20 places
Extermination camp
NamibiaUsed by the Germans as a brutal concentration camp from 1904 to 1908. Shark Island was founded in 1795. Like many ot...
Used by the Germans as a brutal concentration camp from 1904 to 190...
1 h
Extermination camp
Forest
NamibiaDespite its name, the Quiver Tree (Aloidendron dichotomum) is not a true tree, but rather a species of aloe that can ...
Despite its name, the Quiver Tree (Aloidendron dichotomum) is not a...
1 h
Forest
Settlement
NamibiaAn abandoned diamond mining town. After a quick burst of success, the town closed in 1948. Then, in 1991, a new mine,...
An abandoned diamond mining town. After a quick burst of success, t...
1 h
Settlement
Stone
NamibiaThe largest iron-nickel meteorite on Earth weighs 60 tons. It fell to Earth almost 80 million years ago.
No one knows for sure how the meteorite got to this location; it ma...
1 h
Stone
Desert
NamibiaNamib Sand Sea ,is the only coastal desert in the world that includes extensive dune fields influenced by fog. Co...
Namib Sand Sea ,is the only coastal desert in the world that in...
UNESCO
3 h
Desert
Lighthouse
NamibiaThe lighthouse, 25.6 meters high, is the most prominent structure in the city.
The lighthouse, 25.6 meters high, is the most prominent structure i...
20 min
Lighthouse
Dune
NamibiaMillions of circular patches dot the desert landscape in the African country of Namibia. These eerie ovals of soil su...
Millions of circular patches dot the desert landscape in the Africa...
2 h
Dune
Reserve
NamibiaThe park covers an area of 19,216 square miles (49,768 sq km) creating the largest national park in Africa and the fo...
The park covers an area of 19,216 square miles (49,768 sq km) creat...
$
1 day
Reserve
Settlement
NamibiaAn abandoned diamond mining town. In 1908, Zacharias Lewala, a railway worker, discovered diamonds in the area when h...
An abandoned diamond mining town. In 1908, Zacharias Lewala, a rail...
1 h
Settlement
Dune
NamibiaThe star attraction of Namibia's Namib-Naukluft National Park is this claypan surrounded by soaring, ever-changing re...
The star attraction of Namibia's Namib-Naukluft National Park is th...
1 h
Dune
Forest
NamibiaThe name Deadvlei means ‘dead marsh’ and the place is also known as ‘Dooie Vlei’. It is a sun-blackened dead forest i...
The name Deadvlei means ‘dead marsh’ and the place is also known as...
1 h
Forest
Reserve
NamibiaNamibia’s most famous and popular wildlife viewing destination as its endless plains and waterholes teem with life. H...
Namibia’s most famous and popular wildlife viewing destination as i...
$
1 day
Reserve
Hotel
NamibiaTen shipwreck-shaped chalets line the sand dunes of Namibia’s Skeleton Coast. Inspired by the wrecks that litter Nami...
Ten shipwreck-shaped chalets line the sand dunes of Namibia’s Skele...
$
Hotel
Architecture
NamibiaTwyfelfontein or,Ui-//aes has one of the largest concentrations of [...] petroglyphs, i.e. rock engravings in Africa....
Twyfelfontein or,Ui-//aes has one of the largest concentrations of ...
UNESCO
1 h
Architecture
Lake
NamibiaArea: 205,39999 sq. km., volume: 5034,1001 cubic meters, depth avg: 24,5 m, shore length: 153,67999 m, res time: 270,...
Area: 205,39999 sq. km., volume: 5034,1001 cubic meters, depth avg:...
1 h
Lake