Category: Camping

Sesriem Campsite: Sossusvlei the slow travel way

7/2/2018

By Roxanne Reid
What's the best thing about Sesriem Campsite at Sossusvlei in Namibia? The extra time you get to spend with the dunes at dawn and dusk when you stay inside the gates into the Namib-Naukluft National Park. Here's why we returned to experience Sesriem Campsite and Sossusvlei the slow travel way.

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12 reasons to visit Namaqua National Park

19/4/2017

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By Roxanne Reid
If you hear the word Namaqualand, I'll bet the words ‘spring flowers’ will instantly pop into your head. But the Namaqua National Park near Kamieskroon in South Africa’s Northern Cape isn't just for spring visits. Here are 12 reasons to visit at any time of year.

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15 things to do at Mokala National Park

5/4/2017

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By Roxanne Reid
Mokala is a malaria-free park that lies off the N12 about 75 kilometres southwest of Kimberley in South Africa – a perfect stopover on a road trip between Cape Town and Johannesburg. But don’t rush it, stay two or three nights and discover some of these 15 things to do at Mokala National Park.

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Why Namibia's Ai-Ais Resort didn't rock my socks

1/2/2017

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Ai-Ais Resort, Fish River Canyon, Namibia

By Roxanne Reid
The first time we went to Namibia’s Ai-Ais resort in the Fish River Canyon in the 1990s, campers were packed in so tight you couldn’t have found space for a toothpick. I hadn’t been back for more than 20 years but I discovered that it still didn’t rock my socks. Here’s why.

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Namushasha Heritage Centre in Namibia’s Zambezi

1/6/2016

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By Roxanne Reid
The Namushasha Heritage Centre in Namibia’s Zambezi (formerly Caprivi) was opened in 2014 to showcase the history and traditions of some of the people of the region. To get there, we walked along a riverside trail from the Namushasha River Lodge but you could just as easily make a stop on your way to or from Kongola.

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NamibRand: fairy circles and dark skies

11/5/2016

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By Roxanne Reid
When I visited the NamibRand Nature Reserve in southern Namibia it was love at first sight, if for nothing else than its dazzling landscapes and its peaceful isolation. But there’s even more to love, like its fairy circles and dark skies.

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Spitzkoppe campsite in the Namib Desert

4/5/2016

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By Roxanne Reid
If you’re a rock hopper, star gazer or even a serious climber and you’re travelling the road between Usakos and Swakopmund you’ll never forgive yourself if you don’t stop for a few days at Spitzkoppe campsite in the Namib Desert.

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Desert Horse Campsite and Namibia’s wild horses

20/4/2016

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Desert Horse Campsite, Klein Aus Vista, Namibia

By Roxanne Reid
The landscape around the little town of Aus in southern Namibia was hot, parched and dusty. Klein Aus Vista’s Desert Horse Campsite, on the fringe of the Namib Desert and the Gondwana Sperrgebiet Rand Park, was our stopover for a couple of nights. We were there to see Namibia’s wild horses, but what we found at sunset were rocky koppies washed in ginger light.

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Camping in the Namtib Biosphere Reserve, Namibia

23/3/2016

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By Roxanne Reid
We were completely off the grid in an area more beautiful than a rainbow. Surrounded by pinkish mountains and open plains speckled with camel thorn trees, we couldn’t see another human or hear even an echo of the hustle and bustle of normal life. We were camping in the Namtib Biosphere Reserve, Namibia, our surroundings flawless.

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NamibRand Nature Reserve: put it on your life list

2/3/2016

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By Roxanne Reid
I fell in love when I first saw a photograph of the endless vista that is the NamibRand Nature Reserve in southern Namibia, and I’ve wanted to experience it ever since. Now that I have, I recommend that you put it on your life list if you’re the sort of person who gets joy from beauty and wilderness.

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