sunset the whole landscape was dyed in a soft red light with the setting sun we called it day and settled in for the night there are definitely worse places for camping. We decided to get up early the next morning to also enjoy the sunrise, which turned out to be more than worth it.

Quiver trees are strange looking and oddly shaped aloha plants that are endemic to southern Namibia and the northwestern part of South Africa. They are called quivers. trees because the original inhabitants of the country, the Bushmen or their son, used to make quivers from the ramps of the trees. Nearby is a second forest of hedge trees which seems to be a favorite with the sociable weaver birds, these little ones form large colonies by building one. One of the most impressive structures built by birds, their huge communal nests can easily extend over the entire treetops, just a stone's throw away, another natural sight awaits visitors patiently, the Ginés children's park, we are on our way to the Fish River Canyon, which is the third.

The largest canyon in the world and we are trying to traverse a landscape that is very dry, very desolate and extremely dusty, so we fit on a gravel road and therefore we are probably going to try the longer route for now, when try your hardest if there is a car approaching. for us it's just kilometers of dust a bit exaggerated this part of Namibia driving should be accepted as part of the journey it's not just about getting somewhere but about enjoying the solitude on the road in general everything is dry and dusty so We were surprised when we moved forward a little because the landscape is especially beautiful, with mountains rising from an otherwise flat countryside in this wilderness area, with barely another human being nearby.

We had our first exciting wildlife encounter and spotted a large herd of Oryx antelopes in the distance. We have just seen two thirds of the Oryx antelope, we have seen Springboks in the distance, we have seen a family of ostriches with maybe twenty chicks and we have also just seen our first attempt there Roz, it is just incredible to see this amount of wildlife in a single spot that same day we also marveled at Namibia's most impressive landmark: the Fish River Canyon is the largest canyon in Africa and one of the largest in the world, although day hikes into the canyon are not permitted.

A five-day hiking route. leads towards the gorge, there are multiple viewpoints that offer a different perspective of this natural phenomenon. The canyon is more than 160 kilometers long and sometimes up to 550 meters deep. The best time to visit is in the late afternoon when the sun slowly sets. Sitting over the canyon covering it in its warm light we decided to return for a second visit early the next morning, with the sun slowly rising the canyons began to light up soon we were on the road again, driving further south towards the South African border where this. At first we were still seeing some rock bands, the landscape soon became very flat and desolate, there were no trees, just some bushes and a gravel road that crossed the desert, an unusual sight presented itself to this old car in the middle of the nothing, judging by its appearance.

Lying there for many years, being used as a target by hunters, meanwhile, shortly before reaching the Orange River, we decided to leave the world jog and

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trail for a small track called the gam lab eco trail, although there was absolutely no signage. I had a rough idea of ​​where we were going, the trail gave us easy 4x4 action from the start which we really enjoyed after all the miles spent on straight and rolling roads, the ancient and tribal river bed slowed our progress , but I really enjoyed the The landscape we look at from above our car is nothing more than a small speck in this vast landscape.

When we entered the ice, we arrived at their file transfer in the tier park, we saw some baboons climbing on the rocks and running across the road after hundreds of kilometers of driving. In dry and rather colorless landscapes, we suddenly find ourselves with a bunch of threes. The reason for this narrow s

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of flowering plant growth is the Orange River, which marks the border between South Africa and Namibia. This river flows year-round and supplies this landscape with much-needed water. They appreciate clean water as much as green monkeys. They are the smallest species of monkey in Namibia.

They are only found near running water. Vervet monkeys live in groups of 10 to 70 animals and communicate across various fields, of course leaving behind the orange tunic. We will return soon. In the dry landscape of the Namib Desert fringe there is a good chance of seeing wild horses in this area. These horses are descendants of animals that escaped in the turmoil of the First World War when the Germans fought South African troops, although the return journey is prone. towards paved roads and towards the seaside town of Blue Donuts Rudl. It is a windy place where the contrast between the landscapes of Maybe Us and Theriot and the great ocean coast is evident thanks to the ocean warning office, one of the most intriguing in Libya.

Historical Sites The small town in Coleman's copy used to be the settlement of several hundred Germans in the early 20th century. It offered all the amenities of a European city at that time, including a nice factory and a hospital. The only difference was that it was situated in the harsh environments of the Namib Desert. As the days of the diamond rush ended, more and more people left the city until it was finally reclaimed by the desert. Today, visitors can explore historic buildings that are in various states of decay. What is most surprising is how much Sand has found its way into homes.

Some rooms are filled with so much sand that you have to crawl through the door frame. Some of the buildings were even built as two-story houses with rickety wooden stairs leading to the upper levels. We decided to stay until the sun set, listening to the eerie noises as the clouds moved over the buildings. The wind slowly picked up, giving us our first indication of the harsh night ahead. This will be the most horrible night in our history because we have never slept late. winds as strong as we have now we are in Lüderitz at the camp and we are heading towards the ocean and the wind is crazy the whole car with the tent on the roof is shaking and I have no idea how we are going to sleep for a minute This night we just woke up, we would wake up in Lüderitz, but that was a really crazy night, I mean, the wind shook the whole tent and it was really intense, but now we are enjoying the sunrise with just a little bit. of wind and quite acceptable, we then headed to the Lüderitz peninsula, where we soon saw our first flamingos.

These are crater flamingos that walk around the lagoon filtering small invertebrates from the mud. Especially fun, there are dance moves when they steer the map. In search of food directly off the coast there is an island inhabited by penguins. Eppley's name is Penguin. Our boat cruises offer to bring tourists up close to the penguins, but with these types of waves we didn't have any decisive tickets. Our further journey took us north through a very dry area. The picturesque Namib Desert it is important to come prepared and have a basic knowledge of tire shredders before venturing into the desert.

The landscape is very open with rolling paths cutting the way to the fruit. The word Namib means as much as a vast place with such low annual precipitation levels. At two millimeters in the most arid regions, the Namib is the only true desert in southern Africa. In addition, it is said to be the oldest desert in the world, although it rains a little, you can still see wild animals, most often there are ostriches wandering with or without chicks or the heraldic animal of Namibia, the Oryx antelope . These beautiful antelopes are well adapted to the dry desert climate.

They do not depend on drinking water, but supplement their fluid intake by feeding on wild roots and melons. Oryx live in herds of ten to forty animals and can be found in most of Namibia. They are best known for their long horns that average 85 centimeters long. A truly amazing site in the middle of the desert is Yousef Castle. This castle is a vestige of Namibia's colonial past. It was commissioned by a German captain. Rich and fun ride Hansen and his American wife Jada Humphries at that time Namibia was still called German South West Africa, the castle is very impressive and completely out of place, at the same time tourists can visit the interior of the castle, which is still preserved in good state. most of the historic furniture Paris equally possible to spend the night despite being situated in such a beautiful setting the castle did not make the couple happy or on a trip to Europe in 1914 the couple heard the news of the outbreak of the First War World captain volunteered to both serve his country just two weeks after he entered active service he was killed in the Battle of Song his wife never returned to their castle another 100 kilometers and winding roads Liam Kenyan protesters and the native Kenyan sank into the ground next to the river that periodically flows from the township.

Not far away are one of Namibia's most iconic landscapes: the gigantic red sand dunes of Sasa Huir, often photographed with a dried camel thorn tree in the foreground. These dunes are a symbol of Namibia. The last five kilometers of the road to A Sicilia can only be accessed with four-wheel drive, as you have to cross many deep areas. The landscape is especially picturesque in the early morning or late afternoon when the sun highlights the red color of the dunes, which is also the time when animal Oryx can be spotted for the best views. It takes a little effort.

Several students can climb, although they only climb about 300 meters in altitude. The soft sand makes it quite a challenging task. There is only time to reach the top of the great Groundhog. Joining a fillet like this, it was a pretty decent group, lots of very soft sand and it gets quite windy and windy up here so just sit behind the melody rich line and the sand just flies over it on a bar that's basically in the sand. The wind has no mercy, continually moving the sand over one of the highest dunes in the world. I'll let you carry it.

This view is worth it, fortunately the way down is much easier. Better, Zuriel is the only term that fits the nearby landscape of Dead Flame, a short walk through the sand dunes, which in itself is picturesque, takes visitors to a truly strange place. Dead Flay is a white clay vessel that used to house a number of occasions that are completely tested and quite dead. Now it can be clearly discerned that the river flowed into the corral in the past, earning it the name Flay, which means as much as swamp in Afrikaans, but with the sand moving all the time and the dunes moving, Flay was completely dead.

Slowly cut off from the water on the tree, leaving behindA unique landscape, the stark contrast between the red sand dunes and the white plume is especially striking in the late afternoon, with the sun slowly setting and shadows coming into play due to National Park regulations. All visitors must leave the park up to one hour after sunset. After the trip took us to the northern part of the now Namib Cliff National Park, instead of taking me directly to the coast, we decided to opt for the longer route on the scenic highway, there were several. The first steep mountain passes were the Soda Pass, which is the steepest pass in all of Namibia.

Just four kilometers away, travelers climb about a kilometer in altitude, resulting in wonderful views of the surrounding area. Exploring the equal highlands is an added bonus of taking the route over the pulses. The second pass along the route is called gumsburg box and of course offers travelers equally wonderful views, then just bend over, we marvel. before the beautiful landscape before arriving at our adventurous camp. We have just arrived at one of the most picturesque places. The camps we've ever been to have a rocky ledge on this side and we're sleeping underneath and in a kind of cave and on the other side we have a big African plain from which we'll watch the sunrise, so this is on a Roy clip guest farm it was a tough day 18 call me trying to get here very bumpy road very remote and then a very steep incline to get to the actual camp but its just amazing in the morning we were woken up by a very persistent bird looking outside From the tent we were packed, the view we were expecting with the plane opening in front of us we sat and enjoyed our breakfast, of course we couldn't resist taking an outdoor shower or driving up the steep road to our camp.

The next trip back to the main road showed us the beautiful surroundings we had missed in the dark the previous day, at this point we had an idea of ​​what our car was capable of so we tackled it on some extremely steep slopes. pronounced for no other reason than to enjoy driving on four wheels. The third mountain pass we crossed in two days offered equally beautiful views on the trike. We drink the river that can only be crossed through a bridge. After a brief look at the Khoosat Canyon, we continued along roads that were mostly flat, and that is also where we encountered our first traffic jam, perhaps instead we found a beautiful campsite and settled in for the night together. to a relaxing fire.

After leaving our pots and pans unattended for two minutes, we heard a noise and discovered that a little place in Gannett appreciates peanut butter sauce. As much as we do the next day, we set out to explore Schmidt's Copper Mountain, also called the Horn of Africa. The peak stands out traumatically from the surrounding plain with its highest point at almost 1,800 meters. The mountain grenade is more. It is more than 120 million years old, several vehicle tracks surround the mountain to the center, many observation opportunities, of course, there is an animal that is perfectly adapted to living in this environment, the rock hyrax is a medium-sized mammal that lives in rocky terrain, although they do not seem to be closely related to the elephants that leave coconut pieces.

We drove back to the coast where the weather could kill, but on our way north we met many fishermen pointing out the number of fish that live in the coastal waters. Fishing dens are very popular. Cape fur seals living at Cape Cross, this seal colony is one of the largest in the world and is sometimes home to 250,000 seals. The encounter with so many seals left us with a mixture of feelings of disgust or disgust, it is difficult to describe the smell, but that's how it is. many animals that live nearby emit, feed mainly on fish and can dive up to 200 meters deep when the mothers have young, they usually spend three periods in the sea and longer periods with them when they come out of the water, they begin to call for a young that responds with a crime a mother can recognize a bomb based on its individual crime and its smell after about four to six months the pups will be weaned and will have to start taking care of themselves while they look very clumsy on land seals are very agile swimmers among the thousands In the case of seals, the observer's intention can sometimes also detect black-backed inspectors patrolling up and down the beach.

Bass jackals are also known as the health police as they focus mainly on injured and sick animals, apart from even analyzing a gang of livestock inspectors. is no match for a thirsty, healthy adult within walking distance of the office, the entrance to Skeleton Coast National Park, which greets visitors with an intimidating stride, off-road trails through the dunes take travelers to the ocean, where It is obvious that the National Park is The name is apt, as many skeletons can be found along the coast. The coastal waters were notorious among sailors as being dangerous to navigate, often combined with bad weather.

This was not a good place to be stranded, as there is no surface drinking water for many miles. Additionally, many whale bones can be found on the beach, dating back to the days when whaling was acceptable. The small lagoon in the park is home to feeding flocks of young and old. Then we left the Namibian coast for the last time in Finland, except for the occasional center of there is absolutely nothing to see for many kilometers, as soon as we entered Tomorrowland, the landscape changed, the vegetation was still very sparse, but the red color of the rocks was a welcome change to the darkness of the coast down this small pass.

It was especially evident as the entire landscape seemed to open up in front of us, it didn't take us long to spot some animals we were hoping to see up close. Giraffes are the tallest land animals on Earth, measuring up to five point eight. Therefore, they can reach food sources up to meters away. No other animal can die. They feed mainly on leaves and twigs that they tear off with their specialized Tom. This group of giraffes were feeding placidly along the roads. in the rock cravings of the sun, the people of twyfelfontein detective made a chocolate bar that today gave a riff to a greek winner the graffiti mopida de la santé Wow Wow, this was our local boy, Damara, Leslie, who took us around there, tane sharing his knowledge about the Rockin loves the animals of the area and also his own language, so maybe if we try to say "wait at this Publix, for example, let's go." Leslie told us that the whole area around Twyfelfontein was used by the Sun to communicate with neighboring troops and as a school for its young, so before diving specifically with the hood, they go out for the first time to hunt anyway, we have to know to implement business and also the behavior of enemies in the surrounding area, while Fontaine at least 2,500 rock cravings have been We found the most famous lion with a human hand on its tail in a water hole on the outskirts of Etosha National Park.

We saw a mountain cee-trust having a drink while some giraffes slowly approached, but they immediately became quite surprised, the reason was a large group of elephants approaching, including juveniles and babies. Elephants do not like to share their water source with other animals, so they usually threaten them into leaving. Once they had the water halter themselves, they took a leisurely drink before moving on. We have just entered Etosha National Park. Park through Carlton Paige and drive the first two kilometers and there are literally giraffes everywhere no matter where we look from here I can see four sevens and there are ten more on the other side so there are literally giraffes everywhere.

I just open the window but my son part of the Etosha National Park is a dream for anyone visited by far fewer tourists than the center of the park many animals need protection around the small holes in the dry season the occasional Oryx under the spotted justice heirs of ostriches Springboks Ward Hawks quarry bastards wildebeest congratulations and the list goes on. We were also lucky enough to see some female lines at our first waterfall who were mainly busy finding the way in which the entire park has been fenced in, making it impossible for the animals to get out.

Tri season is why throughout the National Park artificial water rooms have been established to ensure animals have enough drinking water, although these water rooms may not be completely natural, they are great places to see wildlife gather in the vicinity of the western part. The park is also the only region where both figure subspecies can be seen side by side, the mountain zebra and the secret plains, while the mountains on the other side have large stripes up to the hooves, the stripes suppressed from the plains begin to fade much earlier but certainly share your preference for wallowing in mud and dust.

This is a very bad road in Etosha. There are a lot of very rough undulations and the entire cast is ramshackle. Not all roads in the park are in good condition. Sometimes the whole car vibrates tremendously. That's why a sturdy vehicle is definitely needed. A great feature of all the camps are the wildlife heights from which you can safely observe the animals. The infrared light used that night does not bother the animals but allows visitors to see them well in the dark. Funny was this young elephant who still didn't know how to use her trunk to drink water, so he decided to play with her while his friend was practicing his movements on a rock.

Early the next morning, a brown hyena visited the water room. She definitely had a limp in her gait, which could indicate a fight with another predator while drinking, continued to be harassed by a jackal, and eventually scolded. Etosha is home to a wide range of antelope, among which the eland is the largest and weighs up to 800 kilograms, while the eland is not very common, visitors will almost certainly see a Steinbach, they reach a maximum height from the shoulders of 60 centimeters and are therefore quite good at hiding in high crosses. They feed mainly on leaves of shrubs, although they sometimes turn into fruits and interbreed impressively.

They are almost completely water independent, absorbing all the moisture they need through their food steam box. They are usually active in the early morning and late afternoon, while resting in the shadows during the heat of the day as we further explore the western part of When we arrive at this water, the large number of animals are almost in this quadrant. The icing on the cake was the arrival of three young bull elephants, which caused some commotion at the watering hole. They went straight to the water to get a drink the entire time. Being surrounded by hundreds of animals, in general, elephants are quite calm, moving with a certain calmness.

These young free males, on the other hand, moved constantly, throwing their trunks up and down and flapping their wings. Several of them, after having drunk their share, left in a spectacle. of force, while the rest of the wildlife continued as before. A truly special sight comes across a rhino. Their numbers have been drastically reduced due to poaching for their horns, which uneducated superstitious idiots believed were aphrodisiacs. These beautiful creatures are sacrificed to obtain a substance. that has the same effect as nail biting as we had a once in a lifetime moment when we encountered five black rhinos at night.

Rhinos generally prefer to live alone, but tend to socialize during darkness. Two mothers with their young and a fifth individual gathered together and quietly shared a drink. In these moments it is easy to understand the true value of these animals, which is simply to make them live peacefully in their natural habitat during the heat of the day that most animals seek to stay cool in the shade the sun burns relentlessly creating a hazy atmosphere. Tasha's name means both great white place and refers to the largest Tasha corral which covers about a quarter of the National Park.

The corral is completely dry most of the year but real life tends to gather along its margins along the edge of the pan, we also found a large group of mongrels mixed together, while other mongooses tend to forage alone. Ringed mongooses always stay together as a group, at least one individual in the group is always searching for potential predators. They alert others with a warning cry of rain and mongooses feed mainly on insects and small reptiles that they store by digging in the ground.It was definitely an advantage to have our own abortion, allowing us to drive wherever we wanted and visit many water points around the world.

One day on the trail we saw countless animals and it was up to us to decide which one we wanted to bet on. Driving along a little traveled trail we came across this large herd of elephants happily feeding. His tool of choice is, of course, his trunk. which is an extremely versatile part of the body, the elephant's trunk has no bones, little fat and many muscle fibers, it is ideal for tearing stretches of Chua, the trunk is also perfect for collecting large amounts of water to drink while house Tosh Los Elephants are among the largest in all of Africa.

Their fangs are not very impressive. This is due to the mineral deficiencies present in this landscape. In the end, it probably helps them stay alive, as their ivory thankfully has no value to humans other than drinking elephants. that run are incarnated with water, mud, dust, vinegars as protection against intense sunlight, since their skin is too thick, it is quite sensitive, therefore, they try to cover their entire body with a cross of dust or mud, these Elephants use water to wet their bodies. and they have the dust clinging to the young people who are not yet so talented with their trunks, so they are generally rolling in the dust, which is adorable to see, equally cute, our line comes walking through the bush with memories when seeing these free cups from a distance, we thought we had really gotten lucky, we later realized that these young lines were completely alone with no adult lines near this, combined with a disheveled state of their food, makes us believe that their mother must have been murdered in some way, of course, this is bad. news for the drinks as they will not be able to take care of themselves, as heartbreaking as this fact is, it is part of the natural cycle, everyone had a drink at the waterhole, left into the sunset, we are currently driving on the dick . dick tribe in etosha national park dick digs are little antelopes and we are having a dick sport contest, we are crouching at 5 miles an hour trying to find out who can spot the most dicks and currently NS is leading with the freedom to do so but we will do it.

See who wins in the end Dick Dicks are among the smallest antelopes and reach a shoulder height of only 40 centimeters. They are active during the day, but generally rest in thick undergrowth when it is hot outside due to their small body size and the areas in which they live. They can be quite difficult to detect once active penises can be seen, penises feed on leaves and fruits similar to steam box physics, they are completely independent of water and we have a clear winner with 95 that Ana has in the dik-dik challenge after four days in a lot of animal clothing. encounters that we left the Etosha National Park for new adventures or new journeys that the protists made or chacorta, which is one of the only two natural lakes in the middle of the lake, also has an interesting history as the German troops and war equipment They were in it in 1915, so not To be used by the British around the lake, the climate seems perfect for a wide variety of succulents that differ greatly in size.

All the succulents are small compared to this baobab tree, of course we continue our journey northwards. Trip later on a small stretch towards the Caprivi strip, we are driving towards the northeast of Namibia at the moment on our way to the strip from Caprivi, then we can clearly see the differences between northern Namibia and southern Namibia because southern Namibia was mostly landscapes, but there were hardly any towns yet. in the north of Namibia, in the northeast, there are many roadside villages compared to the rest of Namibia, the Caprivi strip is quite green and humid, which is mainly due to the presence of several rivers, the most famous of them is the Okavango, which crosses the Caprivi strip. from Angola to Botswana, along its coasts lies the beautiful central area of ​​Marengo de Guagua, a national park, while many of the animals were already familiar to us, we also saw some we had not seen before, adult antelopes among the Larger antelopes that reached lengths of almost two and half a meter are closely related to the sable antelopes with which they share their habitat.

We also saw some Tessa's on our first hippos both on land and in water. The highlight for us was definitely meeting a family of all stripes, ostriches are the largest living ones. bird, can reach a total height of almost three meters. The young leave the nest after only three days and follow their parents everywhere. Ostriches feed mainly on seeds, leaves and insects. They also do not depend on water. The salon to live in an area. of habitats, including deserts, if given the chance, ostriches will still go to drink, which usually seems pretty fun. He was born around seven in the morning.

We just woke up on the banks of the Okavango River, which is right there and you can see the sun. it is rising slowly it is very cold but it is incredibly beautiful here because its absolute silence except for a lot of birds chirping and the occasional rustling often hippo but otherwise it is just an absolutely magnificent place the sunrise was quite memorable with a lot of heart rising slowly From the river we were not bothered at all and completely enjoyed this magical display of nature then we said goodbye to the Okavango for the moment and followed the road through the Caprivi strip until we reached the when we really are totally and absolutely trapped. the four wheel drive track which barely helps us but today it just doesn't move forward as about now we have tried almost everything but there is just no way and the reason is a little different than normally could be the reason why we got stuck.

A four-wheel drive review but there is a herd of 200 elephants blocking the road, so we have no recipe to fix the situation. Example of waiting, we watched in disbelief as more elephants appeared from the bushes to bathe in the river, the problem was minor. that the elephants went to the river to drink, but rather they spread out for several hundred meters going back and forth away from the river, but upon returning after only a few minutes we realized that these elephants could easily stay there for many hours more, but since we still had a long way to go, we risked walking a small path through the mountain.

One detour was about 20 kilometers, which took us at least an hour. Once again, Anna has the very thankless part of clearing the branches from the trail. Last night there was also a large group of elephants on this track because there is a lot of elephant food and there are a lot of branches directly on the track that are definitely chewed up, so clearly maybe the large group that we have seen has been on this road as well and it is very Difficult to go at this time as this is also the habitat of lions, leopards and other predators.

I always try to keep the car as close as possible to return to the main track that we no longer find. Luckily the elephants, but only encountered a gang of birds, were quite busy grooming each other, climbing trees, eating some leaves and generally looking photogenic in the trees above, we also saw a stand of fruit pretty big; We decided to spend all our time and anivia. To take a short boat cruise to see the When River from a different perspective, it didn't take long for our guides to spot several herds along the short. We were so happy.

The woman saw our first ledge blanket and a small herd of African buffalo. We explored the river system when for about two hours before the sun began to slowly set and thus ended our Namibia trip, but our trip is far from over for the next three weeks we ventured into the Botswana desert.