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Dead pan in Namibia
Leopard's in Namibia
A Namibian Taxi
Fish River Canyon
The Namib Desert
Desert Elephant in Namibia

Flag of Namibia        


» Namibia is in South-West Africa; it borders with South Africa in the South, Botswana in the East and Angola in the North

» The capital city of Namibia is ‘Windhoek’

» The official language is English

» No Jetlag as there is no time difference

» No visa needed for British Passport holders

» Drive on the same side of the road as here in the UK

» You are able to drive on a British Driving Licence

» No vaccinations are required and Malaria is only found on the Northern border region during the rains (Mid-November to March)

» Namibia gained independence from South Africa in 1990

» The Namibian Dollar (N$) is 1:1 with the South African Rand (ZAR)

» 300 days of sunshine a year with average temperatures at 25’C

» One of the safest destinations and great for families & self-drives

» Electricity is 220Volts with the same plugs as South Africa – you will need an adapter if you have electrical equipment from the UK

» Namibia is four times the size of the UK

» Namibia has one of the best road networks in Africa

» The Republic of Namibia was the first country to include protection of the environment in the Constitution of the country

» Namibia has the oldest desert in the world – the Namib Desert

» Namibia has the highest sand dunes in the world – the Namib Desert

» Namibia has one of the world’s most hostile coastlines – the Skeleton Coast

» Swakpomund bills itself as the adventure capital of Africa and offers activities such as sky diving, quad biking over the dunes, sand boarding, deep sea fishing and scenic flights

» Namibia has the world’s oldest plant – Welwistschia Mirabalis (1500 – 2000 years old)

» Namibia has the world’s second largest Canyon – The Fish River Canyon
 
» Namibia is the least densely populated country in Africa
 
» Namibia is home to the largest metorite ever found. It weighs in at an estimated 54 tonnes

» Namibia has the world’s largest free-roaming Cheetah population

» Namibia has the biggest population of free-roaming black rhinoceros in the world

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