| The Cape to Namibia route offers
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| | Springbok and Nakop/ Ariamsvlei when
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| travellers a huge variety of landscapes
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| | having gone the detour via Upington.
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| and experiences and is a highly enjoyable
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| | The border crossing is fairly quick and
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| way to traverse this region. Why not
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| | after just another 2 hours drive you
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| take a South Africa and Namibia
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| | arrive at the second largest canyon in
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| self-drive safari and take your time to
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| | the world - namely the Fish River Canyon.
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| explore Cape Town, the Cape Winelands and
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| | By staying at one of the lodges in the
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| Stellenbosch before heading northwards
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| | immediate vicinity or spending the night
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| through the beautiful area of Namaqualand
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| | in the nearby town of Keetmanshoop a
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| and into Namibia. From here you can
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| | visit to the Fish River Canyon and Hobas
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| explore the Fish River Canyon. Luderitz,
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| | viewpoint makes for a nice day excursion.
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| Namib Naukluft Park, Sossusvlei and
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| | Driving west one can visit the small
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| Sesriem. If time allows you can head
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| | harbor town of Luderitz with its old
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| towards the coast and Swakopmund before
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| | German colonial architecture. The long
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| continuing northwards to the magnificent
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| | drive can be broken up by an overnight or
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| Etosha National Park, finally ending your
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| | short lunch break in the settlement of
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| trip with a night or two in Windhoek to
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| | Aus which is also home to the wild Horses
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| unwind.
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| | of the Namib Desert. At Garub there is a
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| Planning your next self-drive trip to
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| | permanent waterhole for these desert
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| Africa? Why not go for the newly
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| | dwellers and you are likely to see the
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| established Cape Namibia Route. The route
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| | feral horses.
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| combines the Western and Northern Cape
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| | The Ghost town of Kolmanskop is only 20
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| region to the south of Namibia making it
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| | km east of Luderitz and well worth a
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| an ideal point to point holiday vacation
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| | visit back in time. The town was built in
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| exploring two countries.
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| | the 1920's during the diamond rush and
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| Cape Town is the ideal starting point for
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| | was abandoned when bigger and better
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| your holiday as the international airport
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| | diamonds were found further along the
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| provides access to all the major travel
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| | coast. The area is still abandoned and
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| routes from America, Asia, Europe and the
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| | the desert has encroached over the entire
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| rest of Africa. Cape Town, also known as
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| | town, giving an eerie feeling and real
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| the 'mother city' offers a plethora of
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| | meaning to the word "ghost."
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| activities ranging from hiking up Table
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| | Heading north to the central Namib
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| Mountain to joining a helicopter flight
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| | Naukluft Park you will find the red sand
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| to Cape Point from the V&A Waterfront.
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| | dunes of Sossusvlei and the Sesriem
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| Spending your first few days in Cape Town
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| | Canyon. See the Tsauchab River disappear
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| you can explore the West Coast and the
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| | into these massive giants of the Namib
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| Cape Winelands. Accommodation ranges from
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| | Desert. The sediment brought down by the
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| good quality Guesthouses to up market
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| | ephemeral river forms the pan that is
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| Boutique Hotels - the selection is
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| | known as Sossusvlei. Having experienced
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| endless.
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| | the many highlights this tourist route
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| Making your way slowly north towards
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| | has to offer, a 4 to 5 hour drive will
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| Namibia you stop in Springbok, the heart
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| | take you to Windhoek and an afternoon
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| of the Namaqualand. When in season (July
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| | flight back to Cape Town or straight on
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| - September) this area turns into the
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| | to Europe.
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| most spectacular flower wonderland.
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| | You could of course drive this route in
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| Various small National Parks offer
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| | opposite direction or add on to your
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| visitors unique views of this arid
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| | travel and explore northern Namibia or
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| landscape. A small detour will bring you
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| | the rest of South Africa, the choices are
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| east to the Orange River and the
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| | endless! For your next holiday why not
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| Augrabies Falls. The two major border
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| | set a bit more time aside and enjoy the
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| posts into Namibia are at Vioolsdrift/
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| | best of two countries, South Africa and
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| Noordoewer when coming from the town of
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| | Namibia.
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