{"id":2214,"date":"2016-05-31T08:53:44","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T08:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/african-spiral.pl-dev.co.za\/?page_id=2214"},"modified":"2023-02-16T10:15:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T10:15:53","slug":"namibia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.africanspiral.com\/?page_id=2214","title":{"rendered":"Namibia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;2869&#8243; imgparallax=&#8221;yes&#8221; srcparallax=&#8221;1954&#8243; filter=&#8221;greydark&#8221; idparallax=&#8221;parallax_package_main&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1460878898724{margin-top: 230px !important;margin-bottom: 213px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner] <h1 style=\"color:#ffffff;padding:px;text-align:;font-size:px;line-height:px;letter-spacing: px;font-weight:\" class=\"    \">NAMIBIA<\/h1> [vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;]\n    <div class=\"nd_options_section nd_options_line_height_0  nd_options_text_align_left \">\n        <span style=\"height:4px;width:80px;background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"nd_options_display_inline_block\"><\/span>\n    <\/div>\n   [vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221;] <h3 style=\"color:#ffffff;padding:px;text-align:;font-size:px;line-height:px;letter-spacing: px;font-weight:\" class=\"    \">WIDE-OPEN SPACES, WHERE THE LANDSCAPE GOES ON FOREVER<\/h3> [\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1430909610020{margin-top: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;nicdark_width100_ipadpotr nicdark_width100_iphonepotr nicdark_width100_iphoneland&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1495013385690{padding-right: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&#8221;53&#8243; el_class=&#8221;nicdark_tab_dark nicdark_sidebar_fixed&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;ENQUIRE NOW&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#16615a&#8221; custom_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%2Fcontact-us%2F||&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1430922224160{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span class=\"first_letter\">N<\/span>amibia is an endless contradiction. Its empty deserts are full of fascinating life. Its wildernesses seem utterly remote, but are easy to explore. You can sleep in luxury at a six-star safari lodge, or under the stars beside a campfire. In Namibia, you&#8217;ll experience Africa at its most bleak, and its most beautiful.<br \/>\nAbove all, Namibia is a destination for unforgettable adventures. Go sandboarding down the dunes at Swakopmund. Hike for days between the jagged cliffs of the Fish River Canyon. Drive side by side with gemsbok through the trackless dreamscapes of the Sperrgebiet. Watch elephants emerge like shimmering mirages from Etosha\u2019s enormous salt pans. Listen to the silence of a billion stars as the sun rises over the skeleton trees at Sossusvlei.<br \/>\nYou&#8217;ll come away from this vast and vacant country with its red sand in your shoes and its silence in your soul. If you&#8217;re saddened by a feeling that the world is overcrowded, and that there&#8217;s nothing left by man, you need Namibia.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_tta_tabs shape=&#8221;square&#8221; color=&#8221;blue&#8221; active_section=&#8221;1&#8243; el_class=&#8221;nicdark_tab_padding0&#8243;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;TOUR GALLERY&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1444643904267-ee865c8c-4dc7&#8243;][rev_slider_vc alias=&#8221;namibia-gallery&#8221;][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;TOUR MAP&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1444643904313-58754151-4f24&#8243;][vc_gmaps link=&#8221;#E-8_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&#8221; 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el_class=&#8221;nicdark_sidebar_fixed_container nicdark_width100_ipadpotr nicdark_width100_iphonepotr nicdark_width100_iphoneland&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1676541835480{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #f1f5f5 !important;}&#8221;]<h3 style=\"color:;\" class=\"  center\">HIGHLIGHTS OF NAMIBIA<\/h3>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;]<div class=\"nicdark_divider  center small \"><span style=\"background-color:#71a8a3;\" ><\/span><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit the red Namib Desert, one of the oldest deserts in the world, and climb the world\u2019s highest sand dunes at Sossusvlei<\/li>\n<li>Hike the magnificent Fish River Canyon \u2013 the second largest canyon in the world<\/li>\n<li>Photograph the deserted ghost town of Kolmanskop, once a flourishing diamond mining town and now being engulfed by desert sands.<\/li>\n<li>Cruise the bay of Walvis Bay and visit Sandwich harbour, a unique wetland area<\/li>\n<li>Fly over the Skeleton Coast , where sea meets desert offering a true feeling of desolation<\/li>\n<li>Watch the elusive desert adapted elephants in Damaraland appear out of the shimmering vastness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>View some of Namibia\u2019s geological highlights near Khorixas \u2013 the famous bushman paintings at Twyfelfontein, the petrified forest, unique rock formations of the Brandberg Mountains<\/li>\n<li>Visit the Himba tribe and learn about their ancient customs<\/li>\n<li>Spend your evening under the stars, watching the game come to drink at the waterholes of Etosha<\/li>\n<li>Drift above the desert in a hot air balloon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1676542543801{padding-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; 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