All sites in Namibia.
704 destinations across heritage, nature, wildlife, cities, beaches, and culture.
!Gawachab Conservancy
Nature reserve
!Han /Awab Conservancy
Nature reserve
"Wondergat" = hole in the ground
//Audi
Nature reserve
//Gamaseb Conservancy
Nature reserve
Adamax
viewpoint
Adolf Lüderitz
Historic memorial
Agate Beach
beach
Agostinho Neto
Historic memorial
Aigub
peak
Albatroskop
peak
Altes Fort
Historic castle
Altes Fort Museum
museum
American Cultural Centre
Ancient Damari Museum
museum
Andoni
viewpoint · waterhole
Angra Fria
beach
Architektenhaus
Historic ruins
Arendsnes (man-made water point)
viewpoint
Arnhem Cave
Cave
Aroe (man-made water point)
viewpoint
Aruvlei
Astro-deepsky viewpoint
viewpoint
Aub Canyon
viewpoint
Aus (natural waterhole)
viewpoint · waterhole
Auto Museum
museum
Awasibberge
peak
Awaxas
viewpoint
Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch
Nature reserve
Bakenkop
peak
Bakery
Historic ruins
Bakkrans Historical Site
Baklei Gat
viewpoint
Bamboesbos
viewpoint
Bamunu Conservancy
Nature reserve
Baobab
tree
Baobabs
tree
Barab-Aub confluence
viewpoint
Barrowberg
peak
Bathtub
Batia (natural waterhole)
viewpoint · waterhole
Bergkristalle
Big Daddy Dune
peak
Big Euphorbia virosa
viewpoint
Big Mama Dune
peak
Big Quiver Tree
Big Sterculia
tree
Bird Rock Guano Platform
coastline
Bitterwater (man-made water point)
viewpoint
Black Mountain
peak
Black Rock
viewpoint
Blare
viewpoint
Bloedkoppie
peak
Boesmangrafte
viewpoint
Bogenfels
rock
Boma drink
Bontklip
viewpoint
Brandberg Labirynth
Brandberg West Mine
Brukkaros Crater
peak
Brukkaros Mountain
peak
Buchhalterhaus
Historic ruins
Buffalo Tourist Reception & Management Station
Buffalo Trail
Bull's Party
Burnt Mountain
peak
Bushman painting
Bushman Paradise
Bushmans paradise
Bushmen Engravings
Historic Archaeological site
Butcher
Historic ruins
Canopy
viewpoint
Cape Cross
viewpoint
Cape Cross Padrão
Historic memorial
Cape Cross Seal Reserve
Nature reserve
Captain Cornelius Fredericks
Historic memorial
Cattle Country Statue
Historic monument
Cave with San Paintings
Cave
Charitsaub (natural waterhole)
viewpoint · waterhole
Cheetah Conservation Fund
Chief Hosea Kutako Museum and Shrine
museum
Chowagasberg
peak
Christ Church
Historic monument · yes
Chudob (natural waterhole)
viewpoint · waterhole
City Hill
Commonwealth War Graves
Historic memorial
COSDEF
Cross of first baptising in Namibia
Historic monument
Cultural Village
Daan Viljoen Game Park
Nature reserve
Damara Culture Museum
museum
Damara Living Museum
museum
Dare Devil Adventures
Daub Cave
cave
David Livingstone Museum
museum
De Riet
Dead Vlei
wetland
Dept Sea Fisheries
viewpoint
Desert Explorers
Diamantberg
peak
Diaz Point
Historic memorial
Die Draad
viewpoint
Die ou Kapteins Vergaderings Plek 1870
Historic monument
Die Tol
viewpoint
Dik-Dik Parking
Dinosaur Rock
Dinosaur Tracks
Historic monument
Dinosaur Tracks Saurichnium Damarense
Direktorenhaus
Historic ruins
Doep se Gat
viewpoint
Doktorenhaus
Historic ruins
Dolimietpuunt Waterhole
viewpoint
Dollosse
viewpoint
Dolphin Beach
Theme park
Dorado Viewpoint
viewpoint
doro nawas water pump
Doros Crater
Dorsland Trekkers Monument
Historic memorial
Dorslandboom
tree
Dorslandtrekkers
Historic memorial
Dreigratberg
peak
Drieling Kop
peak
Duikerdrink
viewpoint
Duineveld (man-made water point)
viewpoint
Duineveld Farmhouse Ruins
Duiwelsvuur (man-made water point)
viewpoint
Dune 45
viewpoint
Dune 7
peak
dune viewpoint
viewpoint
Dunes
Duwisib Castle
Historic castle
Eagle Monument
Historic monument
Eberlanz Höhle
Eduard Bohlen
Historic wreck
Edward Cook’s Commemorative Stone
Historic memorial
Eenhana Memorial Park and Shrine
Historic monument
Ehi-Rovipuka Conservancy
Nature reserve
Eiermannhaus Art Gallery
1rst floor · gallery
Elefantenberg
peak
Elim Dune
viewpoint · peak
Engravings
Epupa Falls
Equestrian Monument
Historic monument
Erindi Private Wildlife Reserve
Nature reserve
Erongo Mountain Nature Sanctuary
Nature reserve
Eros Feste
Historic fort
Essy Bay
Etanga
Nature reserve
Etango Uranium Mine
Etjo
peak
Etosha Height Private Game Reserve
Nature reserve
Etosha lookout (Get-out point)
viewpoint
Eulenkuppe
peak
Everlasting Flame
Historic memorial
Fairy Circles
Fallen Tree
Historic memorial
Fish River Canyon Viewpoint
viewpoint
Fish River Viewpoint & Sunset Spot
viewpoint
Fish-Orange Confluence
Fjord
viewpoint
Flamingo Lagoon
Fort Namutoni
Historic castle
Fort Sesfontein
Historic castle
Franco Namibian Cultural Centre
Francois Fort
Historic ruins · yes
Franke-Haus-Museum
museum
Gaaseb Gorge
Galjoenplaat
viewpoint
Gamsberg
peak
Gamsbergpass
viewpoint
Garden of Remembrance
Historic memorial
Garden Terrace Heinitzburg
viewpoint
Garub Train Station
Historic train station
Garub Wild Horses
waterhole
Gaseb Waterhole
viewpoint
Gaub View
viewpoint
Gefangenenlager von 1915
Historic ruins
Gemsbokvlakte (man-made water point)
viewpoint
Genocide Monument
Historic memorial
German Eagle Memorial
Historic memorial
Ghost Tree Forest
viewpoint
Giants Playground
Gibeon Meteorits
Historic yes
Giraffe Trail
Goas (natural waterhole)
viewpoint · waterhole
Gobabis
Gobabis Museum
museum
Golden Snake
Gomatsarab
peak
Gondwana Canyon Park
Nature reserve
Gondwana Kalahari Park
Nature reserve
Granadula View Point
viewpoint
Grave of Hosea Kutako
Historic memorial
Grave of Kahimemua Nguvauva
Historic memorial
Grave of Samuel Maharero
Historic memorial
Gravestone
Historic monument
Grensberg
peak
Grizzly bear rock formation
Groot Okevi (natural waterhole)
viewpoint
Groß Namutoni
Große Spitzkoppe
peak
Grossebucht
viewpoint
Grossherzog-Friedrich-Berg
peak
Grünewald
viewpoint · waterhole
Grysduintjie
viewpoint
Habuab
peak
HAFA Fish Shop
Halifax Point
Penguins · viewpoint
Hamweyi State Forest Reserve
Nature reserve
Hardap Game Park
Nature reserve
Hartmann valley
viewpoint
Haus Eberlanz
Haus Goerke
museum
Haus Grunewald
Haus Hartmann
Heinitzburg
Historic castle
Helio (man-made water point)
viewpoint · waterhole
Helmeringhausen Farming Museum
museum
Hendrik Tseib
Historic memorial
Hendrik Witbooi
Historic memorial
Here
Here lies Carl List
Historic monument
Herero Craft Market
Herero Memorial
Historic memorial
Heritage Village
museum
Heroes Acre
Historic monument
Heroes Acre View Point
viewpoint
Hidden Vlei
Hiker's Viewpoint
viewpoint
Hippo Pond, Mbezi Camp
Hippo Pool
viewpoint
Historic Cemetery
Historic memorial
historic limekiln
Historic ruins
Historical Locomotive
Historic monument
Historical Train
Hoba Meteorite
largest known meteorite, about 60t, about 80000 years old · stone
Hobatere Concession
Nature reserve
Hohe Windhoek
peak
Hole
Hole In The Room
Hole in the Wall
Nature reserve
Hollow Tree
Homob (natural waterhole)
viewpoint · waterhole
Hope Locomotive
The first locomotive in South West Africa. Was braught to Namibia in 1899.
Horingbaai
viewpoint
Horn
peak
Horosibberge
peak
Horseshoe
viewpoint
Hosea Kutako drive
Historic memorial
Hospital
Historic ruins
Huab
viewpoint
Huab River
viewpoint
Hühner
Huibes Conservancy
Nature reserve
Hungorob-Spitze
peak
Ice Factory
Historic ruins
Iipumbu ya Tshilongo Conservancy
Nature reserve
Illegal Turn-Off
viewpoint
Independence Beach
beach
Independence Memorial Museum
museum
Ingenieurhaus
Historic ruins
Jacob Morenga
Historic memorial
Jakkalsputz
viewpoint
Jakkalswater Railway Station
Historic ruins
Jakkalswater Waterhole
viewpoint
Jetty
Historic yes
John Ludwig Mausoleum
Historic memorial
John Muafangejo Art Centre
gallery
Joseph Mbambangandu Conservancy
Nature reserve
Junggesellenhaus
Historic ruins
Juriesdraai 709
Historic ruins
Kaiser Wilhelm Berg
viewpoint · peak
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal
Historic monument
Kaiserl. Landesvermessung
Kalkheuwel (man-made water point)
viewpoint · waterhole
Kamberge
peak
Kamelberg
peak
Kapinga kaMwalye Conservancy
Nature reserve
Kaptein Hermanus van Wyk Gedenk Saal
Historic memorial
Kapupuhedi (natural waterhole)
viewpoint
Karakul Monument
Historic monument
Kasika Conservancy
Nature reserve
Katima Mulilo
Katutura Community Arts Centre
Kawaxab
KD/1 Ukhwi Wildlife Management Area
Nature reserve
Keetmanshoop Municipal Museum
museum
Kempinskiberg
peak
Khanmyn
King Mandume Museum
museum
King Nehale Conservancy
Nature reserve
Klein Gamsberg
peak
Klein Namutoni
viewpoint · waterhole
Klein Okevi (natural waterhole)
viewpoint
Kleine Spitzkoppe
peak
Kleiner Fjord
viewpoint
Klippan (man-made water point)
viewpoint
Klipspringer
viewpoint
Knochenbucht
viewpoint
Koinachas
viewpoint · waterhole
Kokerboom Woud
Kolmanskop
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Königstein
Der Königstein ist mit einer Höhe von 2573 m der höchste Gipfel des Brandbergmassivs und der höchste Berg in Namibia. · peak
Kosberg
peak
Kremetart (abandoned)
Kremetartkop
peak
Kriegsgräber
Historic memorial
Kristall Galerie
museum
Kromhoek
peak
Kuckaus
peak
Kudu Monument
Historic memorial
Kuduspitze
peak
Kuiseb bridge
viewpoint
Kuiseb Canyon
viewpoint
Kulala Wilderness Reserve
Nature reserve
Kunene Rapids
viewpoint
Kupferberg Pass
viewpoint
Kuzikus Wildlife Reserve
Nature reserve
Kwando Traditional Village
Kwandu Conservancy
Nature reserve
Laguna
Lake Oshikoto
Langberg
peak
Leeubron
Leguane
Lehrerhaus
Historic ruins
Leopard
Leopard Cave
Leopardenhöhle
Lesehalle
Lichen Field
Nature reserve
Liebig House
Historic ruins
Lieutenant Thilo von Trotha's grave
Historic tomb
Lion King
viewpoint
Lion Rock
Little Van Zyl‘s Pass
Living Museum of the Ju/'Hoansi-San
museum
Lizauli Historical Village
museum
Lovers' Hill
viewpoint
Lüderitz Memorial
Historic memorial
Lüderitz Museum
museum
Lüderitz Waterfront
Luiperdskop (man-made water point)
viewpoint
Luiperdskop Seasonal Waterhole
viewpoint
Lusese Conservancy
Nature reserve
Mafwe Living Museum
museum
Mahango Game Reserve
Nature reserve
Maketo's Turn
viewpoint
Marine Memorial
Historic memorial
Martin Luther
Historic memorial
Martin Luther Steam Engine
museum
Mashi Conservancy
Nature reserve
Mason Shelter
Historic Archaeological site
Maurus Nekaro Conservancy
Nature reserve
Mbunza Living Museum
museum
Memorial Ground
Historic memorial
Messum Crater
volcano
Middle dam
Miernes (man made waterhole)
viewpoint
Military Museum
museum
Mission
Historic ruins
Mole
viewpoint
Moltkeblick
peak
Monument at Kub
Historic memorial
Monument of the Unknown PLAN Soldiers in Ondeshifiilwa
Historic monument
Monument of the Unknown Soldier
Historic memorial
Moon Landscape
Moringa (man made water point)
waterhole
Moth Center
museum
Mothers home
Mountain Pos Traditional Village
Mt. Koppie Aleen
peak
Muduva Nyangana Conservancy
Nature reserve
Mundulea Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Museum of Namibian Fashion
museum
Museum of Namibian Music
museum
Museum Swakopmund
museum
Myl 100
viewpoint
Myl 106
viewpoint
Myl 108
viewpoint
Myl 68
viewpoint
Myl 72
viewpoint
Myl 72 Border (No Fishing)
viewpoint
Myl 87
viewpoint
N/a'an ku se activity center
Nakabolelwa Conservancy
Nature reserve
Nakambale Museum
museum
Namib Naukluf Game Reserve
Nature reserve
Namib Sky Balloon Safaris
Namibia Arts Association
gallery
Namibia Maritime Museum
museum
NamibRand Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Naravlei
Nasepberge
peak
Natco Waterhole
viewpoint
Nathaniel Maxuilili Monument
Historic monument
National Art Gallery of Namibia
gallery
National Botanical Garden
viewpoint
National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI)
museum
National Earth Science Museum
museum
National Museum of Namibia (Services)
Historic yes · museum
Naulila Memorial
Historic memorial
Nebrowni Waterhole (man-made)
viewpoint
Newbrownii Wateringhole
Ngobib (natural waterhole)
viewpoint · waterhole
Nomab (man-made water point)
viewpoint
Noniams (natural waterhole)
viewpoint · waterhole
Nordstrand
beach
Nuamses (natural waterhole)
viewpoint · waterhole
Numasfels
peak
Nǀa’an ku sê Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature reserve
Ôahera Cultural Centre
Ohamakari Memorial
Historic memorial
Ohorongo Private Game Reserve
Nature reserve
Ohungu Conservancy
Nature reserve
Oiwo Canyon Viewpoint
viewpoint
Okahandja
Okahandja view
viewpoint
Okatjandja Kozomenje
WDPA ID: 555547910, Reported Area: 655.88 km² · Nature reserve
Okaukuejo Waterhole
waterhole
Okavao Waterhole
viewpoint
Okerfontein (natural waterhole)
viewpoint · waterhole
Okondeka (natural waterhole)
waterhole
Okongo Conservancy
WDPA ID: 555542968, Reported Area: 1339 km² · Nature reserve
Okongoro Communal Conservancy
957.87 km² · Nature reserve
Okonjati Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature reserve
Okonjima Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Old Car Hudson 1930er
Old Dr. Fisher House
Historic ruins
Old Farm Buildings
Historic ruins
Old Farm House
Historic ruins
Old Flood-carried Water Tank
Old German Fortress
Historic castle
Old german heliograph station
Historic ruins
Old Graves
Old Location
museum
Old Mine
Old Oil Drill Rig
viewpoint
Old Police Station
Historic ruins
Old Rooiklip House
old slauthering machinery
Historic ruins
Old Station
Historic yes
Old Train
Historic yes
Olifant
Olifantsbad (man-made water point)
viewpoint · waterhole
Olifantsrus
viewpoint
Olifantsrus site museum
museum
Olukonda National Monument
Historic monument
Omapaha Himba Village
museum
Omaruru Koppie
peak
Omaruru Museum
museum
Omatako Mountain (North)
peak
Omatako Mountain (South)
peak
Omatara Open Market
Ombalantu Baobab Tree
Ombazu Communal Conservancy
870.65 km² · Nature reserve
Ombika Waterhole
waterhole
Ombili Foundation
Ombombo Emerging Conservancy
WDPA ID: unknown, Reported Area: 1487 km² · Nature reserve
Omboroko
peak
Ombu Museum
museum
Omhedi
Historic monument
Onautinda
viewpoint
Ondongab (natural waterhole)
viewpoint · waterhole
Ongava Private Game Reserve
Nature reserve
Ongongo Conservancy
Nature reserve
Ongulumbashe
Historic memorial
Onguma Game Reserve
Nature reserve
Opa
Opuwo Cultural Centre
museum
Organ Pipes
Oryx Valley
Oryx Valley Junction
Oshakati
Oskop Conservancy
96 km2, flat landscape of shrub savannah. Average annual rainfall of 100-200 mm. Major wildlife resources: Springbok, ostrich, steenbok, gemsbok. · Nature reserve
Otavi Bahnhof
Historic building · museum
Otjikongo Conservancy
Nature reserve
Otjitanda Conservancy
Nature reserve
Otjitirundo
peak
Otjiu-West Conservancy
Nature reserve
Otjiwarongo
Otjiwarongo Crocodile Farm
zoo
Otto Richter
Historic memorial
Oudstryder Monument
Historic memorial
Outapi War Museum
museum
Ovahimba Living Museum
museum
Ovitoto Conservancy
Nature reserve
Owela Museum
museum
Ozombu Zovindimba
Historic Archaeological site
Ozombu Zovindimba Cultural Heritage
Historic memorial
Ozonjuitji m'Bari
viewpoint
Padkamp
viewpoint
paintings
Historic Archaeological site
Palmwag Tourism Concession
Nature reserve
Pan's Edge
viewpoint
Panoramablick
viewpoint
Parliament Garden
Paul Kruger Kop
peak
Pebble Beach
beach
Peet Alberts Koppie
Peet Alberts Rock Engravings, National Monument. 1,200 to 1,500 engravings can be found here, mostly animals, but also abstracts like circular forms and a star. The koppie used to be good look-out post for hunters. · peak
Petrified Dunes
dune
Petrified Forest
petroglyphs
Historic Archaeological site
Philipps Cave
Phillips Cave
Historic Archaeological site
Pink Lake
Pionierdam
viewpoint
Platkop View
viewpoint
Pontok Mountains
peak
Popa Falls Game Park
Nature reserve
Popeye
viewpoint
Poviansberg
peak
Predikants Gat
viewpoint
Prehistoric Elephant Bones
Historic Archaeological site
PRESIDENT WATERHOLE
Prisoner of War Camp
Puros Conservancy
Nature reserve
Pyropholite Stockpile
Quartiermeisterhaus
Historic ruins
Quiver Tree Forest
Quiver Tree Forest (private)
Quiver Trees
tree
Rateldraf (man-made water point)
viewpoint
Regimental Badges
Historic memorial
Rehoboth Hill Sign
Rehoboth Museum
museum
remembering of fallen Hereros
Historic memorial
Remmhohe
peak
Renosterflei (man-made water point)
viewpoint
Reptilienpark Ontouka
zoo
Rhino Lookout
Rhino Rock
Riemvasmaak Community Conservancy
Nature reserve
rienivault
Rietfontein (natural waterhole)
waterhole
Rock Arch (The Bridge)
Rock Engravings at Peet Alberts Koppie
Rock paintings
Rock Pool
Rogl Souvenirs & Gallery
gallery
Rondebos
viewpoint
Rondeklip
viewpoint
Rooiberg
peak
Rooiklip
peak
Rooiklip Private Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Rostockberg
peak
Roter Kamm
Meteoritenkrater. Durchmesser 2.5 km
Route
Ruacana Falls
viewpoint
Ruins of the Officers's House
Rundu
Rusplaas Dorslandtrekkers memorial
Historic memorial
Salt Pan
Saltpan
viewpoint
Salvadora (natural waterhole)
viewpoint · waterhole
Sam Nujoma Memorial
Historic memorial
Sam Nujoma Multipurpose Centre
San Living Museum
museum
Sanderburg
Historic castle
Sandfontein Lodge & Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Sandwich Harbour
Sarah se Gat
viewpoint
Sargdeckel
peak
Satanskop
peak
Schildkröten
Schlangkopf
peak
Schmelen House
museum
Schöne Aussicht
viewpoint
School
Historic ruins
Schroffenstein
peak
Schutzwall
Schwerinsburg
Historic castle
Sentry Hill
peak
Sesriem Canyon
Shamungwa Conservancy
Nature reserve
Shipwreck
viewpoint
Shiyambi Waterhole
Sicombe's Turn
viewpoint
Signalberg
peak
Sikunga Conservancy
Nature reserve
Singing Rock
stone
Skerpioenbos
viewpoint
Small Dinosaur Tracks
Historic monument
Small Rock Arch
Soldatenfriedhof
Historic memorial
Soncana Waterhole
Sonderkop
viewpoint
Sopieshoogte
Sossusvlei
water
South Viewpoint
viewpoint
South West Seal
viewpoint
Spreetshoogte Pass
viewpoint
Springbokfontein (natural waterhole)
viewpoint · waterhole
St. Nowhere
viewpoint
State House
Historic yes
Steam locomotive
Stinkwater
viewpoint
Stromatolithes
Historic memorial
Sueda (natural waterhole)
viewpoint · waterhole
Sugarloaf
peak
sun downer
viewpoint
Sundowner Spot
Sunset Viewpoint
viewpoint
Swakopmund
Swakopmund Genocide Museum
museum
Swartklip
viewpoint
Tafelkop
peak
Teespoet waterhole
viewpoint
The "Little Hunter's Museum" of the Ju/'Hoansi-San
The Grotto
picnic site · Cave
The Jasper House Museum
museum
The Living Desert Snake Park
zoo
The Poort
The Project Room
gallery
Theophilus Hingashikuka Hamutumbangela
Historic memorial
Three Circles
viewpoint
Tiras Exhibition + Information
museum
Tobieroen (man-made water point)
viewpoint
Tolla se Gat
viewpoint
TransNamib Railway Museum
museum
Trappies
viewpoint
Tropic of Capricorn
Tsaris Viewpoint
viewpoint
Tsarisberg
peak
Tsiseb Conservancy
Nature reserve
Tsoanafontein Waterhole
Tsumcor
viewpoint · waterhole
Tsumeb Castel
Historic castle
Tsumeb Museum
museum
Tumas View
viewpoint
Turnhalle
Twee Palms
viewpoint · waterhole
Tweepalm Viewpoint
viewpoint
Twyfelfontein Elephant Drive
Twyfelfontein Rock Engraving
Historic Archaeological site
Ugab-Valley
Ugabmond Gate
viewpoint
UNESCO world heritage plaque
Historic memorial
Upper Viewpoint
viewpoint
Valley overview
viewpoint
Van Zyl´s Gat
viewpoint
Van Zyls Pass
viewpoint
Viewpoint Moonscape
viewpoint
Viewpoint Palmwag
Village
Vingerklip
rock
Vlei View
viewpoint
Vogelfederberg
peak
Vogelstrand
beach
Von Bach Recreation Resort
Nature reserve
Vulture
Walter Point
viewpoint
Walvis Bay
Walvis Bay Museum
museum
Walvis Bay Salt Works
War Memorial
Historic monument
War Memorial at Zoo Park
Historic memorial
Warehouse
Historic ruins
Warmbad Museum
museum
Water Tower
Historic ruins
Waterberg Plateau Park
National park · Nature reserve
Waterberg Plateau Viewpoint
viewpoint
Waterhole Viewpoint
viewpoint
Wegekreuz
Historic monument
Welcome Sign
Historic monument
Welcome Wall
Historic monument
Welwitschia
Welwitschia Drive Beacon 1
At first glance it would seem that the Namib Desert is a dry and barren region, but look again. The ground and stones are covered in a great variety of lichens. They depend for their survival on the mist that moves in from the sea over the desert night.
Welwitschia Drive Beacon 10
Compared with the desert plains, the Swakop River Valley has lush vegetation. The camelthorn, the anaboom and the tamarisk all grow here. Note the parasite plants that grow in many of the trees. Their sticky seeds are spread by the great variety of birds.
Welwitschia Drive Beacon 11
The Welwitschia mirabilis is unique in the Namib. It is intact a coniferous dwarf tree that is related to the pine tree. It appears as though the Welwitschia has many intertwined leaves, but in reality there are only two leaves that are torn.
Welwitschia Drive Beacon 12
This splendid example of a Welwitschia is estimated to me more than 1500 yrs old. No wonder these plants sure referred to as living fossils! The heat of the desert sand eventually causes the lower ends of the leaves to wither.
Welwitschia Drive Beacon 13
The last beacon on the trail is that of the abandoned Von Stryk Mine. This small, hand excavated iron ore mine was worked during the 1950's, but it was not economically viable in the long run. The mine is still privately owned.
Welwitschia Drive Beacon 2
Along the way two kinds of drought resistant shrubs are predominant: The Dollar Bush - so called because of its coin-like round leaves, and the Ink Bush, with its fine leaves and spindly appearance. Both these kinds of plants are well adapted to the area.
Welwitschia Drive Beacon 3
Here the tracks of an oxwagon trail, used decades ago, can still be seen where it leaves the present road. The route was called the "Baalweg", as supplies were transported along here from the coast to the inland. These tracks are still visible today...
Welwitschia Drive Beacon 5
Because of the Namib's exceptional climate with it's misty nights, the lichens fields here are more extensive than anywhere else in the world. Again one can see how many different kinds of lichens grow here.
Welwitschia Drive Beacon 6
The valleys of the Swakop River form a spectacular moonscape. It came into existence as the river cut through the softer surface deposits. These soft materials were laid down some 460 million years ago when the area's climate was more wet.
Welwitschia Drive Beacon 7
It comes as a surprise to find remnants of a human sojourn in this desolate landscape. On this spot South African troops made camp for few days in 1915 during the First World War.
Welwitschia Drive Beacon 8
To explore the next few beacons on the trail, one just turn left at the T-junction. On the right there is a clear example of a black ridge of dolerite that snakes across the hills. Dolerite is a hard rock which weathers more slowly than surrounding rocks.
Welwitschia Drive Beacon 9
The route now takes one through a dolerite dyke. This is an example of igneous rocks, where molten lava penetrated into a crack in the older grey granitic rock and now forms the backbone of the ridge.
Welwitschia Mirabilis
Wetterkopf
peak
White Lady Rock Paintings
Historic Archaeological site · Cave
Willi Killer
Historic memorial
Windhoek
Windhoek City Museum
museum
Windhoek Clocktower
Historic monument
Windmill
National Monument · Historic memorial
Winston
viewpoint
Witberg
peak
Witmuur
viewpoint
Woermannhaus
Wolfberg
peak
Wolfsnes (natural waterhole)
waterhole
Wuparo Conservancy
Nature reserve
Yster Gat
viewpoint
Zambezi State Forest
Nature reserve
zaris pass
Zebra drink
Zeila Wreck
Historic wreck
Zieben Platten National Heritage Site
Zisab-Spitze
peak
zum Gedenken an Abteilung Deimling 1904
Historic memorial
ǁKhauxaǃnas
Historic castle
ǃKhob ǃNaub Conservancy
Nature reserve
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